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Show GERMAN PRISONERS MAY FARM LANDS SnH T.nkfi Tribune: Ten thousand German prisoners of war, who are being held in detention camps "somewhere "some-where In Europe," may be brought to Utah and put to work in the cultivation cultiva-tion of thousands of acres of land In Uinta Basin, if tho plan which has been suggested in Utah and carried to Secretary of War Newton D. Baker by Governor Simon Bamberger is favorably fa-vorably acted upon by official Washington. Wash-ington. Governor Bamberger, who returned from an extended trip east last night, declared that Secretary Baker was enthusiastic en-thusiastic over the proposal after the governor pointed out that this land is auiuug iuu uiuai iiiuuuido iu luc west, anjl under intensive cultivation would produce thousands of tons of foodstuffs. While no definite policy was agreed upon, the governor thinks it very probable prob-able that thousands of German prisoners prison-ers of war now held in England and France may be brought to the United States on the return trips of transports trans-ports used to take United States sol-1 diers to the European battlefields. Economical Policy At present tho United States must transport foodstuffs to Europe not only sufficient to supply tho armies of the field and tho civilian population, but also the prisoners of war. The economical eco-nomical policy, it Is argued, would be to bring the war prisoners to the United States, where they might be producers Instead of remaining consumers con-sumers in Europe. Governor Bamberger, accompanied by Mrs. Bamberger and their daughter. Miss Elsa Bamberge. returned to Salt Lake after having spent nearly four weeks in the east, visiting New York, Washington and many other cities. In health the governor reflects thft benefit of the trip, and this morning he will assume the reins of government govern-ment better qualified than ever for tho duties of chief executive of tho state. |