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Show 6 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. MAY 22, 1936. SUPPORT LIBERAL DEMOCRATS; DEFEAT ENEMIES OF NEW DEAL (Continued from page 1) national act so that the aged may receive their compensation without taking the pauper oath and signing away their modest homesteads. A liberal Democratic legislature must correct the existing wrongs in Utah. An unemployment insur ance bill must be enacted without delay. Every thoughtful person must agree that the unemployet must not be permitted to starve Is it not far better to take care of the unemployed through a system insurance than of unemployment through the degrading system of dole and relief? This choice must be made. Utah must fall in line with the progressive national administration. The people want un employment insurance laws. Whoever stands in the way ot liberal Democrat legislation must be swept aside by the ballot. Working Women The manner in which the work I I I forms of social security legislation which labor leaders and liberals have dreamed about but scarcely hoped to accomplish. The fear of .Insecurity will be banished secur ing women of Ltah have been comfort, and peace of mind (doited by unscrupulous employers W1it become living realities if the Is a disgrace. Shamefully low provisions of the Federal Social wages, not in keeping with even Security Act are put in effect the lowest standards of decent liv through the coordinated action of ing, are prevalent. This should not the states and are then further ex ex-ljt- y continue. In 1933 the legislature passed a minimum wage law for women. It is one of the best in the nation The legislature also passed a con panded. Federation of Labor on the subject of redistribution of incomes says: What we need today is a large increase in the share of national skirmishes minds of Sharp pres- income paid to workers in wages. age actual new conflicts over ac"Such a redistribution of income cumulated earnings. The rich apwould act as a tonic on our whole pear to be getting richer, the poor, economic system, for it would go poorer. Unbiased eonomists readily agree to persons who would use it imthere must be some form of redis- mediately to buy goods. "It would lift us immediately out tribution of national wealth If our of the depression and form the bacountry is going to survive. sis economic expana Recently, the Brookings Institute sionforthan greater we ever before have in connection with its study, Americas capacity to consume, known. interested in Amerpresented figures on distribution of icasEveryone economic future should welour national income in the year 1929 by family units. The follow come any increase, however small, in the share of national income going estimates were disclosed: to wage earners. ing 6,000,000 Nearly families, or Even before the depression, the more than 21 per cent of the total, had an income of less than $1,000 incomes of working men and women were not large enough to proannually, or less than $25 a week. vide the consuming power required About 12,000,000 families, or more than 42 per cent, had incomes to keep our industrial plants in full operation. Billions of dollars in of less than $1,500. surplus funds were diverted into 71 Nearly 20,000,000 families, or stock funds speculations per cent, had incomes of less than which market should have been used to $2,500. build up the workers buying Only a little over 2,000,000 families, or 8 per cent, had incomes in power. excess of $5,000. About 600,000 families, or 2.3 WELCOME; FELLOWS! per cent, had incomes in excess of DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL WEALTH American if the Roosevelt administration had accomplished nothing else than to establish this vast and noble sys tern of social security, it would be stitutional amendment for the pro- entitled to your everlasting gratitection of the minimum wage law tude and deserving of your vote. so that the courts may not declare Add to that the Wagner Labor it unconstitutional. This constitu- Relations Act, which recognized the gives thq force of law to labors tional amendment received largest majority ever given to a right to collective bargaining; laconstitutional amendment in this bors right to join unions of their state. This great vote of the peo own choosing and to be free from pie is a proof positive that the coercion, compulsion, and intimidapeople of Utah are for decent tion. This is the most important wages for the women workers, labor message ever enacted in 'lhis law so vitally important to j American history. Labor should the women workers has not been show its appreciation to those who enforced. The excuse has been that have made the enactment of this there has been no appropriation