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Show PROGRESSIVE OPINION Some Items SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT wen-po- Interest Perhaps the first and greatest criminal error ever included within the policy of the U. S. Government, was to turn( over to private control the privilege of making and distributing the Nations medium of exchange. This error should be corrected without delay. The money issuing functions does not belong in the list of personal rights at all. It is entirely a government duty to print its own money for its own purposes. Every day that passes, no doubt every Congressman increasingly feels that private control of the money in the past has taken an interest toll by which the American people have lost their lands and their homes; and in addition have had heaped upon them a bonded debt that is an actual disgrace to any government. Our great need is that Congress assert itself and say: this abuse of private private privilege must ba ended, and every Congressman knows that the only way this increasing disgrace can be wiped out is for ongress to coin or print its own money for its own purposes. P. A. Spain 1 ''I I ns Talking about the League of Nations. The world had on and had its opportunity, which was neglected, and consequent ly the great endeavor has been broken down by careless sini ster and partisan men. Now what do we have in its stead? We have three Feagues of Nations and through them the world is being wrecked. There is the Nasi or German League of Nations functioning from Berlin. There is the Fascist League of Nations directed from Rome And there is the Communist League of Nations directed from Moscow. If Great Britain is conquered then more than half the world will be under the dominatio i of these three Leagues. Instead of a council made up of representatives from all nations acting in a democratic manner, these present day Leagues are dom natel, operated, rultid, and given the laws for mankind by three in Jividuals who rule with an iron hand, without conscience, without justice or mercy. The world has made its choice, now let the consequences follow. The first League would have gathered all the nations undet it wings and kept them there in a great bond of peace administered by common consent and in the most democratic manner. ii Higher Silver Price To Stimulate Mine Activity ' Many of our Good Neighbors hava announced themselves for office, among them Adolp i i T I i', i fy i. I,' !i Organization News 2pm system. H banks on the Town send plan to cure the ills of the Busybody Decides lfs Improper Classification country. been classified as Having cal. atsta and federal taxes. 4 Make tram 500.004 to tUOtr BOO available lor more mine applies, transportation and power. 5 Lengthen the life iff the mines and add to the states resonrees by mining hitherto unprofitable ore. Based on past production, the' 0.47 eent Increase in the price ot silver would add 524,(41 to the annual value iff Utahs metal production. A five year average ,ot Utah's underground mines shows an annual production ot 1,084,571 ounces iff silver, according to figure ot the U. 8. Bureau of Mlnasi Under the proposal the 524,(24 Increase in revenue as ths result of the silver boost would be multiplied by at least four times In one year, thus swelling the additional payrolls and other expenditures to about 2,000,000 and adding another 300,000 for taxes and capital In mining lower grade ore, proponents of the plan argue. It would be necessary to add materially to payrolls In order to produce the same amount ot metal and smelters, railroads, etc would hare to Increase their Iotcm to handle the lnoressed tonnage. I i 1 ti roll continuously for S yours asort at ons of ths companys opon-- f atlons In Utah and sons of employes whoso sorvlcos hurt boon termt by death or retirement mI Sons of saluted employes not participate. I 1! nos Tbs scholarships are for font Finished According To Director. . MONTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE the amount for your wife if or when she is plus $38 63 for the iwo of you long as you both live, Do not ne iect this wonderful opportunity to PROVIDE FOR YOUR OLD AGE See or write T. C. Winn, Pres., 150 No. Main, Salt Tjtf $26.75 A one-ha- lf SHOE THINK REPAIRING O.K. Right Thinking Brings Good Resuttn SHOESHOPl When yon think of having Jobs at Moderate Prices 414 So. State Street your Shoes Repaired ' MMMIHHHtHMmtS Policy on Shorter Hours Will Not Be Modified Only lately, Mr. Roosevelt said the White House that come war or peace, there would be no modification of the New Deal policy respecting shorter and shorter hours of work. This New Deal reform was to stand, he laid, end he is evidently going to stand on that declaration. Just as the French did some months ago. Since the President is so firmly committed to this policy, I am wondering when this nation is going to draw its belt tighter and get down to war preparation. I think, too, that attention might be celled to the recent appointment of Sydney Hillman a part of the national defense council end his designation si head iff the agency which will have charge of training American boys end girls for war work. It wee Mr. Hillman who broke through and organised the textile workers of this country into a strong, well-knunion. Ha deserves commendation ha that Job, since most of tho textile manufacturers were about as rotten in their treatment of workers as the record of this country can disclose. n But, according to reports, Mr. has lost none of his antagonism for the employer class and that does not bode well for a preparedness program. There are some stories floating round now to tho effect that Mr. Hillman has been snuggling up to ome labor leaderi whose penchant for stirring up trouble Is well known. Indeed, if one may believe the reports here In Washington, Mr. Hillman has given some indications that he believe the federal government should clamp down further on the employers, war preparation or nq preparation. t mari- ur 3ba lfou Km hu Jftuu t& will come to life. Now is the time to learn to dial For your convenience, dialing demonstrations are being given daily at the new telephone business office. 