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Show ESeview ofi lUy riincR,B,mHr or eztg Current Events APR 2 0 1937 StAS Ltxrwz PEOPLES THE EDUCATE ORGANIZE PAPER COOPERATE VOL VII; NO. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. APRIL 41 UPK Wagner Law Ruling Aids Automobile Union Drive s and Comment Judicial Stop Dictatorship The despair and apprehension that was rampant four years ago has given place to confidence and hope. Business is good. Industries are flourishing. The banks are again solvent and sound. What brought about the change, except the plan and program which President Roosevelt began on the very day of his advent to the White House in 1933? Through his credit agencies, corporations and monetary institutions are functioning in a high degree. The farmers have been translated from people either in, or on the verge of, bankruptcy, into a purchasing, solid element in our industrial structure. Stocks and bonds those indexes to our economic condition are up. Those things have happened because e the policy of his predecessor was succeeded by the thing-at-onc- e policy of President Roosevelt. We would be very much further along that road of prosperity if, unfortunately, the supreme court had not decided, in its wisdom, that such things as the AAA transcended in some mysterious manner the powers of congress and therein violated the Constitution. It is too bad By M. I. T. ! hat Cities Learned tidying any community in ascertain what can best be ) i ' r the advancement of all, a cts in black and white may ,o a definite task. Generally ng, we know our community but when certain facts are set down beside other facts their relationship becomes very apparent. For instance a certain town had noted a falling off in percentage of residents voting. A check up on population trends revealed that more people of foreign birth had been moving in, some Americans that the law did not meet with the approval of a majority of the su- born of foreigners had become of preme court. Old hadn't registered. but age We may agree now that the NRA was not a perfect remedy for the stock families had been moving demoralized condition in which business found itself a few years ago, or dying off. In this case but under its provisions the wheels of industry did start up, and before away the need of night classes in civics the supreme court acted there were many benefits to the whole country, and American history were indieven allowing for such errors and mistakes as could hardly have been cated. avoided under the haste of the economic emergency. In another town health nurses Judicial and doctors on the committee Dictatorship Stop Last November Mr. Roosevelt was told by 27,000,000 people to ful- brought out the fact that surface fill his program; to finish a job only half done. They did not, they water getting into wells and the could not, tell him how he is to do this. And he, after canvassing every small local reservoir was running process, found that in order to carry out the program, it was necessaryl off newly fertilized land and was to get over the barrier of an inflexible, reactionary point of view en- - largely responsible for hives and other skin disturbances. tertained by five of thq nine eminent jurists on the high court. Still another community found President Roosevelt proceeded under a perfectly constitutional milk sources were not as clean 70 that of to the whenever a attained had that age process justice suggest as they ought to be. years and did not care to avail himself of the privilege to retire on full of these conditions hapNone on (Continued Page 2) but they pened to be might have become so. Statistics and survey of health factors often furnish clues to lines of activity whereby any city or town in Utah may improve its living conditions, do-som- ng over-serio- Organization Campaign In Ford Plants Will Start Immediately C. I. O. Campaigns In Textile and Oil Industries In Full Swing. Special to the Utah Labor News. DETROIT (UNS) The supreme court decision upholdthe ing Wagner, Labor Relations Act obviously will minimize the necessity for strikes in any plant, since the act eliminates the causes for strikes, said Homer Martin, the militant head of the United Automobile Workers of America. The international union is now in a position to render service to the workers without company interference. The de- . . cision of the supreme court now he th PP?r- ,v?f to .orda work"free from tumty join union and coercion by. the company spies. "We will begin immediately a concerted drive among Ford workers. The Ford employes no longer need fear to join and wear their union buttons. Henry Ford f DIRECTS CAMPAIGN us Supreme Court Upholds Wagner Labor Relations Act Special to the Utah Labor News opinion holding the Wagner act The did not violate freedom of the WASHINGTON (UNS) United States supreme court up- press and