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Show IReview o Current 'Events EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH SEPTEMBER 24. 19 VOL. Villi NO. 12. President Roosevelts Constitution Day Address News and Comment By M. I. T. ION OR COOPERATING President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the following INDIVIDUALS address to the American people Friday night, September 1 7, We work and we live commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the atively, not as individuals,cooper said Constitution: My fellow Americans: Tonight, 150 years ago, 38 weary delegates to a conven tion in Philadelphia signed the Constitution. Four handwritten sheets of parchment were enough to state the terms on which 13 OUR PRESIDENT independent weak little republics agreed to try to survive together as one strong nation. A third of the original delegates v .' had given up and gone home. The moral force of Washington anc Franklin had kept the rest to gether. Those remained who caret the most; and caring most, daret most. The world of 1787 provided a perfect opportunity for the organization of a new form of government thousands of miles removec from influences hostile to it. IIow we then governed ourselves die not greatly concern Europe. And what occurred in Europe did not immediately affect us. Today the picture is different. Now what we do has enormous immediate effect not only among the nations of the Europe but also among those of the Americas and the far east, and what in any part 1 of the world they do as surely and P quickly affect us. Watched Democracies FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT In such an atmosphere our generation has watched democracies The President opened his west replace monarchies which had coast speaking trip with a train failed their people and dictator platform talk this (Friday) mornships displace democracies which ing at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Later had failed to function. And of late in the he will speak at Casper, we have heard h clear challenge to lie willday visit Idaho, Oregon, Washthe democratic idea of representaington and Montana on this tour. tive government. We do not deny that the methods of the challengers whether the early end of democracy the world. they be called communistic or throughout attitude and that pre Both that dictatorial or military have denied are diction by those of us under obtained for many who live in democracy believe who still them material things they did not the overwhelming ma obtain under democracies which hat is, by nations of the worlc of the ority they had failed to make function. and the majority overwhelming by Unemployment has been lessened of the wTorld. the of people even though the cause is a Two Reasons of armaments.' Ordenial is based on two the And der prevails even though main- reasons eternally right. tained by fear, at the expense of reason is that modern The first liberty and individual rights. will not tamely women and men all at So their leaders laugh man or one group constitutions, predict the copying commit to ohe on Page 2) (Continued of their own methods and prophesy s ng the NON-UNIO- N? (A Contributed Editorial) What this in which we are living) i, age international convention (K,i":anis are these tha are being made by the kind P138 A apolis. community has its life in common, influenced positively industrialists, the long time exploiters of all who are weak or negatively by every individual, enough to be exploited, both workers and customers). Hear communRy is what they have to say and judge them. i .?l Tt' cl?d hp "American they cry; it refuses to ,, all0w the employer to give everyone the right to work for him on any terms he may decree. They bleed for the poor worker; they bemoan the fact that when the individual associates him- above'quotation foVlhotcopIen J! with 'h'r indvdui!ls l insist n certain rights and reason-Sal- t y Lake City and every other ab e condlllon8 and begins to assert the independence he is I and village. posed to have been born to, under the banner of a country True it is, we are individualists, which for many, many years boasted of the freedom of wor-- u 4WIlVlnff is priJe sbJP tbe frcedm of the press and many other freedoms and liberties hut. until recently, did not provide for the same anics, clerks, professional "and business men, are important. And rcedom which the employer has always enjoyed, and still t, each of us realizes that were I joy the freedom to decide with whom he will associate him-h- e alone on a desert island his I self to further his economic and spiritual welfare. S ver Un" I And us observe that important. purely selfish employe who by liv- . bls While the eye cannot say to the n? 8kly for his employer, who patterns his whole I scheme in the I no have need of you, just hand, employers interest; who is ever accommodating; so are we important as we fit into who is grateful that the boss allows him to continue in his ser- vice; wbo sIaver8 bis appreciation of any mark of approval thWrru-n- J . parts of ourl..,L: l asler fers for a chiseling practice which advances community and contribute to the r?h j? , good name of our city, state and I tbe "rm 8 nterest at the expense of some other firm. Should nation, as we do some one thing, he be allowed the great privilege of belonging to a union? well and as we work together. Consider the benevolent proprietor. Where was his benev- to higher 5evLlUofTSef2nwg and equality of opportunity. Such a problem is solved by leaders and I nL.ky commanders." sup-cit- en-ye- 1 makes n'yle'ZS On the other 1' '' J?.3: '? What do with the tremendous surpluses hand we appreciate the implied which they, over a period of prosperous years, piled up at the compliment that we are needed expense of the public, the employe and the stockholder? Did you hear of the cuts that principal officers took in salaries, or coands did you hear of the bonuses they received for restoring their companies to solvency at government expense borne largely DREAMERS AND DOERS worker who sacrificed his insurance, his home, by the laid-of- f that importance. . (Continued on page 8) The world generally divides men into dreamers and doers, but the (Continued on Page 8) C. I. O. Political Outlook THE CALL LETTERS OF HOPE In By Congressman John T. Bernard of Minnesota Utah and U. S. Compiled From Reports To millions of American