| Show r S S What Readers ThinK Editors Editor's Note Contributors to What Readers Think Thin It must sign their true names and addresses although these 11 not be published if the writer requests Short letters will b bt given preference Writer Also Once H Had d Misgivings Ab About ut Soldiers Editor Telegram Somebody must come out supporting Mrs J. J E. E Ws W.'s misgivings about her daughter I I. felt the same way abo about t boys at Fort Douglas until until until un un- un- un til my son volunteered when his number came up in the draft It seemed then that hoodlums drifters and other wells neer were enlisted But who of us were n not nt t so class classed d during the depression S SI I knew a girl who worked durIng during during dur dur- ing a few years in school in well-to-do well homes on on the east side Dates with soldiers were dis dis- One family tried to prevent an early marriage between between between be be- tween their daughter and an adventurous adventurous ad ad- venturous aviator Now both girls are married after having been on their own a few years the first to a veteran of World war No 1 who was sue six suey y years ars a sailor The daughter perhaps married a dissipated son of the idle rich rich and and they have to be resigned to her failure I am eternally grateful to those who have spent valuable time in training always ready to ravely bravely meet menaces and prove that all Americans are not slackers nor quitters like some whom we tolerate who misuse their democratic privileges giving giving giving ing support to that mustachioed menace devastating the world I sincerely hope that mothers train their sons and daughters prayerfully so that their souls s shrink rink in abhorrence from lower standards in any walk of life even though found in sacred sheltered places Mrs Charlotte E. E Shaw Scores Effort to Force Men on Farm Jobs Editor Telegram W P A workers work work- ers have now become mere puppets puppets puppets pup pup- pets in the hands of W P A authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au who without consultation consultation consultation consulta consulta- tion of any of the rights the workers might have had now offer oHer the workers to the farmers with much the same gesture as as' as did the slave dealers in the south southa a few generations ago Men who have lost their jobs in private industry upon committing committing com corn the awful crime of applying applying apply apply- ing for a job on W IV P A projects immediately lose their self re their citizenship rights and even their rights to live as decent Americans should They certainly certainly certainly have no rights to work on any other job as evidenced by bythe bythe bythe the unreachable initiation fee demanded by the A F L to place workers in the small arms arm plant This awful crime of working for the W P A is so prevalent that th the workers have been attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked by many honest citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens who seem to delight in keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing the W P A workers as far inthe in inthe inthe the mire as possible Now the critics of W P A have been eviden evidently ly joined by the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration itself which offers the workers like slaves to the first farmer bidder Nothing is said about wages the trade is unconditional and the refusal to work for a dollar a day would mean instant dismissal The Workers Workers' Alliance would suggest to Mr Glenn D. D Reese state director of reemployment that he read the national directions directions directions and regulations and he may realize that unless an employer offers as much or more than the worker receives on W P A the manis not obliged to accept the employment We realize that 1320 a week the wage of the W P A laborer in Salt Lake county is not much security except from absolute starvation but it is better than most farmers pay It is not so curious that there is a shortage of farm labor at present when so many of the farmers and their sons wol are wo VO Ing on defense works lb would lose Jose too much mo mont they had to do their ow own fl I at ho home e. e I The Workers Workers' Alliance I that on be allowed to r supplement th th- th I budgets by offering their sef rt s sand and alleviating both bout the laJ a 1 shortage and the shortage r t their own budgets Owing f to Ja n I increasingly high cost taj e of li o George Greatorex State Secretary Workers Workers' A u. u f ance of ot America Soldiers Just Civilians t Who Have Answered ed Call f Editor Telegram May r I nave naver space in What Read Readers rl Thin I When I 1 read what Mrs J J. J E. E W W. w said in the August 7 i I I. I was so hopping mad I saw rV red I Just to think people can t tso I Iso so narrow-minded narrow not to le see iee r thing two ways The just what are they None oti oth Og than our young civilians S have answered Uncle In Sams Sam's and donned the 2 Call I will if necessary go and and tight fight a and and die to make this I a free M and decent country to o live r in wg Mrs J. J E E. W W. sits SItS' and twiddles her thumbs and talks about iff ti awful soldiers whose is so bad JL on r rI I doubt if it Mrs J T E. E W W. hn lib I son or if it so he is to old for n. n draft If she had ft Jj a son in hi army I wonder if she would think so badly of our sons in th iii i army Perhaps all the boys bon l larmy in inh th I army are not the saintly bo boys s 's w we I hoped they would be Neither Neith r I Iare are they out of the army IT I I married a boy in the army amy and ml now I have a son in m the ar arand arm armr and I am proud of both of them thea and will wager their reputation n none is-none the worse for w wearing earing the uniform I I think if Mrs J. J E. E W. W w would I meet a few of our soldier bon boi she would see they are not such bad fellows as she seems to think they are Better think it ov over r Mrs J. J E. E W. W pull in your you neck and apologize Im I'm sure thousands of ot mot mothers moth moty ers agree with me our sons a an art just as clean and decent wear wea weir ing the uniform of Uncle Sam a athey i they are who are still wean tailored suits or hand dow s. s Mrs J. J E. E M Editorial Encouraging Says J. J Edgar Hoover I A 1 Editor Telegram T TIe r e tonal entitled Uncle Sam Samon Samon 11 on Guard appearing in the Ju Jul 21 1941 issue of The Salt La Lak Lake I Telegram has been brought I Imy to l my attention and I wish whit to to ta this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for yo you your j words of commendation concern concer concerning ing the federal bureau of i iii 1 j Editorials such as this are mos T encouraging and I hope that i we By will always merit your co a dence J. J Edgar Hoover 1 Director Federal Bureau ol of In b 1 |
