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Show mEi Cjoocwms ZUqqAIis I qJ7"V E have gone to war to make the world j3pSM safe for democracy. This declaration f I 1 ,'jmmm our intentions implies that we will fflUw expend our blood and treasure without I 'JgJB stint to save democracy from the as- SifJjmMw saults of autocracy. That we will win, i there is no doubt, provided we are able to save democracy from itself in the meanwhile. Just now the democracies de-mocracies abroad are blowing off entirely too much steam to obtain results commensurate with the energy expended. Also, it is only fair to say that our affairs at home do not feel any too comfortable. Boilers Boil-ers have been known to burst, even with the safety valve wide open. So far, to use the language of the streets, the autocratic enemy seems to be "holding down the lid'Mn better fashion than are any of our allies. Jgjfrt It goes without saying that underneath the surface the long slumbering fires of social unrest are being fanned into fierce flames. The thin crust of civilized customs and established law and order alone screens humanity from a world-wide conflagration. We in Ajnerica are more secure against an upheaval than are any other people and even we can hear an ugly rumbling that is growing louder all the time. It is always so "when the war dogs are turned loose but never was the civilized world so close to the verge of a universal reign of terror as right now. What do we see across the waters? Socialism running rampant across Europe and gaining converts by the millions. Once given control con-trol of governments, it is only a short step from socialism to anarchy. England is uneasy: France is fighting with her back against the wall; Italy is hard pressed; Belgium is over-run and under the heel of the " ' conqueror ; Greece is sulking in her tent ; and the red furies are riding like the wind throughout the vast domains of Russia. Who knows what the morrow will bring forth? And it is into this awful uncertainty, this impending cataclysm, I that America has plunged. It had to be. There was no other choice. But we should no longer fool ourselves with fine phrases into the belief be-lief that ours is an altogether altruistic crusade. We are fighting 'for democracy, yes, our own democracy and for something more. We are fighting for our liberty and our lives, and we are all too slow to realize that everything is at stake. If we would survive the sweep of events, it behooves us as a nation na-tion to immediately take stock of the situation. Our duty to ourselves, and the world does not lie altogether on foreign shores. We can best stem the tide abroad when we have settled the growing unrest and made matters safe at home. This involves the urgent necessity of ruling with an iron hand in this country and all good citizens will voluntarily submit to its demands. The others must be forced to submit. sub-mit. Things cannot continue as they are. Wealth that will not serve ' must be conscripted. The same is true of labor. Strikers, slackers and profiteers are all of the same stripe. In these troublesome times a man is measured by his mettle and all creeds and classes must be leveled even if it takes cannon to accomplish this. We Americans are at war for democracy. The old order of things is shaking to pieces and still we fiddle within easy sound of impending disaster. If we would save our democracy, even though we change 'the superstructure, we must first make secure the old foundations. And as we build our new temple, each citizen, regardless of previous condition and class, must eventually take his turn in the treadmill and serve with all his might. Our only opportunity now is that of equal service in the cause of a common country and our only privilege is that of saying whether we will serve willingly or under the lash. vl "A BIT OF HOME." ( jB HAT eloquent words : Whafr purring appeal to the geat hearts fl Viof America to contribute aHit" of- comfort and godci cheer to ll their loved ones who have been called to the front ! And what aJ wealth jjl of sentiment one finds in contemplating the possibilities of the Sol- ll diers' Welfare movement and the spirit which prompts the creation of ll the fund! It is a splendid enterprise and no red-blooded American ll can allow the week to pass without giving something to its support. ll This movement has a peculiar mission. It proposes to provide for lH the personal wants of the soldiers and nurses along the firing, line. 1 What will they need ? A thousand things that neither the government nor the Red Cross can supply. When they go into action they will, be il better fed, better clothed and better equipped than, those of-any fcttfer nation in the field. That is ,if American ideals and meiican' dollars Sl can make this possible. But what about their' leisure moments,' Wen H the serious day's work is done and they seek respite from tile hum- ;jH drum of army routine or the horrors of actual battle itself?' Wit the '1 opportunities for rest and recreation be commensurate with their re- tt quirements and worthy of the people for whom they are Itiak'ing the Jt great sacrifice? The answer lies in the Soldiers' Welfare movement. ill Soldiering is serious business. It has its solemn hoursialong the l firing line and its solemn hours by the camp fire. And strange to say, IH the soldier is most in need of cheer when his musket is stacked and !H he is at rest. In the heat of the conflict he is possessed with7 the