Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 6 | Lethernecks on the Job

' nation appear items about homefolk residing In China and Japan or who are summer tourists in those remote and demoralized places. - Several Utah groups are on the other side of the Pacific, Pa-cific, and concern about them has been voiced here. .. The old saw about no news being good news seems to fit perfectly into this situation. In all instances where Americans have been involved in disturbing incidents, news has been cabled quickly to this country by American press services ser-vices with names and pertinent facts. In no case have these dispatches told of any serious incidents not more serious, that is, than that some American women have been embarrassed, inconvenienced and made hopping mad. But hotels, steamship and travel agencies and American Amer-ican consuls have all been kindly and helpful, according to many letters received from the troubled lands. But even greater assurance is foundSn the fact that the leathernecks of the U. S. marine corps are, as is usual, right on the job where trouble pope up usually there ahead of it in waiting and readiness. These are hard, muscular, muscu-lar, quick-thinking and ready men. "First to fight" is their motto a deserved one, too. But beyond that they are trained to protect their daen selrni countrymen, wherever they may be. found. As legation guards and wherever they may be on special errands and they seem to be everywhere they know their way around, are courteous, nimble-witted and ready to help. In China and Japan they are living up to their long and honorable tradition. When they are about, there is little to fear. Just as they have won respect of Americans in war and peace, foreigners for-eigners know it is insane rashness to undertake any monkey business in their presence. Leathernecki on the Job REPORTS reaching a great many localities from the hot spots in the zone of informal war in the far east should be comforting to those who have friends and relatives in places where they fear peril threatens or confronts them. In etewspapers from many cities scattered over the