The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-05-05

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President Harding and Congress are showing com
mendable speed in bringing the with Ger
many and Austria end Let hope we get out of
this and stay out of the next.
1t appeals to that out of the million and a half
appropriated by the late legislature purposes
this state Coretz should at least get fort Not know
ing from which direction the enemy coming we suggest
that it be octagon in with those
in each section We wish to feel secureMonte-
yuma Journal.
Ex-President Taft takes gloomy view of things He
declares that Respect for Representative
was never SO low in this country at present. Mr. Taft
has not read history improvngly he would begin
look for where the government is wrong The people
never lose respect for GOOD government If he is
rect in his statement then should strive find
what is wrong and improve it speedily
In spite of all to the contrary war prospects with
Japan decidedly alarming That this country fears
attack is evidenced by the steady mobilization of vessels
in the Pacific and the activity in strengthening bases
in Hawaii and the Philippines However if the Japs do
strike it will be just those points and it will likely
be sudden and unlocked for that it will be successful
Those foreign land holdings greatest weakness
There is every evidence that wage reduction nearly
all lines to be fought to deadly finish before
real settlement attained The printers strike going
to be mighty serious if understand the situaton
while the marine workers bid fair practically tie up
shipping at time when transportation is all important
The United States may be nuriousy affected Great
Britain unless something sensible is done to equaze
conditions.
The "Paytriots shrieking their heads off because
Bill Haywood has apparently jumped his bond and will
escape being imprisoned the behest his baiter But
through all their walls thread of real fear that he
will and go Jail ordered. 1t is said that he
has word his attorney that his visit Russia
temporary for the of attending great world
wide socialist gathering Perhaps it is and Bill may
back. Most of these enthusiastic fellows
fecty ready go jail for their convictions
And now the Tom Mooney is to be reopened and
with prospect that the frameup by which he was
convicted will be exposed and he will win But
how about the infamous conviction? Here
where elected officials deliberately framed convict
always known to be innocent of any ofense was
true to labor and that made him target for those who
prey labor They wanted get him out of the way
and they framed crime him. The prosecuting
important in the wheel. He knew his
was innocent and he helped railroad him. 1t is half
important that Mooney be it is that the
crooks should be punished .ssN
The rarity frequency of occurrence regulates the
value of item Therefore it is with the impulse
to apologize that dig from back page where was,
perhaps properly placed in the daily press brief expa
nation that the Supreme Court has
onal that of the federal corrupt practice where
by Senator Newberry, of Michigan, convicted of
crime sentenced to two in prison and fine
of $4,000 for the illegal of money in his campaign
against Henry Ford in the senatorial election of 1918.
Mr. Newberry in his exalted purity sad proved
that he spent dollar His friends spent S17S,
857 proven in court defeat Henry, which S168S57
more than the statute allowed. Lightning sometimes
strikes where it is intended However, the is
immune from further danger by the prescription
that sends proteers and big dodgers smiling
their way.