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Show ' Review ofi jrxiURT Current Eventoa or utjs JAN 2 2 193? jJHE PEOPLE'S PAPER EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE Wl JO XiisidAtun uojuuag VOL VII; NO. 26. 1 Price: 5 Cents Per Copy SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JANUARY I. 1937. y PLANNING FOR BIRTHDAY BALL ?yTryyTr' A HAPPY NEW YEAR News and Comment By M. I. T. Changing Conditions Conditions are constantly changing for the better. These changes are notable everywhere, Even in Los Angeles, the noted open shop city in California, home of the na tive sons, sunshine and good wine, conditions have changed. Workers there have organized and gained the respect and admiration of employers and citizens in general. The latest honor given to union labor was voted by the Los Angeles board of education when it named the junior high school in the South Los Angeles area the Sam uel Gompers Junior High School, in honor of the memory of the forthrough the year ahead. The old year was an eventful one the world over. In mer president of the American who served in Europe, Mussolini captured Ethiopia; the League of Nations col Federation of Labor, establishfrom its that lapsed; Italy, Germany and Japan joined hands, as did France ment, capacity one year excepted, until his This is the first day of the New Year, 1937. May it be the happiest and best in the lives of our readers, is the sincere wish of the Utah Labor News and its staff. The old year is dead, long live the new I Let us wipe the slate clean, forgive our sins, and start afresh with new hopes and aspirations in our daily duties for our homes, and our nation and state. Its a new beginning, a new chapter to write, a new years dawning. No one can tell in advance what the events of 1937 will be. But at no time since recovery began have we, fellow Americans, been able so joyously and so confidently to greet our fellow man with Happy New Year I The better times that so swiftly came during the historic year just closed, no doubt, will flourish and grow brighter e and Russia; armament records were set; civil war ravaged Spain; and the British empire was shaken to its roots by a royal romance and an unprecedented abdication. In our own America business spurted, the supreme court killed the AAA, the soldiers got their bonus, drouth hit the middle-wesan amazing landslide reelected a great President, and there was the historic peace conference. Here in Utah we rolled up a big Democratic party vote, reelected Governor Henry H. Blood in a bitter local campaign; had a metal miners strike, and the best year for farmers, wage workers, and busi- fair-minde- death in 1924. John F. Dalton, president of the all-tim- Los Angeles Typographical union, is president of the board of education in the city of the angels. This is significant, when it is re t, called that the late General Harrison Grayson Otis and his powerful car Los Angeles Daily Times ried on a constant and bitter war against union labor and after Otis' his death, Harry since 1929. ness Chandler, continued in the footAt the dawn of 1937 the citizens of Utah, and organized steps of his predecessor. But even this powerful open shop influence labor in particular, desire above all, peace and harmony, with could not stop the progress of orboth employers and its members. Petty jealousies, bickerings ganized labor in Los Angeles. and useless squabbles should be forgotten and avoided dur No doubt in the spirit world, in the great beyond, Gompers can ing the coming year. pride in the accomplish Our nation has become one of the leading and most pow smile with ments of union labor on earth erful nations in the world. We hope, through the careful and while Otis will continue in wise guidance of our President, to retain our position of power on Page 8) son-in-la- w, ever-(Continue- during these troublesome times of world unrest. , (Continued on page 8) Political Outlook C. I. O. Union Wins in w General Electric Vote! Utah and U. S. Compiled From Reports of Observers Casey at Bat Company Union Decides to Dissolve After United Electric & Radio Workers Union Victory Leo Casey, former newspaper Company Union Was is the new publicity chief of Bona Union man, Election Establishes Fide for Legal Strong the Republican party. We do not Right to Recognition. He has an elehim his SCHENECTADY (UNS) Union organization established itself in the heart of the electrical manufacturing industry, when the United Electrical & Radio Workers won a decisive victory in the election held by the National Labor Relations Board at the big Schenectady works of General Electric. More than 95 per cent of the workers eligible to vote cast their ballots, giving the union more than 1000 majority over the General Electric Workers Council (company union). The vote was 5111 for the U. E. & R. W. to 4033 for the Workers Council. The election establishes for the union the legal right to recognition as sole collective bargaining agency for the employes of the Schenectady plant. (Continued on Page 5) COMMENT ON TOM MOONEY WORLD NEWS IN HEADLINES The story of Tom Mooneys and Warren Billings unjust confinement in California prisons will again become material for nationwide newspaper headlines on January 4. On that date the next legal step by Mooneys attorneys will be made. This will be the presentation by Attorney' George Davis of proposed findings of fact to Referee A. E. Shaw, who will also be the recipient of counterfindings prepared by the prosecution. From these sets of findings, Referee Shaw will in turn make his recommendations to the state supreme court with regard to the innocence or guilt of Mooney. Thus the climax in the fight for justice for labors champions is being reached. For if the supreme