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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. AUGUST 13. 1937. POLITICAL OUTLOOK SOME FACTS (Continued from Page 1) may plot secretly but thats all there will bo to it. Then there is a group of reactionary Republican laborites who would desire to trot into the race a reactionary Republican labor candidate in hopes that the G. 0. P, would support him, and that through this camouflage some of the innocent New Deal labor members would be induced to vote for him and thus weaken the genuine New Dealers in the race. These are old political tricks, and there will be only a few, if any, who are dumb enough to fall for them. From this date on interest in the city primary campaign will be warming up, and the various prospective candidates will become more outspoken and a good time will.be had by all while the campaign is on. League Opposes Street Work Plan So much has been said and writ- ten about the necessity for the week that day and five-da- y undoubtedly the vast majority of Americans believe the eight-hou- r week is universal day and five-da- y throughout the nation. There are still millions of however, who are working nine, ten, 12 and up to 16 hours a day. There are not many in the class, but an army of ten and workers can be found in almost any state. That goes for the six and workers, also. They are legion. Watchmen, hotel clerks, railroad telegraphers, drug store employes, janitors, cab drivers, busmen, interstate truck drivers, and a host of others all days are working days for them. People who scoff at the idea of fascism in this country should not be too cocksure that it cant happen here. The only insurance any 1IE CAN VOTE AS nation has against a dictatorship IIE LIKES NOW is a united, democratic labor movement. We dont have that. It is Editor Val II. Cowles in the Price torn from hell to Hoboken by says: strife, bitterness, hatred, and divisSenator William II. King, a po- ion. And dont .think that the litical hack if ever there was one, r-haters are and labor-baiter- s must derive considerable satisfac- not preparing to take advantage of tion these days because circum- that condition. stances make it possible for him to Vigilantes are operating in Michconsistently vote his convictions. igan againt both C. I. O. and A. For years it has been the policy of F. of L. unionists. Independent - receive - my this with all of the earmarks unions, senator of a fascist set-uhave been formto dodge important votes by the ed on a wide scale in Wisconsin convenient procedure of being ab- and several other states. A nazi sent when distasteful measures camp has been opened in New York came up for action. state and its members are openly Now, however, Utahs senior being instructed in military tacsenator, always a Tory of Tories tics. And full page advertisements at heart, realizes that he may vote in daily papers throughout the nahis convictions because his politi- tion during the last two weeks told cal goose is cooked, he realizes of the creation of a Citizens Nathat he will be deservedly put on tional Committee, whose thinly the shelf with all of the other disguised objective is to set up a curios when his present term exto wipe out the pires. It is doubtful if King ever last trace of labor unionism. voted for more than a handful of People who laugh at these moves legislation of real benefit to the should remember that Hitler was people in general during the entire (Continued on Page 6) term he has served, election years eliminated, of course. The only difference that existed LABOR ON ITS between the former senator, Reed FORWARD MARCH Smoot, and King was that the names of political parties with which they were affiliated started (Continued from page 4) with different letters of the alpha- the United Office and Professional bet. Workers. Sun-Advoca- six-ho- wage-earner- ur s, 16-ho- ur seven-day-a-we- te labo- ek The Progressive Democratic League of Utah, meeting Monday in the ballroom of the Hotel Utah, voted unanimously against the Salt Lake commissions $45,000 street improvement program. City Commissioner John R. Matheson's proposal of street repair work, approved by a four to one vote of the commission, was assailed by Alf G. Gunn, deputy United States marshal; State Senator Warwick C. Lamoreaux and A. II. Hougaard, attorney. The plan which would make necessary the citys borrowing against its share of tne automobile license revenue to be distributed next March, was declared illegal, and an unsound fiscal policy. Lamoreaux Senator charged Salt Lakers are already paying too much interest to money lenders. We are in favor of a pay as you go policy, he declared. The Senator has filed an injunction suit asking that the city commission be enjoined .from appropriating the funds. Members pres- - super-governme- nt SENATOR WHEELER FRANKS REPUBLICAN COURT BILL ATTACK CALUMET STEEL WORKERS TO VOTE ON C. I. 0. tax levy. Sagebrush Club To Have Outing The Sagebursh Democratic club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the amphitheater in Mill Creek canyon, Monday evening, August 16. Club members and their friends will join in a community luncheon at 6:45 p. m. An excellent program will be rendered at 7:30 p. m. Hon. James II. Moyle will be