The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-07

rectly in issue.
The necessity for additional water
| rights must not be used as u cam
ouflase to aid land specuiators On
the other hand. l recognize that us Il
growing city Denver may have to ac-
anirc additional water rights, but no
chances should be taken III purchas-
ing water rights of Il questionable ma
tpre, and in no event should water
rights be acquired except after expert
Investigation and upon direct vote of
Tie people.
THE MOFFAT TUNNEL
Dcnver's future growth will largely
depend upon what is done with the
Noffat tunnel. The Unreasonable
timber, coal, oil shale, cattle, agricul-
tural and mineral products of north
western Colorado must not be Tapped
by and drained into outside cities and
states. Wall Street will not plan
and build our tunnels for us. The
railroad management at Washington
may not be able to. Colorado should
no longer permit rival concerns to
block the construction of this tunnel.
If we are not finally to remain cut
off, isolated, spur line city, we must
SC combine state, city and private
business and labor forces as to bore
the tunnel ourselves.
The city engineers office and legal
department should henceforth make
this tunnel their specially, Engineer
ing data should be accumulated ana
formulated by the city engineers Of
| flee that will make it clear TO any
private contracting borer that this un-
| dertaking is feasible and practicable
The city attorneys office should search
rut legal means so that Denver, ana
| Colorado labor can be put to work.
and Denver and Colorado capital be
enabled to embark upon a tunnel con-
truction plan that will insure SAT"
and reasonable returns upon their coll-
tractur,il investment.
Here is constructive work, 10 the ac-
C:lnpilSiilutut VI WHICH, IL tANs'S"' 3
pledge city cooperation and the eN-
crcisc OF my own personal energies 10
the utmost. This work will keep UP
so busy that tIc BolshevIk will never
care TO stop on this side of the Rock
les. 1t will increase tremendously tlIe
demand for labor upon the home-coni
ing of the soldier. 1t will link for all
time the whole western slope with
their capital city, it will soon place
hour Union station on thru aud di-
rect trans-contiuental route and viii
| speedily put the half million mark
within easy reach of growing Denver.
SOLDIERS EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU
The Denver boys who risked their
| lives to maintain our government ;int'
preserve our liberty are daily return
| ing to us. I deeply feel that it would
tc n stinging disgrace to our eiiy in
The event any returning soldier who
wants work should be without chaIicc
| ior employment in Denver. If elect
td mayor l pledge to give preference
in tho matter OF city employment to
the returning soldier aud further
pledge the immediate creation of n
special city bureau to aid the return
irg soldier in securing private en-
ploymcnt. This bureau will be COM
posed of five members, four advisory
and one salaricd. This salarie,l mem
Der will himself he n soldier, To- he ap-
pointed frOlu a list recommended by
the. world war Veterans Orgnnizat ton
now being formed here. Oue advis-
Gry member is 10 he appointed from
n list recommended by organized la
bor. one from list recommended by
the Manufacturers and Civic associa-
tiOns, the other two advisory members
to he the manager of safety ami the
manager of improvements and parks
EQUAL JUSTICE TO ALL
Since the close. as well us during
the rioters rifle. have kept many Oh
the big western and eastern -citics in
II state of almost daily terror. Dur
ing all this troublesome time, Den
yer has enjoyed social peace, good or
der and stable government At a
time when the whole world Is sectli
ing with unrest and 1t is difficult one
day to prophecy the problem of the
next, it is well to consmer more Sc
riously than before that social peace,
good order and stablc govcrnmSnt can
come convinced that their officials are