Show Politics and J Juvenile Courts By Frank Connor The trouble began when the state legislature reduced the appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- for juvenile courts from to If justIce just justIce justice Ice was done to this important the appropriation would have been Increased rather rath rath- er than reduced This Is a state that has money for and what It wishes With all the poverty it pleads it can pay an enormous and outrageous price for the publishing publishing pub pub- lishing of the new legal code and the state road commission road roadmap roadmap can publish an expensive map in three colors for free dis dis- But this is not all It seems that the qualifications necessary necessary necess access ary for an office in the juvenile court system Is loyalty to the Democratic party Witness the news report of the appearance of B. B H H. H Robinson present secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of the juvenile court and probation commission before the Democratic county committee in I Salt Lake Lalee City to present proof of his allegiance to the Democratic Democratic Democratic I party Is party loyalty the condition on which Mr Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- I son is to keep his job How about the technical skill and efficiency efficiency ef ef- ef This is the only basis on which he ought to be retain retain- ed It so happened that the Juvenile Juvenile Juvenile enile court in Salt Lake Lalee City has functioned unusually well Judge I Goates is an unusually c capable pable I person for the position he now holds His chief probation officer officer officer off off- icer Mr Howard Gee is well trained for his position and understands understands understands un un- un- un his work His attitude attitude attitude ude is scientific and his training and psychology is in sociology I sound He has the tho technique of his work well In hand and knows how to apply it Judge Goates and Mr Gee are without question quest quest quest-I ion the two best men in Juvenile Juvenile Juven Juven- Juven-I Juven ile ilo court work in Utah It is a shame shamo that political piracy Is out to break up the team I Out of at justice to the tho youngsters youngsters youngsters youngs youngs- unqualified and incompetent ent workers in the Juvenile court system to be sed Politics should not enter |