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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT 8 Editorial Page LAKE CITY. UTAH, APRIL 2, 1937. Tine Utiaim Mews L-ialb- or submit his proposals to the press, if only for political test of public opinion, and to the further test of the democratic process. Obliging A good story is told of Lord BaThese tests in conjunction with the full and free debate which is the America in 1917. The Utah Labor News has pointed out in these columns many times privilege of the senate, seem to the Tresident to answer the charge lfours visit to craft and industrial unions are necessary to pro- - that in any legislative request he ever tries to put anything over" on Just after America entered the that both and the tect interests war, Balfour was in Washington rights of the workers, and he who denies this the people. and is in is for and of Air. unfit Democrat his Itoosevelt truth and is the this lacking intelligence proven century, greatest on urgent negotiations. He was leadership. greatest ambition is to preserve and perpetuate democracy in our leading a very busy life. We believe we are voicing the sentiment of all thinking workers One evening, fatigued after a when we say that the greatest service that could be rendered the wage-earnedifficult day, he handed the menu P. of L. of America would be for the leaders in the C. I. O.-back to the venerable negro card YOUTH ON THE SUPREME COURT controversy to get together and effect an honorable settlement of the waiter assigned to serve him his existing split in the American labor movement. Just bring me dinner, and said: The average age of the supreme court is over 72 years, but the a good meal, and he put a generLoth sides should face the facts, and act accordingly. A mutually beneficial peace, it would seem, can be made in short order, Both average age of the supreme court appointed by President Washington ous tip on his plate. A good meal, sides may have to lose a little face, but that is better than losing ones was only 48 years, C months. Washingtons youngest justice was James a very good meal, was served. head the average age of the present court. This happened several times. Iredell, aged 38, about one-haWhen Balfour was waited upon Calling each other names and making harsh charges appears as I His two oldest appointees were 57, Justices Cushing and Blair, s IL IYesident John Adams appointed ayoungster of 36, Bushrod for the last time by the negro vet- -' silly as it is regretable. President Green and the members of the A. F. of L. executive I Washington, the nephew and heir of the Father of His Country, eran, the British statesman tripled council should recognize the fact that they did not follow the mandate I And President Jefferson beat Adams youth record by appointing the tip as a good-by- e gesture. Just of the 1934 Federation convention held in San Francisco. They should William Johnson, a stripling of 32 years. before he was ready to leave the President Madison also named a boy of 32, Joseph Story. realize that the split resulted because of their failure to recognize the table, his now devoted waiter leanChief Justice Marshall was named at age of 45. need of organizing the industrial form of unions in ined over the chair confidentially. Of the first 25 men appointed to the supreme court four w ere m Thank you, sah, he said, condustry.. prifhough the convention by a unanimous vote of delegates their thirties and 11 were in their forties, making GO per cent of all siderably muffling the executive council to form industrial unions in such his voice behind those named under 50. Perhaps all the old boys were Tories in those the menu card, an if you done industries as autos, rubber, steel, glass, etc. got I President Green and his of the A. F. of L. executive days of the Founding rathers and not wanted on the court. any othah friends wat cant read, council should know that they blocked the formation of industrial unyou jest send em to me, sah. LAWYERS ions, because of this John L. Lewis, Charles P. Howard, Sidney Hillman, UNDERSTAND and other progressive and foresighted labor leaders .formed the C. I. O., j so-call- ed self-evide- nt rs A, lf mass-producti- mass-producti- on I DONT not as a dual organization, but a working committee to advance the industries. organization of workers in The C. I. 0. membership is growing by leaps and bounds, and at the expense of the A. F. of L. Regardless of this, no doubt, the A. F. of L. will remain in the field. It is going to be a long time before either side is weakened to a point where it will unconditionally surrender. And there will be no unions of workers wiped off the map. The C. I. 0. will not supplant the A. F. of L., nor will the A. F. of L. force the C. I. 0. unions to come back on the A. F. of L. terms. Both organizations are too firmly entrenched for one to push the other off the industrial map. Therefore, it seems to us, the leaders of the two groups, for the good of all labor, should come to an understanding and make peace. If they cannot come under one banner then they should come to an understanding as to their fields of activity one jn the craft line and the other in the industrial field of industries. If this is done then the prospective series of fratricidal, factional fights and endless jurisdictional warfare can be mass-producti- on mass-producti- on