guest speaker and there will be an excellent program consisting of vocal and instrumen- tal selections. A wage Indays and holidays. All members who have automocrease for both hourly and piece-rat- e biles and can carry one or more ademployment is granted, and ditional are asked to the minimum wage is set at 35 notify C.passengers II. Carlquist as early as cents an hour for junior employes. possible. His telephone number is your-letter-w- ill p, ent Monday night voted approval of the suit. Senator Lamoreaux showed in figures that the city has never paid anything on its side of the City and County building. The principal is still $775,000, and $1,500,000 have been paid in interest. This is a sample of Republican rule. The tax levy has been increased one mill under Republican rule, and will be the highest it has ever been, while the county has, under Democratic administration, reduced the PRINTING TRADES UNION CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL At a well attended meeting at the Newhouse hotel Wednesday night workers in the printing trades heard reports of J. F. Rhodes and J. M. Melvin on the progress made in organizing this industry in Salt Lake City. Other Wasatch 1380. Members who have no means of transportation should assemble at the east door of the City and County building not later than 6 p. m., and transportation will be provided for them. All those desiring transportation are asked to. notify Mr. Carlquist as early as possible at the Memabove telephone number. bers are asked to invite their friends to attend this meeting. 5 NATIONAL VIGILANTE C M M ITTEE Cl IA LLKNG El) NEW YORK (AWF) The Citizens National committee, a vigilante organization whose members are drawn from among business groups, company unions, law and order committees and private detective agencies in 12 states, was challenged a few days ago to produce evidence proving that it is not a fascist organization. The committee has been described as a creature of Weir, Grace and Little Steel in general as a technique for discrediting the current labor organization drive and inciting to violence against the steel strikers. The challenge was made by Paul Reid, executive secretary of the American League Against War and Fascism, in a wire sent to the Rev. John H. Stanton, chairman of both the Johnstown Citizens committee and the Citizens National committee. The telegram to Mr. Stanton follows; We challenge Johnstown Citizens committee to prove it ts neither fascist nor first by undertaking immediate campaign to secure prosecution of police responsible for Chicago Memorial Day massacre and of Ohio authorities involved in violence and killing of workers; and second, by revealing sources of its financial support. In the meantime all the big n forces are guns of the trained against militant being labor organizations and against all agencies of the government which have the task of uncovering the truth about industrial conflicts and prosecuting violators of the National Labor Act. Among the most serious charges are those seeking to undermine the National Labor Relations Board and the La Follette Committee as Adjuncts of the C. I. 0. On the one hand, the purpose of the campaign of vilification is to turn pubic opinion against labor and a fair federal labor policy; on the other land, members of congress are being influenced to hold up appropriations for the continuation of the Labor Board and the La Follette Committee. M. anti-democrat- ic; anti-unio- speakers were Walter H. Jones, former president of the Typo'The train struck the man, did graphical union, and M. I. Thompnot? asked the lawyer of the it son, editor of the Utah Labor driver at the trial. News. It did, sir, was the reply. The meeting was under the Was the man on the track? auspices of the Typographical, the laweyr. thundered and Bookbinders Pressmen's Of course he was. No engineer unions. Mr. Rhodes presided. worth his job would run his train into the woods after a man. MINERS MEET Montreal Star. FAVORS Ellis Island was the class comWORK WEEK mencement A bandit holding Seven Veils: platform of many now YuAmericans. They who women two near prominent Belgrade, DENVER The delegates to the up of class in the there The were one them. poverty of fired at annual convention of the Interna- goslavia, inhave in and of her seven many bullet ignorance heavy pierced tional Union of Mine, Mill and of classes into the stances the to passed go through Smelter Workers in session here skirts, but failed wealth in those knowledge, bandit The possessing gave up work week eighth. approved a and power. proposal and adopted resolutions disgust. favoring abolition of child labor and adoption of uniform workmens compensation laws throughout the f nation. Glen Gillespie of Tooele was renominated to the office of international board member from district 2. Butte, Montana, wTas chosen as the convention city for 1938. The Utah Labor News invites all friends of Democracy to The officers and delegates claim unite in support of President Roosevelt and Democracy. This is that this years convention was one of the most constructive and best absolutely necessary in order to win the battle of the ages for the hisattended annual meets in the people. This paper will do its part. Will yon do yours ? tory of this fast growing organization. 