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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. JUNE 25. 1937. 2 Ha&or Utafj Established 1929 The matter was was formed under the direction of growing union. solved when the union committee Mr. Bonacci as C.I.O. representasecured the use of the big hall at tive. Some delay in reaching an ac1C8 South West Temple street, cord was experienced because of where the Garfield local meets the necessity of classifying the (Continued from page 1) Wednesday night, June 30, 8 p. m. workmen at the quarry and the Beginning next week the pr It is expected that this hall will mill, as this i$ the only of campaign will begin with full see some big meetings of the C. I. its kind to be organizedindustry in Utah, speed. Not alone printing trades 0. during this summer. neither side had a precedent to workers in Salt Lake City, but follow. those in Ogden and other Utah cit- UTAH ASPHALT WORKERS The Utah Rock Asphalt comies will be given an opportunity to SIGN PACT FOR C.I.O. operates a large open-fac- e pany join a union. UNION WAGE INCREASE at Sunnyside, Carbon counquarry The headquarters of the camand is one of the largest proty, paign at Atlas building, telephone board ducers of rock asphalt in the west. Frank Bonacci, Wasatch 77C2, is receiving calls of the United Mine WorkHenry II. Jones, manager, signed for information and membership member was in Salt Lake of ers America, the working ageement for the application blanks daily. Indica- City Thursday and reported that Mr. Bonacci for the G becompany; tions at this time point to Utah conditions I.0.r and John Tomsic, Amil Zupon and a working wage one of the best organized coming the Utah Rock and William C. Mahan for the local states in the West for those work- agreement betweenand the recently union. company Asphalt ing in the printing industry. organized local union affiliated with the C.I.O. at Sunnyside had TINTIC MINERS FETE Miners and Smeltcrmen The membership campaign m been signed, culminating a period AT SPANISH FORK Salt Lake county for the Interna- of amicable negotiations. A wage increase of 50 cents Two thouSPANISH FORK tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, a C. I. 0. affili- per day for unclassified labor and sand miners, their families and workers friends, visited this Utah county ate, contniues with vim and vigor, 75 cents a day for skilled one-ha- lf and time and for town Saturday in search of fun M. helpers, secretary-treasurEldred reports Royle, for district No. 2 of the overtime, seniority rules and meth- and frolic. It was the Tintic Standods for handling disputes were the ard miners' day outing organization. The Garfield Smelter Workers principal points gained in the From Eureka, Mammoth and local union is reaching the 1000 agreement, which became effective Dividend they came to take part mark. It has been a problem to se- June 15 and will continue for one in the rounds of competition and cure hall large enough to accom- year. The scene of the entertainment. Mr. Bonacci said that the wage festival was Spanish Fork city modate, the meetings of this fast 4 increase averages better than 15 park, offered for the occasion by hearts hat he will defeat them per cent and affects approximately Mayor G. Ray Hales. jist as surely as he did in 1932, 100 workers. The new wage scale The top spot of the mornings in 1034, and again in 1936.. will vary from $6.65 per day for activities was the mayors welThis great battle for reform of shovel operators at the quarry to coming address and presentation the juo.riary shall be won and it $4.50 for unskilled laborers, not of service buttons to miners by will be W n by steadfast and loyal including boney pickers, who will James W. Wade, vice president and adherence of the 'American people receive $4 a day. Hours were set general manager of Tintic Standto the leadership qf President at 40 hours per week. ard. Following a program of chiFranklin D. Roosevelt Drafting of the agreement began ldrens games and features the on June 6, when the local union on Page 3) SENATOR KING LABOR ON ITS FORWARD 3IARCII A MEMBER OF THE nt-e- rs This paper receives Union News Service, a C. I. (). affiliate. 04 Entered as second-clas- s matter March 28, 1930, at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. sub-distri- ct Subscription $1.50 Advertising rates by request. per annum Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City. Utah. Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. I. THOMPSON... M. L Telephone Was. 2981. .. Publisher Office Manager M. THOMPSON... SUPREME COURT er (Continued from Page 1) The Presidents opponents in the history when a man fighting for United States senate and house of justice and truth failed to stir up representatives are going to be de- the wrath, the bitterness, and the feated when they seek reelection. dictive vituperation of those who wrere opposed to change for their This is evident. own selfish reasons. Of course, the President was acTo those who may be doubtful or of every imaginable crime in those cused faint to of and skeptical, encourthe little need a who heart political calendar because he may had the candor to suggest that if assurance will we give agement, that the atmosphere of victory is the Constitution were rightly inSince .the terpreted by the courts, the counalready in evidence. was Presidents proposal presented try Would be able to deal with its has been a problems in an effective