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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MARCH 20. 1936. Utaf) Habor Established 1929 POLITICAL OUTLOOK COAL ACT IS DEFENDED A MEMBER OF TIIE This paper receives the American Federation of Labor News Service. Z4 second-clas- s matter March 28, 1930, at the post office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Entered as Subscription ..... $1.50 per annum rates by request. Advertising Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Telephone Was. 2981. Utah. M. I THOMPSON. L. M. THOMPSON. .......-.Publis. her Office Manager ROOSEVELT IS DOING A GOOD J01I Politicians ruled the people and racketeers ruled the politicians. Even the members of congress realized their helplessness to cope with the situation. For that reason they depended upon the fearless and wise leadership of President Roosevelt, and followed his advice. President Iioosevelt went ahead and accomplished much for the good of the people of this nation, because he did his best. As result we find ourselves much better off than we were four years ago. Because of the Presidents wise leadership the people find themselves more conscious of their responsibilities toward their government than ever before. It is a very good omen. It means that the people are interested in their own government. He has done so well that the people will gladly grant that he is worthy of another term in office. The I'resident has been guided by the wishes of the people at all times. He feels that he is the servant of the American people and, consequently, is doing his utmost in their behalf. . He is making an effort to drive the political and fratemalistic racketeers out of government business, so that we may have a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. NEWS and COMMENT (Continued from page 1) Unless the people of Italy, Ger many and Japan can be aroused to the point of rising in their wrath masters and dumping the war-lor- d off their backs, the world will continue to be a powder magazine, and civilization will be in jeopady. It is quite apparent that the most peaceful nations of the earth are the most democratic nations. As the war drums are sounding in the nations ruled by dictator and absolute monarchs it is up to Americans to declare that America Must Stay Out of the Mess! present generation of youngsters is not too young to recollect the insanity of 1917! IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. Has Utah a minimum wage law for women ? And why isnt it enforced ? A. Utah has a minimum wage law for women. It was passed by the 1933 session of the legislature. The voters of the state also adopted by an overwhelming vote a constitutional amendment, empower- ing the legislature to regulate minimum wages for women and minLabor ors. The The Bakersfield, Cal., law is a model one one Journal says that there are "un- of the best in the country. The who con reason it is not enforced is because thinking tinually remind us that the United the state legislature has not seen States is the most hated nation in fit to appropriate funds to set the the world and that a dozen ene- enforcement machinery in operamies are waiting to pounce on us. tion. It would take about $15,000 Yet you can go to Lloyds in to establish for the enmachinery international gam- forcement of this London, famous law. important blers, and they will give you odds We blame the state officials from of 600 to 1 that no nation will at- the governor down, and the legislatack the United States. If ture for the failure to make the Senator Pittman is so law operative. It is the shame of sure of his stuff why doesnt he go a civilized society to have thousto Lloyds, place a bet and clean ands of women working for starvaup a fortune? tion wages. It has been false You meet many a man on the on the part of the state street who will tell you: What this economy not to make this administration country needs to get out of the dol- law effective. The women of drums is another good war. Yet Utah have lost millions of dollars this same asinine creature does not as a result. In addition, many stop to think that the depression women have been sent on which always follows false war young road to hell. the prosperity becomes more intensiScare-Monge- rs scare-monge- rs Japan-ese-boge- y fied. Then we have plain idiots like the preacher in a certain Bakersfield church who actually made the statement in his pulpit that I wish we could have another war, so that we could get prohibition back again. Thats what we call preaching Christianity with a vengeance! The point is that the American people themselves are all muddled on this war business. It is SO easy to confuse them with sly Wall Street propaganda, SO easy to get them into a receptive mood for slaughter. To bring the war fever to a climax, all you need is some imaginative liar like George Creel to take charge of publicity, invent stories about the Hun boiling baout bies in oil, pulling