The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
Letters From
The People
TO tho Editor Of tho Herald. "

Dear Sir:
All the long and tedious wprdy
warfare In connection with tho re-
port Of the state rirc warden Is
beside tho point.
Why should our city executive
make u plaintivc whine ITO the gov
crnor that tho city administration"
(save the mark) Is being attackcdT
Let US brush aside all matters not
pertinent to the issue, and consider
these damnins facts--First; The
Houston hotel was fire trap and all
Of us knew N.-Sccond: On the oc.
casion Of q previous survey. when
there was no political campaign. the
State Fire Warden made certain re-
concentrations. which. II carried out.
would have gone far to prevent the
terrible holocaust OF September the
s.xth.--The city administrator"
stands indicted before the bar OF
public opinion for its criminal neglect
to take proper precautions to en-
sure safety.---This cannot be dis
putcd.-The dead can do no politics,
they are na interested In the out
como OF the forthcoming election. /.
but those OF US who on labor day
saw the results Of miserable incom.
potency will hold with US the thought
that Il could have been prevented.
had those We trusted fulfilled their
oath OF office. In there = member
Of the present city council who hon.
sstiy can say that he did not know
the conditions prevailing. not only
~ to the Houston. but other similar
fire traps? To . councilman not en-
tirely devoid Of conscience. Il must
be . terrible thing to feel that those
poor charrod unacceptable human
rounauts were there - = rssult ol
hA lack OF grasp OF what was re
auircd OF him. However. passing al
this by. Anoehcr thought occurs: II
a. Mr.. Struble, Through his abl'
, amaunensis.) Gays. the telephone ant
= water companies were partly rcspon
Q aible. what has Mr.. Struble or tn
0 city administrator" done since tn
. Houston fire 70 prevent \ repetition
;. Those who live In other parts o
}. town arc possibly unaware Of tn
J. fact Rhat In case Of fire. the phon
J. and water service where they liv
( Will be NO better than at the Hous
ton fire.
4 Why have not the member
J. Of the city council besn able to hol,
q meeting since the Houston fire
Various reasoos arc suggessed. but
In all probability the truth 10 ths
hsy are side-sepping the fire ordi
nance which iiAs Bsnquo's ghos
b will not down"
Why didn't Ike stFuble make hi
: appeal 70 the people Who put hin
: where he will be for . short Will
! longer? Why did he stsrt out with b
petitions and refrain from filin
them! Tue man knows In his owl
heasI that no 10 incompetent. He
}. not before the people for re-electio1
8 and his "adminitsration" IL no loage
. an issue. His political epi'p.h
!. written and Il reads HE MEAN
WELL FEEBLY." Regardless o
Q whom hA successor may be we vii
not be regsied by the sight Of tn
mayor sitting on q curbstons spittinl
snuff Juice - random and like Dio
' genes praying for those behoidtnl
him to get out OF his sunlight"
The baWdy houses-protecte,
" gsmbung--illeeDa prize fights sill
. running-dispoiition Of confiscatet
liquor-the police condition--d,
, none OF these mean anything TO tn
ono holding the executive" office Il
: this city? He has NO grievance
: against anyone but himself. II take
big man to measure up TO bii
problems. and. frankly speaking. Mr.
6truble didn't prove up.
Very truly yours,
CITIZEN.