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Show 3 USeview o2 ZK'KiHT Eveinto Cwurireini!; ZZTifzXoiir -- or utum &C-rf-J EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL VII: NO. 25. SALT LAKE CITY, ! Price: gjH. DECEMBER 25, 1936. 5 Cents Per Copy League Adopts Permanent Organization Plan Non-Parlis- an Units by Counties Will Be Formed State Committee Hears Reports On Recent Campaign Activities Endorses Legislation and Chooses Legislative Committee. The state committee of the La League of Utah at its meeting at the New-hous- e hotel Sunday afternoon adopted a permanent organization plan by counties, and decided to call a state meeting in Salt Lake City on February 14, of the dele gates from counties where the League is functioning. During January members of the League are urged to meet in their respective counties and choose a perma nent county organization and elect delegates to attend the state con vention. Alma Johnson of Logan Carpenters' union, and M. Visser of Salt Lake City Oil Refinery Workers union were named as members of the state committee to fill the present quota of 15 comprising the executive board. Endorsed Legislation The meeting endorsed a direct primary law for nomination of political candidates. The legislative committee of the League was instructed to use all its efforts to bring about passage of real direct primary law in the next session of legislature. J. D. Loftis, M. I. Thompson, M. Visser, L. T. Stuart and A. M. Scott were elected as members of bors Glory in the Highest !" Stars were shining bright When the Heavenly Angels Sang on Christmas night Glory in the Highest !" Now they sing again: Glory in the Highest! Peace , Good Will to Men!" lews and Comment MinersRetumtoWork; Non-Partis- an the legislative committee for the organization. A nominating committee to suggest candidates for League officers to be elected at the February meeting was named as follows: J. D. Loftis, M. Visser and L. T. Stuart. Salt Lake City; John J. Johnson of Brigham City and G. G. Lind-stroof Spring Canyon. A Busy Campaign The report of the recent campaign activities showed that the League officers and members were busy in all parts of the state. The report was signed by Frank president, and M. I. Thompson, secretary. On motion of Mr. Loftis the report was accepted as read. The report showed that county committees of the League functioned in several counties, and that volunteer members of the League in all of Utahs 29 counties did splendid campaigning for the of President Roosevelt. All of the work in the field was done by volunteers. There were more than 500 willing workers who gave time and effort in their respective communities. m Bo-nac- New Deal We did not directly endorse (Continued on Page 4) , States Providing Benefits For Working Men and Women That means they have insured 2Va By M. H. HEDGES A great race is on a race million workers against the hazNo War Toys against time, by states of the ards of unemployment by bringing union. The winning states will them under the federal-stat- e proAn end to the manufacture of I Lark at Miners and in the of the an Bingham have, by New Years day, laws on gram for this purpose set up in men, and rehiring warlike toys was being sought this have returned to work after hav- offer to study possible future wage their statute books providing the Social Security Act. It means Christmas season by the womens union vote of the for ing scales on accepted men and a total of 12 million workers now based the by ol something working prices auxiliary of the Church of the Lat- the United of the women to live on when they are covered by state unemployment metals. wage proposals ter Day Saints. States Smelting, Refining and compensation laws, counting those Governor Henry H. Blood medi- out of work. These Mormon women have urg The settlement ated between the representatives In the weeks four Mining company. Colorado, in 16 states which had previously past ed parents to see that no tin solto an end the strike which of the International Union of Connecticut, Arizona, and Penn passed such laws. brought diers, cannon, tanks, and other war started on October 9 in Park City, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers sylvania, have made the Eight More States goal. toys, find their way into Santa and within two days spread to the and the Eight more states, probably employers. Claus pack. and maybe more than that nine, Lark and Tintic his Bingham, mining Upon departure to his home In a letter sent recently from districts are now on the home stretch in the and to the smelter at at Butte, Mont., Reid Robinson, headquarters herd to their mem- Tooele. race against the coming of the of the international president bers throughout the United States, new year. These states are MaryTooele smelter workers and Tin-ti- c union, thanked Governor Blood for they said, How inconsistent it is land, New Jersey, New Mexico, on the holiday honoring the birth and miners reached an agreement his untiring efforts in bringing North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, to returned their several a about end to the diffijobs peaceful of Christ to put into the hearts of weeks and West Virginia, with Virginia, and the Park City min- culties between the miners and the ago, children, by means of their toys, ers Maine a possibility. They have agreed to return to their jobs operators. He remarked that 'very the very opposite of the message December called sessions of their leg15. special seldom is a Governor able to act as that heralded his birth peace on The to enact islatures unemployment accepted agreements pro a mediator and bring both parties earth. . . . We want the nations vide a 25 laws before this year compensation cents a in an the industrial day pay increase, Why Change? dispute together children