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Show IPRIIITERS SOUND FREEDOM NOTE Utah's observance of National Printers' week ended Saturday on the keynote of freedom of speec . and the press. Meeting at the Hotel Utah roof . garden Frida; night approximately approximate-ly 200 members of the graphic arts indi-trtea heard Dr. Adam S. Ben-nion, Ben-nion, assistant to the president of the Utah Power and Light company, com-pany, point out that the American Amer-ican press has a challenging opportunity op-portunity to aid In solving the country's, three greatest problems the threat of war, the dangers of excessive public debt and the menace of class hatred. Speaking on "Printing the American Amer-ican Pattern," Dr. Bennlon said: "Every American should pray that . the press may have the genius to help men think. The pattern of American civilization Is built on r a warp of freedom, a woof of opportunity, op-portunity, bound together with the good old-fashioned qualities best . expressed In the Golden Rule. "If America I to continue great, . that pattern must be maintained. ; and no fore can do so much to help maintain It as can the power I of the press." Dr. Bennlon pointed out progress prog-ress msde b) nations where freedom free-dom of the press exists. 8. Oi Bsnnlsni gsnsssJ msasgse of the Deseret News, was toast-master toast-master at the banquet Guests included in-cluded C. W. Birkinshaw, president presi-dent of the Printing Industry of Utah; Eiisha Warner, publisher of Spanish Fork and vice president of the Utah State Press aaaocia- , tion; N. Lament Wilson, aecrt tary to Governor Henry H. Blood; I. A. Smoot Salt Lak postmaster; Sylvester Q. Cannon, president of the Deseret News Publishing company com-pany and representative of the first presidency of the L. D. S. church; Thomas J. Mullin, business manager of the Salt Lake Tribune -j and Telegram, and Milton E. Llp-I Llp-I man, city treasurer. I |