Show N its Question and Answer lOIN department the Salt Lake Tribune of the 3rd first published the following concerning Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving Day Thanksgiving Holiday has al always always always al- al ways been observed in November This appears to be a case where the editor of the department referred referred referred re re- to could not answer a question question ques ques- tion asked and feeling rather chagrined chagrined chagrined cha cha- in saying so gives as an answer something entirely wrong and misleading Thanksgiving Day has not al always always always al- al ways been observed in November Note the following extract from a proclamation issued by President Washington on January 1 1785 I George Washington President President President dent of the United States do recommend to all religious societies societies societies socie socie- ties and denominations and to all ali persons within the United States to set apart and observe Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day the day of February next as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer John Adams some years afterward afterward afterward after after- ward set apart by proclamation a aday aday aday day in April for the same purpose It is a very easy thing to answer answer answer an an- a question if one does not care whether or riot not the answer I r f 0 is correct It is a very difficult task for some people people- to tb- say hum say hum humbly bly We do not know However However However How How- ever newspapers especially should be careful and not follow the principle of fooling all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time Editors should be honest and when they cannot correctly answer answer answer an an- questions let them say so In the case above mentioned the student of history doubt doubtless ess b believes be believes be- be his question has been correctly correctly correctly cor cor- answered At the same time the writer of the answer chuckles to himself because he has got rid of the subject so easily Such a policy is wrong dis dis- honest If the Question and Answer department cannot cannot- be honestly carried on drop it from the paper What we want is honesty |