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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. NOVEMBER 5, 1937. Page 8 Democratic procedure in such matters as autonomy, control of union funds, negotiating and signing agreements, calling strikes, NEWS AND COMMENT 'Continued from page 7) electing officers, are as important as they ever were. They are even more important, at the present moment, because it is such Fathers are more proud of their So it is much better that these conferences start under a things, won by great struggle after years of sacrifice, that d if- - sons than they often dare let them ferentiate the free labor unions of this country from the so-- 1 realize. When they are apparent- cloud of apprehension rather than that of misapprehension. because they may But whether there be immediate peace in the labor move called industrial unions of European dictatorships. want to save them from pitfalls ment or continued war for some time to come, th employers which pester their feet and fit them for greater success than dad who think they are smart by forcing their employes into unions NO MONOPOLY ON SQUABBLES has attained. which they consider the lesser evil, usually the A. F. of L. if all newspaper accounts are to be believed, with the hope that as SENTENCE Though organized labor for some time past thought it had STIMULANTS soon as peace is established they can break these unions, are fooling themselves. This is a long sentence but the meaning of a sort of a monopoly on internal rows or disagreements, it was the words need not be obscure. Eventually peace will be made a mistake. Organized labor has no monopoly on squabbling Life may bat you down once or unionists. and those unions now created as a preventive against the C. I. with fellow twice but you can get up before . . v, v 77", it has lost its monopolistic hold on internal rows! the count of ten on you. Gener- O. or vice versa will not be obliterated over night. In the first Although 8tiI1 we admit that like Democrats, it seems that labor gets more ally the question is, Will You? place, the employes, having tasted the benefits of organization, satisfaction turn- of each than and out other lambasting will have a say of their own on the future of their union. In the fighting y second place, a united labor movement, 7 or 8 million strong, ,nS ta Ml force on the opposition. earthly time as well as you wish- I Democrats lost several elections by internal fights, and led will not easily give up what has already been obtained. you had? You cant do any- There may be some labor leaders, as the news- - MaBor lost many an opportunity to achieve its final objective by thing about the past except to I Eluture paper, write them up, who connive with the employers in the following a similar course. bplanneland m I course we know there are internal rows in churches, tematized soan as formation of temporary unions with the idea of letting them to yield greate drift after the C. I. O. is smashed or peace is established. But I lodges, ladies aid societies, etc., but now it seems another party satisfaction, these labor leaders and employers are reckoning without their I whieh used to cut quite a swath and dispense a lot of patronage Some women fail to realize what children. Children have a way of asserting themselves which nationally, is about to enter into the squabbling field, and that very disconcerting to their elders, no matter who the latter ,s the Republicans, or what is left of them. bands by' betog their Inspiration And by the way, history reveals that both the Democrats Failing in this, be. sometimes all they labor usually selected the time to stage one of their most hope for fails of fruition, Regardless of their origin, unions assume a life of their I fights when they were in the minority or had the most to own after a time. Employers should look around them a little I have known some great men, Sain a solid and united front. By bit and not be so sanguine. not one of whom would admit that Now that the Republicans are weakest in 50 years they are achievement was at the end As to the war between the two factions in the labor move- of a ment so loudly publicized in the daily press, it is just so much I starting to fight each other. Leaders in the fight are Herbert smooth road with easy grades. I . Hoover, Alf Landon and several others. There is a Hoover hokum. Vital religion is the surest There have been more bitter feuds within the A. F. of L. faction, a Landon faction, Fish faction and several other fac of democracy, says preservative building trades department than between the C. I. O. and A. I ns. Dr. Ralph V. Sockman of New 1 ca F. L. Not a year has passed in the past 40 years without a bit- WJC ivcuuucaiis arc staging a rignt over me leavings, York. but the 1940 