could be applied to the held th constitutionality of the Associated Press.' He also deliv' Wagners Labor Relations Act by a ered the Unanimous decision in the decision Monday. The act coach company case. Chief Justice Hughes, who was guarantees collective bargaining to workmen in negotiating with 75 years old this week, delivered employers on wages, hours of the opinions in the other three work and other labor conditions. cases -4 Four of the supreme courts decisions, involving the Jones & of Laughlin Steel corporation Pittsburgh, the Fruehauf Trailer company of Detroit, the Friedman-Harr- y Marks Clothing company, Inc., of Richmond, and the Assodecisions. ciated Press, were The court was unanimous in the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach company case. Justice Roberts, who has held the balance of power in some decisions, delivered the 'smstJ' "When it shall be said in any are counry jn the world, My poor disnor appyj neither ignorance tress is to be found among them; my jails ape empty .of prisoner?, my streets of beggars; the agec are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; the "rational world is (Continued on Page 7) 5 Cents Per Copy Price: 16. 1937. 'Wr a v y. , && is not bigger than the United States government. The supreme court has spoken the United Automobile Workers will act. Mr. Ford will recognize and deal with the U. A. W., even at the price of changing his mind. Many Have Joined It was reported by union organizers that many of the Ford employes are already members of the U. A. W. Some of them having joined the union several months ago. One organizer, a former employe in the Ford plant, reported that most of the workers in Ford plants are anxious to join the union, and thus relieve themselves of company dictatorship. We must keep in mind, he said, that Henry Ford has tried to dictate to his employes their personal habits, as well as home life, outside of work hours in Ford plants. When I worked there we were warned about use of tobacco, and what we should drink and what we should eat and wear. We were even told to raise garden vegbecause it would have etables been better for ug to spend our time "evenings hoeing and weeding gardens, instead of going to a picture show or to some other innocent amusement. All work and slaverv, and no pleasure was the Ford plan to his employes, yes The four dissenting justices Political Outlook Hands Off Yes, No McReynolds, Sutherland, Van De In vanter and Butler in an opinion A statement HOWARD CHARLES P. coming to your read by McReynolds, contended and attributed to HenS. U. and Utah President of the International ry Ford said that the provisions of that the courts rulings in the From Compiled Reports of view the cases reversed Wagner Typographical union, and secre- the Wagner Labor Act have been of Observers interstate commerce expressed in tary of the C. I. O., is a director standard policies of the Ford Modecisions outlawing NRA and the of the campaign to organize the tor company for years, but added workers in the oil indus- that its terms might have been Guffey coal act. Platform Measures Legislative Whims try of America. Mr. Howard is dictated by Wall Street. Democratic party plat- also The 1936 n vice president of the Label Of course the Ford Motor comReferring pointedly to the the following Trades Department of the A. F. pany is subject to the terms of the margin by which the law was form contained of L. upheld in its relation to manufac-(Continue- d plank: (Continued on Page 4) We favor such amendments to on page 4) the liquor control act as will tend to strengthen the administration of the provisions of the law and contribute to the cause of temperance among the people, particularly through liberalizing the sale of Fifth In the Series of Articles On Cooperation Appearing light beer. Iii the Utah Labor News S. B. 72, the beer bill, as finally President Ross Returns to Salt Lake City From National Wage passed, removed the control of beer Scale Conference of United Mine Workers District Conentirely from the hands of the Munici-wit- h In 1934 the editor of the St. K. F. publishes a weekly magazine state liquor commission. vention to Meet Monday, April 20 Incumbent District noticed a re a circulation of 500,000 and a palities, within their confines, and Louis Officials Receive Substantial Majorities for Nominations to tt counties, outside of municipalities, port from Europe to the effect that fortnightly review1 Succeed Themselves. A Trust Buster Sweden was the first nation to rewill receive all revenues from beer The Swedish cooperative move- licenses; have exclusive right to cover from worldwide depression John M. Ross, president of District 22, United Mine Workers of He thought there might be a story ment has the reputation of being a grant and revoke licenses and may has returned to Salt Lake City from New York, where