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Show 2 1 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. MARCH 6. 1936. UNITY IS MOST PRECIOUS FOR LABOR I Mor All heU tf.r"'"' county committees direct primary lh mus LEADER SPEAKS ; I Unity precious than individual opinions in the American complete their organizations im labor movement. Unity ia far greater and more important than opinions I mediately and submit results to TRICE. An address on the camof either William Green or John L. Lewis. It is only through unity that I state headquarters by March 15, it A MEMBER OF TIIE Established 1929 to secure for this state the paign the American Federation of Labor can be perpetuated. waa announced by Chairman Mich- - direct election system was primary American Green the and receives This paper There should be no squabbles between Lewis, especially egPn jjra, Frank W, Ienrose, made at the regular meeting of the if both stand for the things they claim they do. state vice chairwoman, assistei Price local of the Retail Clerks InFederation of Labor News Service. It is no time today, and it never is time, for the forces of organ- - jjr Michelsen fit Saturdays meet ternational Protective, association ized labor to get into a knock down and drag out fight. jn- - Mrs. jenroge will perhaps be Carbon county Don Hacking, by If we have It correctly, President Green maintains that there II choaen to succeed herself at the chairman Direct PriUtah of the room In the American Federation of Labor for both craft unions and reorKOnization meeting April 4. Mr. Hackmatter March 28, 1930, at the post office Election Entered as second-clas- s league. mary unions. John Lewis does not deny that. industrial and was 1879. under address of Act interesting March 3, the at Salt Lake City, Utah, ings Where the difference seemingly comes in, and we do not believe Michelsen said that he illuminating, auchairman to his conveying that it ia a difference between Green and Lewis, but between some of j,a( recejved requests from three of annum the securing importance Subscription tr,m $1.50 per ' the diehard craft union supporters of Greenland Lewis, is the form of Utahns to be named delegates to ditors the direct primary election system Advertising rates by request. Ihilaorganization to prevail in the mass production industries. the national convention at and its value to the electorate in Shall the workers in industry be organized en masse and then be , . requests general. June jn .ja Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, jese divided up into a dozen or more crafts? Somewhere this plan may LJ, S. Ilyde of Salt 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. George Lambert, district vice have worked, but we have never known of it. Usually it results in U k from fJoseph collector president rn cit of the United Mine deputy the loss of all or most of the organizations. anno., ini,n D Rice Workers of America, was also a internal r Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, There are millions of unorganized workers that both craft and inattorney general, and John speaker at the meeting, his address Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. dustrial union adherents could organize for a long time without run- deputy of Ogden. Hendricks J. being on unionization in general, ning into each other. Such a policy would bring big results and a Publisher M. I THOMPSON lie pledged support of the miners minimurfi of .conflict within the ranks of organized labor. is expected organization to the clerks and also convention The state Office Manager This is no time to be hot headed. We should learn a lesson from L M. THOMPSON elect dele- - to all groups affiliated with the the British trade union movement with its craft and industrial unions to meet in May. It will labor American organized in the British Trade Union Congress. It cannot be denied it has madepat,eB ..V e1 Wl11 national a com: steady and substantial gains. TIIE ONLY WAY OUT mitteeman. The post at the present Again we emphasize, unity of the labor movement means more time is held by Orman W. Ewing. NOTICE than any individual opinion. The railroad system of the United States is not the product, as Although he has not announced his many think, of the initiative and energy of a few individuals who were SALT LAKE VISITING NURSE candidacy for reelection, neverthewithout and mean ASSOCIATION financed by private capital. is a strong feeling that POLITICAL there OUTLOOK less SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH ingless words. to To make the building of Americas railroads possible, it was necesreelected be should Mr. Ewing 1 erhaps it would be best for the He stands high sary for the government of the United States and the governments of I Continued from page 1) Notice Is hereby given that a spevoters to formulate their own plat succeed himself. the several states to grant huge subsidies of land and money to the and cial mcc tin of all members of the with national the organization, of schools have been closed am form, and vote for reliable officers he has constantly worked in behalf Suit Lake Visiting Nurse Associaton, men who actually constructed the railroads. City. Utah, has been called across extended these men of use these the others have been kept open only by who agree to redeem the pledges of the new deal measures spon- SalttheLake public Through grants, of Directors to be held Hoard by contained within own the voters our lines railroads. the of the United States great cutting teachers salaries to, sored by President Roosevelt. Mr, In the Chamber of Commerce, Cactus some cases, $25 a month. The state platform. They became known as empire builders. Kxchunge Place, In said City, on Ewing has a host of friends and the seventh (7th) day of March 