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Show ee wr SEARCHLIGHT ” ae P coe THE . Fitz €® Fish Discard The inevitable has happened. The Peace Treaty entered into with much gusto between Herbert B. Maw and the publishing firm of Kitz & Fish, in mid-September of 1941, has been tossed into the ash ean. The Trib has recovered its independence of action—and perhaps a little of its honor—and Is now eyeing the Governor like a belligerent rooster sparring for an opening. On January 9th the Trib gave His Excel- lency a light tap on the gubernatorial beezer Just by way of letting him know that his own callous indifference and fiekleness had forced that staid publication to eall off all bets. The editor said: “Governor Herbert ical opposition Government B. Maw, to bureaucracy has earned whose orator- in the Federal him no little ap- plause—and deservedly so—is now revealed as the father and supporter of a State bureaucracy which seems to have all the faults of the very evil he attacks.” the columns Treaty of the Tribune. Seething discon- tent in the Democratic party was played down or excluded from the news columns of the Tribune. ; Recently Noble Warrum has retired from active. editorial work. Similarly the inspiration to the editorial staff stirred by the amazonian Booze Commissioner has faded. No longer are the Trib’s editorial seribes htted to awesome intellectual heights. The editorials are watery and vapid. They couldn’t be oth- erwise while they condoned Governor Maw’s administration. Fitz & Fish became genuinely alarmed. They were especially perturbed when the Deseret News turned over in bed and awoke frown its quarter-century trance. They could see Trib readers moving light and the News in droves to the Searchfor intelligent discussions of current Utah problems. They began to wonder just what they had gained by the Maw treaty. The Peace Treaty of 1941 between His Excellency and Fitz & Fish was precipitated when the Searchlight exposed the background of a Tribune fight on several State officials. Jean- could not slumber on much longer and _ not be supplanted by more vigorous publications. They tore up the Treaty. They began to re- ette P. Garner, gracious political associate of His Exeellency, and the Heavenly inspiration cast: their news and editorial policies. The first direct result was the crack at Maw bu- of the Tribune’s classic editorials, brought warring gladiators to the peace table. When the Searchlight the story broke, John F. Fitzpatrick and his top seribe, Noble Warrum, hastened to the soothing presence of the adorable Jeanette at the headquarters of the Booze Commission. The lady comforted them & Fish office at the State Capitol where the ineonstant Executive promptly gave the Treaty his approval and blessing. Thereafter Fitz & Fish became staunch defenders and allies of the Governor. For nearly sixteen months no word of eritiaasm of the Governor, nor of his key officials appeared in began to suspect that they reaucracy on January 9th. Both the Trib and Telegram ran tart editorials on the 18th. The Trib is too polished and genteel to get rough over night. It will take time. But Fitz & Fish are on the way. | with assurances—yea, even guarantees—of gubernatorial protection from the Searchlight’s disclosures of neglected truth, provided they would shift their carping scrutiny away from the Maw administration. The peace-loving gentlemen readily assented. When the. provisions of the Treaty were worked out in detail, the negotiators repaired to His Exeellency’s Fitz Kilowatt-~ (Continued in their statements from and preceding page) testimony drew some picturesque comment from Mr. Joseph. He said: ‘‘When I tackled Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith had the ball. ‘The ball goes from Jones 10 Smith to Gadsby to Tonetti, before the Cornpany lawyers get hold of it.’’ At the conclusion of the ease the Searchlight will present a summary and an outline of the Company’s situation before the Federal Power Commission, the Securities & Exchange Commission, and the Utah Public Service Com mission. |