tomoveSwedish immediof America, licenses trust buster. The determine the number for the United States and with Albert Roberts, district vice president, he attended (he Rochdale measure the followed The his be to ment of issued. member first pro- gether ately dispatched a staff to Sweden. The result was a principle of selling at market vides full local option so far as 3.2 national wage scale conferences for several weeks. En route here Mr. Ross stopped at Cheyenne, Wyo., to consult with Virgil Wright, district series of articles by Marquis W. prices but it soon aimed to destroy beer is concerned. r. secretary-treasuredi bill The senate passed the beer Childs. Recently the Yale Univer- private monopoly by competing Mr. Ross said he was happy over the new two-yeIn call: Mr. trusts. roll out on the following Yeas, working agreerectly with the great sity Press, has brought ment with the operators, as a result of the New York meeting: It is Childs illuminating book entitled one commodity after another the 18: nays, 2; absent, 3. Those voting in the affirmative the best settlement the U. M. W palachian settlement which is now Sweden: the Middle Way. cooperatives have forced prices Within the past year numerous down. The cooperative union, a were: Billings, Farr, of A., or any other labor union in in force until April 1, 1939. Baker, on accomcarries central federation, A joint employer-employ- e article about Swedens comFrischknecht, Grover, Holbrook, America has ever reached, he in said. It workers affects Nel450,000 Lindstrom. the in have will be established under mission appeared plishments wholesaling, manufacturing, pro- Holmes, Huggins, d of the son, Parratt, Peterson, American press. Isaac F. Marcos-so- paganda. Over Royle, the nation, and more than 7000 in the agreement to study mechanized Evefamilies of Sweden are enrolled in Stevens, Stewart, Thornton, and Utah and Wyoming. mining and make recommendations writing in the Saturday Workers Are Benefitted for the next agreement, on which ning Post, said: cooperative associations. The 750 President Maw, Democrats; Grif h The new wages will be 70 cents negotiations will be started March The roster of the idle in Swed- coops now carry on over fin. Republican. in en has gone from the top figure of of the retail and wholesale trade the negative per day higher for mechanical 14, 1939, a month later than hereThqse voting and manufacture werei; Hopkin and Snow, Demo- workers and 50 cents higher for tofore. 180.000, recorded late in 1933, to of the nation Meet in Salt Lake other day rate miners, nine cents 43.000, or less than 1 per cent of about 10 per cent of the goods. crats; ' As an example of the way the the population. The backbone of The District officials and local Absent and not voting: Lamor-eau- a ton increase for contract miners Swedish recovery is a vital democ- cooperative union has benefited the ; Mrs. Lund, and Tanner, and 10 per cent better for dead union delegates will hold a constiand work and yardage work. A stipu- tutional convention in Salt Lake consumer in itself the Democrats. It competsuccessfully expresses racy. House passed S. B. 72 on the fol- lation of time and one-hafor Citv beginning Tuesday, April 20, cooperation that, in fair economic ed with the most highly organized The convention will determine weather or foul, has been the private enterprise in the world, let lowing roll call: Ayes, 36; nays, overtime and Sunday work also . . . was us case consider economic the of and the electric 24. of laws, rules and regulations for the 0; absent, accepted by operators stability. mainstay The educational program includes light bulbs. For many years SwedThose voting for the bill were: union. The work day will be sev- district organization, and select a 0 ish consumers thought week. scale committee of seven from they were Ablett. Aird. Allen, Ronacci, Bov-de- en hours, with a group conferences of Western United States miners Utah and seven from Wyoming to K. F. in too much for bulbs. For workers (Kooperativa paying Bryan. Calder, Hadley, Hale. Forbundet, Cooperative Union) example, in 1928 the prevailing Holbrok., Ingleby. Mrs. Albert will be employed on a higher wage its declared intent, and contrary to a corre- price for a shops and factories. lamp was 37 Jensen, ffenrietta B. Johnson. Kent, than the eastern miners due to meet with coal mine operators and a summer cents in Sweden. About this time Marthakis, Mason, Mathis, Moody. hazardous working conditions, but decide the local distribution of spondence school I the basis is figured from the Ap a summer resort. . . . school (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4) cor-respond- -4 one-ma- -4 -4 Coal Miners Dislrict Chief Happy Over New Settlement COOPERATION IN SWEDEN I Post-Dispat- ch I ar n, one-thir- one-fift- x, ... lf 25,-00- so-call- ed ... ...... n. 25-w- att 35-ho- ur |