The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-02

The Elk Mountain Pilot
c. T. RAWALT, Publisher
MATTE L. MILLER Local Editor
Entered Second Glass Matter at the Postofice ct
Crested Butte, Colorado
Subscription $500 per Year
1t is dull day when form of rascaty is not
traced directly to the banking house of Morgan Co.
The National League of Women Voters has declared
political leaders Going to prove more, no
doubt who is boss.
Agitation for intermediaton in Mexican affairs will
ratio the report is confirmed that the
oil fields there are petering out
If the Senate committee can just keep railroad Off
cals talking long enough it will enough locate the
spot in the railroad situation
When President Harding spoke of 'unproductve
he may have had in mind the 80 cents of dol
lar that goes into the gaping jaws of
The experience of Rev Boyle in running the
day show how it ought be done, leads John Bark
suggest that nice Denver lady take charge
of their leading houses of illfame and give
emplfcation of how they should be There is
thing quaint about the proposal. But now, Denver
lady reformers don't all apply for the job at once.
One of the measures of economy be introduced
by the National administration is the provision for
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury do Mr. MELONS
work for him, at salary of $4,000 year. We felt it
doubtful if Mr. Mellon would abandon luxurious leisure
for the discipline of cabinet position unless he could
slough the real work onto else And the
pie will have for the assistance it is nice and
handy for Mr.. Mellon
The Empire is in receipt of copy of the Good
Roads and Better Business Edition" of the Steamboat
Springs Pilot 1t is Sc page edition exclusive of the
and is most excellent publication. The publish
er Charley and Maurice Leckenby, be congratu
lated its execution and above all having business
who progressive enough put the advertising
pep into it make it possible issue such edition
cannot fail to attract attention the marvellous
empire in Northwest Colorado
When thing of how little reason exercised by the
average citizen his voting; how little intelligent study
he gives to political economic and social questions
surprised that do toward the goal
which majority really desire but which they do little
nothing to reach Instead of being surprised that we
slowly am inclined to marvel that make as
much progress do We held by the dead hands
of the past politically economically and reigousy and
continue to carry almost intoerabe burdens which by
the exercise of tolerance and might roll
from shoulders and the world peace
prosperity, and universal good will, such has
been recorded in all history but in collective blind
and folly continue place unnecessary barriers
in the way of human progress and happinessT. A. Nc
Neal
Now that Congress has settled into it's stride adopt
throughout the session and disturbance the naval
enlargement policy has been made is likely to be
made call attention to the complete disappearance
from the front of the yellow of the biennial
cloud of scareheads relating the yellow Peril" and
the feverish haste with which Japan preparing
with the United States Ever since Japan to
the world powers by her naval victory in the Japanese
Russian the spectre of the little yellow with his
squzzlepo bringing America her pitched
battle played up by subsidized press has proved
gold mine the powerful interests who profit out
materials in their construction the manufacture of
munitions and other paraphernaa used in war. There
is no doubt that the selfish, proeerng interests
in Japan and in all other leading nations doing
their power to prevent the nations from coming any
agreement looking the armies and nayies
Let the various worldpowers prepare build mun
tons and equipments in government owned operated
plants and shall the kept press giving little
to the industry of it gives trying
cite Henry Dubb the commercial superiority
ernment made postage stamps Agitation for