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Show but this would be greatly improved if all the women in the camp would lend their aid. We understand that there are quite a num- j ber of the women who are indifferent to the Red Cross and some who are inclined to knock the organization, and the time has now arrived when this matter will be looked after more closely. The safety of the country demands that the most careful attention be given to the present situation and that the actual facts be made known. So the committee which is now conducting the investigation is rendering the community and the country a valuable service. The Liberty Loan campaign is drawing to a close, but those who have not yet done so have time to sh6w their hands by making the purchases. Do not delay, but make application at once at one of the agencies where bonds are sold. A Liberty Bond is not only a badge of honor, but it bears strong testimony of the patriotism of the holder. Do you possess one? Does your neighbor? - These are proper and pointed questions and there is no impropriety in propounding them to any many you meet. XT IU I 3 "editorials (By C. D. McNeeley) THE QUESTION OF CLOSING TIME ; The clerks Of Bingham, Copperfield and Highland Boy are ' again petitioning the owners of the stores in this camp to close at a reasonable hour in the evenings. This matter was taken up - last year, but for one reason and another the movement went to pieces. However the prospects are brighter at present, and there seems to be no valid reason why their demands should- not be realized. . At the outset it might be stated that in this matter the clerks are entitled to a fair recognition, and if they secure their rights the present system ef closing the stores must undergo a radical change. . It is unnecessary to say that there will most likely be opposition to the movement. There is always opposition to any movement that is worth while and which proposes to change a system which has been in operation for a long period of time. Therefore the interested parties must demand and work, and work consistently if their aims are to be accomplished. , . The first thing to consider is whether or not the clerks have a meritorious cause of action. Are they entitled to their demands? de-mands? Should the stores be closed at an earlier hour? We do not hesitate to express the opinion that the present system ought to be changed. In every other line of industry the men who do the work are working on shorter time. In other towns the stores close at an hour which makes it possible for the clerks to have some time for recreation. It has long since been discovered that the business of the day can be transacted within reasonable hours of the day without keeping open until a late hour at night. Whenever, the people learn that the stores ar,e to close at a certain hour they will arrange to do their shopping before that hour. Therefore the volume of , business will be the same. No one will suffer loss, and it will mean much to the clerks. " There will doubtless be some who will contend that Bingham is different from other towns. And that may be true. Most all towns are different. But when the question of right and wrong is considered it can be applied to all alike. A square deal is just the same in Bingham as it is in a half dozen other mining camps in Utah, Nevada and Arizona, where the stores for a long time have observed a reasonable hour for closing. There was a time when the stores in Bingham were kept open on Sunday, and when a movement was started to have a half day off on Sunday there were many who thought such a thing impossible, and that it would ruin the town. Then the stores decided to observe Sunday as a holiday and there was no loss in business as a result. Bingham has undergone some changes during the past year that many thought; were impossible. When the meatless and wheatless days were being introduced there were those who thought that such a thing would be impracticable in Bingham and at the outset there was some hesitancy in putting it into operation, but it worked right here and worked just as nicely as one could ask for. There were a few who grumbled, but in most cases that was because they disliked the idea of changing from the old way. There have been other changes since the war apd there are still more coming. The daylight-saving change was put into effect without making the slightest inconvenience to anyone. " It gave us an hour more of sunlight, and it appears that the people like it. When the stores close at a reasonable hour the people will adjust themselves to the change. The people are not opposed to the plan. In fact they are in sympathy with the movement because the people as a rule stand for what is right and believe in ; a square deal. Of course there are many who never think of it, but , : . when the matter is brought to their attention they will readily agree thai it is not right for the clerks to work all day and half v-r- :,-:-"of the-night t " Bingham is entitled to all the good things that other mining camps enjoy, and one of these things is a reasonable closing hour. The clerks, might like to go to the picture shows in the evenings ' and' to the dances and .other places of amusement for an hour or ' two. The men who work in the mines and other lines of industry enjoy these rights. Is there any reason why the clerks should not r "be treated equally as, well? If the change will hurt no one and - help the clerks why" not give the clerks the benefit of the change? rlCeeping the stores open at late hours is a waste of energy and a Iflctfeof time. In this time of conservation and saving a matter in harotfjbpuld not be overlooked. The movement of the clerks is it is to be hw&h the plans of the government along thia line. And it is to De nopeu potion thia time wiU meet wnu favor. u n 3w WILL LIST,lE DISLOYAL While Bingham as a whole is one oi m. .not "patriotic communities com-munities in the entire country and has contribtcd and is contributing con-tributing to the government with a generous had there are those in the camp who are not doing their part, and here are those who are ur.derhandedly working trying to impede the progress of the patriotic citizens. There are a few wb are actually knocking the Liberty Loan sales ; there are a Mrge number who are able and who arc not buying Liberty Bopds, and there are still others who are trying to discredit the worft of the Red Cross. - This statement is no trutwd up opinion, but is based on information received from mer who have made it their business to look carefully into the situation. Furthermore- it might be stated that there is a committee how at work whose duty it is to secure a list of the names of these people. Right now special attention . . is being given to those who are inclined to throw cold water on the Liberty Loan drive, and to those who are able and are not buying buy-ing bonds. Those who interfere with the sales will be landed in "jail, and those who are able and refuse to buy bonds will be listed and just what will be done with that list of names will probably . come to light later. Now it is by no means difficult to learn who can afford to . buy bonds, and it is still easier to learn who have not made such investments. The Liberty Bond drive is still under way and the investigating committee is busy at its work lining up those who are indifferent to the campaign. There are many men and women who might tell you that they were unable.to invest in Liberty Bonds. In ordinary times that might be true, but at present everyone throughout the country is expected to make sacrifices to aid in the war, and if one does no more than he can do without pinching he is not making a sacrifice. And inorder that it might be definitely known how the people in the camp stand a complete census will be taken, and this will show who is and who is not helping to win the war. There will be no dodging the issue. The facts will be ascertained. Those who are not for America are against her, and it is high time that this point of information is known. It must be and will be. So in the present Liberty Loan campaign it behooves everyone to come forward and show where he stands. Those who are indifferent can only be classed as being against this country. Those who are for their country will do their utmost to aid in this hour of need. Ferhaps there are those who look lightly on the matter and fail to see the seriousness of the situation, and the question must be carried home to such people. The government needs the assistance assist-ance of all its citizens, and further, it needs to know those. who are not in sympathy with it. What one openly displays by his word do not always reflect what he really is. it is by his works that we shall know him. The man who is for this country can display his feelings much better by actions than by mere words. The Liberty Ian bonds he possesses will be a good barometer as to the extent of hh patriotism and his desire for American success. In this camp the Red Cross units are doing valuable work, |
