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Show I j I And now it is Premier Asquith for j j' t President of the world. Crown Prince ! jj , HVIcAdoo is not the only one whose stock ! j has suffered a slump apparently. Iff. M h F I ' It is surprising in the West Cache Su- ' 1 gar case now in court at Salt Lake City, H j w many men have short memories, and I ' liow many sign articles and papers with-H with-H out reading the contents thereof. Per-I Per-I J ' Jhaps they are like the 9,000 who voted ' J. for the league of nations and are looking H J I into the reasons afterwards. They signed H il and are now wondering why. J' w m J "If saloons enhanced the value of pro-H pro-H I ' perty, real estate agents would advertise H J L . . p saloon on every corner." The above I I irom the Logan Journal. It might b-i H (. p pertinent to ask how about the cigarette H ; I ,and cigar stands? H ! "With state and nation wide prohibition H f i and a brand. new Blue Sky law, the legis- H i j lature should be condemned for killing H the cigarette and tobacco bill. The Dem- H ,; f . -ocratic party seems to think it is-charged H with lU'nering in tie millinium, but some- Ht i -ODW it still want to smoke. j ft n n H Fifty out of sixty-seven Democrats in H the Missouri legislature have asked the H : -Hon. James A. Reed to resigYi as U. S. H ; Senator from Missouri. If Senator Reed H j 'should oblige them and it should then H l I turn out that Reed was right and the fif- M 1j I ty renresenbitivos wrong, it would be bad HH I' ''or Missouri. But Heed will no -doubt H .have to be. shown. r J Hi HI f According to the "official organ of the i I Democratic party of Cache County" there t! is to be a complete audit of the boolcs of H'J i the county. The Journal says "there is ff II 3io discrepancy in the sum total, but the H various accounts entering into the sum H I total require adjustment into their proper f respective proportions." Whatever that J means it is given to the taxpayers for B what it is worth. Prof . Parley Peterson 1 1 9 expert accountant, has been engaged to !m E r' .make the necessary adjustments Ram "And it is the conviction of applicants -for government appointments that Presi- dent Wilson is shamefully ,neglecing his 1. 'duty by returning to Europe. About now BI some residents of Logan decide to forget B al about the necessity of making outin- 1 . come tax returns." The above from the 1 Logan Journal. It might be pertinent to H ask when the Journal i eceived the ap- H pointment as official "noser around" in Hj the matter of determining who is dodging H the income tax in Logan. rFom what we H have, bee nable to glean we are of the K opinion that the people of Logan have re- H sponded honestly to the federal income H ' tax law. Inasmuch as the Journal has B made a giiieral charge why not specify H nd let's know who the lwbreakers are. B R f5 Pl H The Ogden Standard and the ogan H Journal soem to take a great deal of in- Hj , terest in "Senator Smoot's Fears." These H two worthies make sarcastic references Bj to "sixty odd men" that they claim rallied Hj to the opposition when former President H Taft made his recent Salt Lake visit. If H; . they do not want to become dizzy and sick H .at heart they should not watch the H: growth of the 'sixty" and for that matter H of the "one" who voted in opposition io H' the "nine thousand." Verily it looks as Bi though the "sixty" and the "one" had H" tlieir heads with them, for the trend of H ' events decree-that the 9,000 voted and re- H. served the right to inquire into the rea- Hf sons afterwards. But why not be eon- H;' cerned about Senator King? Wenqtehe V ,-top,Js reserving tlie right to think for Li WjmU. Tf'T 'f "' '' i- '" ' ' 'i '-I' j j; ( irwrll i ,. . L 'fl II. il'.plil I MimttV fcf i .1. ..IiHIIiiii I.. HI I ji i i i i n i i pMSMh,,.- .V n in ..ij.,, hi I, w-T.... ...-. i , '. fr - "'' ISN'T THIS THE TRUTH? Governor Coolidge told the governors and mayors at the recent construction meeting at the White House that: "The government should withdraw from attempt at fixing prices and let business operate according to laws of supply and demand so far as domestic commerce is concerned. There ought to be protection from unreasonable foreign competitioa If this were to apply to wheat, its price would be lowered, other cereals would be correspondingly lower and also meat and poultry. Until business understands that prices are on a natural and not an artificial artifi-cial basis it cannot go forward. "We are to have in the army and navy nearly 500,000 men. Our casualty list will take at least 100,000. Loss from the epidemic runs into the hundreds of thousands. thous-ands. Before the war we had an immigration immi-gration each year of 1,200,000 to 2,000,000 The last four years this has dropped to a very small figure. There will be, as a result re-sult of the war, a great shortage of man power abroad. "There was never so much work to be done in the world ,never so much money in America. Where there is power to purchase pur-chase ,there will be demand to be supplied The only thing lacking is an organization bf our industries to produce and supply the market and a conviction that price and conditions are on a natural basis. "If commerce and industry of the country coun-try is to conduct itself, rather than to be conducted by the government, it is time for it. to begin such operation at once. It must be under government control or under un-der its own control. It cannot have two masters." h h it A GREAT QUESTION WORTHILY DISCUSSED Nothing but good should come from such earnest and dignified discussion of the covenant fora society of nations as was had in Boston by U. S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Dr. A. Lawrence