77 East 1st South Hill-me- A demonstration requires but a few minutes. demStop ih;or cj ill us, and we will arrange a onstration your convenience, t U ' :i ' . MWo$otch 3841I 8 1 00 ly All TIE IlDITAIR STATES TELEPIOHE - -- TELEGRAM Cl i v Where 1,000 More Men Find Employment Employment of an additional 1(00 mated win require an additional 10 men In Tooeto and Bingham to vir-In Jobe supplementary to tn mU1 B,4 .imBlUr tually assured when tho tua- Tho tunnel to bow nearly iw net now h.in. ... w. how-sve- 00 jbud? ... Salt Lake A FEW WEEKS aN JUSTdial telephones it government building program wee The workers had no continuing. quarrel with their employer, yet WASHINGTON. More then they went on strike. 2.000.- 000.000 trees wQl have been Why? Some busybody in the wage-hoplanted by the Civilian Conservation administration decided that the corps when enrollees complete their workers of the Smoot Send It Grav1040 program, according to James J. el company were improperly classiMcEntee, CCC director. fied. They were not maritime workThe 1040 program includes tho ers not entitled to work ell of the planting of 200,000,000 trees to re- time they desired end they had to forest public lands and 100,000,000 be reclassified. The result wee that eedlingi and young trees on ero- most iff the workers found themsion control projects, he said. Most selves restricted to 42 hours per week. The net effect of this, of of the CCCs reforestation plantings arc plumed and supervised by the course, was to cut their wages, end forestry service, while the soil the men had no hankering for that. Cause for Fear in War As these lines ere written, the conservation service supervises And Navy Departments plantings on erosion control proj- conclusion Is not yet in sight It Around the war end navy deects. Interior department agencies 4s always difficult to get bureaucrat to rescind an order. To do so, partments these conditions are cresupervise planting in other areas. of course, is admission that the bu- ating considerable fesr. Army end Michigan in Lend. reaucrat wee wrong. That is not navy officers, charged with the Job About 1,800,000,000 trees already an admission which of expanding the cervices, ere sayone have been planted. Michigan led ernment office la in aany toin govmake. ing privately that there will not be hurry with 410,000,000 trees, followed by In the meantime, thousands of oth- supplies in anything like sufficient Wisconsin with 228,000,000. Other er workers are unable to work end quantity unless the labor that is willstates were New York, 171,000, high because a union leader filed a ing to work ii allowed to produce earn, 000; Louisians, 152,000,000; Missisfor it deiires. This mean, complaint with the wage-hou- r ait sippi, 110,500,000; and Minnesota, ministration. of course, elimination of the racke03.000.- 000. I hava gone into this case in de- teers whose salary as labor leaders The Civilian Conservation corps, tail because it so thoroughly exemdepends upon how much trouble can with federal plifies the fallacy of broad governworking in be created among the workers. Unand state conservation agencies, is mental rulings. It demonstrates be- leu they can find conditions upon a making dent in the national tree yond a shadow iff a doubt what which to base a strike call, every An can and usually does happen when planting Job, McEntee said. v and then, labor officials are enormous amount of work remains a national government boms Into deemed not to bo doing their Job. to bo done if the nation is to restore fields where it does not belong Thus, as nil fence I am the millions of acres of barren end where government attempts to regu- looking forward to guess, a few quite only partly stocked forest lands pri- late tiie private lives of individuals. strikes. marily suited to the growing of tim- Striks Directs And thus, again, the business iff Attention ber. the country is in the middle between To a Serious Problem These lands have been eo excesthe upper end nether muistn sq sively cut over and burned over that This particular case Is of more of the war contracts an being they will not renew themselves then ordinary importance in another awarded in manner that s mounts through natural reproduction. Fed- way. Doubtless you have heard of to a command from tho federal eral conservation authorities state the defense program, that greet hys- government The owners nf tho there are some 128,000,000 acres of terical drive to defend ourselves ara not being hurt; dont treeless or only partly stocked lands from something that is due to strike plants get that idea. They will a which might well be producing some us on next Tuesdey-- or maybe It la profit But the