OCR Text |
Show . Keview ofi :Ui xv.ut:jr tjr Curirent uov 2 EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL VIII; NO. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOVEMBER 18 Matheson, Beesley, Goggin High in S. L. City Election r News and Comment By M. Price: 5 Cents Per Copy 5, 193' mimmL s? I. T. O. MARCHES ON 1, Mayor Peery In Ogden Wins Mayor Anderson In Provo And IN HISTORY Mayor Lundstrom In Logan Reelected by Big Majorities Forward to Look Back) Salt Lake City Casts a Light Vote Which Is Always a Fav- ( Looking November 7 Battle of TippeThe Co... nittee for Industrial Organization came into exorable Omen to Incumbents A. F, L canoe, 1811. November 8 Montana admitted istence because of a great need for an industrial union in a Endorsement Proves Disadvantage to Commission modern age. There is a fundamental principle involved which to the union, 1889. Candidates. VII 9 of Edward November cannot be compromised to suit the whims and fancies of reacEngland, bom, 1841. craft unionists who control the A. F. of L executive SALT LAKE CITY VOTE November 10 Henry Van Dyke, tionary council. For Commissioner preacher, fisherman, bom, 1852. The proposition made by representatives of the G I. O. 11 Armistice day. November John 3. Matheson 25,9)1 November 12 Charles Kemble, to the representatives of the A. F. of L in peace conference at P. H. Goggin 16,773 English actor, died, 1854. was about as liberal as could be made without inDavid K. Moffat 13,596 John Drew, Washington November 13 juring the principles upon which the C. I. O. is based. American actor, bora, 1853. Lawrence 3,35 7 Johnson While everyone is hopeful that the conference between the For Auditor F. A. of L. and the C. I. O. representatives will lead to peace MADE A BUSINESS 20.092 Jerrold P. Beesley OF POLITICS eventually, very few are optimistic enough, or blind enough to : Francis Platt . 7,242 the obstacles in the way, to prophecy immediate unity. OGDEN VOTE we of season the At this year Maybe this is the better psychology because conscious of For Mayor are thinking about our new politi- its difficulties, those who are delegated with the task will be 7592 Harman W. Peery cal office holders. Election day this year marked more impressed with their responsibilities. And should peace Louis H. Griffin 5891 ....... the birth anniversary of one who not come in the end, the disappointment will not be so great as Commissioner just about made a business of poli- to shatter further future efforts to unite labors forces. If every5655 George OConnor tics. James Knox Polk, eleventh one took immediate peace for granted the shock, if these con7832 William J. Rackham president of the United States, held ferences ended in frustration, would react like an explosion the following offices prior to beLOGAN VOTE which would have shattered the the of Member probably leadership of both coming president: For Mayor Tennessee house of representa- factions and the whole organized movement. A. G. Lundstrom 1900 tives, representative at Washingon Lawyer-Republi-cr- NEXT WEEK at 1 1 A. G. Olofson C. I. O. Claims Supremacy In U. S. Labor Field With apparently no thought of doing other than pushing ahead with its own program, the C. I. O. has published a pam- LABOR PARTY ELECTS LaGUARDIA phlet reciting its history and listing its accomplishments to date. It gives the whole story of the refused to rescind their Fiorello LaGuardia was reelected fight between the C. I. O. and the peatedly of the C. I. O. illegal suspension of New York City by a A. F. of L. which resulted in the unions the mayor only action which of 454,425, Tuesday, over margin but suspension of 10 C. I. O. interna- could have restored tional unions in 1936. A Great Movement Following suspension, the C. 1. O. said, it was faced with no choice but to issue charters to national, international, state, regional and city central bodies as the occasion arose. Then began, according to the pamphlet, a period of transition of the C. I. O. from an organizing committee to the central body of a great national movement. Up to March, 1937, the pamphlet declared, the C. I. O. had confined its activities to those of an organizing committee. In a vain at- tempt to preserve the unity which the A. F. of L. executive council had ruptured, it had refrained from issuing charters or from doing anything else that might give color to the charges of dualism made against it. A. F. L. Begins Splitting But by the time the C. I. O. met in March, 1937, it had become abundantly clear that the A. F. of L. leaders were determined to continue the split which they had created. Not only had they re (Continued 1050 ton, member of committee on forCommissioner eign affairs, speaker of the house of ? representatives. He served 14 Olof I. Pedersen 1381 years in Washington and the DemVern Muir 1564 ocrats would have renominated PROVO VOTE him but he preferred running for For Mayor governor of his home state. He won. That was in 1839. Mark Anderson 3077 The principal events of his presAlbert Kirkpatrick 1191 idential administration were the Commissioner annexation of Texas and the win: Jesse Haws 2186 ning of Oregon without trouble with Great Britain. Walter P. Whitehead 1996 The fact that he took a strong Two incumbents, John B. Matheson and P. H. Goggin, stand against slavery in this las perma topped the vote in Tuesdays city election for the two city com- new - state definitely .. andabout his talk mission posts The vote was lighest in Salt Lake City elections nently silenced all favorable to the traffic. being for many years. It fell some 13,- The Democrats would have pu 000 votes below the vote recorded place honors. Moffat led by 239 him up for another term but he votes. in city election two years ago. not listen to it. would Leads Beesley receivCommissioner Matheson He died at his home near NashJerrold P. Beesley, only Demoed almost 65 per cent of all the crat to be elected in this in 1849. ville years votes cast. Commissioner Goggin city election, led his opponent by surprised his opponents as well as a safe margin. He was opposed INFLATION WILL BRING has friends, many of whom thought by Francis Platt, a Republican BOOM IN 1938 he was in hard race and perhaps Mr. Beesley outdistanced his opwould not be reelected. Rising