1936, Why did the people of the United States give to these men such of Kansas has not utilized as who Utah of the state a. m., for throughout Utah Democrats at the hour of 11:00 oclock huge subsidies of land and money? So they would build a railroad source of revenue, taxation on the are urging his relection, the purpose of voting on proposed comThe Utah Democratic State to to and to serve fertile the its of have and as nation; oil, prairies populate great, production system gas amendments to the Articles of Incorfeed its infant industries. other states. Governor Landon is mittee has been called for a reporation of said Association ofwhich un-is May Give Trouble Utah the law of the State der The building and operation of a railroad system was deemed to be limself a wealthy oil man. He be organization meeting on April 4, in store a corporal trouble There be for not Ion profit, pecuniary may the Newhouse Lake Salt hotel. be lured from ieves, theoretically, in collective at affected with a public interest. Private capital could not for the state administration over and to adopt or disapprove of such its hiding places to do this for it was not for profit alone, but in the bargaining, but his own oil fields City. amendments proposed (Continued on page 4.) Since the date of the meeting 1. Amendment to Section 1 of Arare not unionized. In a labor dispublic interest. ticle VI so as to provide that the The railroads grew, and became prosperous; branches and feeder pute in June, 1934, he called out has been announced, there has been Hoard of Directors shall consist of lines were built. The empire builders became immensely rich. the national guard. At Fort Scott considerable talk pro and con as not less than 21 or more than 27 LABOR WELCOME, Hut times changed. The automobile was invented and the truck Kansas, eight persons were seri- to who would be at the helm of the members Including the officers and to made its appearance. The railroads were no longer masters of all they ously injured by tear gas am Democratic provide that 9 members of the Hoard ship during what Trade A Good Place to shall constitute a quorum. surveyed; they had competition. Did they attempt to meet it? No. dackjacks when 300 people pro promises to be the most hectic 2. Amendment of Article VIII so Did they strive to serve the public interests? No. tested against inadequate relief; campaign year in Utahs history. as to provide that the fiscal year ARTHUR FRANK The branch lines and feeder lines became relatively unprofitable. miners in the shall be from January first to DeOlof R. Michelsen of Richfield, district hac and so as to procember thirty-firs- t, The railroads made no attempt to match the service offered by the their strike broken by Landons present committee chairman, ap0 South Main annual meeting of the the that vide truck and bus. They solved the problem by taking off train after train troops. pears to be a favorite for reelecEVERYTHING IN MENS members of the corporation shall be and closing station after station; by abandoning line after line. tion with those who are discussing held not later than ninety (90) days FURNISHINGS Ulatfbrm Committee next after the close of the last fiscal Finally, after the lapse of much time after hundreds of thousands the situation. Many of his friends ear, and so as to provide that at of employes had lost their jobs and after the railroads had piled up an A committee to draw a platform throughout the state, are taking ieast two weeks notice shall he given unbearable load of debt someone learned that in another country, where to be recommended to the corbv mall to all members of the meet-Iplatform steps to support him for reelection. the government owned the railroads, they had new and modern equip- - committee at tne state Democratic Hart Scliaffner & Those who are outspoken for poration prior to such annual ment on which people like to ride and winch they use in preference to convention has been formed among election of Mr. Michelsen point to 3. Amendment of Article X so as Marx the truck and bus. members of affiliated Democratic the partys sweeping victories at may be to provide that the Hut alas, the railroads had no money with which to build such clubs of the state. amended at any regular or special the polls in the 1934 election. There Clothes Label With This equipment. So they got it from Uncle Sam. lie gave it to them because meeting of the Hoard of Directors, The purpose of the committee, it are many things in favor of Mr. be provided notice of the meetingmall the railroads were, and are, affected with a public interest and their was said, is to create a platform to Michelsen and all indications at to all of the Directors bv given and to Unitthe economic of welfare the is, necessary preservation was, conform with the needs of the state this time point to his reelection. least two weeks in advance of at ed States, just as the postal system is. meeting rather than one written under Others who have been casually 00 Dnter this Fourteenth (Hth) day or Hut, you say, if they should be operated for the public good instead pressure and political expedience oo mentioned for the state chairmanFehruarv. of for profit alone, and if they were built with public funds, why doesnt With D. A. Skeen, local attorney, ship are: Calvin W. Rawlings, N SALT LAKE VTSTTTNG NURSE Uncle Sam take them over and operate them for the public good? 06 as chairman, the committee is com- present vice chairman, and attorassociation W. D. FROWN. The railroads of the United States were built, to a large extent posed of Julian M. and ney for the third judicial district, Bamberger President. with public money, to be used for the benefit of the public and not as John M. Wallace, Salt Lake coun- and F. P. 6. 