way. there to congress, Hard to Understand attitude the in judicial change It is hard to understand why all which has been most heartening and most wholesome. For the first this hullabaloo about the increase time in decades a light is beginning in the number of members consti- BETRAYED Tnn PFOPLE to dawn in some quarters; the idea tuting the supreme court of the Senator WilliamV'H. King of is beginning to penetrate that per- United States. As you all know, it d reac haps the Constitution is something has been increased and decreased Utah is one of the more than a legal fence to be on several separate and distinct tionaries fn the United States sen thrown around the property and occasions, and when these increases ate. .Tie has joined the subversive possessions of those who happen to and decreases took place from all Liberty leaguers to oppose the control most of the nations wealth. that the opponents of the Presi- Presidents court reform plan. The dents plan have said, we have people of Utah are familiar with Concede Rights of Labor heard and welcome undeniable is an nothing of the, hue and cry his activities in Washington. They It fact that the supreme court of the about those increases or decreases know that Senatvjj King has failed United States is beginning to back on these separate and distinct oc- -, to support the Neiv Deal program away from its previous unyielding casions, so why this fuss now? The of the President, although he solattitude and to cease standing rourt was increased from 5 to 7, emnly promised to support the four-squain the path of human then from 7 to 9, and from 9 to President when he. King, was up bare majority of the 10, and then back to 7 and up to for reelection in November, 1934. A progress. Senator King was reelected benow are willing to concede 9, where it has remained for the judges cause of his promise to support that laboring men and women have past 60 years. But how uncomfortable these Roosevelt. He has failed. He has some rights, that legislatures are ento critics some of President Roosevelt must betrayed those who supported him clothed with authority maof been have the when the court itself in 1934. And because of his betraybenefit the for act laws is he court was the and that grossly proved right by reversing al of the people ,of Utah, the Senjority. it when own decision the Washington ator will never again be elected in its its powers exceeding attempts to throw such measures minimum wage case. Through the to any office in the state of Utah simple process 'of one justice see- by the votes of the people of Utah. upon the legislative scrap heap. and brave the that assume To ing the error of his way, the long We feel positive of this. launched attack upon The Utah Labor News supported tedious, and disheartening process courageous a obvious too was is Constitution of the influence Senator amending judicial King for reelection in farce to the convincing. The plain avoided and the states were given 1934. This paper supported him fact is that President Roosevelt back the right to pass needed legis-laio- n because the Senator promised in which never should have been black and white to support cerwas so overwhelmingly right that court the on element d taken the tain New Deal measures. He has away from them. Effective Course was compelled to. give way in the failed in his pledges. After all, experience is the wisface of public opinion. It is not The Utah Labor News has been our purpose to condemn those jus- est teacher. accused of every crime from petty We know wnat has happened. tices .who have at last seen the larceny to grand larceny and bribWhich course proved the more ery for supporting Senator King error of their way and who now seek to undo the ham they have effective to propose a remedy as for reelection. In fact, it has been done by previous decisions misin- the President did or to sit backanc prominently charged that without the wait for something to happen as the terpreting the Constitution of support of the Utah Labor Chrishis opponents suggested? United States. In the true News the Utah's senior senator tian spirit, repentance is always would have met with certain deThe facts show conclusively that feat, in the November, 1934, elecwelcome, but we believe the wisest course is to put a few more jus- the best course for the American tion. tices on the bench, a few men with people to pursue is to follow the of what has been said ne andRegardless backbone and character who will leadership of Mr. Roosevelt, rumored the Utah Labor News help their fellow members from gets results and the harder the supported the Senator. We did not wandering again into the paths of going the harder he fights. receive a penny for this support, error and untruth.' directly or indirectly, nor did we Had The Courage Naturally, the President is hated receive a promise. to receive ofOf course, the President has been and detested by those whose in ficial appointments for those direct bitterly assailed for having the- terests are opposed to the iwell- ly connected with this paper, nor hardihood and the fortitude to pro- being of the great mass of citizens, for our friends. The only pledge pose needed reforms in the judici- - They hate him and detest him y. we received from Senator King There never was a case in cause they know down in their was the solemn promise to support President Roosevelt and his New Deal program. 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