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Show IWV ZTTBART Xjj;iv:utiTr or ttajz JUN 1 1 1935 t 4 CUT LdKJS Activities cJReview of EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL V: NO. 46. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. M'. Utah RFC Committee Fails News and Comment! Joker Found In By M. I. T. Utah Liquor Law To Approve Industrial Loans Would It? Some one lamented that the new league of PubliC' Drinking Ban Discovered Missing In New Law Senate Utah would wreck the Democrat Citizens of Scofield in Poverty While Committee Holds Up Loan Application If Loan Were Granted Every EmployLifted Section Forbidding Drinks Away From Home- - party. Coal Miner Would Find Work in Carbon County able Cannot Drink in State Stores, But The Law Does Not ProWould it? there a is Town To Richfield Industry Suffers for Lack of Funds to start with, real, hibit Purchasers Entering Pool Halls, Cafes, Or Any Other Demopeoples liberal, progressive, Rebuild Cement Plant Local Committee Members RidiPlaces, and Drinking Their Liquor Or Permitting Others crat party in Utah? cule President. To Drink It. Isnt it a fact that as the Democrat party stands today, it is conThere are several reasons why Utah people are suffering and why Those lines read: Shortly after the legislature ad 15. Excep trolled by lawyers, and interests has not kept pace industrially with other states. Utah Main the for the citwho ac this the of various as strings pull joumed, mayors expressly provided by There are reasons why the growth of Utahs population has been ies of the state referred to the beer or the regulations, no person shal' street gang ? clause of the liquor control act as consume liquor in any place other If anything, the activities of the practically at a standstill in the last decade. When one delves into these matters and begins to make investiga-ion- s, Progressive-Democra headache for the state liquor than a residence. league of invariably, the reasons for Utahs lack of industrial progress and commission. They also said that The bill was then returned to Utah should have a tendency to libthe cities could not be expected to the house, and on motion it was eralize the leadership and remake advancement of the peoples welfare leads into Main street, in Salt enforce any such provision in the proposed to adopt the report of the Democrat party so that it may Lake City. The attention of The Utah Labor News was called to the RFO become really a Democrat party of statutes. . the conference committee. On loans to 37 state. this of made, and applications for RFC loans made and pending. carried motion roll the are seems there the that It call, many majority people When we are talking of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it Unless a complete reorganizaothers suffering from a head- 13, no one discovering lines 13, 14, ache. The state peace officers, and 15, had been deleted by the tion of the Democrat party is I must be remembered that this corporation was a Hoover baby, who are supposed to enforce all senate. stock market made, we are fearful that it will e(j t0 finance the reconstruction after the terrible The The vote on the final passage of not have the support of the voters debacle of 1929 and 1930. features of the law, are among the RFC was financed to the extent of was named as manager of the local the bill as amended was then call that it had in 1932 and 1934. headache sufferers. 10 $2,000,000,000 of government funds RFC branch. This appointment, it Now it is discovered by those ed, 40 voting for, and against, and with additional appropriations is said, came through the influence who have gone over the new liquor with 10 absent. American Principles since. This government agency has of powerful political connections. Drink Anywhere law closely, that nowhere in the LaThe fact that Mr. Smith had of Federation American The The only provision found in the law can be found any provision poured millions of dollars into orbeen an American connected with a failed bank bor is which loans would knew not thoroughly that prohibits the drinking of in law that prohibits drinking liquor they is in seems not to have injured Utah Its reads have comeback. a and is government section in article ganization. is 43, where 4, Especially toxicating liquors except Inhis of Declaration the with those with politibased railNo true of to loans standing this made follows: as officer, upon store. vendor, in state a liquor purchased cal influence. Mr. Smith at one of roads. Constitution and the clerk or Holmes Will dependence, R. employed employe, agent, Representative time had. been a member of the Industrial Loans of Box Elder county discloses the in the state liquor store or pack- the United States. affil: to To a labor union, Majv-1934, county .committee, and it is said allow RFC shall .the belong, draftliquor bill as any fact that the original .Up untjl age agency, he has always been a pet of the FederaAmerican the with loans nor were to on iated restricted the' consumed to be banks, follows: as section premises ed, Main mainstreet gang. It is claimed to means of consume tion help Labor, any mortgage companies, insurance Except as expressly provided by shall any person shorthe that is among the most rabid the standards reof such on tain On railroads. and living no this act, or the regulations, premises. companies, per- liquor Article 6, section 126, says: No er work day, and American wage quest of our great President, the reactionaries that this state has son shall consume liquor in any person shall be in an intoxicated and labor representation in code law was amended a year ago to in- ever produced. Those who know place other than a residence. him, say that there is nothing in condition in such place. Lifted by Senate making and collective bargaining. clude industrial loans, and his to union member is does be a To labor law it the in been philosophy in keeping with that elimnowhere have But for Later in the session, after appropriated of citiPresident Roosevelt. American who e a individuals time until that feathat and purchase local Up purpose. other prohibit option inating into store over carries from who zen Draws Salary industry more than $20,000,000 came into tures of the blil, .the above para- liquor at a state liquor the principles Utah on livestock and bank loans, Mr. Smith took with him to the graph, section 149, became section entering a pool hall, cafe, automo- and group relations except of representation on the basis for besides the railroad loans. Utah RFC office, the employees 126 instead of 149, and passed the bile, or any other place, Elias Smith, erstwhile vice presi- from his old defunct bank organihouse and was sent to the senate state stores or package agencies, ust dealing. That is why most of the great- dent, director, and part owner of zation. Among these was one Floyd from drinking their liquor or perin that form. Since drink. American history to others est the defunct Deseret Savings bank, figures in (Continued on Page 8) Among the many changes made mitting ' of vendors and manufacturers