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Show 16. 1937 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. APRIL POLITICAL OUTLOOK SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS WAGNER LABOR RELATIONS ACT (Continued from page Olsen, Tack, Page, Iectol, son, Pett, Sorenson, Spence, eray, Weggeland, Winget, 1) Peter (Continued from page 1) Thack' Wood, turing, John L. Lewis, chairman de-of and Speaker Jensen, Democrats; the C. I. 0., called the days D. cisions an astounding judgment." Chamberlain and Lawrence He added: Johnson, Republicans. The destiny of our republic and Absent and not voting: Dennion, g of its population dethe Brewster, Burton, Eynon, Granger, the legalistic whims upon Hummer, Jacob, T. W. Jensen, pend one man. . . . Obof and caprices Lundell, Maw, Low, Loveless, needs change. situation the viously Mitchell, Foulsen, Ramey, Selvin, The court presidents plan is the Stringham, Taylor, Tidwell, Wat immediate answer. son, Whiting, and Winder, Demo With these words he stated an crats; Redd and Twitchell, Repub argument which numerous propolicans. nents of the presidents bill are exGovernor Blood signed the bill. to voice with frequency in NOTE: This is the third in the pected battles over that measfuture the series of an exposition of how your ure. however, they conMonday, senators and representatives voted fined themselves largely to emon platform measures. This will statements that the status be followed by additional tabula phatic bill not had of the been affected tions of votes in future issues of decisions. the by the Utah Labor News. Clip this Wisdom of Court Plan and paste in your scrap book for future reference. This is a good Attorney General Cummings inas a on to keep tab way your legis terpreted the decisions New Deal lators. sweeping victory, and IS VERY HAPPY well-bein- Equitable Recognition Utah county Democrats are seeking a more equitable distribution of patronage. At a meeting of the Democratic . executive committee last week a committee of three was named to look into the patronage matter. The committee, Frank Edmunds of Lake Shore, chairman; T. A. Bartlett of American Fork and Spencer Madsen of Lake View, will wait on Governor Henry II. Blood and the state road commission to discuss the matter of Utah countys share of political appointments. There has been considerable dissatisfaction, not alone in Utah county, but in other counties, regarding state jobs. Many claim that the Governor I JL .tu added: For more reasons than one the decisions show the wisdom and soundness of the Presidents plan of federal judiciary reform. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the majority floor leader in the senate, said: I never felt the liberty of the press within the meaning of the Constitution was fairly involved in the case in which it was raised. v f i 4 ', & , ' , '$ cv 'n, i, f.', V m IJ'i it Attorney General Cummings The United States attorney general, defender of the Wagner Labor Relations Act before the United States supreme court, is happy over the court decisions. He is an ardent supporter of the New Deal, and is in the forefront in advocacy of the Presidents, court plan. priation of $800,000 from M. V. R. LAW RULING t to road commission; escheating unclaimed assets; average monthAIDS UNION DRIVE ly tax statement; reorganizing of land board; sales tax tokens; (Continued from page 1) school levies; revenue for a uni form school fund; creating uniform law, Mr. Ford said. I do not inschool fund appropriation. tend to put anything in the way of Bills Vetoed our men joining any union, any church or any lodge they like," but meTnhdea he would advise them not to that but vetoed by the Governor were: join a union. Thats foolish," he genate bill Apportionment of added. high school fund. House bills Homestead exempLABOR ON ITS tion; tax abatement on indigent tSld snubbed some of his best Democratic friends, and pre ferred to name for responsible positions candidates who have not turned a hand for the success of poor. FORWARD MARCH! the party. Failed of Passage One loyal Democrat said, There The following bills passed the C. I. O. Oil Campaign is a darkey in the wood pile house but were killed in the senWASHINGTON (UNS) Thej ate Natural gas tax and collec- nation-wid- e the Comof campaign of tion tax. stamp New Prison nead mittee for Industrial Organization Mr. Child The friends of Owen Nebeker, which were said that several bills to organize hundreds of thousands) sponsored by the joint of state parole agent, are pleased to unorganized oil workers was committee of the leginvestigating as learn of his appointment acting islature aunched following a meeting in grew out of the committee warden of the state prison, sue of nine work. louston, Tex.,' of the international ceeding Richard E. Davis, resigned II. B. 167 and H. B. 168, pertain- executive board of the Inti. Assn, The board of corrections are to be Oil Field, Gas Well & Refinery) ing to mutual benefit companies, of V congratulated over the wise selec- grew out of the committee orkers, President Harvey C. of nine tion. Mr. Nebeker is a Democrat. work. Both announced. remming of these bills were Until July 1 he will serve as The board meeting on April 5 and signed by the Governor. both warden and state parole of passed Mr. Child said the committee has approved plans of the Petroleum ficer, two positions which were reason to feel proud of its work Workers Organzing Committee and combined prior to his appointment and of the the union for the drive. results attained. as parole officer in 1931. Funds g A big was held) . to expand the probation and parole . 