the of nurses feet, etc. "Remember, for the controlling powers in any nation, war is a profitable business at least temporarily. It is highly profitable for the juicy busiReness for the munition-makermember that 20,000 new millionaires came out of Americas participation in the last holocaust. The men who profit from war are the very men who control the economic destinies of this nation, and if they happen to want to go into another war, they will very likely get us into it unless the people have learned their lesson, unless the toe-nai- ls money-lender- s, s. HELP US BY ASKING THOSE WITH WHOM YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY TO REQUEST The MASTER GALEGf.IAN NO. 99 HONORS THEATER MAN Salt Lake Stage Employes local union No. 99 presented George D. Pyper, veteran theater manager, with an honorary life membership in the local union. He was given a printed card of heavy aluminum in recognition of his services as manager of the old Salt Lake theater for more than 30 years. The presentation was made by Oscar Phirman, chairman of the committee. A resolution, signed by E. A. McFarlin, president of local No. 99, and M. A. Francillon, recording secretary, reads: Be it resolved that an honorary life membership card in the theatrical employes union, local 99, of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Motion Picture Operators of the United States and Canada, be issued to George D. Pyper for his helpful cooperation and assistance to the stage employes of the theaters of (Continued from Page 1) are very eager to have me retire to private life. Let me give you a bit of advice. If you want to get me out of the White House the first thing you will have to Jo is to stop chiseling. Stop chiseling on your employes. Every time you lengthen hours as I have evi or lower wages dence is being done you make thousands of votes for me. The worker says to himself: It was not that way under NRA. The New Deal is for me. It is my friend. No, gentlemen, chiseling on the hours and wages of work ers is not the wav to beat me. Some of the business moguls admired the president's frankness. Most of them, however, privately expressed resentment at the impli cation they were chisclers. Making Political Thunder The state liquor commission is making some political thunder for itself as well as for the state ad- ministration. The city commission of Salt Lake City has ordered the liquor commission to make the building it occupies as a central warehouse safe against fire hazards. It would take from $5,000 to $10,000 to do the job. The order of the city commission has raised the ire of the liquor commission, or at least of the commission members. Commissioners G. M. Whitmore and Adam Patterson, Jr., have asserted that if the city commission required the liquor commission to make (Continued from page 1) is of an experimental nature. Much may turn on the decision and the opinion of the court, he The issues are much continued. more tremendous than those of the present act. The issue of Federal power Is at stake whether there lurk interstices and crevices in the Constitution through which required Federal power may have sifted away. We think the fathers, in setting up the Constitution, were wise enough to see that the perpetuation of the kind of government they desired depended on a Constitution strong enough to meet every crisis as it arose, not by military power but by the orderly processes o; government. The time may come, if the Union is to be preserved and the Federal government is to be competent to deal with subversive forces, it may have to use other powers which we, as American citizens, would not want to be used. We believe and submit that the government must be able to meet our national destiny by contro over commerce. In our economic life we must have one rule and one law. bill Ogden, I still have only one vote the city commission, and that vote would be against permitting them to enter the city. As a mat ter of fact, if I had my way, and it were possible, I would the alterations that rather than refuse to legally them a license. grant make them the central warehouse, together with its horde of emMayor Peerys blunt statement ployes, would be transferred to Og- of what he thinks of the liquor den. commission shows that he is fearThis sounds like little boys play- less and is not afraid to speak his ing marbles. "If you dont play mind when necessary. my wav, I am not going to play The machine politicians in the and will not let you play. Democrat party fear Mr. Peery, because he may become an indeMayor Harman Teery of Ogden pendent candidate for governor. He said a mouthful when he stated is a g Democrat, but he is that the liquor commissioners are a progressive Democrat. He thinks unwelcome in Ogden. the political machine of Utah is said bad, and that the only way it can "I see by the papers, Mayor Peery, that the liquor be smashed is to elect an independcommissioners have threatened to ent governor, who is