Show I I I I I THE THOMAS INQUIRY I Ogden Man Urges Public to Attend the Hearing To the Citizens of Utah In public mass meeting you have de do demanded demanded H H Thomas immediate dis dio dismissal missal from front the of the Ute State Industrial school for manifest un tin unfit fit nesa I Gov GOY Spry has bas appointed a committee C i Ip to 10 investigate the charges charge against Mr Thomas The committee met suet and Organ ked bed Monday morning with H S Joseph in the th chair and sent s nt for the citizens committee who desired representation by b attorney believing that they stood no show how against an array of legal talent on the other side This was denied to them but It was wa mutually agreed by Mr Thomas and both committees that no attorneys would be allowed on either side It was further explained that Mr Har Ha Harris ris na would Impartially conduct the exam examination examInation examInation of witnesses for the governors committee A written specification tion of charges charge against H H Thomas was then demand demanded ed fd of the citizens committee e and a re to rose ceM taken tak n until 2 p m to allow preparation preparation preparation tion of same At the afternoon session and in spite of the fact that steam was turned on In Inthe Inthe inthe the radiators someone must have bave suf BUt suffered suffered with cold feet f t as later developments show chow While hile adjournment was till W II a m in Thursday time was changed later in an offhand and arbitrary man manner manner manner ner I am told on the street car Clr Thursday Maund morning the citizens commit tep tp was informed of another postpone postponement ment until Friday morning to nilow both to secure fP ure attorneys Then the proposition was vas as mad by bv Mr 11 Joseph Josfph and andi i I agreed rp to by bA the tue citizen committee that 1 I the im as ns on Monday without s Th n It Jt va was announced by Mr Joseph Joeeph that Mr lIr Thomas refused i to proceed without an attorney The committee then adjourned adjourn d till 3 a m Friday to allow both sides to secure a attorneys s Five Fhe out of or the seven on the ing committee constitute a quorum to transact business Three members of till committee are on the Industrial school board beard In the last analysis the board Is responsible for conditions at the school The testimony so far brought forth seems to indicate that the board was cognizant of improper conditions In the school hool un no der their th lr supervision and If lf they the were vere not they should have been Now X V fellow It makes no dif ference ferenee what motive led the writer to at tend the first meeting of the committee He Is going lo 10 see it through because he would be ashamed asham to stay sta away a a A hand ful of women and a minister of the gospel are to date the only visible evidence that after providing with a lavish hand for Its wayward children the people of the state care oare whether or not the Industrial school becomes a reformatory or a n feeder for the th alley aile ad the pen The governors nors proclamation throws the meetings of nC the committee open to the nubile Where here then are the thit ted th the kind of heart hoart who responded so generously at the call to aid the refugees from the San earthquake Where here Indeed Inde are the rest of the minis and those thoe who profess to follow one who said Suffer little children to come unto me ma meNow meNow maNow Now In the writers opinion to get at the facts and redress any wrongs that exist t publicity and aDd lots of It is necessary Falling Fallin this th the whole matter bids fair to end In a quibble of words Everyone d should attend and everyone should be Interested EUGENE A BATTELL |