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Show RiiiiinniiiHiiiiuniiHnmiiiiniinmiiiiiiiiiiisinniniiiiiiiniinnnniniiiinnipnnn 'Eureka!' DESERET NEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimHiiiiiiiM We Stand For The Constitution Of The Unired States Lauds Legislators As Having Been Divinely Inspired 22 A ID'TORIAL PAGE WEDNESDAY, I take this opportunity to extend personal thanks and congratulations to the members of the 1969 Utah State Legislature for upholding the Constitution of the State of Utah, and the three separate branches of government it specifies for the governing of our sovereign state. The legislative branch met as specified and the laws, considered for approval or disapproval the appointments presented to it and transacted such other business as was appropriate, MAY 14, 1969 To Sell Utah Well, Know The Product When the Deseret News asked Utahns a few months ag to select the major goals the state should aim for during 1969, one of the leading objectives selected was that of doing a better job of selling Utah to tourists. That goal was well chosen. If Utah can increase total tourist spending here by just 10 per cent, one study report? it would mean an increase of $1.5 million in state and county t;. .cs. To put it another way, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that 24 tourists a day benefit a community as much as a factory with an annual payroll of $100,000. With Utah being pressed to find more funds for teachers as well as local government services, the increased tax revenue to be derived from increased tourism along with more jobs and higher personal incomes is well worth the effort it takes to get it. Getting it requires individual effort, not just that of state tourist promotion agencies and chambers of commerce. Since the season when tourists lay their vacation plans is well upon us, Utahns have no time to lose in learning how to become enthusiastic salesmen for Utah. To begin with, the most effective salesman is the one who knows his product thoroughly. Utahns have a great product to sell vacationers because Utah has such great variety. Ours is a mountain state, a red rock state, a desert state, a water sports state, a skiing state, and a state with a rich history. Utahns should learn about the entire state, not just their own particular area. For example, did you know that of the nine western states, Utah ranks first in number of national parks, second in number of national monuments, and fourth in number of national forests? Do yourself a favor and visit some of these areas. How well prepared are you to give a visitor road directions, refer him to sleeping accommodations, and see that he gets maps and any other information ? Does your community display welcome signs at as many points of entry as possible? Has it established an attractive, wcl llocated visitor information center, and is it kept open as log as it should be? Are historic buildings, monuments, and trails well preserved and designated by prominent signs? Most important, how' courteous and friendly are you to visitors? Friends for Utah are won by Utahns who are friend, ly. If travelers are to come to Utah rather than through Utah, the citizens here will have to extend the welcome mat and really mean it. After all, isnt a friendly reception what we all expect when we travel? Who Elects Blacks? Whites Do By ROSCOE THE DRUMMONDS and - Elec.ed black LOS ANGELES power is gaining and the evidence shows it will keep on gaining. It is not primarily black voters who are making it grow. It is primarily oters who moderate white are. More and more they are putting Negroes into public office. There are 24 Negro mayors in the three in large United States today cities Cleveland, Washington, D.C. and 21 in (appointed), and Gaiy, Ind. cities of 50,000 and under. Los Angeles, the nation's third laigest city, with a black population of under 20 percent, may well make it 25 Negro mayors on May 27. Then we will get the verdict in the campaign now coming to a head between Negr, City Councilman Thomas Bradley, who leads in the polls, and Mayor Sam Yorty. Yorty got only 26 percent of the vote to Bradleys 42 percent in the piimary. And this isn't all. There are 1.161 electd public officials who are black. There were only 305 three years ago, only 30 10 years ago. Almost all of the current officeholders were elected by a predominantly white constituency. The fact that black political power is rising so steadily with the support of white majorities may come as a surprise to many. But it is in keeping with the trend of those opinion polls which show a continually increasing number of white voters who say they would vote for a qualified Negro candidate. There has Sour Union Grapes y) Let Utahns Know If the new State Liquor Control Commission is to enjoy full public confidence, it should keep its operations open to public scrutiny. We mention this because when the new comnvssion took office Tuesdav reporters were given to be-eve the commissioners would determine the validity of applie restaurants becations for locker club licenses and fore deciding whether to disclose the identities of the applicants. When asked to clarify the commissions policy, however. Chairman Grove L. Cook declared that in handling applicants