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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SEPTEMBER 9. 1938 Paje 8 i (Continued from Page 1) iected in the primaries to make the final battle in November, a long step forward will have been taken in the effort to lighten the burden laid upon the backs of the workers. Vote early yourselfl Dont put it off until nightl See that your family votesl Talk to your neighbors and see that they vote for League program. Non-Partisa- n PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS RIGHT Reactionary Republicans and Democrats have been making much ado because President Roosevelt has visited several states and urged the voters to elect most progressive candidates and defeat the reactionaries. The pros and cons that have been flying thick and fast afford a very clear insight into the type of mind the voters possess along about election time. If one were to attempt to summarize a discussion he would doubtless conclude that the most important question was whether or not Roosevelt had a right to go into the several states and tell the people how to vote. As a matter of fact, to do so is to dodge the main issue. To be sure, if one is entitled to his own opinion as to the wisdom of a person holding the high office of President of the United States taking any part in politics we see no way of settling that question in a democracy such as ours. Those who are favored by the Presidents blessing will justify his action. Those who do not favor his position will condemn him. And that is just about as far as anyone can go. Is the Should we not rather ask ourselves the question: Is President right? what he says true?" President Roosevelts position seems to be as follows: 1. As President and Chief Executive of the nation he has a certain definite duty to perform and responsibility for the performance of that duty. 2. In the discharge of this responsibility and the perform ance of this duty he has outlined a type of program which will best minister to the needs of the country. 3. In the execution of this program he must have the support of the Congress of the United States. 4. It follows, therefore, that since he holds a mandate from the people to do certain, things it is obligatory upon him emanating from those who affiliate with the outlaws. Anyhow, he claims to know. We should, really, be charitable the brother is saturated with troubles of his own. So far as the situation concerns organized labor in Utah, we, the editor of the Utah Labor News, would consider ourselves honored by having as personal guests any or all of the thousands of C. I. O. members we have met. We would have no fears for the safety of our office furniture and furnishings. The writer has been a member for many years of union affiliated with the A. F. L. He is now a member in good standing of the same union. But this has not made us lose our love and respect for the members of those unions which are affiliated with the C. I. O. We believe the C. I. O. has. done and is doing a fine job of organizing the unorganized workers. Sooner or later the C. I. O. and the A. F. L. will be under While we are awaiting for that day to come we banner. one are not going to lose our respect for either of these great ating under rules of the game of which he could not wholly approve it was still his country and he did all he could for it in its times of need. SENTENCE STIMULANTS Life is so constituted that if we must say, There is trouble ahead we can. also say there is Joy ahead by looking a little farther. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Ps. 27:14. Whatever he may demand of us, he will give us at the moment the strength and the courage Fenelon. we need. - We then that are strong ought by his presence as senior to bear the infirmities of the weak, commanding officer. In 1900 he was and not to please ourselves. THE PRESIDENT on the job in the Philippines as a Romans 15:1. brigadier general. By CHARLES STELZLE In reviewing the meteoric rise of If there be some weaker one, Executive Director, Good Neighbor this soldier one thought kept com- Give me strength to help him on; League to mind: ing Although he was on If a blinder soul there be, side in his first war he Let me guide him nearer Thee. the losing Most Americans believe that the didnt sour. J. G. Whittier. turn Although oper President of the United States is a person who should be honoied because of his high position, and that i he should be held free from base- - J less vilification and slander. But as ( which shall constitute the Constitutional Amendment purposes, one studies the lives and history of school fund; said furd shall be high 1 No. even the great Presidents of our apportioned in the manner the LegisPROCEEDS OF LANDS AND OTHER lature shall provide, to the schoo discountry, one finds that none were PROPERTY-PERMANERM NT tricts maintaining high schools, and free from attacks upon his charFUND SCHOOL such levy for district school purposes were all and chargee acter, they A JdlNT RESOLUTION PROPOSING which together with such other funds with acts which should have led to TO AMEND SECTION S, ARTICLE as may be available for district school heir impeachment. 