Show Stopping the Charity Racketeers THE THE SALT ALT LAKE chamber of commerce is IsI I planning to seek passage in this city of an ordinance prohibiting solicitation of funds lunds for lor social services charitable and philanthropic purposes unless the proposition has first been submitted to and approved by a city donations committee Oakland Cal Cat authorities have been asked to send the chamber a copy of such an ordinance ordinance nance in effect there which according to reports reports reports re re- re- re ports to the chamber has resulted in vast savings to the city's population without harmIng harmIng harm harm- ing legitimate donation campaigns Such a plan would be well worth trying in Salt Lake City Donation racketeers have bilked residents of this city out of thousands upon thousands of dollars in the past with their clever solicitation of funds lunds for ant or questionable charities Most important argument for lor such a law is that it would give needed protection to legitimate charitable enterprises Persons or business firms who are victimized by slick racketeers often become wary of all solicitations solicitations and turn down those with real merit And even the gullible persons who give to I every solicitor regardless s of merit will Il be 11 ITi a position to give mor mores generously Jd td d mate charities if they are protected d from rom 11 exactions of racketeers |