and conducting its operations the commission intended to cotranoperate with the press so the public could know what spired. Such a frank, open policy is best. Whether locker club e restaurant applications are valid or not, the and in advance who is seeking such licenses so know should public citizens can make their views felt before action is taken. The new Liquor Control Commission has a delicate and difficult job. Even so, the public has a right to know how it business is being transacted. three-memb- 1 mini-bottl- mini-bottl- It is evident in The Times poll which, when broken down into districts, found support getting broad-baseBradley from a wide cross section of the Los Angeles electorate, including white voters throughout the city. It is evident in the impressive list of executives, including top Reagan and Eisenhower Republicans, who make up the committee Businessmen for Bradley which is advocating his election on the ground it would bring to the city responsive and responsible leadership" and put men of integrity into positions of and more, the antibacklash, moderate white voter is doing so. More d This was signally evident in 1966 when which is 98 percent Massachusetts, white, elected Edward Brooke to the U.S. Senate, the first Negro to be seated there since Reconstruction. Chapel Hill., N.C., elected a Negro mayor last week. White voters made possible the election of black mayors in Cleveland and Gary, in Flint and Saginaw, Mich., in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere. This has been the pattern in the continuing rise of elected Negro officials. trust. Los Angeles will have a black mayor only if white voters put him there. When we talk about the plight of the cities," many people still imagine that only a handful of large cities in the U. S. are in trouble, and that smaller communities dont have to worry too much. They are wrong. What is happening to the big cities is going to happen to the smaller ones as well, unless the current trend is halted and reversed. Because the U.S. is becoming a nation of urban complexes at a frightening rate. While attending the Georgia Press Institute conference at the University of Georgia this winter, I went to a luncheon at which the speaker was Ivan Allen, the retiring mayor of Atlanta. His talk could have been given by the mayor of any big American city, but it had additional impact because Georgia is still thought of as a rural" state. Yet more than 60 per cent of the population there live in urban complexes, and the number is growing all the time. . . . When we deny any part of our nature too ruthlessly, that part does not disappear or remain quiescent, but soonei orlater makes its appearance, in some other form, Lo take its ievtrme upon the rest of us. e Atlantas population is mushrooming; people are leaving the farms and smaller towns for what they hope are job opporand the cities tunities in the big cities simply are not prepared to cope with this sudden and enormous growth. Atlanta, the mayor said, is suffering from lack of funds, acute congestion, inadequate transportation,- the n syndrome, rising crime, and, of course, the race problem. Like most cities, it is dominated by a state legislature which does not permit Atlanta to raise or receive the funds it needs for a modern operation. Yet every year thousands of people from the rural areas migrate to Atlanta with absolutely no equipment for living or working there. This places a tremendous burden on the city, especially since the more affluent citizens are moving to the - rural-minde- -a d suburbs. case 1 cite the of Atlanta, because if I instanced my own city of Chicago, or one like it, many Americans might be led to believe that these crises are peculiar only to the largest cities, or only to those in Northern states. But the same is happening everywhere, and if the federal government did not provide some direct aid to the cities, they might disintegrate overnight. More than 70 per cent of all Americans will soon be living in urban complexes; yet our state legislatures are controlled by men who fear and resent the cities and do everything to keep them handcuffed while at the same time they dump all their unemployables and misfits into the polluted maelstrom of die cities. There will soon be no more predominantly rural" states, in economic and demographic terms. But if the dead hand of the past continues to paralyze our statehouses, the plight of the cities will turn into a plague upon the nation, rotting away in its false affluence. A revolutionary must work in Ine pocket of most resistance." Baraev da1- - leas p.i v la th" morn ing Snue lie - always the nnt one ti.eie. me iimn's nothing buyer is very animpressed with him and on da nounces that he i.s elevating Baiuey fiom his trainee position to full salesman. This surprise appointment leaves Bai- n- ' V ney unsettled, as he wants to pursue the life of the lowliest employe to get the feel of what it is like to be exploited by the capitalist system. Rather than reveal his ti ue identity, Barney accepts the promotion. His chances of fomenting revolution among the employes are limited to lunch breaks, and when Barney tells the employes what a lousy deal they have at Flipper's, he attracts a large audience. The vice president of personnel, who