owners ere human benefits. on November 5. Anyway, about 15, told whet to do white tho workPermanent Investment 000,000,000 has been appropriated for ers era being enured that thle Is a "Tree planting is a permanent In- building up our national defense, and land of the free. vestment for the future. Over the As one observes these things, r, lest seven years we have been plantone cannot fall to look around BUTTING IN ing treee for reforestation purpose! for eigne of this national unity Busybody butts in on question at e rate slightly In excess of about which there has been so of classification of workers re trees annually. To maintain talk. National unity, under tho suit le stopping an building work this rate It was necessary for the American system of government and tho furnishing iff needed supcope to increase the capacity of plies. Brucksrt points out the implies enthusiastic of tree nurseries, to collect millions all. It is difficult to see how It danger when the government of pounds of seeds and hundreds iff can bo achieved when half of the horns Into fields where It does thousands of bushels of cones and program la going forward half stove, not belong. Strike directs attentree nuts to eld In the growing of and the rut not only free but ei tion to one of the most serious trees at nurseries. The nation is couragod to ho arrogant All busithat confronts this problems now geared to plant between ness to not good. Neither to el country. Expansion of army end and 400,000,000 seedlings labor good as tho defense program is Look Involved. directly navy for an indefinite period hi proceeds, new developments will whet happened In France. the future. About 1,000 trees art offer Interesting studies. planted per acre. . years, dependent upon the maintenance of satisfactory scholastic and personal ratings by tho recipients and carry an annual stipend of 400. Tho boys will bo given an opportunity to worh during tbn summer at one of tho company's lilt And your spare time in the employ of a local of the An t Benefit Federation for a period equal to three full years w'U cure for you when you are 65yeare of age or older.anlann'uityJJ ' time workers, these employees were able to work as many hours day or a week as they desired. They hod a union contract with the company to that effect It is a matter of record that the employees did work sometimes twelve hours a day and seven days a week-e- nd they were reaping the harvest of busy times because the demand for their product was extraordinary while the CCC Program Far From gi, and general ysars manager of wootorn operations for tho smoltlng company and ons in honor of Walter Hasan Esrdley, who wns manager of tho Mldvalo plant for tho company for many years prior to his death. The other was a special award la recognition of particularity msretorlous scholastic attainments by tho applicant Both Mr. Mnlr and Mr. Eardloy contributed much to tbs state end the mining Industry by Instituting and fostering advancements which placed the Induetry on n higher and better level. The smelting oompnny Is now receiving applications for two scholarships which win ba awarded In th faU of TEN (10c) CENTS A DAY is, it face it if this country is to carry out the policies iff expanding this army and the navy, of developing an air force second to none end iff equipping these forces to shoo unseen enemies back to the foreign shores from which they are expected to come. No better illustration is possible then what happened in France end England. Their war preparation wee limited to lip service for months, because the government leaders were unwilling to bear down and tell racketeering labor leaders that the time Had had come for French government leaders adopted firm policy with the communistic labor leaders end had those lesders been told to keep their men at work, France would have lasted longer against the Hitler blitzkrieg." Instead, France refuied to ebendon week and its governthe mental officials chose to coddle labor leaders because of politics. We have something of the same basic situation in this country, right now. It Is well known, of course, that Mr. Booeevelt has favored the labor leaders who could control vote. He wee not alone. Others have done the same thing Republican as well Democrat Sand A Gravel company. There Is no reason for anyone outside iff foe city of Washington having any of the knowledge OLD AGE PENSION concern. It operates Utah State Old Age Pension within the national Group meets weekly Tuesday capital community sat 2.30 p. m. Chapman Library serves its clients isfactorily, as for as Branch corner 6th South and 8t I know, and goes on west. Wednesday 7. 