| Show WE NEED MORE ARRESTS I Editor The Telegram I I notice that the Salt Lake co farm bureau is preparIng a bill for consideration by the legislature which would require poultry dealers to take out a a. license and to produce producer r books whenever called upon showing show show- in ing from whom their supplies were purchased It is hoped that in this way the epidemic of of- thefts theft will be checked Why not at the same tim mime amend the law so 50 that the tho courts turn turn the culprits loose when thy they are caught It is generally thought that society is lenient with the wrongdoer because of a deep interest inter inter- est In his future and a 11 desire to I help him reform himself I think the consideration shown today to I thieves burglars thugs and of all classes is not lot so I much clue to greater kindness for the in- in law violator as to a glowing growing grow glow ing contempt for the rights rig of the I We ve have ost Jost all sense of proportion and as a result we weare I Iare are breeding criminals faster than any other nation on earth with an equal civilization The great tragedy ot of it all is with all our charity for the criminal we weare weare are executing more men than any other nation of an equal civilization n In proportion to population A firm stand against crime whatever form it takes and whoever is involved would i. soon reduce the number of offenders so that In a short time we should not only afford society the measure ot of protection it is entitled entitled en en- titled to but there would be fewer executions of criminals If let u us say we have four fOUl times as much crime as other countries and pun pun- lab Ish but half of it it we are still pun twice as much as they r I should have thought tIle te courts and boards of pardon would have seen this But no not yet et I Juvenile court authorities luring during the ti past past few tew weeks have been trying trying try try- ing to show what a good thing the juvenile court Is No doubt it has its pI place nee if properly handled But It s certain that our juvenile court system has accomplished nothing J but harm else why the juvenile do- do today on a scale scalene nev ne heard of before It will be object t that these courts have hae not suf sut offIcers They have not a aone ti tione one wonders why the system wi w. eer started tin till the necessary m were available but it would see seel that more officers would only meL mea meLmore more suspended sentences i mc warnings cautions lectures j The trouble with the juven juen I system is it is an experiment t. anarchy more than anything el I It gives lessons in behavior J i istead 1 stead ot of planting fear of the lashe law las t he hearts of wayward We hear so much n-much about parent responsibility There Ther are I Sons ons why parents dont don't accompli what they ought to OX Is that Si so long as nubIle are easy and dont don't do anything their childr children n so that they a bothered there is a class of paren I who do n t care 5 cents what th lh children do away from r j other reason is parents who who Wa to do the right thing have noco i over o their children C compa with the gang influence I up UI to the officers of the TIla law i control the gang t To return to the poultry bill bUl t t- licensing of dealers vill not accoR half as much as a 11 VigO r of the law I LOUIS LOIIS WARD |