has no idea what Barney is talking to tire other employes about, feels that if he can attract ; uch large audiences he must e potential and, therefore, have ex he makes him a floor manger at a heallhv salaiy increase. Stricken with fear that he is selling out, Barney hands in a list of reforms which he says the store must agree to before he takes the job. These include Flipper's Department Store getting involved in the community, donating pail of its profit to the employes and setting up an clothing boutique. These demands are sent up to the president of Flipper's, and after reading them he says, Why ddn't we thii.l; cl Lion't warn Lcig-trewo tins first? as flcor manager. lie's too valuable to v.u' te there. Biu.g him up :o the utive ofiiies." Barney is now m real tiouble let a use, thanks lo Ills demand.-,- , piofils ol Flippy s are up 30 per cent, and he is made vice president in charge of promotion. At the end of the summer Barney is offered his own store, which Flippers is opening in Westchester County; and since hes too ashamed to go back to his SDS chapter and tell them hes executive vice president of Flippers, he accepts. And so the Students for a Democratic Society lose another good man. GUEST CARTOON g ee Society is in a condition of revolutionary change. Old established ideas and methods are in a continual state of examination and reformation. People are revolting politely or unpolitely against the systems that have been handed down to them by their elders. The youth demand greater participation viewing decisions of adults as not decisions of theirs. It seems that in their restless quest they are certain what they dont want but uncertain w'hat they do want. There is a change in the air. Old forms of behavior have suddenly become unstuck and the search for new ones are underway. But in the for change we must consider some basic facts: Someone has to be at the helm and take the responsibility and power of decision. As one observer illustrated, You cannot run a boat on the basis of it is moved and seconded that we hoist the cia-nj- jib. In a democratic system there should be no need for a responsible citizen to defy the law nor for a responsible government to have to concede to such a pretended right. Much value can be learned from history. The wisdom of the ages should be preserved in more ways than quotation marks. -- REP. JOHN E. SMITH In an attempt to override a federal restraining order by tne Honorable Willis Ritter, halting hearings on parole revocations, State Justice A. H. Ellett states he does not accept this ruling as it is against the laws of the State of Utah. Nor the authority regarding the Supreme Court ruling under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Con- stitution of the U.S. In effect, his oath of office to uphold the law's of the U.S. first, and then the state of Utah, is not binding in this case. In effect, he places state over the country. Is it a crime for men in prison to seek out tht mistakes in law, to make states such as Utah abide by the high court rulings and the Constitution? If state judges are permitted to use their office to flaunt the very Jaws they are sworn to uphold, then who is to say who is right? Surely Atty. Gen. Vernon B. Romney must have had some knowledge of the very same happenings which took place in Washington, California, and Florida, without all the notoriety which has taken place in Utah. If his office has tailed to advise the Boa ids ot and Paroles as to tiie right to counsel at these revocations, then his office has placed them in a very bad position. True, as everyone emphasized, the jailhou.se lawyers caught up with them, and the writs began to flow. Equal protection under the law means that equal protection and security shall be given to all under like circumstances in his life, his liberty, and in the pursu' or . and in the exemption frem any greater buidens and charges than are equally imposed upon ethers under like circumstances. Too long have we had to face tiie knowledge that the U.S. Supreme Coin' has had to tell these emits to get up and sene justice as it should be served, not as they so choose to serve it. -A- LVIN P. SCHWARTS Utah State PrisJ j Pa-do- ns n 1 "Ma, my schoolbook say this is the richest country in the world. Is I that a joke?' Loan St In Revolt ' 'Places State Over U.S ! a ART BUCHWALD On Feb. 26. you printed my letter in which I gave my opinion that the Utah State Bar Association was either unwilling or unable to police its members. I suggested to the Legislature that it set to do this up a new organization of for them. 1 realize that a few unscrupulous attorneys spoil it for the honest ones, but these few ought to be dealt with. I received a letter from the Bar Association dated April 30 which substantiated my opinion. A local attorney was fired by me because of conduct not in harmony with the Utah State Code, but to this day is still collecting on the accounts, and has not given me an accounting of the money he has collected. The code states that this attorney should be disbarred. but the letter stated and I quote, Recommending that the complaint be dismissed there being no unethical or unprofessional conduct shown on the part of" the attorney. I cant tell what kind of investigation was made, or if there was an investigation made at all, because I was never contacted to present my case, or to hear the answers of the attorney charged. What a farce, in my opinion. 