10 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF purposes, will raise annually an THE STATE OF UTAH, RELAT amount which equals $25 for each This was true of Washington, ING TO THE PROCEEDS OF person of school age in the state as Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Cleve-anLANDS AND OTHER PROPERTY shown by the last preceding school and Theodore Roosevelt. They AND CREATING A PERMANENT census; the same to be distributed were said by some of the newspa FUND AND A UNIFORM SCHOOL among the school districts according FUND FOR THE COMMON AND to the last preceding school census; pers of their day to be guilty of SCHOOLS. and in addition an equalization fund wasting the peoples money, disre- BePUBLIC o which when added to other revenues resolved it the by Legislature the Constitution, assuming garding the state of Utah, of all for this purpose by the dictatorial power, breaking promthe members elected to each house ftrovided be $5 for each person of ises, acting as political spoilsmen, therein: school age as shown by the last preconcurring SECTION 1. That it is proposed to school census; said equalization being badly advised and being into use his influence in the election of members of Congress who competent to hold the office of amend section 3 of Article 10 of the ceding fund shall be apportioned to the school Constitution of the state of Utah as districts in suen manner as the Legiswill cooperate with him and support his program. President. amended by the vote of the electors lature shall provide. Said rates shall But there probably has never at the The President has precedence for this. Other presidents election of 1930 to reac not be increased unless a proposition general a President of our country as follows: to increase the same specifying the have done the same thing. Then, too, other officials have done been who has been subject to so much Sec. 3. The proceeds of the sales rate or rates proposed and the time the same thing. hatred and bitterness as has the oi all lands that have been or may during which the same shall be levied, by ths Unitec be first submitted to a vote of such As a matter of fact, we should have no objection, to any- man who now occupies the White hereafterto be granted for States this the support of the qualified electors of the state, state, situaone expressing his preference. We are free American citizens House. So serious has this of the common schools, and five per as in tne year next preceding such the become in effect its upon centum of the net proceeds of the election, shall have paid a property tax and can vote as we please. If we agree with Roosevelt in his tion nation that one of New Yorks sales of United States lands assessed to them within the state, and line of reasoning we should follow him in this election. If we most influential newspapers is in- lying within the state andpublic sold by the the majority of those voting thereon United States subsequent to the ad shall vote in favor thereof, in such do not agree we should not feel incensed that he should take sisting that Congress appoint t mission of this state into the Union manner as may be provided by law. in who out is a hand in it but should go ahead and vote our own convictions. Commission to find shall be and remain a permanent fund SECTION 2. The secretary of state to be called the State School Fund, is ' directed to submit this proposed For our part, we feel that the Presidents argument spiring the poisonous propaganda being circulatel to discredit Presi the interest of which only, shall be amendment to the electors of the state against the reactionary Senators and Representatives in Con- dent Roosevelt. expended for the support of the com- in the next general election in the mon schools. The interest on the State manner provided bv law. is be This propaganda cannot gress absolutely right. The people of this country have electSchool Fund, the proceeds of all propSECTION 3. If adopted by the ed the President upon a certain legislative program, and when charged exclusively against any erty that may accrue to the state by electors of the state, this amendment the reactionary opponents in the legislative department block opposing political party, nor is it escheat or forfeiture, all unclaimec shall take effect the first day of due altogether to the legislation shares and dividends of any corpora- January, 1939. the enactment of this program, then it is the Presidents duty, which . the President has advocated tion incorporated under the laws el! state, the proceeds of the sales Constitutional Amendment we believe, to let the people know who is at fault. It is his It has resolved itself into a dirty, this of and the proceeds of the attack, which only saletimber, duty to urge the defeat of those who stand in the way of prog- below-the-be- lt or other disposition of minerals No. 3 men with distorted minds and ven- or other property from school anc ress in our government. HOURS OF WORK ON PUBLIC omous purposes can conjure up state lands, other than those granted WORKS shall, with such A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING Theres no objection to any man for specific purposes, other revenues as the Legislature may TO AMEND SECTION 6, ARTICLE THEY ARE OUR BROTHERS coming out in the open and frank- from time to time allot thereto, con 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF and a political stitute a fund to be known as the ly fairly debating UTAH, RELATING TO HOURS OF question upon which there may be Uniform School Fund, which Uniform WORK ON ALL PUBLIC WORKS. The F. between I. A. School be and maintained Fund shall L and the C. O. disagreement. This is his