Lowell President of Harvard. The general idea of a League of Nations will be strengthened strength-ened by debate, especially when ,as in this instance, both the speakers are in favor of it. And the present proposed constitution constitu-tion will not suffer from an exposure of its defects as seen by so eminent a statesman states-man as Senator Lodge, if this shall summon sum-mon to its defense so sound a thinker and brilliant a publicist as Dr. Lowell. Not the least significant feature of the incident 'is that both disputants belong to the same political party. This is a hopeful symptom symp-tom that the tendency to make a party issue of the league of nations has lessened since Congress adjourned. It is too big a question to be either controverted or bolstered as a mere matter of partisanship. partisan-ship. Of course a discussion such as was listened lis-tened to by the Boston audience in Symphony Sym-phony Hall lacked something of the close gripping ,the direct attack and rejoinder, the searching interjectory question and the sharp retort that American crowds so dealy love to listen to when wdl-matched .ampions are brought top ether on the same platform, in h clash of polemical steel on steel., Th j arguments and speeches speech-es have been prepared beforehand, their delivery was iw 2 or less formal and perfunctory. per-functory. To use a railway simile, there was no head-on collision, but rather the exhibition of two well-appointed trains running in opposite directions, each on its own track. Nevertheless, it must have been not without exhilaration, and it will doubtless be fully as profitable, when regarded re-garded calmly, as if there had been a chapter of casualties and a mass of wreckage wreck-age and debris. The audience were given something to-take home and think about; and this ,after all, is more to be desired than thebrief excitement of an undecided undecid-ed oratorical wrestling match. Unconsciously the mind reverts to another an-other great issue more than half a. century cen-tury ago, which brought about one of the most famous debates in history the celebrated cel-ebrated clash between Lincoln and Douglas. Doug-las. Probably no such exhibition will ever ev-er again be staged neither the question itself, nor the conditions, being possible of latter-day duplication. It will be remembered re-membered that from that sinewy test of mettle in Illinois emerged wo candidates for the presidency of the United States, one of whom was elected to meet the greaest crisi? in the nation's history and who is forever enshrined in the nation's heart Who knows but histoy may take .SWJQlion to repeat itself ? Deseret News. -& 1 - , . .i 1 1 ii n i . in li. j i .rtiwi-iti.il - -i--t .i.iiin-ir r-riii n m nm r,i., , m., , JOBS FOR THE SOLDIERS It is difficult to refrain from bitterness in considering the labor situation. Frankly Frank-ly we are up against the most colossal piece of administrative bungling the country coun-try has ever known in many a year. The war has revealed many absurdities, most of them having to do with the waste of hioney, but none of these seems as stupid as a policy which lets soldiers go hungry for want of a means of earning food. The demobilization of Ihe draft boards becomes more and more an offense. We cannot understand why any sane member of the administration could sanction their dismissal. The draft boards were the connecting con-necting link between the government and the men. They were an active liason, possessing the minutest information concerning con-cerning the soldiers and most able to serve them. ' i If the draft boards could serve an efficient effi-cient purpose b ytaking the men out of their homes and their jobs, certainly no other agency could be better fitted to rq-ceive rq-ceive them back from war and reinstate them in their civilian positions. But, instead in-stead of being retained for this service, the boards were discharged, in spite of protest ,and the soldiers tossed upon the country from far cantonments. The motive for this blunder may or may not be apparent. Perhaps certain influences influ-ences preferred to loose the fresh paid soldiers in sections of the country where spending money is scarce and where the money of soldiers would be most welcome. But we do know that the soldiers were not demobilized from their .home draft boards, where they would have got some advantage and where home influenpes would shield them. So we find the draft boards gone and the government employment agencies abolished. There remain the private employment em-ployment agencies which collect a fee for each situation given and each worker given giv-en a job. The government agencies did this for nothing. The draft boards would have been glad to do their bit for nothing. And now the whole business goes for nothing. It is now urged that a nation wide plan , of free employment bureaus for soldiers ' be taken up. It is a commendable idea. Only On-ly me who are on the ground can get results. re-sults. There will be nothing gained through administrative action. Washington Washing-ton has succeeded only in making it tough 'on the soldier. It's pretty bitter to talk of charity beginning at home in connection with jobs for soldiers who fought for the country, but it will have to begin at home. We believe that draft boards are as eager eag-er as ever to organize things. They have the experience of men and they know the situation. They do not need government sanction for volunteer work. They have a right to organize as civic boards. We suggest that the whole organization be revived under the old discipline, and that its members be asked to take a hand in putting. the soldiers in jobs. Surely the administration cannot object to the boards doing as citizens