| Show t I What Readers Think to What Readers Editors Editor's Note Contributors Think must sign their true names and addresses although these will not be he published if the writer requests Short letters will be given preference ce Mrs J. J E. E W. W Not in Right Frame of Mind ind Editor Telegram I have devoured devoured de de- de- de ey every ry word of the replies so patriotically given to the re recent recent recent re- re cent unpatriotic article written in your What Readers Think column column column col col- col- col by a Mrs J. J E E. W. W and feel l as a brother to a first lieutenant now stationed at Fort Sill sm Okla Okia it is my just duty to join the thelong thelong thelong long list of complainants against Mrs J. J E. E Ws W.'s reasoning In passing I should say First LIeutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu LIeu- tenant M. M is is' a graduate of two universities and has attended four and he is one of m many ny who make up this same type e in our armed forces In directing my reaction to your letter of August 7 1 Mrs J.E. J.E. J.E. J. J E. E W. W I wondered at the time tinie If It you were hi Jn yo your r right frame of f mind that mind that frame of mind symbolic of the mother the he sons and daughters of this great free country have enshrined for time Immemorial Perhaps Mrs J. J E. E W. W you were too concerned about the most precious thing to your life your your daughter however you should realize this kind of concern concern concern con con- cern spells defeat for the moral and mental training and education education education tion of the youth of our country I personally cannot be too harsh with you ou for you know not what you have said If by now after the many criticisms given to your reasoning reasoning reasoning reason reason- ing you do not realize your mistake and if by now you have not changed your opinion about that Iron wall of young manhood manhood manhood man man- hood conscripted to secure the flow of freedom through the hearts of every American then 1 I as a true patriot can justly justly- criticise you as a mother who would condemn her own son because because because be be- cause he wore the sacred Stars and Stripes for his only mothers mother's protection C. C L. L M. M Criticism of Soldiers Is IsAs IsAs IsAs As Harmful as Spying 9 Editor Telegram In answer to Mrs J. J E. E W W. I would like to add my bit I as a proud mother of a fine boy who doesn't smoke or drink who wears a uniform of the U. U S. S navy can only say saya a highly bred and highly cultured cultured cultured cul cul- cul- cul educated woman would never speak of our boys in uniform uniform uni uni- form as she has spoken We gave up our only child and Im I'm on my knees praying for his safe return when his time of duty expires What hurts most is to think our boys may have to shed their precious blood to protect people like Mrs J. J E. E W. W To me the uttering of these words by Mrs J. J E. E W. W is as harmful as a nazi spy in the midst of our navy and army camps camp's arid Kd IId sn sh be treated as such She is a selfish self self centered centered person who doesn't deserve the name of mother Some day she she will find herself alone with her thoughts Our boys have been lonely homesick and blue When my son comes home this fall Ill I'll parade him all over the city and if I should meet Mrs J. J E E. W. W and she smirks at his uniform Ill I'll lose my ladylike disposition Mrs F. F F. F B. B Says City Justified in Organ Organizing zing Editor Telegram We have In Salt Lake City several hundred city They have no civil service rights N No social security No vacation vacation vacation va va- va- va cation with pay No sick leave leaveS No minimum wage scale On investigating I find that the laborer averages about 85 25 per month Now we have other departments departments depart depart- ments in the with civil city servIce service sen ice rights A pension A A. vacation with pay A sick leave eave per month minimum pay This plainly shows that the Salt Sale Lake City are are justified in organizing Stanley Duffin president Utah State Industrial Union Council C Defends fends Mrs J. J E. E W. W World Morally Rotten Editor Telegram Most 0 OJ j your Forum letters since August Au gust 7 have been directed against Mrs J. J E. E W. W And thE th whole array looks to me like lot of wolves a attacking tacking a helpless help help- less starved half cow o on th tiit desert in m midwinter A lot o these fellows fellows' in un uniform orm me anc some of their mothers motherN think they were hurt by Mrs j J. J E v Ws W.'s letter The truth is the world i h morally rotten in and out nj 01 its armies that is why are hitting each other today Tobacco liquor and sexual j have taken the people Pauls Paul's arraignment of th tj the world in his day Roman Romana 32 is a fitting statement of world conditions today So you goodie boys iz in uni form without sin keep o or On throwing stones at Mrs J. J E. E w W. W But I should like to tell t the world Im I'm the father of several several sev icy eral girls Id I'd as soon have i a rattlesnake hold th the ann arm of one of my girls as some men in uns uni form And that is the kind kinc Mrs J. J E. E W W. had in Ip mind whet she wrote Out of the deep concern for foi her daughters daughter's welfare and anc d dother other girls she gave v tto her hei feelings with nothing but good gooc intent Pure-minded Pure men and anc women need not take offense Alma G. G Jacobson Sr Proud to Be Seen With Men in Uniform Editor Telegram In re to Mrs J. J E. E Ws W.'s letter on August Au gust 7 71 1 want to say our soldiers replies alone should show he her how wrong she is I have a br brother ther serving 5 years in the navy and one completed four And Im I'm prow proud to walk on the street with then them both in uniform More so 80 that thai in civilian clothes because theix uniforms are proof they are suiting suit serVo ing this country to help make i It safe My children wilt will always alwa'S In bt taught to t a man in uniform uni form as much as our flag Because Because Because Be Be- cause they are serving so BO that tte flag can always wave freely II III I would feel proud If I had had hads daughter old enough to enter tam tarn tain and keep the boys hap while they are away from their theli homes But for every everyone one like Mrs J. J E. E W. W there are thousands ol mothers who will defend th the thi uniform of any soldier and tm that many girls who will b I be proud to be seen with our ur boys boyt So dont don't worry boys about the thi precious daughters I dont don't thInk you will have a hard time finding find ing a girl to show you around May God bless you all an Mrs M. M S. S Strong You will understand my feeing feeing feeling feel fee ing about Hess when I say it t was he who collected every in index in de dex card of every trade union leader in Ira Germany and when the time came they were either sent to concentration camps or murdered Ernest Ernest Bevin British British Brit ish labor cabinet minister |
