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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, FEBRUARY Page 6 IPrice County Seat o Carbon of 1 1, 1938 Home Coal Mining Industry Greets Iabor Utahs READ THE ADS ON THIS PAGE County-T- he tive board of the United Automo Labors Non- bile Workers of America. The program which the U. A. W. Partisan League board declared organized workers and the public must realize is nec(Continued from page 5) (Continued from page 2) essary to prevent this depression conflicts with the Federations ex- from becoming more serious, of moving ahead in 1938 so swiftly that it far exceeds the most opecutive council. fered the following points: The Association is composed of 1. No wage cuts wage cuts timistic hopes. The following notes are but a licensed ship engineers and has mean lower purchasing power, n considerable strength on the Pa- longer and worse depression. of the immense acLower cost 2. of as and Gulf Atlantic under living bring tivity coasts, cific, way in all sections of rents and prices down to levels the nation. well as on the Great Lakes. workers can afford. During recovLANSING On 30 January from the abil- there was an official state meetran prices ery, away C. I. (). UNIONS IN ity of labor to pay. ing of Labors RHODE ISLAND TO 3. Adequate relief this is the League of Michigan in which C. I. FORM COUNCIL quickest means of increasing pur- 0., A. F. L. and independent trade chasing power and stimulating re union and other groups were rep resented. PROVIDENCE, It. I. (UNS)-- C. covery. 4. A federal low-cohousing I. O. unions in Rhode Island will lack of housing faciliCHICAGO The Cook county gather early this spring to form 'a program with ties, consequent high rents, unit of LNPL held an organizaCouncil. Union Industrial state the failure of the building in- tional Following a meeting of repre and meeting at which 160,000 dustry to keep pace with recovery voters were . represented through sentatives of the C. I. for the past four years, combine to over 400 Resolutions organizations in Rhode Island, a make this delegates. one of the most neces- were call was sent out for the meeting. adopted relief, the covering and important steps for stim of anti-labforces to curThe date has been tentatively set sary attempt recovery. for April 2, but is subject to ulating 5. Funds for relief and housing, tail the labor board funds,, and the filibuster in the senchange. instead of for armaments ate. An executive committee of 11 The decision to form a state ing depression by armamentsescap and was chosen and C. I. O. organization was made a war is plans laid for ineconomically unsound and is week following an order by Presi- disastrous for labor, which must do tensive activity this year. dent William Green of the A. F. L. the dying in war. to expel C. I. 0. members from the BENNINGTON The Governor The U. A. W. resolution charged Rhode Island Federation of Labor. that industrialists are attempting of Vermont, the Mayor of BenningSimilar instructions have been sent to use the depression to defeat pro- ton, State Senator Heiniger, and Little gressive legislation and to weaken the Commissioner of Industries to city central bodies in have few of but these yet the power of the organized labor were speakers at a joint legislaRhodey, tive session here of A. F. L. and movement. taken action. C. I. O. unions which decided to The expulsion order was the The Very Shortest Poem form a permanent unit of Labors climax of a long fight for unity in Rhode Island labor ranks. At the Rival for the title of shortest League. About 500 persons were present. Federations October convention a poem ever written is attributed to motion to expel the C. I. O. unions Eli Siegle, author of Hot Afterwas decisively voted down, despite noons Have Be'en in Montana. BOSTON Labors The shortest poem was called League of Massachusetts planned a letter from Green and a plea from an A. F. L. organizer to "Humanity, and went: a state convention for March 27 Jones throw out the C. I. 0. at a recent session here attended Moans. The Green order affected only a by 73 persons. Both C. I. O. and A. F. L. delegates were on hand relatively small number of C. I. 0. New Source of Power from a large number of unions. unions, for the majority of the An old country woman going newer groups have never affiliated with the Federation. The C. I. 0. into a large town, saw for the first COLUMBUS The Ohio Non now has a larger membership in time an electric street car system Partisan League state executive the state than the A. F. L., with with its trolley pole. committee elected, vice chairmen Well, she said in her amaze- and extended 25,000 people organized by the representation on the Textile Workers Organizing Com- ment, Ive seen em worked by committee at a recent session here horses, and Ive seen em run by Cities from which new affiliations mittee alone. engines, but I never seen em druv were received included Toledo, by a clothesprop before. AUTO UNION PLANS Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and t FIVE-POIN- T Cincinnati. Plans were laid for a RELIEF Warning In convention March 19. PROGRAM FOR JOBLESS In the opinion of a scientist, if