Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 12 | Voice of the People

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE By Telegram Readers Plain Speech Has Place But Silence Is Golden Editor Telegram What is' is it when one says that his newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper lies about him or that his lawyer stole the fees tees and emptied the till Or when one speaks ill about the president or says his premier Is a socialist or even a despot I think a real good freedom- freedom speecher of-speecher will speak out boldly on some state occasions keep but-keep his mind at home on others For instance whenever an evil conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy con con- arises in the state or nation nation na na- na- na tion It is his duty to raise his voice voice against It Otherwise silence is golden and he who speaks falsely or too loudly must pay the penalty in dollars George A. A Udell 42 E. E 1st South Reader Calls for Drive To Improve Library Editor Telegram Not that school is starting again it seems a good time to call attention to the condition of the free public public pub pub- lic lie library I 1 dont don't know just show how long ago it was that the overcrowded conditions at the library ry were first publicly aired but it was wasa a long long time There was much talk a very ambitious ambitious- scheme was brought forward to have the library located on Main street then some moro more talk and there the matter rested Salt Lake City still has its in inadequate inadequate inadequate in- in adequate library and nothing Is being done Money for library improvement was included in a projected bond Iss issue e which never seems to have passed beyond beyond be be- yond the drafting board stage Salt Lake City is the talking- talking est town In the U. U S. S We and We-and and I mean all of us like us-like like to talk and daydream about the big things were we're going to do but we never get them done We Ve never get even the little things done In a hurry Improvement of the library is not a big thing but it is a vital one The present library is a disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- dis- dis grace to the city but could be remedied if we would act in instead instead in- in instead stead of talk What is needed is aggressive leadership Perhaps the junior chamber of commerce can furnish furnish fur fur- furnish nish it These young men are very civic minded and they have plenty of get up and git If they get behind the library with some slogan like A Real Library for Salt Lake City by October 1949 Ill I'll bet the editor wont won't be getting letters like this Bookworm Salt Lake City