themselves, race isnt what is being played ter jurisdictional dispute between A. F. of L. buildings trades amng words can B Be sharp, critical now 13 of a house of representatives . ?T unions. of hope Some the electing , wars that have been waged department in the building trades make the squabble between the C. I. O. November, 1938, that would be hostile to President Roosevelt, tfn through ragged piece f ripped and A. F. of L. look like childs play. regardless of how it is done or where the adverse majority the flesh. Would you? Some of the unions in the A. F. of L. building trades de-- come And believe it or not, at the present time, there are many partment are known as chronic trouble makers. And when the truth is known it is these very same trouble-makin- g unions in scker calves than that got well the A. F. of L. that resulted in the formation of the C. I. O., and if it ware not for the sour-puleader, in two or three in-BASIS FOR LABOR UNITY ternational building trades unions peace could be made in a , hurry between the C. I. O. and A. F. of L. .. F. of L. officials are sincerely concerned about Regardless of what will happen we predict that the C. I. and O. will continue to stand upon the principle for which it was Peace unity, they will not stand on dogma and insist that founded, and will continue to grow into the greatest labor tae renjakable achievements of the C. I. O. in steel, rubber, I and textiles be shelved and those industries again movement under the canopy of heaven. Be J split up into crafts. Nothing can be gained by such a step, I (Continued from rage 1) 1 I ed so-call- I ad ker I I in"rBO 1 J s, 1 ' , ytlhjJly itfcC fa ftreLS AUTOCRATIC LABOR MOVEMENT peace at any price." The last year ha, demonstrated be A. h. of L. ha, become one of the most autocrat.c labor yond doubt that only theTndustrial union approach can organ- I ize the industries. It will be simply a waste r . Mov iWntowardtrhd' UP time and h"smess; hf 5 7th words for dthh F. of L. leaders to propose that, as a A. ?f nf Amencan Federation of Labor passedJ basis for peace, the two million workers recruited constiinZ amendments in industrial conferring sweeping powers on its unions be parceled out to A. F. of L. crafts. P The A. F. of L. leaders could offer this sensible compro- . . . The chanam6 r1fknC1 constitution m the opposite way mise plan; from the spirit of democracy of a voluntary trade union move- I.' The A. F. of L. shall create an Industrial Union De- I partment, moving the Committee for Industrial Organization , , . . c , 13 ma set-u- p j 7 CVen0ns bodily into the Federation, and retaining the present ver- mandat w thutomaT, monH op"atlng jurisdiction of the United Automobile Amal- P?"T t notification n wh.ch have de- - gamated Association of Steel. Tin and Iron Workers, the Thu,,Un,'ns eltra the United c m nav the one cT, P' face Rubber Workers, the Textile Worker, of Workers, "no S Vwnrchest,he C her America, and such ousted be, thevdchrnhceP?hefr PdSh' organizations that have succeeded where I The pres, dent has power lbe strictly production craft r.mm has failed. It shall be understood that sisnlTor rnln,t! policy o exnel fC"S c, such industrial shall "'l1 have jurisdiction of ALL workers Ml'3' union, Mate federationof laboTorV or the entire bodies, nnions, their particular industries. Wifi ,hei' L2ATFe may trades and service e PfTent mi3ce!!an's tap-h, zatton, contmue operat.ons as at In most of the bitter jurisdictional dispute, that have rent prelenf' I suc mass-producti- as. on -- 7 fcg Jf-ad- XuldVrioevT' H f That the power of the A. F. of L. executive council to rd whenever disputes over jurisdiction arise the workers hav.e ParceIed out groups involved in such disputes shall democratically decide nrTLf by major- workertXmsleS w e err?ha:;ZircdTt ornoteVer in suah aa3 aha11 ba conducted an . committee. by impartial Tk. present ATr. of L. set-u, has no provision for popular initiative, referendum and recall. In between conventions nothing can be done by the rank and file to change the course of things. At the conventions a few large internationals dominate the voting through the block system, and the central labor councils and state federations, usually representing any insurgency that develops, are helpless with but one vote apiece. It seems that we, as labor people, should begin practicing some of the democracy we preach. Democracy is the priceless heritage of American Labor. and file worker tinies Innearlveverv 1.11, r,ank PapS,,th' deC1.d,ng "?elr p Labor We appreciate your patronage. Every Day is Mothers Day when Using Mothers Rival THE FAMOUS BEAULIEU 813 HOLLAND DUTCH BAKERY Creating those delicious rolls, pastries, gluten bread and pies in the true home-mad- e manner. 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