prices show that we are ponent by 2850 votes. A remarkably close race was rein the midst of an inflationary pe elecAmong the features of the corded between D. K. Moffat and tion was the large number of riod. warns W. M. Kiplinger, noted Lawrence A. Johnson for third business expert. It is important (Continued on Page 5) to recognize that inflation is here, he says because a shrewd person can profit by it. Knowing what is ahead in thi9 inflationary period is most important to you, Mr. Kiplinger ex plains in his article Inflation (Continued on page 6) .... unity they were also taking steps to split all state .federations of labor and city central bodies, as well as the national movement. The pamphlet goes on to declare that until March, 1937, the C. I. O. policy was to refer newly organized groups to appropriate A. F. of L. unions, except in cases where there was no A. F. of L. union or where workers absolutely refused to join it. The policy became increasingly difficult to operate, the pamphlet continues, and the C. I. O. found it necessary to make some provision for those who organized themselves as a result of the major organizing drives. Thus a decision was arrived at permitting the issuance of charters of affiliation. Four-Fol- d Increase Now, the pamphlet claims, the C. I. O. is the main labor body in the country with 4,000,000 members to 3,000,000 for the A. F. of L. As against the eight unions founding the C. I. O. in 1935, there are now 32 national and international unions and 650 directly from page 4) char-continu- ed Jeremiah T. Mahoney, Democrat backed by Tammany. LaGuardia was on two tickets, the Republican, and the American Labor party, which is the Labors Non - Partisan League of New York. The American Labor party cast votes for LaGuardia. His total vote was 1,344,016. Mahoney 482,459 polled 889,591 votes. The New York mayor is a new dealer, a personal friend and supporter of President Roosevelt. He has a record of being one of the best reform mayors in New Yorks history. Thomas E. Dewey, the racket-smashilawyer of New York City, was elected district attorney by an overwhelming vote. ng LEAGUE LEADER IS HAPPY OVER LAGUARDIAS ELECTION E. L. Oliver, executive vice president of the Labor's League, said he was elated over Mayor LaGuardias reelection. We did our part to keep a good (Continued on page 6) NON-PARTISA- N Non-Partis- an Page 8) Labor on Its Forward March; C. I. O. Is Active Labor Peace Forces Deadlock On Principles Involved C. I. O. Rejects A. F. L. Proposal Based On Loss of Autonomy-Dem- ands Control of All Units Philip Murray Says Greens Suggestion Places Obstruction In Way of Organization In Mass Production Industries. .The Committee for Industrial Organization and the American Federation of Labor peace parley which opened in Wash- ington Monday, October 25, went into a deadlock Wednesday, and recessed until November 4. Proposals made by both sides in the conference which were outlined in the initial effort to bring the two factions of labor together were rejected upon consideration. First the C. I. O. group drew up its proposals. Standing firmly on the principle of organization by industries and demanding full control of certain workers in mass production in- dustries, the C. I. O. committee of fered to permit William Green re- stances and conditions may wartain his leadership but insisted on rant. The C. I. O. is requested to disautonomy'for more than 4,000,000 members of the C. I. O. solve immediately as the first step The deadlock ended negotiations toward the reuniting of rival facwhen the A. F. L. leaders flatly tions in the American labor moverejected this proposal and were in ment. turn confronted by the rejection of It is this insistence of loss of their counter proposal by the autonomy that brought the present C. I. O. deadlock, observers stated. Neither Lewis nor Green are ready to go Ask Dissolution The A. F. L. faction demanded that far, it is understood at this an immediate dissolution of the C. point in the peace parley. Encouraging signs that the I. 0. as such. In its place the Fedof the two committees members eration suggested establishment of to sweep aside all were determined the status quo policy of the A. F. L. in the preliminary conobstacles Mr Murray, spokesman for the ference were disclosed when it was C. I. O. committee, announced that conannounced that a acceptance of the A. F. L. propos- ference would get under way Tuesal meant obstructing the C. I. O. in its organization of workers in day. We will tackle the main issues mass production industries. at once, is the way George M. The four-poiplan proposed by Harrison, chairman of the three-me- n he Federation follows: A. F. of L. delegation exThe original rebel unions which pressed' the conviction of the labor seceded from the A. F. of L. to leaders in their efforts to reach a form the C. I. 0. return to the Fed- basis for a peace settlement. eration without loss of rights. Phillip Murray, leader of the All C. I. O. unions originally n group representing the C. chartered bv the A. F. of L. resume I. O., confirmed the president of active affiliation with the Federa- the Railway Clerks Brotherhood tion. when he promised that the main That other organizations belong- issues of the controversy would ing to the junior group be made be taken up without further desubject of immediate conferences lay. Gather Data between representatives chosen by The initial conference was de;hem and representatives of existing A. F. of L. unions in the same voted largely to getting informaields for the purpose of bringing tion in order to advance discusabout an adjustment upon terms sions in the conferences. This data and conditions mutually agreeable. was ordered tabulated to facilitate later meetings, it was stated in a Outline Plans That, pending final adjudication report which covered the activities of the dispute between these rival of the initial meeting. unions, which is to be referred to Specific proposals, based on the ;he next Federation convention, the information regarding recent reunited body carry on an organi- growth of both organizations, will zation campaign along both indus-;ri- follow consideration of the data and craft lines as circum (Continued on page 2) full-fledg- nt ten-me- al ed |