Show Mitchell Comments on 9 T Tendency of Times l' l I Editor Telegram The Tho governor has appointed d a commission to 1 conditions at Castle G te to determine whether there Is a an distress distress' among the families o of ot th V- V I men who were killed in r. r e er No 2 of ot the Utah Fuel company On oi Saturday March 1 8 8 The commIs ce slon sion has visited the mining cam and reported that a fund of 1003 should be raised by voluntary aJ offerings and that th the the- subscriptions should not be limited to Ut Utah n. n er I This is typical of ot the Ideal anc an methods of our age C ar r. r Just as though men could b be b j I killed without t causing distress l lamong among their families families' Just Just a s- s though money is the only thin that can allay distress And J Jas as as is the spirit of the age Beat age Beat the tt toms tom-toms Stir up the sympathies 11 il ilof of ot the people over the entire nation nations tt Get them to tD do it let them give u. u up i ze their money so we wont won't have havet t to tl i give ours L a Man does not live by bread brea c alone and money is not the only ja thing by which distress may be al al- al I It i If the governor desires to sery 1 the people of this state this nation natio 11 1 and the world now and for the fu future tu- tu u tUr tore ture he should appoint a commis i ision 11 slon sion to make a thorough J ii investigation into the cause oi o r causes of f tho th in I mina mine n 2 with vie the the view to to de ff g gil il ft possible how a like catastrophe cami cal forever be prevented and furthermore furthermore furthermore further further- more to o determine and fix the re re responsibility re- re for this great of loss-of property an and destruction ni of human life If I ther there was before the explosion known means of preventing It the responsibility for the neglect o or orl carelessness should be determined and fined If I known means did not exist effort should be made to learn them I The plain duty is to use se every ever means means known or discoverable ever to tomake toj tomake make it i Impossible for such a a sacrifice sac sacrifice ever to come to the people 0 of Utah or elsewhere again and to determine and fx fx the i responsibility for tor the carelessness or neglect it If such existed If I carelessness or ne' ne neglect ne' ne ne-I ne gleet did exist it i was criminal and plain justice would demand commensurate commensurate com cam punishment Contributing of sums of money to relieve Immediate want If want actually exists Is 15 only answering ng f the ia common Impulse of humanity No fuss should be made about it i none none Is necessary That's a thing J that could hardly be pr prevented vented If It known want exists But to make the fuss about about it to make it the the- whole thing to use it i as a a a smokescreen smoke smokescreen screen to conceal the real needs ot of the condition conditions s s only onh to add Insult to injury and to write across the face of our whole social structure structure- structure I Shame upon our humanitarianism j jand and our boasted civilization E E. m A. A MITCHELL |