working men and women the letters C. I. O. are the call letters of hope. C. I. O. The call echoes in the mines, the mills, the factories of America. Office workers hear it above the clicking of typewriters. Ship work- ers hear it far out at sea. In the cotton patch and the beet Win a bet, The adjournment of congress did I fields men and women pause to listen. Organize not bring an end to political think-- 1 ter life for yourself, for all Americans I Hundreds of thousands of workers answer the call and ing and argument. On the con-- 1 lh C; I. O. Nw voice, take up the cry. speak to the still millions. Across session, politics will be as much in America the ca l rings out: Join decided to trust only their own orand behind the headlines as of Observers 1 Kate Richards OHare Will Speak Here October 4 I ever, oar rai)s Help make the union the scenes political activity will be stron Of rampant. what workers want A Keen Political Observer Will Discuss The Subject OutPerhaps never in our historyl Is But another voice is heard, a An Voted and of You were the interests What ?or industry Do You Still Want voice of related a so warning. This other voice individuals Call She Will Nation inextricably standing Liberal Woman of the shouts at whispers in and Mem- to the political situation. News has the comdorsJohnstown, of Spade a Spade When She Tells About Senators congress, booms in As the Utah Labor Becolumns the of bers of Congress. the out first daily papers. before, pointed ganized strength. Revolutionary or democracy ? Foreign agitators or American workers telling other American workers, the American standard of living means us, too. What is the truth about the C. I. O.? What is the truth? You must out. You cant afford to be find YesC. ware of the I. O., it says. fooled. Barnum built a fortune on terday it called President Roose-vp- lt the theory that a sucker is born a communist. Today it disminute. Hitler and Mussolini every covers that communists have capbuilt the enslavement of two great tured the National Labor Relations on page 4) (Continued Board. Everywhere it asks the question, Are American workers being whistled down the road to LABOR ON ITS red revolution? FORWARD MARCH Are they? Union workers demand jobs and job security. Is it revolutionary to want work? They STATE FEDERATION MEETS demand a fair bargain and the AT BRIGHAM CITY right to choose the spokesmen who will represent them when the barFollowing the calling to order of gain is made. American workers the annual convention of the Utah demand nourishing food, decent State Federation of Labor at Brigshelter, proper clothing. Did some- ham City, Monday afternoon by one have to fly across the pole Attorney Paul M. Peterson, presifrom Russia to tell Americans dent, and a delegate from the Salt these things are good? Parents Lake Teamsters union, it was redemand health, education, oppor- vealed by the credentials commitwith 68 tunity for their children. Are tee that some 50 delegates votes were entitled to seats in the demands? thee For years even the most reac- convention. tionary politicians have been It was also noted that the powersend nromising to meet these demands. ful C. I. O. unions did not deleBut workers suspect easy prom- either voting or fraternal ises. They know from bitter ex- gates to the confab. The leaders perience that when you expect to of the C. I. O. movement knew convention get something for nothing you in advance that theorders from would have ousting only get stung. Now they arent on Page 4) (Continued to have promises. They trusting . session of the 75th congress was as important for what it did not do Utahns will be given tm opportunity to hear one of the as for what it did. Left over for Rich-ard- s most outstanding woman liberals of the nation when Kate consideration are a large number OHare delivers her address on Do You Still Want What of major bills, some of which passin You Voted For" in Salt Lake City, 8 p. m., Monday, October 4. ed one branch but were deferredare some which the other and of the She knows what she is talking about. She has watched still in house and senate commitmaneuvers of congressmen for the ghe entered her fathers machine tees. known to everypast seven months. You have read shop, became an apprentice, then oneAndinit is a fact the situation with time touch from that and her articles in the Utah Labor a journeyman, in is laying Roosevelt President that active an taken has part always News. the organized labor movement, Is a Pioneer as writer .speaker, organserving One of the younger groups of izer and research worker. To gain a real knowledge of the pioneers who left the comforts of well-to-d- o middle-clas- s homes at conditions under which women and the beginning of the century to de- children worked in factories at vote their lives to the struggles the turn of the century she became of the workers, and which included Norah Clancy, a green, frightened, Jane Addams, Lillian Wald, Flor- emigrant girl working in all sorts ence Kelly, Dr. Alice Hamilton of industries. Her stories of facand others of the type. To be able tory girl life published under the to understand the seamy side of title, The Modem Pied Piper, life, while still a college girl,' she did much to shock the people of worked as a reporter covering the this country into a realization of conditions under on the the inhuman crime and vice beat Kansas City Star, receiving her which women and children worked newspaper training under Colonel in the sweated industries. Nelson, one of the ablest editors Supplies Facts Absolute accuracy and unbiased and trainers of journalists this country ever produced. To know methods of research made her find-- ( Continued on page 3) the problems of labor first hand plans for forcing through the administrations must program, a large part of which was beaten last session because of the actions of those senators and members of the house who forgot their platform promises and betrayed the people of their home states and congressional districts. Prime example of this is the supreme court bill. The President has said, almost in so many words, that he still regards it as essential to his program. In this the President has the solid backing of more han 27,000,000 American voters. The supreme court bill will be introduced in the next session, probably in about the same form as before. And in the meantime, (Continued on page 5) an |