1936. of Logan, acting Feb. Champ in financial a Wall in Street. The ty; Ward C. Holbrook, Davis coun- director of the state board of pubpoker game, played every day ships only means by which the people of the United States can prevent a con- ty; Ira J. Huggins, Weber county; ic welfare. tinuing exploitation and the ultimate destruction of the railroads is by Conrad Frischnecht, Jr., Sanpete, The vice chairmanship has been the adoption of government ownership of the railroads. Your Support of The all and George Miller, Carbon, mentioned by those disfrequently, members of the state senate; Dr. It cussing the . reorganization. E. Monson, Dr. C. Elmer Bar- seems party asked through an interpreNEWS and COMMENT ter: that there is considerable You claim to be Americans; rett, Dr. L. F. Hummer, Dr. J. H. talk for Stanley N. Child for this if so, why do you talk English? "aul, H. J. Hogan, Stanley N. MAKES Mr. Child is a representa(Continued from page 1) The police, after being satisfied Child, John D. Rice, Delbert M. post. tive in the legislature from Salt mistake had been draper, A. J. Skidmoie and Mrs. ,ake Moerch of the Mayo Clinic, Roches- that serious LARGER UTAH PAY ROLLS county. He is highly thought teva Beck Bosone of Lake of Salt course, apologized and ter, Minn., went abroad with his made, of leaders the by throughout party wife and Dr. and Mrs. Bolman, also brought the party to the hotel. City; Moses Holbrook, Davis coun- state. In the event he should be of Rochester, Minn. Dr. Moersch They also had the automobile re- ty; William Hoyt, Nephi; Mrs. D. chosen as vice chairman, it would C. Gibson, Helper; Mrs. Emily D. took his automobile along. The conditioned during the night and add to the strength and prestige Aird, Provo; Mrs. Sherman Maeser the the on their travelers sent way doctors wished to visit the Uniof the state organization. Mrs. and Weston next Vernon, Logan under police protecversity of Padua, Italy. At Mun- tion tomorning Lyle B. Nicholes, incumbent D. W. Moffat, Murray. and Mrs. enMilano. Here the party ich, Germany, they were advised state committee secretary, may or We the committee will protered a formal protest with the hope by the American consul that he American may not be a candidate for reapBEST IN TIIE WEST a meet will that pose platform consul. could not see any reason why the with demands of the present day, pointment. Thus far he has been The been matter has all adjuston the question. party should not go to Padua, but PRODUCED BY he advised that they register at ed satisfactorily in the meantime, and that the voters will elect a Many of his friends are urging him and members of the leggovernor but is it note of certainly worthy American Milano. consulate at the islature who will redeem the plat- to continue in the position. Others Independent Coal & Coke Co. On their way to Milano they that this American lady had both form spoken of are Wendell' Larsen, pledges. the devotion in and the the courage aron of their the evening There Is An ABERDEEN DEALER In Your Commnuity stopped The biggest trouble with party former assistant county committee rival upon Italian soil at Padua, face of an angry mob to jump out and in secretary, have Flanagan, been Barney Utah that platforms of automobile and box the ears intending to stay there overnight of her one who insulted her countrys the lawyers saw to it that the manager of the state headquarters and proceed the following morning planks were so worded as to make office at the Newhouse hotel. Th1 flag. to Milano. them meaningless. secretary is appointed by the While the two doctors went to The majority of voters of Utah chairman with the approval of the Wal greens Wobbles register at the hotel the two ladies are disgusted with platforms committee. The Sacramento Union Labor of the ytpe handedparty were left seated in the car a short The time of the state committee to party condistance away from the hotel. A Bulletin says: ventions in the years gone by. reorganization meeting was fixed Because of the unfairness of They demand a new deal and that group of students passing the car jy the present committee Satur- and noticing the international li- its lunch business, the Salt Lake cense and an American flag un- drug firm with headquarters in furled on the automobile for some Chicago, doing business at Tenth reason mistook the party and car and Kj will be asked to show cause as British and immediately started why it should be patronized by the a demonstration which attracted people who believe in Sacramento. more and more people. Some perSimilar situation exists with the son slashed the automobile tires, concerns lunch business in Salt and finally one student jumped Lake City. upon the running board and tore down the American flag. Mrs. oldest and Utafj is more I .nur-tT- T -- -" ,e I side-steppi- I trans-continent- al to-w- it: Tri-Sta- te 208-21- J, n. bv-la- it'-- h UTAH COAL INDUSTRY UTAH AtoeMeem (5 AIL nr oooooooooooooooooooo Good Health , Priceless! CENTURY Moersch, thereupon jumped out of the car and gave the student, who still had the flag, several slaps on the ears and commanded him with outstretched arm to put the flag back in its place. Only after the chief of police and the prefect of Padua arrived on the scene could the mob be dispersed. Dr. Moersch had the greatest difficulty in reaching the side of his wife. He vigorously waved his American PRINTING Utahs UNION INCORPORATED Commercial Printers All HELP US BY ASKING TOOSE WITH WHOM YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY TO REQUEST Forms of Commercial Printing, Publications, Briefs, etc. By-Law- he UNION LABEL is the IBOL OF HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS. IMERICAN-MADUONI7.E BUSINESS PLACES THE UNION ICII DISPLAY 1EL. SHOP CARD A BUTTONS. 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