spirit H of battle and carried along by the rush 'of Miis own fierce feelings to H do or die, but when the shouting and the tumult cease and the day's fifl danger is passed, he finds his true feelings in the quiet 'hours! "'Iris !B then that his unleashed emotions run riot ; his thoughts wander home- jH ward and the heartaches come thick and fast. And it is at such a iH time that the Welfare movement proposes to reach out to sustain him; to lend him a helping hand during his leisure houra and, by:af- H fording every comfort and good cheer possible, to provide, him witliJ"a bit of home." F " M i i'J H POOR RUSSIA. "YHAOS is Czar of Russia," says an able contemporary in con- H J meriting upon the situation that? confronts the ntyr repuDlic. jM What else can be said? The sweep" of events in that urfliappy land j beggars description. Affairs of state' are shifting to'o rapidly for the j mind to follow. The swift succession of revolts challenges Ithe imag'in- ' ation. One cannot discuss the situation with any decree it certainty. i To venture a prediction of the outcome simply resolves itself into idle speculation. It is indeed a revolution a revolution such as the world j has never seen before. Reason has fled and the red furies are in the ; saddle. To consistently comment upon the unprecedented condition is to say a word of pity for the poor, distracted peasants and perhaps a prayer. j. H What indescribable turmoil and trouble they have unwittingly heaped upon their heads as they grope through the darkness of ttieir own ignorance and suspicions! What a long, weary and perhaps j bloody march they have before them before they find their cherished place in the sun ! The peasants want peace but they don't know how to get it. They are lost in the maze of their new-found liberties dd j easily fall a prey to the designs of malicious men whose glittering promises light up the darkness, for an instant. So it is that they have H lost all faith in their fellow men ; the faith that alone can form fhe H foundation of a real democracy. Their only salvation is to find-a leader who can command their confidence. 2 r j Is Kerensky the man ? We thought so for a while,; then we ,bejfen IH to lose faith in him. His fall from power was not surprising, ifow H m comes the flash that he has succeeded in smashing the revolt against B him and has returned in triumph to the place of power from which he i fled for his life a short week ago. He probably has Korniloff to thank 1 for this unexpected demonstration of power the man who himself re- j volted against the premier a few weeks ago. How Korniloff managed K to escape from confinement and how these two came to effect an un- i derstanding is a subject for speculation alone. So long as they keep r faith with each other they may make progress, but what is there to H justify this hope? Kerensky is resourceful; Korniloff is ambitious. j The one is too forgiving ; the other never forgets. They are ill-mated m and there is room for grave doubts that their apparent agreement M will not long endure. One or the other will fall in time. Perhaps this M will already happen before these lines come from the press. Then m all will be confusion again. It is true: "Chaos is Czar." Poor H Russia. M v H H4 H OUR CONGRATULATIONS. IN company with all good citizens we rejoiced to see President Joseph F. Smith mark another milestone in his long and illus- H trous career. It has been given him to far outspan the three-score m years and ten that have been allotted to man on earth and still pre- m serve the characteristic vigor of mind and body that have made him a H power in spiritual and temporal affairs for over a half century. Today M he stands out as a distinctive type in the state which he helped build, 1 not only as the great spiritual leader of his people, but as a great citi- Hj zen, possessing rare human understanding, exercising extraordinary M tolerance of the ways of his fellow man and commanding the rever- M ence and confidence of the entire community. H The story of his life runs like a romance. What hardships he Hj must have endured in his early days ; what experiences he must have m encountered throughout his long life, and what memories he must now M hold in his heart ! But the years have been good to him. He has been M spared to see his people prosper and his beloved Utah attain a dignified H station in the galaxy of states. The coming of the Great War must m have grieved him beyond measure. Still his faith in God and his coun- m- try was unfaltering and it was with firm voice that he called to his H people to take up a just cause and make the supreme sacrifice, if need j be, for civilization and Christianity. B It has been given him, by virtue of his rare powers of insight and fl understanding, to reconcile himself to situations that puzzle the ordi- B nary mind. As our late editor once remarked : "Pie has mellowed as H the years go on, until he sees but the good in humanity and forgives H men their trespasses." We glory in his conquest of the years and be- H speak for him a continuation of health and happiness so long as he H lingers with us. H r n t H BU1TERED WORDS AT BUFFALO. Q RESIDENT WILSON'S address before the representatives of the American Federation of Labor last Monday was disappoint- M ing. In view of the acute labor situation throughout the country and m the inexcusable attitude of many of the labor leaders some of whom M were participating in that convention there was too much honey in