right in split Be it resolved by the Legislature of for the support of the common has not opened the slightest cleft down into the rank and file our democracy. But these attacks hsed the state of Utah, of all and public schools of the state and elected to each of the two members are and vindictive, purely personal of either membership and never will! such as in manner the apportioned houses voting in favor thereof: and they arent limited to ignorant Legislature shall provide. The proThe reactionary labor-hatinSECTION 1. That it is proposed press chortles over any argu- men. visions of Section 7, Article XIII of to amend section 6 of article 16 of the ment between labor s higher-upand does not spare space and Americans believe in the rules of this Constitution shall be construed Constitution of the state of Utah. taxaink to make the public believe that the dues payers of both A. fair play. To try to win a fight as a limitation on the rate of Sec. 6. The Legislature shall deon tangible property for district termine the hours that shall constiF. L and C. I. O. are ready and anxious to disembowel each under any other rules is dispicable tion school purposes and not on the amount tute a work on all works or days and and our country contemptible, of available fur therefor and, funds other. carried on or aided by I is in no mood to tolerate such ac- ther, no moneys allocated to the Uni undertakings or municipal governthe state, county Speaking for our own States C. I. O. and A. F. L broth- tions. Be it said to the credit of form School Fund shall be considered ment; and the Legislature shall pass of taxation sped ers and we mean BROTHERS we enjoy a relationship with the workers of the United States in fixing the rates aws to provide for the health and 7 in Section of Article XIII. safety of employees in factories, them and they with us that is truly fraternal. The thousands that they are standing by the Pres- tiedSECTION 2. The secretary of state smelters, and mines and shall deterDemoa is directed to submit this proposed mine the number of maximum hours of C I. O. members, and the thousands of A. F. L. members, ident nornot because he isbecause he to amendment state the of the electors crat, yet altogether of service day. although in separate organizations, are brothers in the Labor is fighting their battles but be- at the next general election in the SECTIONper2. That the secretary Movement. We acclaim them both as brothers NOW, as we did cause they believe in giving a man manner provided by law. directed to submit of state is SECTION 3. If adopted by the this proposedhereby amendment to the eleca square deal, even though that electors two years ago. of the state, this amendment tors of the state at the next general Brother John Frey'claims he finds the C I.' O. ranks sat- man is President of the United shall take effect the ' first day of election in the manner provided by January, '1939. aw. urated with communism to the oozing point says he can tell States. SECTION 3. If adopted by the so-call- lar army. San Juan Hill was STANDING BY decor-ate- d Constitutional Amendments FUND-UNIFO- d, two-thir- ds ed two-thir- ds g s, em by their hang-do- g look." Perhaps the dear brother pos- sesses some super olfactory sense which enables him to smell -- or mayhap his. keen optics detect 100 some subtle Voting Record for Utah Labor GORDON WEGGELAND Democratic Candidate UTAH STATE SENATE Salt Lake County Primary Election, September 13 Lifelong Democrat Trustworthy Qualified to Serve (Paid Political Adv.) aura NEWS AND COMMENT (Continued from page 7) October 30, 1862. In 1863 he was made a major general. He was in command at Chattanooga and Chickamauga and made life miserable for Sherman on his march to the sea. (Possibly he helped Sherman decide on his unique definition of war.) He continued in command until the end of the conflict. Sixteen years later the democratic south sent him to Washington and kept him there as a congressman until 1899. About that time President McKinley had a little job for him at Santiago. For this service he was made a major general in the regu- - Constitutional Amendment No. 2 electors of this state, this amendment shall take effect the first day of ' RATE OF TAXATION PURPOSES DISTRIBUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH, RELATING TO THE RATE OF TAXATION, PURPOSES AND DISTRIBUTION January, 1939. I, E. E. Monson, Secretary of State of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the 3 Constitutional Amendments proposed by the regular session of the legislature, of 1937 as the same appears of record in my Be it resolved by the Legislature of office. I further certify that they will the State of Utah, of all the official ballot at tho of the members elected to each house appear onelection November 8, 1938, general therein: concurring SECTION 1. That it is proposed to under the number and title herein amend section 7 of Article 13 of the designated. In witness whereof, I have hereConstitution of the state of Utah, as amended by the vote of the electors at unto set my hand and affixed tho the general election of 1930 to read Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 26th day of August, 1938. as follows: Sec. 7. The rate of taxation on tangible property shall not exceed on each dollar of valuation, twt and mills for general state purposes, of one mill for high school Secretary of Stats. two-thir- ds four-tent- two-tent- hs |