30 City Its way much ae any business Hall Branch. City and Co .Bldg legitimate operates in the UnitRoom 106. Thursday ed States. Moreover, the Salt Lake City Branch at 41 it represents the foil flower ofenterAmerican system of private Post Office Place. prise or did represent that principle to moat of us. TOWARD PEACE Lately, however, the Smoot Sand AND GOOD WILL & Gravel company has been much The people's Independent in the public print! of the city of It wee in the news council, originated by W. W. Washington. because its 250 workers went on Whitney, is organised for the trike. When those worker! quit, cessation practically stopped purpase of carrying on the peo- the construction in the city, which to to ples deliberations in council or ay that the strike suddenly choked town meetings, arranged to be off the supply iff materials for ell federal government buildings. held each Tuesday evening at new This was no ordinary strike, not City and County building. The tho usual walk-ou- t Thats why the name of the Smoot Sand & Gravel company gained a place in the sun, TOWNSEND small as is the business when compared with otiler great corporations. This strike was, in effect a strike Senator Sheridan Downey gainst a federal law the wage-hou- r fair labor standards says: If unemployment con- act aslawit the Is most Inappropriately tinues if tens of millions of re- named. The details substantially ere as tired workers continue to exist, of the concern and this war crisis continues, follows:beenemployees classified as maritime have and revolutionary waves sweep workers, because they operate the world, what we have to bargee and tugs (end crane such like In connection with tho worry about in America is not movement of the sand end gravel. meeting some foreign aggressor, This movement begins in tho Pobut guarding against the inter- tomac river end, of course, carries to 'the site of the building nal collapse of our economic through construction. Smelting Firm Establishes 3 Scholarships At U l( Unusual Strike Shows Fallacy Of Broad Government Rulings Tree Planting Nears 2 Billion operations. Ons of tho scholarships Is in honor of tho memory of Downle Davidson Muir, who was for many We can serve you better than ever Brackarfs Washington Digest Smoot I1 Three scholarships as a memorial to Downle Davidson Muir, Jr., and Walter Hasan Enrdley. two former officials of thr United States Smelting Refining and Mining company, who did much toward the development of Utah and ita mining were awarded recently and the students are now attending the University of Utah. The scholarships wore offered by the amaltlng company of which F. and 8. Mulock Is manager of woetern operations. The recipients are Melvin Joseph BaUch, 10, and Conway W. Nielsen, 10, of Mldvalo and LoRoy Peterson, 10, al Murray, Provisions under which the echol-- I, arshipe were established by the company, ssnda eligible sou at oi ployos who havo been on tho pay Jewelry, Watch, Kodak Repairing 40 Yean In Salt Lake - Plan Proposed To Spread Benefits Of 6.47 Cent Rise In White Metal ! 75 East 2nd. Sootb Sorensen, who is running for the office of State Senator; Mrs. Iva Willis, who wants to be elected to the lower house; and Dispute Over Proper Classification of Workers Results A. L. Larsen, who is out for the In Stopping All Construction Work in City and are state senate. These good Ties Up Supplies for Public Buildings. and well meaning candidates who, if elected, may be dependsomebody has to do the work. By WILLIAM BBUCKABT Tho Smoot strike, therefore, died upon to stand first and last WNU Service, Nntieaal Press Bldg attention et one of tho probrects C. D. Washington, and common for the put people lems that confronts this country. It not Probably, forth every effort to promote oneWASHINGTON. Is a serious problem. It has got iff the readers of this column must welfare. their ever have heard the name of the to bo faced, and government must face That government 4k Id creased employment, the performance of additional development work, and the attains of lower grade ore, are amons the objectives of a plan which has been engsested as a result of the action of congress In boosting the price of newly mined silver to 7L11 cents an ounce, an Increase of 1.47 cents an ounce which recently became effective. During recent years mines have been forced to neglect development work and ship a higher grade conproduct due to the ditions prevailing In the mining Industry. The plan of Inaugurating additional development and mining lower grade ore has been suggested as a means of spreading farthest the Increase which the government has granted the mines In boosting the price of silver. It Is estimated that the program would result In the following benefits. 1 Make employment for at least NO additional mine and smelter workers: Increase total mine and smelt er payrolls by 2,000,000 a year. X POO, 000 la additional to Without Fear or favor of Personal The United States now has in preparation a great program of preparedness which we hope will lead to the arming of the nation in such a way as to make it invincible against any enemy But citisens should know the truth that they cannot prevent trouble and disaster through munitions and material needs. A writer in Destiny magasine says: In order to make our of warfare effective there must come a full awakening to spiritual values. W ten the enemy strikes, and he is going to strike, it may be found that we are in as desperate a situation as was England and France. Alfred Sorensen Progressive Providing conditions In the metal Bteg taduetry favorahto when completed, It to to-dlcated that 100 men will be put to Ite'bafolth 0rJodlf ttat ,BW Inf.?1 J. the MartinJ? .TO taM1 win SShLPr?rtsrw table from Ita 1000 ,t tth,KM pro- plated. passed Ob the JbmJ. I4-5- !S tey'-- To i oto the Boa Bingham will be d01 to Since this project promises much to tho waif to Tooele and the state mtrsL every effort should J ,i..h 7. .. u . Besides the men In tho mine, the An much es tho tunnel hss alres tow of on wlU re-- dona to cut the relief loudIn lathto 1 of an addl- - areas. Its contribution 1 f,mpo3rmnt ,n th Bill and rectlon wlU undoubtedly imSuL1 2 at Tooele and It to eith fold when tho tunnel to complete- - |