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Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-05 | Page 4 | Meeting Hour's Need

Type issue
Date 1933-10-05
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Meeting Hour's Need
Type article
Date 1933-10-05
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 4
OCR Text MEETING 1 THE HE HOURS HOUR'S NEED 1 I STORY records man many Y instances when the II course of national destiny has been than changed g ed b by Y a decision reached in a climactic moment by a general ral or an admiral in some remote corner of the world Out of almost total obscurity names have thus emerged to be handed on oil to posterity It is only necessary to cite the case of Admiral George De Dewey ey on Ym the May mar morning nines when he lie decided to o open P Pon fire on n tho Spanish fleet il in iii Manila bay bar Wisdom m J judgment ud gm en t tours courage g o and training must be the tho a equipment ui meat of men vested with res responsibility P Y to be bo exercised in critical situa situa- Lions Too such men must mast be possessed of the highest moral attributes Chief of these perhaps per per- ha haps Ps sore are Io loyalty Y ally and patriotism It Itis is not too much to say that there is something something some some- thing closely paralleling these considerations which touch the thc daily routine of the com conscientious cien- cien lions p peace sate officer U Upon P on him the P political unit which he lIe serves places a very large Y He Ho is called u upon P on to meet it in tJ the life e. e face of unbridled abuse and unintelligent criticism seldom receiving applause or praise even cven w when en well earned True a some soma s spectacular P exploit may on occasion make him Ja a fleeting hero hero hero- but bat th the mere performance nce of duty however well done rarely wins appreciation from official official official cial superiors and almost nev never r from the citizenry citizenry citizenry citi citi- which he serves The more credit therefore is due the peace officers who have come from all parts of the life state to meet hero Thursday in a wide state-wide crime conference They Tiey have recognized as an association that the hour confronts them with witha a need that is to be met The boldness and daring dar dar- ing of the life underworld is a challenge to the social order The criminal is employing means never before utilized to carry carryon on his carnival arnival of violence It is a new thin thing g for far orders orderly Y society society so so- to have to deal with highly highl organized crime which utilizes sciences science's most mast advanced discoveries the efficiency methods method's of tom complex P lea business organizations legal counsel of uncommon uncommon uncommon mon cunning cunning and even the life power find and nd pr protection tec tion lion of sinister political alliances No longer is tb the 0 free freelance la lance c evi evildoer evildoer-a doe s a chief P problem e in law n ept Ther i is an underworld under under- underworld world army to be dealt with for a anew new manner manner of warfare in t which t th the most humble and obscure e constable OnS bl police officer fi 9 or sheriffs sheriff's h. h r f's man has his part to play fie He ie must mast fit l himself for this responsibility if life lif is to be safe and acid property secure It is to this end that the crime conic co conference ce has Jias been called here The Telegram commends the he initiative which the states state's peace officers themselves have taken in for fora gathering a survey survey sur sur- vey of the situation and for mapping their battle plans In carrying on the warfare aro they plan officialdom throughout the state must re recognize the need for its full support the public for its encouragement and active coop coop- r p
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