court should agree with the findings of the Mooney attorneys, immediately freedom would result. Should the decision be adverse, Mooney and Billings, for the first time, will have the privilege of carrying their case to the United States supreme court where, it is generally felt, their freedom would be sure to result. The transcript of testimony in (Continued on page 3) , 21-ye- ar Little, But Mighty All of us must admit that Finland is a little, but mighty, land. Finland is known for having produced Paavo Nurmi, the great A little one marathon runner. she has nations set the among world an example in simple HONESTY she has not missed a payment on her war debt to the UnitIn this she has fuled States. filled we hope the saying for na tions, And a little child shall lead them. Others are apparently beginning to follow. But Finland is again in the news? because on December 6 she was 19 years old in her separate existence from mother Russia and because on December 8 she celebrated the 71st birth anniversary of her great, composer, John Julius Sibelius. Than John no greater writer of music lives. Finlandia and Valse Triste have sold that idea to the world. In literature Finland is honored and respected. Elias Lonrot, a great Finnish scholar and folklorwhich Kalevala, ist, produced has been translated and printed in many languages. This was first (Continued on page 7) ! Working out plans for labor participation in Birthday Ball for the President. The photograph was taken in the office of President William Green of the American Federation of Labor. Left to right Gilbert E. Hyatt, Executive Secretary, Labor Division, National Committee; Chester M. Wright, Director of Publicity, Labor Division; President Green, Chairman, Labor Division. ""I Lll T ' fc MONSTER BLANKS FOR GREETING PRESIDENT ON BIRTHDAY SHIPPED BY THOUSANDS TO LABOR BODIES Committee Chairman to Distribute Blanks for Signature, Each Signer Paying 25 Cents, Which Will Go to National Fund For Fighting Infantile Paralysis Scourge Labor ... . Editors Cooperate. WASHINGTON, D. C. (ILNS) Secretary Matthew Woll and Executive Secretary Gilbert E. Hyatt, of the Labor Division of the national committee, announced that within the week thousands of monster blanks for birthday greetings to the President would begin going by express to labor organizations throughout the country. Committee chairmen will distribute these great blanks to their committee members for signatures. Each signer will pay 25 cents as he signs the big blank. When blanks are filled, they will be taken to the Postal Telegraph companys nearest office and turned in to the company, with the money. Postal Telegraph will transmit the names of birthday greeting signers to the President. The money will be transmitted by the company, without any deduction, to Treasurer Keith Morgan of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for use in the war against infantile job. envy phantine task ahead of him. Casey is expected to use smearing methods, and act as master of invective and vitriol when blowing the G. 0. P. trumpet during the next four years. The powers that be in the high councils of the Republican party will expect Casey to perform miracles. They expect him to follow the system of Charles Michelson, Postal To Send All Money and capable pubthe Each chairipan will send a relicity chief for the Democratic par- port to Executive Secretary Hyatt, ty. Michelson was pitted against a normally Republican country. He had to convert many a Republian STEEL, AUTO AND TOBACCO STAND either to like the Democratic nomiUNITED IN RESOLVE TO CONTINUE nee or to hate their own standard-beare- r. Man hates much easier FIGHT ON UNIONISM TO LAST DITCH than he likes, and so Michelson adfound it would be to his partys vantage to stress the hate theme Organized Workers and Their Friends Can Strike Effective once in awhile. He did and he won. Blow at Anti-LabCigaret Big Four By Buying and Only tirhe will tell if Casey at Big Boosting Unionized Brands Oil Partly Anti-Unio- n the bat for the G. O. P. can deliver the goods. But we do know Developments Coming. that he will be given much abuse and much praise for the things he holiday week WASHINGTON, D. C. (ILNS). The year-en- d has done, and vice versa. situations ever remost industrial of one to the amazing light brings corded in national history. Recommends Changes Approximately 100 southern textile mills have declared their need General Chez for Joseph machinery to fix standards, as NRA did, declaring this necessary Attorney in his biennial report to Governor to their life and stability. Meanwhile the great steel and automobile industries have made it Henry H. Blood suggests amendwell clear that they are determined to resist any interference with their ments of certain Utah laws as additional as legislation. Among right to do exactly as they these are: please, which is primarily a decla(1) That' an enabling act be ration of resistance to unionism. The automobile industry likepassed permitting the state to enhas made clear a similar posiwise and ter into compacts agreements g with other states for cooperative tion. Though doing a business, both of these effort and mutual assistance in the enof in the crime of and industry have declared giants prevention to stick to comdetermination forcement of laws, as contemplat- their unionism. H. R. 73rd the ed by pany congress, Tobacco In Same Group 7353, approved June 6, 1934. another giant has been igBut the state That depository (2) in this casting up' of the act be amended in order that its nored The situation. cerbe more made great tobacco group provisions may labor as hard and has that fought tain. (Continued on Page 2) bitterly as steel and automobiles par-ilys- is high-power- ed or record-breakin- |