uncontrolled move to Ogden if the Salt Lake by organized machines. Mr. Peery City officials dont stop bothering thinks, and justly so, that it is them about fire hazards in the about time for the people of Utah to elect a chief executive who will liquor stores and the warehouse. It is my understanding that have the welfare of the people of Salt Lake City is becoming very Utah uppermost in his heart. tired of the liquor commission. As The liquor commissions slam at president of the State Municipal league, I have had occasion to con- the Salt Lake City commission tact numerous city officials and gave Mayor Peery a chance .to say find that the liquor commission is the right thing at the right time unwelcome anywhere in the state and, without a doubt, he gained the legislature thousands of friends. Admittedly, botched up the liquor law at the Mr. Peery could not have said last session, but it left one virtue anything more timely. in the law, namely that empower Yes, the liquor commission made thunder for Harman ing the liquor commission to make political its own decisions, within reasonable Peery, a gubernatorial possibility. limits. That body has failed, in every respect, to follow out the G. O. P. Lays Plans v spirit of the law. The Republican party leaders in The question of whether they move to Ogden, a suggestion that Utah are looking for possible canobviously is only a threat, is one didates who could be drafted to befor them to decide. As mayor of come the partys candidate for state officers. It is said that factional Salt Lake City for the past 35 in the Utah G. O. P. ranksfights are years. leaders of the party much causing Mr. Pyper has always been a are hopeful that the friend to us. He has helped us in worry. They differences may be releexisting our troubles and we always found to the background when the his word was his bond, said Mr. gated state convention meets to choose Phirman. delegates to the national, convenAttending the presentation were tion in Cleveland. Mr. Phirman, Carl Reynolds, WalW. ter Brown, M. D. Carver, Hyrum In the governorship situation Mortensen, Bert Whaley, Mr. Francillon, Roy Hartnett and George J. WHEN IN PROVO two-thir- ds on life-lon- Carter. ITS Mr. Pyper during his career as theater manager always held friendly relations with the union. When he made an agreement with the stage employes it was as good as gold bond. SUTTON CAFE A Good Place to Eat 7 Have you noted those beautiful auto reflector platets on printers automobiles in Salt Lake Cityr ? The plates are constant advertisers or The Master Salesman, the Allied Printing Trades Council Union Label. Typographical union No. 115 secured a supply of the reflector plates for their members who drive cars. a Republican candidate for state office elected in Utah who makes didates. it his business to lambast he naAmong the others frequently tional Democratic administration. mentioned as Republican gubernaare Frank torial possibilities Junior Democrats Evans, a prominent lawyer; State The Junior Democratic league is Chairman Tingey, David Wilson, making a membership drive to instate committeeman from Weber crease its for the coming and former district attorney for campaign. strength has been set The goal the second district; I.Roy B. at 1000 new members. Young, Weber county Republican J. Allan Crockett, the league chairman; William E. Ryberg, president, is directing the drive, asprominent Salt Lake City contract sisted by Joseph Holland, commitor and president of the chamber of tee chairman. Other members of C. Edmonds, the committee are: Fern Commerce; Clyde Wright, manager of the Utah Poultry Pro Hyman Guss, Thos. McCoy, James ducers association, and A. H. Ir Kokos, Clyde L. Miller, Henry J. vine, former president of the state Hamilton, and Earl Lowry, all of senate. Salt Lake City; Weston Hamilton, George Snyder appears to have Salt Lake county, and Golden Lay-toRea clear track for the berth of Davis county. publican national committeeman Officers of the league for the from Utah. coming yeas will be nominated Many of the mentioned candi- April 2, and elected May 7. dates kill their chances of election (Continued on page 3) by talking too much like National Chairman Fletcher. Roosevelt is strong in Utah and BEEFSTEAK HARRISONS is expected to carry the state by another landslide. But the RepubSPRINGVILLE, UTAn Beefsteak Dinners licans who expect to become candiDrive Down for Your Sunday dates when they jeer at the RooseDinner velt administration are clipping their own wings. 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This is said to be largely because of the intensive work which has been done by the Seegmiller workers throughout the state. headquarters have Seegmiller been established in the Felt building. This has been done with the view of being in on the ground floor, and to build up such a machine that it would be hard to overcome when the state conven tion is held to nominate state can W. Seegmiller, 241 So. Main I I |