The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-05-11


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THE West Virginia conception of treason is any act
that tends in challenge the feudastic
of the coal barons.-Labor.
THE British Lord Chancellor says saving Europe
is the United States problem, but there few old
fashioned Americans VINO believe that the job of saving
the United States is being neglected.-Labor
THE Western Slope out mighty fine from the
scholastic Our athletes take down the
track and Montrose grabs the debating first
prize These western boys and girls hard to beat
1T is admitted that the Indiana primary the g.
p. great shock The ADMINISTRATIONS candidate went
to nglorous defeat at the progressive repub
can, but wait till the democrats get through with Beve
ridge and they will be paralyzed.
AS we read of the proceedings the Genoa confer
and do feel like thanking those brave
who prevented this country from entering the
League Nations AS surely fate Europe is going to
be at war again a half hundred questions each of
which finds its root in ngraned selfshness and greed
We're in the League would be policing Europe for
the next 100 years.
WE are beginning a of four articles this week
from pen the President of the Committee of 4S,
dealing with the coal problem particularly from the
coal consumers standpoint Contrary to general convc
ton the is far interested in this conflict
than appears first thought Mr. Hopkins presents the
matter way argues complete change in coal
matters which if nauguraed would not only stabilize the
industry but greatly benefits believe 1t is
monstrous problem, this fuel question, and deserving
of deepest study
REPUBLICAN papers of the standpat variety have
their work we'll for them Not day goes past
what scandal usually developed and exposed by
of their own party senators representatives is
thrown the to amuse, and sometimes disgust
the public with different cabinet officers derelictons
Wi
who stand sefconfessed brbetakers his answering dis
position reward crooks and give them fat Offices His
general subservency to Big Business dictaton all
to give the republican editor opportunity to do GONE
wonderful editorial defense work. Stick to it boys,
will know how whitewash Pontius PLATE and Judas
1scariot if you make good on your present job
SOME people are wondering if Gov. Shoup has no
had good legal advice anent that Tunnel bill He
tried submit it to the Supreme Court in advance of it,
passage, but the august court said no, will pass OF
that question after the state has made law of it, Th
tunnel and Pueblo food prevention bills tied to
geher with babed wire and passed by what the law de
scrbes crime for it expressly written that securing
votes for by threatening defeat OF
Using passage another, is wrong But both bills
passed and the celebrating about But the
bill still before the Supreme and unsigned Cal
it be possible that His Excellencys legal advisers hav
told him it would be declared unconstitutional?
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ELSEWHERE in this paper we reprint a retractio,
of the ISLANDERS published by that sef-satsfed band
mitee of 4s The Committee of 4s being strong enough
to begin and successfully prosecute libel suit ab
purge themselves of the effects of the slander
compel the retraction herewith publish. But th
other organizations mentioned able brand th
United Americans foul liars and slanderers. The
bred host of societies organized by and coward
for the express purpose of covering up their crime
against government. Nearly everyone of them cam
ouaged behind the flag robbing the people and
with both hands, 1t is pleasant this lat
day, to their covering torn aside and their nfam
confessed under pressure.
THREE negros burned death in Texas Satur
day for criminal assault and following murder of
young white 1t appears probable that mis-
take guilt made confessed and duplicates
the others However both the latter firmly denined
plicty and might have been innocent The execution
than a hundred others for similar crime
and there not who will denounce the lynchings
Still. why the savagery? Why burn them? They t.
be killed and lot how, except that natur
torture Also there is good tor
ture. Suppose dog tears and kills child. We do no
burn him to death, in fact such killing would be uni
versay condemned. The being that ravish and xii
a young is much if any, above the beast I
is natural to wish kill them and probably best. No
do think it important what method is used excep
that cruelty reflects the executioners than
necessary and in way answers any good purpose.
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