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I 2 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY W
H liability, but without waiving the right to disclaim liability as pro-
H vided in notice heretofore served as of date July 6, 1918.
fl Made in duplicate this 8th day of July, 1918, at Salt Lake City,
H Utah
J. W. BOYD,
H His Atorney and Attorney in Fact.
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H Look for Goodwin's Weekly next week.
H THE RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE FIXED.
B fpHE effect of a failure such as the Merchants Bank is much more
H X lasting than is appreciated by the av.erage man and woman. The
m monetary loss is a severe blow and one that takes years for the corn
el munity toVvercome, but in addition, there is the still greater loss
M caused by the destruction of confidence of four thousand depositors
M in a financial institution. This latter condition is lasting and for years
M to come the men and women who suffered the loss of their savings
M will point to the bank failure as a black spot in the history of Salt
H Lake City.
M As one disclosure comes after another one fact becomes estab-
H lished and that is this : That those entrusted with the management of
M the bank's affairs were negligent of their duty and whether this neg-
B lect of duty is such as to render them criminally liable is a matter for
M our courts to decide. There is a moral responsibility resting upon
M the financiers and business men of Salt Lake City to see that justice is
m done.
M It possibly is true that the punishment of the directors of the de-
H funct bank will not bring back the depositors' money, but neverthe-
m less if the integrity of financial institutions are to be maintained, then
Hj those who destroy it by permitting a condition of affairs such as in-
M volved the Merchants Bank must be made to accept tHe consequences
m of bringing about such a condition if it is proved that they were di-
j rectly or indirectly responsible.
1 Let no man be punished unduly ; let no sentiment be created that
M ' would in any way influence the action of the court, but let there be a
M thorough impartial investigation made and then place the saddle of
M responsibility on the shoulders of the men who should wear it. This,
B the four thousand depositors are entitled to, and the interests of the
M people of Salt Lake City as a whole demand.
M Those interested might as well realize now as later that the mat-
M ter will not be hushed up and full disclosure of all crookedness is
H bound to take place.
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I REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
ONCE again the calm after the political storm. While the smoke
of battle has not entirely cleared to permit of a clear survey of
m -the field, it has lifted sufficiently to disclose in the general aspect a
H badly battered Democratic party nationally. Entering the campaign
H in complete control of the machinery of government, backed by la-
H bor organizations and the press, and reinforced, as well, by the per-
H sonal appeal of the President to return a Democratic congress, the
H count of ballots at this hour shows a Republican house and in all
H probability a Republican majority in the senate, while state after
H state swung again into the G. O. P. column by the election of Re-
H publican governors, state officers and legislatures.
H Here in Utah the voters, after a classified ad,campaign, conducted
H in accordance with the rules of the recent Democratic Corrupt Prac-
Hj tices Act, harkened to the appeal of the White House, returned Well-
H ing and Mays to Congress, and while doing so slipped over three su-
H preme court justices (rather at the expense of a favorite Bourbon
H ideal of1 nonpartisanship in the judiciary), maintained Democratic
H control of the state legislature, as well as county government, and as
H good measure adopted a mine taxation amendment that spells finis
H to the one industry that has made Utah.
H Viewed nationally, however, the pendulum swings and control
H of government affairs is now apparently with the Republicans. Run-
H ningtru'e to fornt'hbwever, Utah failed to catch step with the balance
of the country. Six years ago, along with Vermont, Utah stood
prominently if not enviably, at the head of a hopeless minority for
Taft. Now, with the South she stands for Democratic control'
Doubtless if cotton overalls had gone up to $5.00 a. pair instead of
$2.50, while a still lower price had been fixed on metals and wool the
voters of Utah would have made it unanimous for Democracy. '
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WORLD'S RECORD IN WAR "BUSTING." f
ONLY a little more than eighteen months ago it was decided by t
this country that justice, right and decency demanded that we
take a hand in bringing to book the murdering hordes of a vaunted
nation of "kultur" and civilization that groveled at the feet of a
crowned demon of darkness who promised world-dominion, power
and wealth if his commands and edicts were followed and obeyed.
What has happened since need not be repeated here in detail. Uncle
Sam rolled up his sleeves and waded in and rendered the help that no
nation but our own believed could be rendered in so short a time.
What we, as a nation, have accomplished in eighteen months, is th
marvel of the age the marvel of all time. The hundreds of millions
of peoples of the earth who have been direct and indirect beneficiaries
of our unselfish assistance will remember it for all time. Those who
have felt the interposition of our strong and righteous arm will learn
at least to respect our might and will bow to the inevitable.
The termination of the bitter and frightful struggle, with its ,
promise of freedom and unmolested pursuit of happiness and content
ment to peoples who have longed for independence will be worth ,
every sacrifice we have had to make to help crystalize their hopes I
into reality. But the task is not entirely finished. It still remains for I
this country's statesmen and the representatives of the nations in in
terest to guide the thoughts and actions of those who have been '
freed from the yoke of oppression and vassalage, so that they may
understand what freedom means and how to avoid the pitfalls that
constantly strew the path of those untrained to distinguish the dif
ference between liberty and license. To accomplish these things as
they should and must be accomplished so that order may be brought
out of chaos and world-peace become a practical reality, much patient, -,
honest, unselfish effort must be brought into play and it will be.
And what a glorious record the more than two millions of true
blue American soldiers and sailors have made while representing their
country abroad. How the hearts of the fathers, mothers, sweethearts
and wives at home have swelled with pride and satisfaction over the
news that has been coming back ; not alone because of their gallantry t
and sturdiness in battle, but because they have won the hearts and
confidences of all the foreign peoples with whom they have come in
contact from the old men and women to the little, innocent children
who have suffered so deeply through the hours, weeks, months and
years of darkness and despair that the gods of greed and inhumanity
had visited upon them. The home-coming of these heroes these
big-hearted representatives of the biggest-hearted nation on earth r
will be hailed with patriotic pride by every true citizen of this coun
try. Also their coming will effectually smother all sedicious senti
ment that may have gained a foothold in the United States during
their absence ; for it will be realized that this mighty army of patriots
will be in no teirper to tolerate trouble-breeders in their countm
after what they have been through and witnessed away from home.
It will be just as well for certain elements in this western part of
1 the country to bear that in mind.
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SHALL OUR WOMEN BECOME PEASANTS?
THE San Francisco Examiner urges the increase of wealth pro
duction by increasing the industrial army of women.
It meets the impending labor famine with the slogan: "The
woman-power of the country must replace the man-power."
The only way it can think of to stimulate production and eatf&g
ings and increase of crops is to set more women to work.
To apply more capital and labor to the land and increase pro
duction of raw materials and crops to feed the world, work more
women.
'"""We ha-??4the landirnd the transportation systems but all we need
is laborers on farms and in factories, so have more women work.
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