Show Letters to the Editor EditorS S Letters to the Editor must not exceed words The They must bear the name and address of the writer as an evidence of good faith The name will not be printed when the writer desires It withheld and the initials or a nom de plume may be substituted cL Anonymous communications will not be considered and will be con signed to the waste basket Letters must be written on one side aide of the paper only The Telegram is not responsible responsible- for the opinions expressed in this thin department A What y- y Has Become Of Justice S Editor Telegram As we read the papers from day to day we ask the questions Where Is Justice Where Is liberty and Where is freedom The answer c comes mes back back gone We Ve read of one man who Is In prison serving a term for robbery while his partner buys his liberty and freedom with gold A day or two wo ago we saw an account of ot a II Judge who sent a woman to Jail with her two small children as the husband was sick and there was no place to leave them This little woman is about to become a mother All the evidence the Judge had was the word of oC an officer who thought he smelled liquor In a fruit Jar It doesn't take much to cart the poor ones over the road It would have been an outrage to have sent that mother to Jail even if It they had found Cound evidence The Judge fined her and arid days In Jail and yet you ask why crime growl grow grows You wonder why there Is In the nation today when one by one the tho rights and privileges of ot the masses are being taken a away way The high and the mighty mIght go free and the help help- less lees have to pay Wake up you lawmakers and men of oC power while there is yet et time fo to there is a limit to all things When that limit comes God help every soul soulS for all an will have to pa pay and suffer sutter S MAY E. E FARMER I 32 Seventh South I Pacifists More Mere Feared Than Anarchists Editor Telegram I wonder how logical John G. G St Stevenson venson Is A negative position infers a positive one If It being prepared for tor war does not prevent war is being unprepared unprepared unprepared pared or defenseless any better No o one likes war that I ever heard heardS of ot but ot are there not conditions condition far S worse than war If It we let Mexico take our coat would she ahe not come corne and take tak our American women and girls also atso Nations that have been defenseless have been looted and the people made sJ slaves slave ves We e are not free tree yet economically but how hen did we get tet what economic freedom that we have Was as it given gen to us us or did our ancestors take it with the sword If we have anything that has not Dot come conIc b by violence I do not know what it Is 18 The plon pioneers ers murdered murdered mur mur- dered the be Indians Indiana and robbed them then of ot their land and Mr Ir S. S is benefitIng benefitIng benefit- benefit S Ing log by the murder and robbery if It killing the Indians for tor their land was not murder what Is it murder Justified of course it was we had L to have it t for Mr r a better civilization than they were capable of living S Sand and could get Bet it no other way it fl rould not be bought If It an e si war is ii ever e Justified a defensive war wa always is 1 If It I understand the I philosophy of ot Christians it is not war that they object it Is the draft I know that a rabbit can not be made into a bull terrier pacifists can not be made into fighters but they can be put on the firing line I Iso so o that they will wUl not get too much I the best of the game I think that thai thata thaia a man who will win not fight to prot protect t his hi wife and home when necessary should not be permitted to have I any He should be made tp wear dresses I 1 think that a pacifist Is h I y more of a detriment to a country countr than an anarchist An anarchist would cut his country's throat a a. a pacifist would emasculate It The The anarchist does not pretend to love his country he Is at least tent Touts truly W WARNER ER W. W WILLIAMS South MaIn Mam Street Not Fair EvenTo EvenTo Even EvenTo To a Bandit Editor Telegram I have Just juat read with amazement of or the release of Hart Austin alleged to have ve been Involved In In the Sandy City bank holdup on December 12 1923 on I condition that he make restitution to the bank and pay the expenses of ot the state of ot Utah In bringing him back to Salt Lake county It is this sort of thing that Is responsible for the prevalence of crimes of violence nee In this country It Is this sort of oC thing that will smash our whole system of or law and order in the course of oC a few tew decades if It it it- itis is not stopped The idea of or making a bargain with an alleged bandit No Xo o wonder so man many are finding banditry banditry a most profession proCession The argument Is that the crime was committed so long ago that It S might be difficult to secure a con con- Well Veil If It that is the case either elther release the man unconditionally ally or the make effort to obtain a S conviction Certainly no bargain should be made with him It borders borers bor bor- ders dera ers very much on blackmail forthe for tor forthe S the authorities to say to a a. citizen after arresting him Now Sow hero here isa Is Isa a proposition accept it and we will release you ou on a suspended sentence sen son tence which is really no sentence but fall talt to accept It and we will prosecute you ou to the limit of ot our ability Is it fair No not even evento evento I Ito to anyone accused of bank robbery Again this man should be either prosecuted or released There should be no bargaining with him Sincere Sincerely LOUIS LOWS WARD Salt Lake City June 5 5 1926 Traffic Officer Answers Mr Smith Editor Telegram Telegram Telegram-In In reply to tc J. J A. A Smiths Smith's letter to The Telegram I suggesting suggesting- school for traffic ot- ot of of- ficera I will say 1 I was the traffic r officer at Ninth South and State Stale i streets on the night referred to 1 I Iam am sure I was standing on my feet teet I If Mr tr Smith can suggest a better wa way to stand I would gladly accept It If It he thinks a It man can stand I with his hill arm straight out for tor two hours at a time I would suggest he hi I try It for five minutes and he will wil I change his mind As to the man mar I from Idaho I did take him by the thi I arms but before he stopped I had I called to him twice lIe He appeared I both deaf and antI blind J. J but admitted I only the latter It might be that tha t Mr Smith approves of ot such people driving autos but I do not I do consider it the dut duty of oC every citizen to treat the visitors courteously and have always tried to do so with the best beat of my ability I think Mr Ir Smith was hurt more than the visitor from Idaho If It i hurt the mans man's feelings r certainly apologize as it was dark and I did not know he was wag from Idaho A traffic of ot- ot I sides has baa something else to do be besides besides be- be r watch license plates As t to spending large 8 sums ms a advertising U Utah a h. I am amil m glad slad lad she ahe il speaks louder loude for herself than any advertising can speak for her I will be ther there to each Friday night and arid will be gfa glad Improve accept the any 11 suggestions that Wl vill handling of traffic S J J. J A. A CONYERS |