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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE Page 2. . Utaf) A MEMBER OF ffctahliiihed 1929 ALL LIBERALS MUST UNITE THE Editor Utah Labor News: I read weekly with interest your valiant defenses of our President, against his unprincipled detractors. Your assault on the unspeakable Adams in June 3 issue was a particularly pointed thrust. But it is a matter of extreme regret to me that so little of this is said, and so little of what IS said reaches the reading public. When it is considered how many organizations, groups, or individuals whose sentiments you utter, and who would therefore shout their rejoicings in the utterances, it seems we are a little recreant (some one is) of our opportunities to consolidate the strength of those whose deepest feelings of patriotism are stirred by expressed sentiments of defense of the worthy Mr. Roosevelt, as too is our anger and contempt kindled against the hordes of scurrilous defamers, as last can we wonder how these nurse the tiniest vestige of genuine patriotism within their unhallowed This paper receives Union News Service, a C. I.O. affiliate. 04 Entered as second-clamatter March 28, 1930, at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. ss Subscription 11.50 per annum Advertising rates by request. Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Published weekly at 28 South 4th East Street,' Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. Publisher M. I. THOMPSON, Office Manager L M. THOMPSON We stand for what the Constitution stands for domestic tranquility," the establishment of justice, and the promotion of the general welfare." UTAH LABOR NEWS. i POLITICAL OUTLOOK Utah, Salt Lake City. It will elect state chairman and vice chairman and make plans for 1938 cam (Continued from Page 1) paign. It is reported that the G. 0. P and San Juan; P. J. Fennell, Juab in Utah is divided into several facand Tooele; A. M. Peterson, Cartions. The liberal block of the bon, and Mrs. D. L. Rice, Davis. is said to be in sympathy party A. Telegrams were sent to James New Deal program and, with the President and Roosevelt, Farley is it claimed, these liberals cannot inviting the President to visit Utah stomach the reactionary policies during his western trip. and national leaders state of the A committee was named by of the party. to set date a Chairman Rawlings Efforts have been secretly made The for a platform convention. members of this committee are: by certain paVty . leaders to brim Mr. Korth of Salt Lake, State Sen- into the picture a third party, and ator Will R. Holmes of Box Elder, thus keep the liberal Republicans Charles G. Cowley of Weber, Mr. from voting the Democratic ticket Ellett of Utah, and Mrs. Ida and in hopes that a third party move would lure a block of Demo Stringham of Sanpete. cratic voters and thus reduce the authorizec The committee also majorities. and of auditors, ap Democrat appointment In the third party move an approved creation of a publicity parent failure is admitted by some even before a start is made. Several thousand liberal RepubDEMOCRATIC WOMEN licans and Democrats who fell for SET PROGRAM FOR the bait of the Liberty party in CAMPAIGN 1930 are, in the main, supporters of the New Deal program. The The Democratic women adopted third party polled 10,000 votes in a program for 1938 campaign Sat Salt Lake county in 1930, and urday at a meeting at the New thats as far as its strength went. house hotel. The meeting was di- However, it was enough to play rected by Mrs. Scott P. Stewart, havoc in the Democratic vice chairman of the Democratic success in this county and inparty the state committee. second congressional .district and The meeting was addressed by that was all the backers of the Mrs. James II. Wolfe of Salt Lake Liberty party desired. City, regional adviser for the naAmong the leaders of the 1930 tional committee. She outlined the third party were such well knowm program of the womens G. 0. P. ward-heeleas George division of the national commit- Wilson and company. tee and named leaders to head the The rank and file of the Repubdivision work: They are: licans in Utah, as in Pennsylvania, Reporter plan, Mrs. Franklin D. Iowa, Oregon, and a number of Richards of Salt Lake City; speak- other states, are progressive. And ers bureau, Mrs. Algie Ballif of because they are progressive they Provo; publicity, Mrs. Frank Page give plenty of worry to the G. 0. Stewart of Salt Lake City; Dem- P. leadership. ocratic Digest, Mrs. C. O. Bonner of Salt Lake City; radio, Mrs. Cal- G. O. P. SELECTION OF vin Roberts of Bountiful. The DICKINSON UNITES director will be IOWAS NEW DEALERS donkey bank six-poi- nt have a mushy attitude toward the an employed man is likely and not much more than per. woik, for his boss, than because failing work has been in IN THE MAIL labor rs named later. Reports were given by these outgoing directors on their activities of the past year: Mrs. Scott P. Stewart, reporter plan; Mrs. Frank Page Stewart, publicity, and Mrs. J. Wallace West, radio. The reports of Mrs. Flora Severn, speaker bureau director the past year; "Mrs, Mary Halloran Soules, donkey bank director, and Mrs. Rena B. Loomis, Digest director, were read. The Iowa primary gave the Dem- ocrats an unexpected break. For three or four weeks, the senatorial battle was so bitter that leaders of the Republican old guard chuckled audibly and declared that any) candidate they might name