Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 4 | Buying an Alibi

Buying an an Alibi The only po possible excuse t I to spending the or to so wh the proposed congressional nal J mv of the Towns Townsend end old a i pension plan would cost i. i is that results might stiffen the spines oj timorous legislators who arr an en afraid r ld id for tor political reasons t to take the stand their comme sense Silly as this appears appear there ai an practical arguments in its lu 10 There is nothing much more pj pa pa nor nor politically than than a a. congressional bloc to toi between what it knows to sound and practicable and whIt wh whIt it believes to be politically exp expedient What the sponsors of at th thi projected Inquiry really want ant U reassurance that they can the clamor of ot the and still hold their job Jobs Second Secondly ly Jr they earnestly desire somebody to pus pass the buck to They bad need some ome official findings t which they can point with oat osten oaten sible regret in explanation or j Jus Justification of their position wh they can no longer dod dodge e one one I Imay Imay U may be worth the money to pr pre vide them with such an alibi Th Tb alternative might cost a 8 good d more Loa Los Angeles Times Time