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Show HtoltKN MittilCM - Ureas AAAAAAAAAA'AtcAAA'AfrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAytAAAAdrtrAAAAAAA few.' S he T - DndenSlQnf "ifli Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, Morality, and Truth AA AA'AitAAAAAAAAAAAA September 29, 1972 250 AAA Volume 3 Number 38 Salt Lake Gty( Utah 84115 The September 27, 1972 following is an exclusive interview with former Governor of Utah and Mayor of Salt Lake City, J. Bracken Lee. . Utah Independent: What is your opinion of the proposed Constitutional amendments which Utah citizens will vote on in November? person knows that. We have lots of people who dont believe in freedom for the people and immediately they start laying their plans to destroy our form of government and it has been done very cleverly in this country, step by step. Now, if someone can show me that some of these constitutional amendments that have been passed over the years are beneficial to the people, then I would say, Lets consider J. Bracken Lee: I am opposed to them. 1 think that the people who changes. But, they have all have supported most of our proven, with very few constitutional amendments over exceptions, that they are the years have lied to the people detrimental to people and that in order to get them passed. I they are and have been would point out that, on the destroying our form of income tax amendment, they government. deliberately lied by saying that it Utah Independent: In this area, would never affect the average the proponents of Constitutional person. They said that it would amendments like to tell us that only affect the rich, that it would the Utah Constitution was not never go over two percent. I am divinely inspired and is therefore sure any intelligent man knew subject to change. Would you be that this was a lie because when opposed to change if it were for you tell people that you are going some good purpose? to give the government the unlimited power to tax, it is going J. Bracken Lee: No, I would not. to be unlimited. Any intelligent However, I am very suspicious of most any change. If I looked into it and could see where it, instead of being beneficial to the people, was detrimental because it simply takes the government further away from the people, then I would be opposed to change. Utah Independent: You mean, the proposed constitutional amendments? J. Bracken Lee: Sure, it simply gives them an opportunity to take the government further away from the people and in every instance they keep increasing taxes and in every instance they take more freedom away. Utah Independent: It is Proposition No. 4 which opens up changes in county government, isnt it? J. Bracken Lee: Yes. Now, I know they endeavor to show you where this will save money but you cant show me where they ever saved ' i J, Bracken Lac, former Utah Governor and Mayor of Salt Lake City, opposes the Constitutional amendments which arc to be voted upon in November. In to changing tha Constitution he said: "I think that our ' forefathers undefstoorffreedom voicing his opposition Fluoridation Proponents Criticized Schmitz Reveals Bremer as Part of The proponents of headed Ken Conspiracy Left-wi- ng by Atkin, president of the Salt Lake Jaycees and chairman of the opinion because of possible government prosecution, that Citizens For Sound Teeth, 'day will not be simply the day recently urged the Salt Lake freedom is endangered, it will be County .Attorney, Carl J. the day after freedom is already - Nemelka, to prosecute persons on would rate Senator George McGovern so far to the left that hes in danger of falling off the earth. Question: Mr. Schmitz, you said of Senator George McGovern that hes so far to the left of Mr. Nixon that hes in danger of falling off of the earth. But as to my original question learned when I was in the state Senate in California, that, if you get the reputation of being an early riser you can sleep till The Salt Lake Tribune editorialized severely against the Committee For Sound Teeth as it which states: "No person shall knowingly make or publish or cause , to be made or published any false statement in relation to said: "The intention of Citizens for Sound Teeth to press for any candidate , proposed prosecution of any violations ofa state statute of dubious constitutional amendment or any other measure . . . at any primary, convention or election. bespeak an emotionalism that does damage to tbeir cause. They are trying to gag tbeir opposition. An effort constitutionality Nemelka balked, stating: Congressman John G. Schmitz, American Party presidential candidate, speaks out on the CBS program, "Face The Nation." eleven. take it that you with the Alger Hiss case. Ill just think, then, that Nixon is soft ask all of you people, what has on Communism in his policy as he done since, as far as of one which on totalitarianism, Communism is concerned? Why president, Schmitz: Well, thats putting does- Moscow want his the two frightens you more? Schmitz: Well, thats like it mildly. I dont think he even Why does Peking Let me put asking me to choose between intends to be opposed to want his Brutus and Judas, or something Communism anymore.- - He it this way, if Ronald Reagan like that. Its not a matter of established his Continued on Page 4 which one frightens me more, record twenty-fiv- e years ago Question: lost. regarding fluoridation. He wanted this' done under a law best embodiment today in politics of the old adage I 1 . - For a government or its agents to suppress the utterance of ideas and opinions or oppress the originators of these ideas and opinions is to impose a death sentence on our republic. Nemelka said that his office will not prosecute any person voicing or publishing any opinion on any subject as long as he is county attorney. He further said: hardly in keeping with the traditional American exchange of all views on any issue." When contacted by the Utah Independent for a statement on this matter, Mr. Fred W. Morrison, chairman of the Utah Citizens Opposed to Fluoridation T . said: It bespeaks a situation more serious by far than mere . . anti-Commun- ist Furthermore, - The UTAH INDEPENDENT 2459 Major Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 15 I believe when Second Class Postage Paid r ia I c Ordcr Department Jr. ivoroity of I Libraries r .It.Lt.lce City c. o L c L7C-;ta-h 3 L I I . false statements making . I the day arrives that any miui or woman is fearful of expressing an fluoridation, CBS FACE THE NATION its which onie can get the job done. Youll have to ask. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1972 Chase CBS News Reporter Slyvia , yourself, why does Moscow r of the of Richard Washington-Stawant the Crosby Noyes News Nixon? 'Youd think that theyd CBS News Correspondent George want the more left-win- g one. Herman Moscow knows that Richard Question: Congressman Nixon can produce. Four years Schmitz says that President ago he ran on the platform of Nixon has taken us faster toward George Wallace. In the four totalitarianism than anyone in years that he has been in office our countrys history. How he has proceeded to carry out would you rate Senator George the platform of Hubert McGovern on that scale? Humphrey. Richard Nixon is the Schmitz: ? f i , . . at Salt Lake City, Utah |