oth the clergymen, is judges, presidents, following: by the senate, (Continued on page 6) iriests, rabbis, educators believed Page 51, strike lines 13, 14 and so strongly in labor unions. (Continued on page 2) Progressive-Democr- at . at so-call- ed v 149,-read- s $250,-000,0- self-respecti- Demand For Special Session Is Growing Pass Legislature Should Meet at the Earliest Possible Date to of Sale Amendments to the Present Liquor Law Governing Immediate Action Would keep Beer and Light Wines More Than a Thousand Persons Employed Would Save Money. Taxpayers ng Senate Passes Wagner Labor Disputes Bill House Overrides Bonus Veto Anti-Unio- According to Washington patches the house of representatives Wednesday overrode President Roosevelts veto of the Patman soldier bonus bill, rejecting his arguments against the bill. The vote was 322 to 98. The vote a month ago on passage of the Patman bill was 318 to 90. The bill now goes to the senate, where it is expected the vote will be closer. dis- In the event that Governor it would be a sort of referendum opinion, before this special session Henry H. Blood does not call a convened. Thus every member of of the legislature special session to act on laws governing the sale the legislature would come to the of light wines and draft beer, it session prepared to act without is predicted it would bring hard- confusion and delay. It seems that if the situation is Ickes Refuses To . ship to hundreds of those who are intelligently, and in an unoperating under licenses issued un- handled' Reduce Wages biased ''way, the law governing the der the old law. could beer and wines of sale as light Thousands of those employed of in one days meetSecretary of Interior Ickes has beverage dispensers, caterers, and be disposedlawmakers. declared that the PWA hourly musicians in places where draft ing of the The greatest consideration in wage rate would be maintained on beer is sold, will be forced into unserious matter should be given PWA projects. this employment because of the unfairto the last the many people employed in ness of the law passed in Ickes indicated there be a the beverage dispensing industry, change in hours workedmight session of the legislature. on PWA In addition, hundreds of thou- and the property involved. It projects. sands of dollars worth of equip should be the purpose of the state I think the PWA will certo provide remunerative employ- tainly be maintainedwage ment will become worthless. on permanIt seems there is no other way ment to as many people as possible ent structures such as buildings out but to hold a special session in private industries and maintain and bridges, he said, but hours to pass a law which will permit property values for taxation pur- will depend upon whether we have licensing and control of light wines poses. If this is done in the case of to work on double shifts. and beer by city and county gov- light wines and beer, in taxation He added the existing 30 hour alone, it would pay several times week on PWA projects might be ernments. over the cost of the short special continued, or we might have to Workers Involved The governor should give most session. go to 40 hours (the basic number Save Cities serious consideration to this vitally of hours fixed in the schedule anin of Another matter. The livelihood of importance angle nounced by President Roosevelt.) important thousands of workers is at stake, the situation is the matter of liIckes indicated he would favor cense fees to the cities and coun- increasing the amounts donated and much property is involved. It should not be a very expen- ties. by, the federal government toward The cities and counties must prosive proposition to the state to PWA projects, as deconvene the legislature for a day vide enforcement of the liquor manded by the United States conor two. If the governor would sub- laws. But in the event the cities ference of mayors. mit a tentative amendment to the and counties are prevented from I expect to prepare a recomand of beer law wines mendation, which will be general present licensing dispensers governing light and beer to the legislators, asking light wines, it will be almost in character, and submit it to the on page 4) their opinion regarding the matter, president, he said. non-feder- al 00 Group Mustered Only 12 Votes Against Collective Bargaining Measure Legislation Establishes Majority Rule and Outlaws Company Unions - Great Achievement for Labor, Green Says. n Washington. The Wagner-Con-ner- y Labor Disputes bill, declarthe encouragement of collecing tive bargaining to be the policy of the United States and specifically making it illegal for employers to refuse to bargain collectively with their employes, was passed by the' Senate after a two days debate. , The vote was 63 to 12. The 12 senators who voted against the measure were: Austin (Vt.), Bailey (N. C.), Burke (Neb.), Byrd (Va.), Gibson (Vt.), Hale (Me.), Hastings (Del), Keyes (N. H.), Metcalfe (R. I.), Town send (Del.), Ty dings (Md.), and Vandenberg (Mich.)., The only amendment offered on the floor was one by Senator Tyd-ing- s of Maryland, which had the backing of the big business opposition to bona fide collective bargaining. Its purpose was to give legislative support to the company-dominate- d union by protecting the members of these sham unions against intimidation or coercion from outside unions. The argument offered by Senator Tydings in favor of this proposal was not considered seriously by the senate. It was defeated by a vote of 50 to 21. The bill has already been favorably reported by the house committee on labor. Collective Bargaining William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, was highly pleased with the action of The passage of the the senate. . Wagner Disputes bill by the Unit- ed States senate will cause general rejoicing among working people throughout the entire country, he said. It is a constructive measure which will make collective bargaining real, vital and operative. Under its provisions working people may organize free from intimidation or coercion on the part of employers, may be represented by those of their own choosing in collective bargaining and by a majority vote may select their own bargaining agency. The decisive vote cast in favor of this measure by the United States senate insures its passage by the house of representatives. It is a great achievement for labor. We will now concentrate our efforts toward bringing about the adoption of the measure by the house of representatives, and its approval by the president. Unfair Practices Banned As passed by the senate the bill establishes a permanent National Labor Relations board of three members with quasi-judicipower and authority to order secret elections of employes to choose collective bargaining representatives. Orders issued by the board would be reviewrable by the courts only after elections are held. Going directly to the core of the many nefarious devices used by reactionary employers to deprive working men and women of their fundamental right to organize ia (Continued on page 5) , al v |