would win hands down in November. But the unexpected is always happening in politics-- . Senator Guy M. Gillette, bearing the endorsement of organized labor, won the UTAH REPUBLICANS Democratic nomination, defeating MEET SATURDAY Congressman Otha Wearin and three other rivals, and the RepubThe Republican party of Utah licans made the monumental miswill meet in reorganization conven- take of selecting former senator. tion 2 p. m., Saturday, at Hotel L. J. Dickinson, a discredited old 1 functory in the battle against vicious bills. The president of the state federation of labor, Louis Mar ciante, had been of some help to us in the past, but for the pajt year most of his energies have beer, spent with the machine politicians of the state. Our local, the Mercer County Teachers union, has had sad with Mr. Marciante. When we passed a resolution asking him to repudiate his associa-tion- s with Hague, he retaliated with a venomous campaign of slan-- ( Continued on page 3)' the enlightenment properly given, ail and be lost, situation may yet tne since had the inspiring hopes New Deal philosophy first dawned, be cast on to the dung heap of the Godless rich. soon May I ask that you reply as as you find it convenient to do so, esoecially if the cooperation thought tends not to find an echo in the hall of the publishing house For I of the Utah Labor News. should still count IT and ITS personnel as stalwart warriors of todays battle for human rights. cvi-den- L. A. W.. Provo. NEW JERSEY TEACHER FAVORS C. I. 0. TYPO AUXILIARY Editor Utah Labor News: Un fortuntely, we in New Jersey have be very little choice, if we want to On realistic about the question. the basis of our experience within the A. F. L., we must realize that affiliation with the C. I. 0. w'ould be a step forward for us. Let us consider the evidence. Neither our own central labor union nor the state federation of labor has been active in our support. They have not sent organizers to help us. On the other Hamson for the committee in charge of the celebratipn of the Auxiliarys 29th anniversary, and for the card party held at her home They marauding plutocrat, makes them been bitter in their attacks upon n Labors League, even with the ruthless domination of Boss Frank Hague staring them in the face. They backed Hagues puppet, A. Harry Moore, when he In was running for governor. their legislative activities, they It was voted that no business meetings would be held in July or August, but that a social meeting or picnic would be arranged for some time in August. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Richards of the Utah Consumers-Ladie- s Apparel Shop at 309 South Main street were present by invitation. Mr. Richards gave an interesting talk on the aims and accomplishments of the cooperative colony in New Jersey, and while Mrs. Richards modeled a number of coats, suits and dresses, he described the material and told of the quality and make-u- p of the garments. A tasty lunch was served at the close of the meeting. bosoms. Likewise it must be plain to you, hand, there is evidence which imthat as the New Deal has swung plies that the state federation of as any human-soule- d labor is towards Labor very anxious to see the government must inevitably Teachers union deteriorate in New have moved it so too have the inThis fact holds for the terests of Labor merged with the Jersey. at least, and their coninterests of all of the general pub- leadership, trol is not seriously threatened. lic (those not consciously a part of As a matter of fact, the leaders the exploiting minority). And that of the A. F. L. in New Jersey have therefore, all those groups nomi fought every worthwhile movement nally separate, but whose common for political emancipation of the cause for survival against the citizens of this state. have one in fact, stand to benefit need to fight all who, with a courage and forthrightness born of a love of truth, a hatred of the selfish and the tyrant, and a compassion for the lowly but honest worker, must unite in this cause And, in so uniting, as a profound incentive for so uniting, create an organ of speech and power, commensurate with the benevolence and the need actuating it, and capable of giving battle in the nation-wide combine of wealth-armore- d news channels, which today comprises the source of nine-tentof the information imparted to the people. Naturally I am not advised as to whether such a plan is ' feasible from your point of view, or whether being feasible, it is still quite beyond your power to do anything about it. It is the evident oneness of the issue, as it has now evolved, however, which moves me as an entirely free citizen by no means prejudiced by any group or ism, to by-na- hs attempt to promote what is, firstly, so obviously the thing to do because of the fact that the interests of most of the people lie that way, and it is only sane and worthy citizenship to fight for them, and second, because of the potential strength of the opposition, existing no less because ever-clear- Non-Partisa- The monthly meeting of Womans Auxiliary No. 16 to Typographical Union No. 115 was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert H. Smith, 1953 View street. Fourteen members were in attendance. Reports were heard from Mrs. J. E. Jepperson of the visiting committee, and from Mrs. M. L. on May 24. Welcome, Labor. Bring Us Your Furniture Problems CLASSIC FURNITURE CO. 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