Show LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The TI I lett Ietter tt rn rl for thU department Owing to te limi ilmI they mug mu mut be on en of general Interest Communications una tom by br writer writers name and end ad I w will III not net be considered TIll This Is I. to allow rood teed faith foith The name will not be pub published It If the writer fa so r request Qu sh The Th Telegram don does no not assume responsibility for mr any opinion eXpressed In till this de de- ls- ls part men nor for the th ot accuracy urn y of say any statement nor for the return of manu mane scripts submitted d. d Ulous discussions will wUl not be accepted Letters Letter must be written on one side Bide of 01 the paper only Address all aU communications atlon to The Tb Editor Challenges A Aspersions To Union Labor Editor It Telegram it It Is my opinion that the spectacle presented by the current difficulty in the Salt Lake fire department is one of ot which neither Salt Lake nor the city commission commission com corn mission should be proud In the first place the difficulty never should have reached its present present present pres pres- ent stage nor nor attained the proportions proportions lions It has The The evidence appearing in the dally daily press clearly indicated that Chief Bywater had long since outlived outlived outlived out out- lived his usefulness in his a and nd was no longer an asset to the city and any unbiased person should readily per perceive eive Just cause for tor complaint complaint com corn plaint on the part of ot the men under him Notwithstanding an undercurrent of coercion appearing In every everyst st story ry of the hearings I. I e e. e references references refer reter- to how many men were and andare andare andare are available to man the department department department depart depart- ment the firemen have shown an fidelity to principle Innot Innot in innot not yielding to the unfair pressure brought to bear and I do not believe be believe believe be- be lieve the average Salt Lake citizen will approve any action intended as asa asa a punishment for their temerIty I Any such action would be shabby treatment Indeed in return for the many years of brave and faithful s service of ot the fire fighters Now that a solution of ot the trouble seems possible it appears to me that the least the commission should do would be to declare a general amnesty and allow the de department department de- de department personnel to remain as It was before the controversy arose alose The stormy petrel having been teen eliminated the commission should rest rest- content and not make the bad taste in Salt Lakes Lake's mouth worse by attempting to weed out certain members of the rebellious force The attempt to saddle all mame on the union is deplorable and It ItIs ItIs itis Is Just uch such unfair condemnations of unions and union men that make for tor trouble in Industry and service There has been at no time any threat of strike the men having given legal notice when they submitted submitted submitted sub sub- their resignations and nd they have done nothing that any self self- respecting man would not do under similar circumstances Although the firemen were not affiliated with the Utah State Federation Fed Fed- of Labor I feel It my duty to register in m the interest of ot honest hones and industrious union men mn a pro pro- test against the unfair aspersions which have been made Yours for conciliation and fall fair fairdealing dealing 1 r. r F F. RHODES President tah State Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor |