Show No Riv Rivalry in Defense DefenseS S SALT CALT ALT LAKE CITY and county civilian defense defense defense de- de organizations have made an excellent and nd commendable move in coordinating the defense programs and systems of the two governmental units under one control It If is a wise decision If there should ever be an air raid on this area we can be sure sure that Japanese bombers wont won't pay any attention attention attention atten atten- tion to our Salt Lake city limits signs This whole area will be the object of attack and the whole area as p. p unit will have to be prepared to meet that attack and defend itself As a m matter of fact much the same situation situation situation situa situa- tion applies on an even broader scale An attack on the Salt Lake area would area would not be confined even to the limits of Salt Lake county Davis county Weber and Tooele counties would very likely be included in t the e general objective area are area of a raiding force and the defense organizations and machinery of all these counties should be closely co- co co One of the greatest threats to an efficient civilian defense organization is political and personal rivalry for the public prominence and the power which go with key posts in such sucha a set This rivalry which can easily cause disorganization and confusion must be avoided avoid avoid- ed at all costs Government officials and in individual individual individual in- in citizens connected with civilian defense defense de must renounce political or self and put the public welfare first If efficient civilian defense requires a coordination coordination coordination tion of effort which means a withdrawal from the limelight of any individual then it should be accepted without question There is room for only one sort of rivalry in this great war crisis crisis and and that is rivalry with our Japanese- Japanese Italian German enemies |