Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-13 | Page 7 | Opinions

Iii OPINIONS OPI ONS i Gas Mask ii Protection Is ft Discussed The rue Salt Bait Lake Telegram will VIII pay Y ay submitted and anti SI 1 for tor every ery timed In thIs column When more mote than one person the same me q lt UOn the per n whole hole question first reaches reachel The Telegram office will wUl re receive rr re e cel the dollar Today Tody winner Is Clifton Roy Davis Last East Seven Seven- South street treet THE TILE PLACE East Broadway THE QUESTION Do you think each home in the United States should hould be b equipped with gas masks to protect citizens in case of war invasion THE ANSWERS Major 1 C. C C. C Bank 1079 East Second South street commandant of University of Utah R R. O. O T. T C. C regiment As A far as the United States is 15 concerned I dont don't think that any step is 18 i necessary toward supplying gas masks We Ve are so 50 o protected by oceans and friendly countries that we need not fear an unexpected invasion Of course if this step were taken it would stimulate the manufacture of gas a masks and in case of war tho the people would be well protected At the tho present time the government govern govern- ment has too few lew gas masks to adequately protect its arm army Chester Chesler Todd 2 2508 08 Fifth E East t street student I think it would be absurd for the government to expend money for such a a. program There is time enough to make such expenditures when there is some danger of war At the present time it would be he practically impossible and highly improbable for our country country country coun coun- try to be invaded in a surprise air attack Sergeant G. G C. C Hursch Douglas street U U. S. S arm army Well VeU it might be all right In thickly populated areas of the country or orIn orill orin in ill big cities clUe but I think it would ho be unnecessary for sections like Salt Lake City Gas would on only be effective in certain areas and it might be all right to give out outgas gas Jas masks to inhabitants inhabitant of those regions However I 1 dont don't think at the present time there thero is any necessity for it Jack Butler Fifth East street I 1 think a a. supply of gas s masks should be available to all citizens of the United States and I believe it would be a a. good thing if the government government gov gov- would train citizens in their use It probably would not be practical practical to keep the masks in homes homos because they would be damaged but aut I think there should be plenty available to the people in case they should need them Mel I Monson 1 1817 1347 Park street cleaner cleanor I II think the tho government could use uso its money to a lot better advantage than titan in buying buying- gas masks It is very unlikely that we will win ever have luo any war on our own soil soll and I Itt think the distribution distribution tion of gas gall masks would be a needles needless needless need need- less les expense Headers are an invited to submit perU peril nent questions of af local Interest l for tor this column A. A dollar Is paid for tor each que que- lion used Address Opinions Opinion Editor Salt Lake Telegram Readers Ruders should remember the he dollar It Sa paid DaId for tor the question not the answer anwer