that which as officials of-ficials they were forbidden 'to do- Chicago Chi-cago Tribune. pn ft ft AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS $750,000,000 War claims of citizens of the United States against the Central Powers amount am-ount to about $750,000,000 in all, according accord-ing to an announcement made by the State department. The total mentioned covers claims already filed with the department, de-partment, but it may be increased by the presentation of additional demands for' reparation. The claims fall into two classes class-es ,those arising out of submarine warfare war-fare and those on account of other acts of" the enemy countries. Under the first head are claims on account of the deaths and injuries of American citizens and for losses suffered in the destruction of or damage to American vessels, or of cargoes car-goes in American or foreign bottoms, or of valuable pesonal property other than cargoes ,together with miscelaneous items it-ems of loss or injury. Under the second head are grouped the destruction of property pro-perty of citizens of the United States in enemy territory', or in teritory occupied by enemy forces. It isestimated that at the outbreak of the war American citizens and concerns had about $302,000,000 in enemy countries and those under enemy occupation, and it appears that war measures meas-ures taken by the Central Powers have resulted in heavy losses to this property. 'The State Department has had for some months a large forco engaged in compiling compil-ing data regarding both classes of losses on the basis of 'orief statements of claims filed with it. Later, -when regulations for the submission of claims shall have been prepared opportunity will be afforded afford-ed for more detailed statements of losses. Meanwhile, it appears from the report of the Alien Troeplry Custodian, almost en- ough enemy property is held in the Unit--'' ed States to satisfy the claims of American Amer-ican citizens against Germany and Austria Aus-tria Hungary. Bradstreets. , m H ' ' I BACKING DOWN Those thirty-nine senators who declared de-clared that the league of-nations covenant should not be accepted in its present form may have felt at the time like daring and lonesome pioneers. Now, we imagine, they must have the sensation of being somewhat crowded. What they said ten days ago everybody is saying now . The covenant mu3t be amended, of course. From Mr. Taft to the littlest Democratic congressima and the most partisan of ministration organs ,all agree that the document is quite impossible, must be rad ; ically revised, was never offered as any- thing but a tentative outline of a suggested suggest-ed proposal. One' is irresistibly reminded of the colored col-ored soldier who came speeding back from the front line during an engagement. Ank I officer leading a detachment forward, 'Jw hailed him. "Here, you, what are you running away for?" "Ah aint' runnin' away," said the breathless fugitive. "Yes you are," snapped the officer. "'Deed ah aint boss," was the protesting answer, "But," in a burst of candor, "Ah done passed some what was." ' r Thus wnile London expresses eagerness eager-ness t6 satisfy American objections, and Paris announces that "the amendments proposed by Mr. Taft are receiving the close study of the peace delegations," the president's supporters here are busy explaining ex-plaining ihat he and they always regarded regard-ed the charter as subject to change, always al-ways mi'4int to demand the safeguarding of American interests. The New York World, for example, is not running away from the covenant, but it has passed some that are. "Nobody claimed," it says indignantly, "that it was either perfect 'or final." It f orgejts President Wilsons cable message requesting request-ing the suppression of debate in congress upon his assurance that "there is a good and sufficient reason for the phraseology and substance of each article." It forgets that neither the president nor his adherents adher-ents would listen to criticism, or derate suggestion of a single modification, until after the senators had shown that no treaty in such terms would be ratified. A Philadelphia North American. .. Jfm hum rjr p IRKSOME BILLETS It American soldiers in Europeon billets If are growing weary and irritated. We I have had a good deal of evidence of this. 8 1 They are, for the most part, young men keen for war if there is a proper motive k and sick of it when the motive no longer exists. We suspect that the London riot grew out of the irritation of continued confinement under discipline. The soldiers want to come home. They can hardly be blamed for impatience. And it is just as laudable as the impatience that sent them against the enemy. Under other circumsances a dice game could have been broken up arid the offenders reprimanded without comment. It would have been accepted as a part of the school of war. But this time it provoked disturbance. dis-turbance. I The disturbance, as we conceive it, wajL 1 not the result of a desire to destroy order 1 and create misrule. It was the instinctive Vm protest of vigorous men against inaction. ' They simply wanted to yell and let off some steam. American youths tire of widdling their thumbs and enough of this will make the slightest event the excuse for demonstration. It was the boy spirit asserting iself. They've had enough of hanging around" and they want to come home. We have it on the word of high army officers that there is nothing to be gained, gain-ed, and perhaps a dangerous loss of morale mor-ale to be encouraged, by keeping the men m stagnant billets abroad. The incipient not in London shquld assure the war de- , Trtment that the homer movement is one I to be accelerated.-Chicago Tribune. k I |