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Show THE CITIZEN pr f Ingest men m tne Senate would serve as a warning that the with fanatics and would bring results. je a: 3 through As ' !ie by one they fall by the wayside, the world is beginning 4 in this country is numbered and day of the fanatic aa?y that the ... . ft) rcoll1 . .1 r l in "i wm uic xiuiii uitivci uui mcui We eiliniilaic guvciumcm goon once again. business and real to lown harmony cPttle 1 It - no more a crime to ia&c a siiiuk.c, ur a uriim, man n is iu I laws making such things crim- and man-mad- e walk aroi iid the block, enforced in any civilized country. iial can ever be 1 i- 1 UNDERSTANDING Win i we loaned the money to foreign nations, there was no dellate and misunderstanding that it was a loan and not a gift. Cer- t.i'n of ti e statesmen abroad, and the sentimentalists and interna, ls" i i i .i .i on nma now are tneir who home at legs at tne rearing tfonalists - Nl that the money which they borrowed and which we loaned, thought must be paid, should matter. read part of the earlier correspondence on this t m April 12, 1917, Ambassador Jusserand, representing the waited on Secretary McAdoo. He wanted to Republic of France, e millions of dollars a month. His borrow one hundred and thirty-threHe then advised his government that the United request was granted. States would only charge interest the same as the United States is When Mr. Jusserand suggested repayment in fifteen able to obtain. McAdoo made no objection. years, Mr. A few days later the French government asked that the time for e years instead of fifteen. McAdoo inpayment be made twenty-fivstead of making the time twenty-fiv- e years, provided thirty years. We are now allowing sixty-tw- o years. In all correspondence which is official, it is worth while lor the idealipeople to remember that while there was a certain amount of sm in our willingness to tax our own people to aid the allied countries, that Ambassador Jusserand and the other foreign representatives, at no time discussed these loans as other than plain business transactions. They appreciate that when you hire money, you must On I ann. Hi ade 1 Newt D. Baker, who was the cute little secretary ot war under Wilson, wants us to cancel all European debts and allow the Am- i J erican people to pay the cost of the war. Mr. Baker, after the first 11 storm of protest against this extraordinary suggestion, issued an fenal statement, that in giving this prize thought to the world, he was acting entirely tor himsell, and was not representing any group ad-mj- j .1 1 1 nr fraphnn Ihis explanation is interesting, but the truth is that not in years onlfl elaborate methods been used as were used by Mr. Baker lJ and his associates, to get this project before the American newspapers ana ine American people. L.areiuiiy printed prooi sups, were urn only sent to the newspapers generally, but in addition they were forattwarded to the leading Washington correspondents, calling their ention to the importance of this declaration, as to whether a fine poljitical It is about time for us to givethethought Democratic party. The cancellconspiracy is not hatching in ation of debts was first suggested by Mr. Barney Baruch, a gentle- .B dollars in 1 51 man, who is credited with nossessine about five million kwds and who is understood to be the angel of the famous jjyjUiamston conferences which are now held annually. This was Lionel nouse. men, ana u seems, hkc annual a yan i e irepaJ pan' Clemenceau in France issued his. famous letter of advice Itofresideni Coolidge, and now comes "Newt" D. Baker. mnJtave such L aitjty I es n . . . ? auie interests will no doubt Present put up a big light against tne Cotton, synthetic becksteak made from cottonseed. jot only famishes the bulk of our clothes, also is to give us Resume food. j More rower to the chemist. ad as of While Mussolini was busy talking "war," Douglas Fairbanks and ry Pickfcid "run" away with the most beautiful girl in Italy. Doug Mary e? pect to mace an actress Qf tei,. protege who at this time rut four, cars old. r STEP IN ADVANCE The writer has just returned from a drive over the recently completed concrete pavement on North Temple street, extending from Main street four blocks westward to the viaduct. Previous to this, however, he had driven over a number of important streets of the city, carefully noting their riding qualities, general appearance and condition. We would suggest to those of our readers who are interested in street pavements, and whose desire it is to secure for themselves and fellow taxpayers the best there is for money so invested, that they do the same thing. Take a drive about the city, carefully noting the condition of the various types of construction over which you pass, then drive down North Temple and back and form your own conclusions. If you do this we believe that you will agree with The Citizen, which for some time past has been carefully and painstakingly investigating the matter of street and highway improvements, that a standard portland cement concrete pavement of modern design and construction, and which by the way is a 100 per cent Utah product, is far superior in d efficiency to any of the expensive imported and types now prevalent in our city. A careful analysis of construction cost and annual maintenance will, we believe, also convince you of its greater economic value as well. We understand that the city has been petitioned to pave Main street from 9th to 21st South, with the idea that it will ultimately be continued to Murray. It is said that the petition carries a request that home products be given the preference. This is as it should be. A portland cement concrete pavement is not alone as before stated a 100 per cent Utah product, but is also a standard type of construction recognized in practically all our great cities as the most efficient type with which to meet the exacting requirements of modern traffic. Additional to the paving on North Temple Street, Ashton-Jenkinthe Bowers Building Company and Reynolds & Steele, listed among the city's most prominent real estate firms, have, during the past year, recognized the superior qualifications of this type of construction and improved streets of their most important subdivisions with the same excellent material. In fact, we learn from the very best authority that leading real estate development companies everywhere, as well as cities, counties and states are utilizing this type wherever service, appearance and strict economy is essential. The Citizen extends its heartiest congratulations to the property owners who paid the major portion of the cost, to the church authorities, who, as representatives of much abutting property, insisted on the pavement being of portland cement concrete as exemplifying their belief in home products and industries, to the city officials and to all others who in any way contributed toward the much needed improvement of North Temple Street. Basing our opinion on the comments of those who have already personally inspected this now beautiful street and the subdivisions mentioned, we believe that a demand for this type of construction will prevail v7herever paving is found to be necessary, and that bumps, ruts, rolls and similar abominations will henceforth be eliminated on those streets that are yet to be paved in this city. all-roun- semi-importe- d s, NEW LAWS With the political pot boiling we must now be prepared for many suggested radical changes in our laws, and of course all the changes are advocated for purely saving the overburdened taxpayer large sums of money. Among the first to announce great changes is P. A. Thatcher, director of the department of finance and purchase. He nearly takes our breath away when he begins and it looks like the clouds have a silvery lining, but in the next breath he shows us only a new fangled scheme it's the same animal only in a new clown circus suit. Thatcher proposes to eliminate the public utilities, industrial commission, securities commission, board of agriculture, director of registration, board of health and the board of equalization. But he would create a new commission to be composed of five members; whom it is said could bring about a reorganization that would save |