30-HO- 30-ho- ur CHICAGO (UNS) An election of employes of the Calumet Steel company plant has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to be held August 7. Workers will choose between the Steel Workers Organizing Committee and a company - sponsored independent union. The company has been operating under a contract signed with the S.W.O.C. on May 20 at the close of a six weeks strike, but the union has been forced to ask for an election, because the company has been trying to undermine the C. I. 0. UNIONS MAKE S.W.O.C. by fostering the HISTORY IN MILWAUKEE independent group, union officials charge. While MILWAUKEE (UNS) A. L. of leaders the F. curse the COMPANY BRASS CENTRAL C. I. 0. and weep in their beer, the SIGNS C.I.O. CONTRACT trade union movement has had tne A sole most sweeping organization drive CLEVELAND (UNS) collective bargaining agreement in the staes history, says the has been signed between the Unit- weekly news letter of the WisconThe Utah Labor ' Of course you want the facts ed Brass Workers local industrial sin Committee for Industrial OrNews will give you the truth in next weeks issue and all union No. 39, C. I. 0. affiliate, and ganization. Whole towns that the A. F. of the Central Brass Manufacturing the issues following will contain editorials, special articles .. L. could or never cared never to work210 which employs company, and features specially written by writers who know their ers. This is the first wage agree- organize are today 100 per cent .j, conomic8, politics and the needs of the people. ment ever signed by the firm in the C. I. 0. towns. Great industrial scratchuntouched or barely many years it has been operating. plants The contract recognizes the ed by the A. F. of L. in 40 years, If you are not already a subscriber become one NOW. brass workers local as exclusive are today organized in powerful Only $1.50 per year 52 interesting and instructive issues. representatives for C. I. 0. industrial unions. Among bargaining crowd. SAVE them is the state's largest manuThe unmasking was neatly ac- members of the union, which means the all that it is the sole agency for facturing plant, complished by Frank Gannett, who is the as Manufacturing company, in West organized plant employes, If you want to save $2 on your years reading matter in upowns a string of 'newspapers Allis with 8000 workers. cent. 100 per state New York, who was a candi- practically send $2.50 and receive for one year the following six pubThis unions C. I. O. contract The agreement includes providate for the Republican lications: McCalls Magazine, Pictorial Review, Womans r day, and marks one of the greatest trade nomination, and who is sions for an eight-houWorld, Good Stories, Country Home, and the UTAH LAweek, with time and a half union achievements in the history now chairman of an outfit called The of Wisconsin. the president BOR NEWS. Regular value $4.50 You get them all for the National Committee to Uphold overtime pay for work performed of Constitutional Government. Some in excess of 40 hours a week and Allis - Chalmers United Automo$2.50 You save $2. for work done on Saturdays, Sun- - bile Workers union is Harold (Continued on Page 6) Christoffel, who is secretary of the State C. I. 0. committee. Send your subscription today in cash, money order, check WORKERS SMELTER or prosperity bonds. Address your letters and reAND MILL BEST WISHES TO MINE, I. 0. CUTLERY WORKERS mittances to the WIN WAGE INCREASE Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana and Senator Burke of Nebraska and the other Democratic senators opposing the court bill have all operated under the guise of liberalism. Whenever he is accused of reactionary tendencies, Wheeler effects a hurt look-anpoints with pride to his past record. That, he says, justifies his wearing the liberal tag. He also claims that he campaigned with the President in 1932 and 1936 which also makes him respectable. From these grounds opposition to the court bill is based on the contention that passage would make for dictatorship and American liberties are precious and ought not to be subjected to a court of a poThe argument is litical nature in itself, for the court has specious demonstrated time and again its intensely political nature, but it convinced a great many people who read only the newspapers. Now the mask has been torn from Wheeler and his cohorts and the battle stands revealed as the election fight is all over again with the same forces in the same camps. The only difference is that now the Montana liberal is battling with the Liberty Leaguers and the Republicans instead of his own The Utah Labor Netcs Is Dedicated to Democracy d so-call- ed ! Next Week Allis-Chalme- rs vice-president- ial 40-ho- ur Salt Lake TiracacCer Co. LIGHT TRUCKS FOR QUICK DELIVERY LARGE TRUCKS CAREFUL MEN FOR MOVING AUTO VANS -:- Geo. A. Sims 108 West Second South Phones: Was. 2337 M. K. Sims , Was. 2338 Salt Lake City a FREMONT, Ohio (UNS) Cutlery workers, employed by the Henkel-Claus- s and Shaaf & Good firms, returned to work after an eight weeks strike with a union contract signed by the companies (Continued on page 7) UTAH LABOR NEWS 24 South Fourth East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah |