| Show J Letter Leller To The Editor t a Mr Mr Ric Editor On June 28 1967 a group of l Manti ManU citizens attended a meeting meet- meet r t ing called by our city officials to discuss the proposed culinary water improvement plan This was to be done at a cost of I The money involved was was- to come from private individuals or banks under bonding or of the we city Our Mayor Leslie Anderson promised there before this group that there would not beany be beany beany any federal money involved and it was recognized that night that along with federal loans comes also federal controls The citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens of Manti approved the plan by a voted ballot on July 6 1967 Now today July 20 1967 there appears in The Manti Messenger a message from our city officials officials officials of their intention to spend not as approved by bythe bythe bythe the ballot but and that the money will be received from the Housing and Urban Development Development Development De De- De- De a branch of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral government What is Housing Housing Housing Hous Hous- ing and Urban Development On Nov 3 1966 President Johnson signed into law a bill which if its aims are carried out will destroy the authority and power of local and state governments governments governments gov gov- and consolidate all power in the federal govern govern- ment The bill was passed under the title of Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 The Demonstration Cities Act will reduce participating cities to federal chattels in accordance with the Supreme Court dicta- dicta that The Federal Government Government Government Gov Gov- can control that which it subsidizes Housing and Urban Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment HUD is a part apart of that program The Demonstration Cities Act represents a federal effort that will kill local government Goodbye mayor It represents a plan for an appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed bureaucrat to overrule local people on local issues and to substitute his dictation under threat that money depended upon by those involved in the programs programs programs pro pro- grams would be cut off Extra ordinary powers are given to Robert C. C Weaver secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of Housing and Urban Development De- De Development Development De De- HUD Some of the phrases which appear with regularity regularity regularity regu regu- larity in the bill are Satisfactory Satisfactory tory to the secretary If the secretary determines Regarded Regard ed in a manner acceptable to him Meeting criteria established established established by the secretary The uThe secretary will adopt such requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re as he determines essary Now what is the background of this man Secretary Weaver who holds so much power Acco According ding to the Chattanooga News Free Press on Aug 18 1966 Mr Weaver secretary of HUD HUDis is a Negro leader who has been active in agitating for depriving depriving depriving de de- de- de home owners of the right to decision on the sale or rental of their private property He has on his list of affiliations affiliations affiliations with organizations cited officially by government agencies agencies agencies agen agen- cies as Communist front or pro- pro Red or No one has responsibly suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that he has been a Com Com- This is only one out of some 10 such federal programs that thatis is binding our hands with the fine thread yet many of these threads will form a a rope so strong we will not be able to get free I suggest that we dont don't accept the lollypop while they the red federal fed fed- federal eral government steal our free free- doms BRUCE JOHNSON Information taken from a publication publication publication pub pub- of The Independent American entitled The Federal Metro |