8 in Houston to give the April department will become available LBlJOF 1 arlcy campagn a send-of- f. Adolph Ger- in Julv. and a chief parole officer er organzer, who was! Seeil As Peace Aid ?to be sent with two agents will be appointed in to start the first to supervise three districts of the in the auto and drives organizing WASHINGTON state. Representa- rubber industries, was the featured Mr. Nebeker is 52 years of age tives of the men and women who speaker at the rally. Following his graduation from the make the clothes the world wears The Petroleum Workers Organ-- 1 are talking over their problems University of Utah in 1913, he was izing Committee set up by the C. principal in the Bingham, Park here this week at the first world I. O. for its oil drive includes City and North Cache high schools. textile conference. sucThe gathering of more than 200 Philip Murray, leader of the Entering business in 1917, he left P. Charles cessful steel campaign, that career when appointed on delegates from 23 countries, rep-lX- T Trt,.n July 7, 1925, to be superintendent resenting workers, employers, and Union and of prison factories. governments, was called by the In-- 1 UOIia Typographical 1. u., and C. the of From 1928 to 1931, Mr. Nebeker ternation Labor Office to explore) Fremmmg. and means of improving work was assistant parole officer, serv- ways ing under Warden Davis. He was standards in the textile industry. Dr. Lewis L. Lorwin, economic METAL WORKERS UNION made chief parole officer in 1931, MAKES RAPID GROWTH Speaking for the board of cor- adviser of the I. L. O., sees in the DENVER (UNS) An extensive rection, of which he was chosen conference much significance for W. world Samuel The chairman Wednesday, peace. struggle for organizational pick-u- p thewhich excountry Stewart termed the retiring war- textile markets engenders friction tends throughout den one of the most faithful and and causes international difficul- is announced by the Internaties fraught with many dangers to tional Union of Mine, Mill and efficient public officers. the peace of the world, he writes Smelter Workers union, an affilin a new book published by the iate of the C. I.. O. Charters have Committee of Nine The work of the comgiittee of National Peace Conference, agency been issued to some 32 locals in nine in the past two years was dil- for the nations leading peace the last three months, in Ontario, The success of the tex- British Columbia, California, New igent, and resulted in much valu groups. able information to the legislators, tile conference would remove at York, Illinois, Idaho, Arizona, and and in considerable benefits to the least one important cause of inter Nevada. national friction, and might be an citizens of Utah. The exceptional progress made The committees recommenda- important step toward better world in our organization campaign is tions to the legislature were heed- understanding." due to the recognition of the C. I. ed in general, and according to O. and the benefits to be derived Great secN. the efficient Explorers from organization under the banChild, Stanley not is It the but maof the the geographical ner of the C. I. O., according to committee, retary the moral world limitations of the secretary-treasurwere M. recommendation of its John Sherwood, jority that must be charted, and the really enacted into law. of the international Among the committees recom- great explorers will be those who union. mendations that were passed by find the way to universal reconSmelter Workers Local No. 82, the legislature and signed by the struction, the first step in which is of East St. Louis, 111., has won anthe abolition of war and the need- other increase of ten cents an hour, Governor were : less destruction of human life. the second in four months. The Among the senate bills, the liquor control act; the beer law; ap- Admiral Richard E. Byrd. minimum wage rate now is 60 school to an hour and $4.80 a day, cents from propriating liquor Homer Martin, president of the with a minimum of $5.55 a shift on fund; use tax; mine tax and occupation tax on mining; corporation United Automobile Workers union, the furnace, Sherwood says. gets $3000 a year. Mr. Sloan gets tax. Local No. 258, a pigment and Among the house bills, the in- $374,475. Add a couple of ciphers dry color workers union, also in vestment of land board funds: to the former and the difference East St. Louis, received an in- -, classification of state roads; road wont appear so great. What a crease of eight cents an hour, with a minimum rate of 58 cents an tax, homestead exemption; appro- - couple of ciphers ? it is Inunion of the C. I. 0., won hour and $4.64 a day. international creases for 2,400 employes pay of the It e id Robinson, Metropolitan Water District estinresident, and Sherwood y.Isl to exceed $1,000,000. mated scuss to Washington recently According to information issued C. I. 0. matters with John Bropny, the union, 1400 of the workers by director. involved are employed on the San Jacinto tunnel, and 700 on the Win Wage Increase Coachella Valley project. Three -A LOS ANGELES, Calif. (UNS)clerks and engineers are hundred by wage settlement negotiated included in the settlement also and Aqueduct Tunnel, Subway them a raise in pay Local No. 270, affiliated with the which grants (Continued on page 6) Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers mass-meetin- Read fat Week in the Utah labor Flews : ( crey Cause of Social Unrest, by Dr. Charles Stelzle, executive director, Good Neighbor League. Cooperation In Great Britain, sixth in the series of articles on Cooperation appearing in the Utah Labor News. 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