to understand that war is and is out. If these legislatures act assurance no of discrimination on a common We see by the papers that the in time for the Social ground. not a game. Security committee chosen to draft direct board to approve their laws by law attihas primary Christmas Angels changed its December these states will not INDUSTRIAL Birthday Ball tude from a direct primary to a only have 31, A story comes to our desk that protected their workers I law. this but they will For The Why President last Christmas some Storm Troophave saved money to INDEPEDENCE change ? ers in Germany dressed , up as the employers in those states. For Some time aK the committee the Social I Christmas angels, and went about XT tv, TTnVi T p Security act I on a primary law pattern that employers in states provides dided Caux Len garbed in white wings. Gas masks De having as in the several years past, has By Now approved unemployment compenmade up another part of their outTaxation without representa been invited to become a member ed after the Nevada law. have decided to recommend to sation laws may deduct from their fits, however, and they carried tion was the grievance of 130,-00- 0 of the nation-wid- e labor publicity they the a sort of hybrid federal pay-ro- ll hand grenades. We might comtaxes up to 90 legislature members of the United Broth- committe for the Labor Division of combibe would which a measure, ment: cent thereof the amount of & erhood of Carpenters per Joiners at the National Committee for the Hark! the herald angels pass, the unions convention in Lake- Birthday Ball for the President, nation of the present antiquated their contribution to their state and direct pri- unemployment compensation funds. convention Dropping bombs and poison gas. land, Florida. January 30, 1937. The invitation mary plan. system Meantime, here are the 20 states These members, 72,000 of them came from William Green, presiwhim new the Under are already safely over the that by adopted Want Vote on War in the lumber industry of the dent of the American Federation conven the committee Some of them enacted the line. GanY. N. political E. Frank and Northwest rest the Rochester, employed of Labor, who has been named as tions would be held and each nom-:ne- e laws a year ago or believes necessary in other and furniture of chairman Labor newspaper Division. publisher, the nett, mostly receiving 20 per cent or more more: found Mr. Greens letter reads that except in the case of invasion plants, Alabama, Arizona, California. the United States shoukLnever go themselves without voting power Labor is again joining in the of the total convention Vote would on a be to the entitled Connecticut, District of to war without a direct vobe of the at the convention. Colorado, place celebration of the Presidents birthwould names The ballot. go Columbia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiin the people. He favors a constitutional They were classed as non-be- n nationday, by taking part conon in order a the of the ballot ana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, amendment to provide for such eficial members, because they did wide Birthday Ball for the PresiNames New Hampshire, New York, Orevention votes received. referendum. not join in all the benefit features dent. of the Brotherhood with the skilled I have been asked to assume the also could be placed on the primary gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, How Many Unemployed? craftsmen in the building trades position of chairman; of the Labor ballot bv filing a certificate and South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and How many unemployed are there Eligibility to vote depended Division. I hope every labor paper oaying the required fee. The lat- Wisconsin. in the Unitetd States? Nearly all the recent state acupon benefit eligibility, although and magazine: will join in promot- ter would po at the end of the balThis question has never been timber worker delegates declared ing this great charity effort and lot in alphabetical order. All names tivity toward unemployment compensation has followed immediately definitely answered. The American their concern was not with voting in so doing, pay tribute to the would go under party headings. Your observer is desirous to the action of the United States suFederation of Labor has probably on benefit matters but with having President, given the nearest to the correct a say on matters directly concernSeventy per cent of all money know whv resort to a convention preme court23.which was announced On that day the are but themselves. will remain in the cbmmun-- 1 system in connection with the pri-it- y November raised its only answer, figures ing A Common Problem estimates. where raised; 30 per ,cent willlmary when all average voters are court by an equally divided More than estimatets are needThe problem which thus con- go to the Georgia Warm-.- Springs I sick and tired of the conventions? vote left standing the decision of I ed. There should be definite knowl- fronted the Carpenters convention Foundation. Lets have a eenuine primary the New York court of appeals become which held the New York state mem-a to I to The confined successful invite not 1 their best is for law organizaor none at all. edge. you hope insurance law conlabor pub-- 1 y unemployment treatment of any disease lies in tion alone. Similar situations ex- ber of a nation-wid- e Your observer has ben a Other committee. Will you kindly jstant advocate of a Drirry law stitutional. states, ehcour-- ( knowing what the disease is, its ist, or have existed, in a number of on Continued on on page 6) (Continued Page 5) (Continued page 3) (Continued on page 8) (Continued on Page 2) By M. I. T. Industrial Peace Reigns . I semi-prima- mass-producti- ci, ry on pri-ma- rv -4 con-icit- |