1 feel that the Legislature should try to clean up this sort of thing, and I am willing to spend some of my time to try to get it cleaned up. If any of the public has had bad dealings w ith attorneys, or are acquainted with unethical practices by attorneys, I would appreciate it if they would contact me through the mails and I will be glad to talk to them about what I would suggest 3hould be done, and present their complaint to the Legislature. --WAYNE T. BLOMQUIST 888 E. 3900 South Grantsville How To Undermine The SDS The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) have urged their members to get their hair cut, shave o'f their beards and side burns and mnn.a'e the business community this summer. The idea is to foment revolution off the campus. Some businessmen are fearful of the results of such an infiltration. But I think the SDS is taking a lugger chance than business. Its one thing lo stick to your ideals oi. a campus with 50 or 60 other students giving you support, but its another to go oil all alone into the bus ness woild and keep tioni being conupted. Bearing in mind that most members of SDS aie usually th brighter students, let's go to the Flipper Department Store where Barney Longstieet, an SDS leader, has managed to gel a job as a trainee in the men's clothing department. For a stait, Bamev has been sticking pictures of Che Guevara in the suits hanging on a small thing, but as Mao the racks Disbarring Attorneys ' Society By SYDNEY J. HARRIS Tse tung says, b It is evident in the fact that in the primary Bradley outpolled Mayor Yorty in traditional Yorty terntory, the overwhelmingly white San Fernando Valley. Smaller Cities Face Trouble, Too campaign by a small and unsuccessful union to get consumers to boycott California table grapes enters its fourth with no end in sight. year Thursday If the campaign succeeds, farmers fear they would have to sign contracts compelling their workers to join the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. The UFWOC has been able to persuade only 3 per cent of Californias grape workers and less than 2 per cent of the states farm workers of all kinds to join its ranks. If California grape workers could be compelled to join a union whether they wanted to or not, so could all other farm workers all over the country. If that happened, Americas food supplies would be at the mercy of a few powerful union leaders, since an entire crop could be lost because of a relatively short strike. Thats why the federal Labor Management Relations Act does not apply to farming. Its also why agriculture organizations are proposing that farm strikes be outlawed when they would result in permanent loss or damage to the crop, but that the U.S. Department of Agriculture set up a group like the National Labor Relations Board to resolve labor disputes in farming. California law protects the right of all workers, including those on farms, to join unions if they wish, and thats as it should be. But forcing workers to join a union against their will should be prohibited. When a union cant persuade members to join voluntarily but must resot t to a consumers boycott, clearly it is suffering from sour grapes. Afterfhoucht Angeles Times Muchmore Poll showed Bradley holding his lead as the election was drawing nearer. Yorty gained 2 of 1 percent. The reason Bradley is running ahead is that lie is getting formidable backing from white oters and active help from many widely respected w'hite political leaders, including prominent Republicans. been a tendency to dismiss the potential of these polls on the ground that while it is easy to answer such a question with an offhand yes, it doesnt mean that these white voters will go to the polling booth and make good on it. ' The (Taft-Hartle- This will be the pattern of Councilman Bradley's victory in Los Angeles, if he makes it. At tins stage he is running considerably ahead. Hp is running ahead by 17 percent (Bradley, 52 percent; Yorty, 35 percent; undecided, 13 percent), according to the Field Poll. About a week later the Los GEOFFREY DRUMMOND then adjourned. But the executive branch, the governor, not satisfied with the transactions of the Legislative Branch, tried to take over the legislative powers by calling a special session of the Legislature and instructing it to enact bills it had in its regular session declined to pass. However, the legislative branch stood firm to its swoi n duty and stood by what it had previously done. Thus i! is tu be eGilgiatulated un pieScrVing our three separate and distinct branches of government. In addition to this very noble service. I thank each legislator for his or her devotion to tiie high ideal that cities and counties, as well as citizens, should learn to be economical. I do not oppose either school teachers or any other public servants receiving salaries commensurate to their services. There are hundreds of places where wraste can be eliminated, dead motion wiped out, and the type of drive and economy that builds successful companies and profitable enterprises can be nut into opetalion. -F- ENNO B. CASTO Hoiladay Post'Di:ptch |