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Show uu "FIT TO FIGHT" TONIGHT. , At the Orpheum this evening the picture, "Fit to Fight," will be presented present-ed for tho benefit of the young men of Ogden. Some time ago the Standard dwelt on the subject matter of the pictures which are to be seon tonight, and the state military officers then thought a mistake had been made by this paper Is disclosing the naked truth. The Standard submitted, the correspond ence to A. R. Mclntyre, secretary of the Rotary club of Ogden, who replied as follows: "Editor Ogden Standard: My attention atten-tion has been called to the attached correspondence relative to diseases among registrants of the state of Utah, and beg to advise that information given giv-en you for your editorial of July 22 was obtained at the convention of tho International Association of Rotary clubs, held in Kansas City, June 24, at which time a representative of the committee on public Information was present and gave the facts and figures relative to venereal diseases, which appear in your editorial, and at the sr.me time lectured, on the film 'Fit to Fight This film is being shown throughout tho state under, the direction direc-tion of Dr. Beatly. "This appeals lo the writer as a matter that should not be minimized or concealed further, and it has been through the prudish thoughts of the public that the venereal diseases have been spread to such an alarming extent. ex-tent. "1 found in Kansas City and Omaha that the government authorities have erected detention homes for females suffering from this trouble, and are in every way trying to eliminate It and protect the boys in the service. "Tho committee on public .information .informa-tion claims that only 13 per cent of this disease is contracted by the boys after lh6y enter the service, and that S7 per cent Is found on them when they come in. This conclusively proves that this is a subject that the civil authorities should handle, and the government gov-ernment has asked the International Association of Rotary clubs to co-operate with them to their full extent and ability in trying lo eliminate this vice. "It is lhc hope of the writer that every man and boy over 15, in the state of Utah, may be able to see the film 'Fit to Fight." to the end that our soldiers may be better men and our civic life Improved. Yours very truly. I Signed) A. R. MclNTYRE, Sec." p nn |