act possible. made to set up machinery for its Are Labor Foes this Because of enforcement. Because 1'resident Roosevelt was shameful neglect the working wo- a friend of labor and supported the Hawkins' Military Band School men of this state have lost hun passage of such measures as the (22ND SEASON) dreds of thousands of dollars National Labor Relations Act, he SUMMER COURSE HAT SHOP By all means, we must have jib" earned the bitter and vicious en- - $10,000. for In the year 1929, 36,000 eral Democrats at the State Capitol mity of powerful and influential 250 So. Main St. BAND INSTRUMENTS families received as much of and in the Legislature to see to it interests. They are spending milBuy a New Hat For that the minimum wage law for lions of dollars to bring about his our national income as 11,000,000 Decoration Day JUNE 8th TO JULY 13th 5 weeks of interesting study and women will be in operation at the defeat. It is up to labor to recog- families with the lowest incomes. liberal nize its friend The executive council of the recreation. All practicing done at earliest possible date. A enacted by supporting him Democratic 7 enschool from legislature his and school. him the Daily helping against a. m. to 11:30 a. m. Rapid progress this law, and it is up to liberal emies for every enemy of Rooselaw to the it see that velt is an enemy of organized lalatest methods. Beginners and Democracy to instruments s made operative at once, bor. Labor should show its appreadvanced students, Deserve Credit ciation for the friendship shown by furnished, small fee. The Federal Social Security Act President Roosevelt by supporting COURSE INCLUDES 50 hours of private practice; over combines into one law all of the him unanimously for reelection. 20 individual lessons; daily classes Among the many New Deal acts were the huge appropriations for in ear training, melody, writing and harmony. relief, for public works, for finanDaily band pracCALL A cial aid to home owners and the baseball, tennis, horseshoe tice, small business man. The Guffey tournaments, trips. comg Coal Act, the Tuition for entire new the course only bill, Banking Act, inpany Private lessons afternoons, by apcluding insurance for bank deposWasatch its, the Securities Act these and pointment. Special Summer Rates. For further information write C. J. many other New Deal acts are of or a of definite benefit to the people in Utah, Hawkins, University one way or another. call Hyland 2594-IRoosevelt or Reaction In the 193G election there will be only two classes of candidates libYou must eral and reactionary. choose between the two. Let us tell you, here and now, that every candidate is vote for a third-part- y was with a vote for conservative reaction. A vote for any other candidate, 502 ATLAS BUILDING PRECISION INSTRUMENTS except Roosevelt, is a vote for the This Americafi Liberty League. have it icith to Resemble is not the time for liberal people to We Stain Old Brick be divided on minor issues, or folYARD STICK Brick Beautiful New low the propounders of We invite you, in the interest of greater phrases, or cheer for evHighway Safety, to let HARRY W. GARRETT, Mgr. ery type of Moses who promises to us inspect your car on Salt Lake Citys only lead you to a new Utopia. woman and man liberal Every Office: Wasatch 7008 Night, Wasatch 9164 NATIONAL SAFETY CLINIC MACHINE should endorse and support Franklin D. Roosevelt, the man, the true at no additional expense nor obligation. Should corrections be American, the successful adminisneeded, you may have the work done wherever you wish. trator, the proven friend of the SUCCESS TO DEMOCRAT STATE CONVENTION huof people, and the champion OFFICIAL WHEN IN SALT LAKE CITY manity. STATION and to owe You it your yourself MAKE YOUR HEADQUARTERS AT Number family to support Roosevelt. Again we repeat, a vote for any candidate, no matter what his parState ty or platform, is a vote for the the candidate of the du Fonts, A First-Clas- s Hotel in the Grundys, the sweatshop proprietor, Center of Everything the exploiter of labor, oppressive which offers a quiet, digutility interests, and the financial atnified and homle-lik- e tyrants. Your Roosevelt. mosphere. Get behind homes, your jobs, your future, are Moderate Rates TO nr. at stake. You must fight to prenun. Bgi: serve them. It is your fight. It By Day, Week or Month West U. S. Highway No. Bum will be your victory and the victory WASATCH 465 of the people in the reelection, the overwhelming reelection of FrankMain St. at 4th South lin D. Roosevelt. i M. H. THOMPSON, Mgr. SKIDS I high-inco- Green Cab utility-holdin- 7 7 7 7 t. BRICK STAIN CO. YOUR CAR DONT Structures Fire built inspected a high-soundi- FSANK EDWARDS CO. 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