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Show I FUNK PHOMISES HIS SUPPORT TO 1 PLAN FOR FEDERAL AID FOR I RELIEF OF HOUSING SHORTAGE I Declaring that In every section of tho atale hn hud encountered evidence I of tho marked wave of public sentl-1 ment which Is sweeping the country in ! favor of the league of nations and the Democratic candidates. James W. I Funk, candidate for congress In the first d'.stiict. told an audience alj D moc-r.itlc headquarters laJit nighi that Utah would be counted among the Democratic states when the re-j turns are received next Tuesday. Gov- crnor Simon Bamberger, who alsoi upoke at the same un i ting, wag equal-1 ly optimistic expressing the belief that, Ul Jl WO lid remain in harmony with the national administration on a Democratic basis. Mr. Kunk said he was pleased to' ntate thai he had found a marke-l change In the attitude of the Kepub-I lkcan candidates and cumpalgn speakers speak-ers The Republican party he eon-! tinued. had been forced to abandon lta original plan of taking a determined' (land against the league and in these ilna.1 days of the campaign would he found In line for some sort of league. The condition!! even displayed In the attitude of the Republican press! tliroughotit the country, according to' the congressional candidate. CHAKG1 in Min I DB "In thin connection 1 want to call j your attention to the fact that the St. Louin Globe Democrat has always been one of the staunch opponents of the league." said Mi. Kunk. "but Just let me read you this from an editorial appearing In that newspaper under date of Octob. r 8G "The Globe -Democrat is for the league of nations. It Is for "the' league of nations L.et there be no misunderstanding misunder-standing as to that. It is for "the league of nations because it exists, because be-cause it believes it contains, even with article 10 eliminated, the essentials for effective cooperation for the preservation preserva-tion of peace and because the organization organi-zation of any other association for thin purpose is utterly impracticable ' What may be said of many news papers may also be said of many prominent Republican. In my campaign cam-paign travels, throughout the suite the p.iFt several weeks, I ha- been approached ap-proached after m meetings by Republicans Re-publicans many whom have been prominent tit Republican party work for years, with the oluntary stAirment that they would -Land for QOTtrnor ''ox and Democratic principals in tho coming election. To me tho outlook is most encouraging " QUKSnOK OF HOUSING Among other questions discussed by the Democratic candidate for congress was one which he said could hardly he regarded as a campaign issue but which Ifl receiving the earnest thought find attention of men. In public life today. He referred m the question of housing and the need for the. federal rovernment to take some action tending tend-ing to rellove the situation Ho said: "There Is one question Involving a pressing need which has not been g'-n-erally referred to in this campaign and which will receive my eurr.e: I attetl lion if elected as representative of the first dlstrii i I refer to the housing situation throughout this and other states It is scarcely necessary for me to call to your attention the stringent string-ent circumstances which have been brought about largely by the cessation of building activities during the war Just i reminder Of some of the conditions con-ditions that exist today. There is at the present time a shortage of not less than one million homes In the United States Seven years ago, according to statistics, there Were 115 families to ench dwelling. Today that number has Increased to 121 To meet the conditions con-ditions of even seven years ago it is apparent that more than S.OOv.OOO new homes are necessary PUBLIC HOME Bl 11 li; "It would be impossible for me to advise you definitely at this time what plan would be the best to pursue In seeking a remedy for this situation. s-veral countries besides our own have sought to solve the pressing problem. England for Instance, has been building build-ing homes outright and selling to the needy on easy terms- The Canadian government has placed $26,000,000 at the disposal of building loan societies that will loan this money to horn" builders at not to exceed 6 per cent interest over a long period of years "Tho plan which appeals to mo as a possible solution of the problem for the l'nlted States would be something similar to the farm loan bank. At the outset, is it not as important that this government should foster the spirit of I home owning as to foster the interests of the farmer ." Home owners Invariably Invari-ably become more stable citizens. The ownership of a home discourages to a ; great extent an unsettled condition. , promotes interest In civic and community- affairs and affords more .vani-tary .vani-tary conditions under which to roar hlldren "The benefits of any plan that will I promote home ownership are too numerous num-erous to be outlined In detail at this I time. If It Is within m power in the event of election to lutroduco or support sup-port any measure which will bring fed-cral fed-cral aid in loans to home builders over ii period of years similar to the farm b .nc :mil .it i reasonable rat- of m-terest m-terest I want you to know that you may feel assured right now of that ac-itlon ac-itlon on my part. i ! I PARTX I or "It would not seem out of reason to assume that this problem may sufely I be left to the party that has solved the great financial problem of the (Country with the federal reserve act and ihe farm problem by the farm lo.m system The creation of tbes" great financial interests demonstrates tho fact that tho Democratic party i Crco from domination by interests that seek to suppress legislation In tho ln-t'rc.-,t of tho common people. 1 feel sure thut the great Democratic Democra-tic party that has enacted so much progressive legislation in the past will approach this task in the same spirit Ot service to our country and will find jthe. solution for the problem." BAMBERGER SPEAKS Governor Rumbcrgor dlscussod questions ques-tions concerning the present state ad-mlnistrutlon. ad-mlnistrutlon. referring to the wlde- prsad public Improvements throughout through-out the state and asking that the program pro-gram of public works be contlnuod under un-der supervision. He also directed attention at-tention to the record made by the local county administration and that the relations re-lations between the Weber county officials offi-cials and state administration had always al-ways been harmonious with the view meeting the needs of the growing community.. In addition to the meeting at Democratic Demo-cratic headquarters lust evening, the M mon of the Cox for President club conducted a reception and open house during the afternoon. serlng rofresh-m rofresh-m tits at the conclusion of a program which consisted of music and short I addresses by local speakers. The afternoon after-noon meeting was In charge of Mrs Jce.opii Vim. prc-ulcril o, ih- omen's I club. |