avoided. There ar no insuperable obstacles to peace between the two great organizational We believe it can be quickly brought about if the A. F. of L. leaders would only realize their past mistakes, and recognize the need of both the craft and industrial union forms of organization. They should also realize that the executive councils actions in suspending the 10 great international unions was uncalled for and illegal, according to the constitutional provisions of the A. F. of L. It is these illegal actions of the A. F. of L. leaders that caused the split, and the members of the A. F. of L. council should realize this, and therefore, for the good of all labor, make amends, and bring all forces of labor under one banner. ROOSEVELTS PRIMARY AIM, DEMOCRACY Finding from the Presidents viewpoint essential, legal and democratic Federal action obstructed by the supreme court majority, or held in long uncertainty that has the effect of balking both preven tive and remedial measures for' what Mr. Roosevelt thinks ails the country, he sees the possibility at least that a new, more appealing, and more ruthless demagogue may arise to abolish American democracy Whether the reader agrees with the President in his for years. course and in his estimate of future menace, that reader notes in his words no other primary objective than, as Mr. Roosevelt sees it, the preservation and the restoration of democracy. Although there are many manifests of recovery, the number of the unemployed and the national relief bill impress the President with the certainty that much remains to be done if social dangers shall be averted and economic stability be attained, the President sees the assurance of continued democracy. That is what he is determined to assure, and he finds as natural attendant circumstances a better spread of income, steady work for the employable, a good standard of living, protection for the aged, opportunity for the young, and national action. The program to effect these benefits, which the President never thinks of save as human rights, is, to his mind, the program to keep American democracy working. At times the President is faced with this sort of problem in moving his program: For one reason or another, a measure of national action which to him is essential to safeguard democracy comes newly .into council and therefore has not been included in any specific mandate. Do the people expect him, and does fair dealing require, that he seek a popular referendum before proceeding ? If the President is convinced that the measure is effective, and that time is of its essence, he goes ahead. Since all such enterprises this being a democracy-m-ust first pass the congressional test, the President sees in congress itself a sufficient referendum in vital instances. It is true that congress is made up of politicians and, since 1932, that it has been dominated by members of the political group of which the President is party leader. But Mr. Roosevelt points out also that, being largely politicians, with district or state responsibility, members of con- - INSIST ON raMUCYS J Lawyers were 8 to 1 against Roosevelt last fall. Lawyers are 6 to 1 against Roosevelt on court reform. That's the score of the American Bar Association in polling its members. Give em time and the lawyers may learn. NEWS AND COMMENT hushed voices. It wasnt a subject for polite conversation despite the fact that thousands of mothers died (Continued from Fage 7) every year from this source. Surthe system. Besides, even if it General Parran has declared geon worked, the price they ask is too that the if accurately known, total, high! would make the deaths from homicide seem trifling in comparison. Wrong A teacher in a classroom of During the past few years, we have abandoned, likewise, the Mrs. Sofia, Bulgaria, asked a pupil in her geography class the name of Grundy attitude toward syphilis the biggest river in the United and gonorrhea because of their States. The answer came promp- menace to the health and welfare of the men, women and children of tly: Mississimpson. this country. We came to realize Give us the men with brawn and that here were social problems we will train their brains after- which had to be tackled. Abortion, wards, said New York fire com- however, remained in the caste of missioner McElligott. Isnt that the untouchables. However, during the past few the story of Americas big men, Lets not months the government has deter-min- d Up from the ranks? to eradicate these evils. Let paraphrase it into, Down from the be us cranks. open minded enough to be fair to those who may never know William S. Murray, New York health if we squelch ideas on these GOP chairman recently said, We subjects. must restore human contact be tween employer and employe; that iiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiMiiimiiumiiimmiimu doesnt necessarily mean increasec Large Assortment wages and shorter hours for the of Real Bargains worker. Possibly not. In many SPECIAL SALE ON instances, hours and wages are CARPETS, RUGS and right. But if some wages are go LINOLEUM ing back to 1929 levels, then all should and if women and machines are to be on the job more, men will have to work less. WISE ANI) WILFUL: Wise is that man who recognizes his faults. Strong of will is he who can keep at them until he has corrected them. 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