state be will tensive efforts organizing you could throw a lighted match meanwhile. pushed 50 miles into the upper atmosphere DETROIT (UNS) A five-poiprogram, designed to protect labor the world might explode. In that SOUTH BEND A new unit of during the depression, was drawn case, we hope no one will be so Indiana Labors execuhere the international foolish as to make the attempt. up by League was set up here with Nel son M. James as president. About 100 persons representing a wide Felicitations and Best Wishes to variety of unions attended the meeting. Expansion plans were Organized Labor approved. LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH cross-sectio- Non-Partis- an st , or anti-lynchi- ng Sion-Partis- down again. Here are some samples: Wages-hour- s Favor principle but want more study. Holding company abolition Favor principle but want exemption of Proper holding comp- anies. Public Utilities Favor Roosevelt objectives but oppose any action to the end. Labor Accepts collective bargaining but wants Wagner Act amendments and union respons- ibility. Business Against abusive business practices but wants NRA code on prices, etc. restored. If the Administration, or anyone else, can get anything concrete or constructive out of this contradictory mess of principles versus practices it is a modern miracle. get-togethe- rs DEMOCRACY IS theme today is the Fair Labor Standards, or Wages and Hours, bill. Here is an item of legislation that hardly a single member of congress can oppose on its merits. All, Democrats, Republicans, Progressives, Farmer Laborites, pay at least lip service to the ideal of ending sweatshop exploitation and outlawing child labor. The simple fact i3 that this legislation is obviously and insistently demanded by the overwhelming mass of the American voting public. Any man who stood for child labor and sweatshop wages and hours will certainly feel the weight of public condemnation. And yet and heres the rub it takes years to outlaw child labor and month after weary month to even get a decent wage and hour bill out of committee. Can congress wonder that people exclaim: How long, oh Lord, how long? The wages and hours bill pledged by Roosevelt and his party in When social reforms of the most the 1936 election and demanded by crying urgency and which would be the President repeatedly since in the interest of business itself then is still in the House Labor THREATENED require months and even years to get through congress it demonstrates more forcefully than any other argument how essential it is that labor organize for independent political action. The chief case in point on this committee. It is imperative that this committee report out this bill NOW. , Program for Labor Labor should rebuke every member of the House who voted to on page 7) an Non-Partis- an Best Wishes to Labor of Carbon County B. H. YOUNG , County Clerk of Carbon County nt Non-Partis- an Speakers at the February meeting of Delawares League will include Joseph Cohen, state executive secretary of Pennsylvanias Non - Partisan League. Mr. Cohen will tell of Pennsylvanias highly successful organizing efforts and how it elected more than a score of can didates last fall. WILMINGTON F. W. KELLER Price, Utah Best Wishes to Organized Labor MARL D. GIBSON County Attorney, Carbon County OKLAHOMA CITY A movement to unite labor forces against William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, former governor and candidate for the same post again, was started at a meeting of Labors League. Non-Partis- KANSAS CITY With more than 600 persons on hand, the Kansas City Labors League approved- plans for a vigorous municipal campaign this winter. It pledged itself to end machine rule in Kansas City. Non-Partis- WELCOME, LABOR SUCCESS TO U. M. W. OF A. IN 1938 A Gentle Reminder ... DRAIN AND REFILL YOUR CRANKCASE! Perhaps by now your car needs greasing, as well. Drive in and let us check your requirements. OUR SERVICE IS FREE! The Netv TEXACQ Motor Oil is longer lasting and Crack-Pro- of Eddie Cantor Texaco Town Program, Wednesday to Coast Evenings, 9:30 p. m. CSB-Coast RED STAR SERVICE STATION Texaco Gasoline and Oils Goodrich Tires PRICE AND HELPER, UTAH an an Best Wishes to Organized Labor SILAS ROWLEY Carbon County Assessor Welcome , Labor . Best Wishes to the Miners and Railroad Men of Carbon County , Utah Sumners Furniture Store Where the Best Costs Less Crosley Shelvador Refrigerators, Radios, Washers Phone 175 Price, Utah - BUSINESS OFFERS A YES-BU- T PROGRAM It is always instructive to glance over the somewhat wordy pro which various business grams submit from time to time groups to the national government. The latest comes from the Business Advisory Council, an unofficial adjunct of the Department of Commerce on which sit many bigwigs of business. It was handed to he President the other day. On analysis the program turns out to be one-ha- lf yes and one-ha- lf The business no. moguls, on all social issues, delight to march up the hill and then right Best Wishes to United Mine Workers and Other Carbon County Labor (Safffooim R3eaU: 3mi$)$)Ily (Sommipamisr If It9s Meat , We Have It Sausage Specialties Phone 567 Dressed Poultry Price, Utah |