m that speech to suit the hard-headed citizen. Felicitations were prop- B erly in order on that occasion, of course, but not to the extent of con- H verting the meeting into a mutual admiration affair. H We were not alone in our hopes that the President would take H advantage of the excellent opportunity afforded on that occasion to m do some plain speaking. The time was ripe to read the riot act to B some of those fine fellows who are sailing under false colors much B to the discredit of the decent labor element, both within and without M that organization and the names of several American presidents oc- H curfcto us who, under similar conditions, would not have hesitated to H shoot straight from the shoulder. Certainly, in view of all their sins , and'shortcomings, it does seem a bit inconsistent that the President H should assume such a complimentary and coaxing attitude to certain H labor leaders, especially at a time when he is conscripting millions of ftu young men who are willing to work for the present wage scale into H the army, there to serve and risk everything for thirty dollars a month. We wonder when this coddling process will cease. Parents have been known to spoil a well disposed child by too much pampering and petting, and it would seem that the President is in a fair way to make the same mistake with respect to his tolerant attitude towards labor. Of course, he uttered some high-sounding sentiments that invoke general approbation but in the main he either overlooked or ignored a rare opportunity to preach an old-fashioned sermon to the assembled labor leaders. To tell labor that it is more reasonable than capital may be all right when definite instances are cited, but to lay it down as a fixed rule is dangerous doctrine at any time and especially does it seem to be bad business at this time. In comparison with capital since the war begun, labor most certainly has not got much to crow about. Even President Wilson must know that the captains of industry in-dustry have been working in concert with the Administration, whereas the captains of labor have not. This too, notwithstanding the loud and long protestations of loyalty made by Mr. Gompers and others. And still, puzzling as that speech was, it contains some rather pointed shots at the labor leaders, even though they are sugar-coated. The President admonishment' that "the producing activity of the country shall be raised to the highest degree and nothing should be allowed to stand in its way" is wholesome doctrine, but we would like I it better, if he had uttered it as an ultimatum. Perhaps he had this idea in "mind when he said: "The horses that kick over the traces will have to be put in' a corral." This was a shot in the right direction and certain of the labor agitators will do well to take this utterance to heart. So far, it merely expresses more or less vaguely a policy that the President personally has in mind. Public opinion is rising in indignation, however, against certain forms of labor agitation, and unless somebody calls a halt to these unpardonable and unpatriotic activities, it will force the President to handle some of his erstwhile friends without gloves. J t r t i A SPLENDID SHOWING. a COMPILATION of the final figures goes to show that Utah's aggregate subscription to the Second Liberty Loan substantially substan-tially exceeds $16,000,000. This constitutes a remarkable record in itself, but the figures show something of deeper significance than the mere size of the subscription in dollars and cents. We refer to the fact that over 50,000 individual applications for bonds were received. Speaking Speak-ing approximately, this implies that every other Utah home will hold a Liberty Bond. No other state in the Union, we believe, can testify to such a general distribution of the bonds among the people and our commonwealth is therefor entitled to an unique and enviable rank in the great sisterhood of states. The campaign was a supreme success from the monetary standpoint, to be sure, but it was this splendid outpouring from the pockets of the plain people that gave to the campaign cam-paign its crowning glory. A It would be difficult to place the credit for this remarkable achievement where it properly belongs. Chairman Bamberger and his committee worked wonders with the means at their command; the captains of both capital and labor worked tirelessly; civic organizations organi-zations and committees canvassed every home in the state ; the papers I joined hands in waging the most stirring publicity campaign ever witnessed wit-nessed in Utah ; and last but not least, the churches thundered inspiration inspira-tion and encouragement from every pulpit and threw the weight of their mighty organizations into the campaign at the opportune moment. mom-ent. It was this move, in our opinion, that accounted for the magnificent mag-nificent response during the closing hours of the campaign. But, after all, the credit belongs to the people to every individual who bought a bond. In the final accounting we do not know what relative rel-ative rank Utah will take in thVsum total of subscriptions secured. That does not matter. But we do know that Utah people have'at last found a common footing that transcends all classes, conditions and creeds, and in comparison with this all other achievements pale into utter insignificance. :. Why not do a good job of it, while we are fixing the prices of everything else, and fix the prices of Christmas presents? j |