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Show VOICE OF THE PEOPLE ly Telegram Readers Resident Praises Work Of Traffic Officer . .; r Editor, Telegram: I think a little word of praise should be in line now that schools are about to close for the summer for the police officers that participated par-ticipated in making possible a fine record in safety conditions at crossings 'for our younger folks. . -. On my way t to work every -morning, I watch an officer work at one of the worst corners cor-ners our city has, directing not only children of six and seven but some adults of about 80, across the streets. This officer whom they call Bill (I don't know his last name) is worthy of the highest praise both from the public and his superior officers. Z congratulate ' him for his fine work and hope that Chief Crowther will see fit to further his presence with us for a long time to come as ws all think he is one grand guy. J. C. Archer, Salt Lafce Tooele Mas Protests Forcible Army Service Editor, Telegram: Will you please publish this as an open letter to all Utah representatives representa-tives In Washington?. - . The steps to military dictatorship dictator-ship Invariably are heavily veiled under guise of "emergency "emer-gency measures." As Utah's elected representatives, representa-tives, 'you can now prove yourselves your-selves alert to the dangers of militarism. We urge you to vote sgainst all military conscription con-scription bills, whether they are called "selective servicer "universal "uni-versal service or any other name. Indications proving militarism's militar-ism's trend toward dictatorship are numerous. For example, the Congressional Record of April 14, 1943, quotes an army orientation course ss asserting that ". . . the education of our youth since World War I by our civilian teachers and clergy had been all wrong, and the boys did not respond to 'emotions of patriotism, pa-triotism, the use of martial music, parades,, stirring speeches' as they did in 1917. ... .The remedy of this condition condi-tion is outside our province as army officers, although someday, some-day, if the condition gets bad enough, the army may be forced to take over the direction of many activities now considered beyond the province of the military." mili-tary." A word to the wise should indeed in-deed be sufficient J. R. J., - . ' Tooele, Utah. Toeelt Man Raps'Drlve Far Europe Relief Editor, Telegram: Everyone knows there Is a new drive to raise money for aid to Europe. I beg of everyone, please help. Undoubtedly someone has seen the newsreel showing the opening open-ing of a new beer garden In Berlin. If you noticed, it wasn't half big enough. Then there is the poor Ruhr miner with only two suits of clothes. Rationed two bottles of schnapps a month. Everybody knows two bottles won't last a month. And the poor mayor of Berlin, Ber-lin, having to ride in a 1948 Buick. A man such as he ought to at least rate a Cadillac. What about that awful $40,-000,000 $40,-000,000 whisky' fire in London? Just think of drinking' water until the next shipment of wheat arrives from America. How awful. aw-ful. . - ' I - At a time like this, let's forget for-get our own cancer drive. In-, dlans, etc., and think of the1 European people who took care of Americans at so many dollars dol-lars a day, and our enemies who took good care of those at Buch-enwald, Buch-enwald, Belsen, Dachau, etc. And for my friends in Japan, I wfil send 100 pounds of rolled barley, one bale sweet clover, plus one gee string to save a life for another year and also to keep him warm. - Please friends, I beg. of you, give give till it hurts so that the mayor can have a Cadillac and the miner can have at least four bottles of schnapps a month and the people of London won't have to drink water. " i Having paid my federal, state, county, gas and luxury taxes I find I don't have enough money left for the clover or barley but 'Will send the gee string next payday. Henry Inman ' Tooele, Utah 0 ' " . -- . |