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Show w Utaf) UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 18. 1936. Col. Knox Rio More Enlightened On Labors Need Than Landon 1 abor'etos A MEMBER OF THE Established 1929 WAVE OF PROTEST AT A. F. of L. COUNCIL ORDER IS . GROWING WASHINGTON (UNS)-- An in. check based on scattered Has Labor complete Because In The Nation's Knoxes Are Crying Out Pain reports to headquarters of the Gained Basic Rights Under the New Deal Labor Does Committee for Industrial Organizato shows that more than 70 city tion Is Opposed Not Desire Dictatorship, Therefore Labor unions are included labor central Landon and Knox, the Candidates of du Ponts, Mellons in the hundreds of labor bodies matter March 28, 1930, at the post office Entered as second-clas- s . and Steel Kings. that have passed resolutions proat Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. testing against suspension of the C.I.O. unions, or supporting their $1.50 per annum Subscription the role of counsellor, his that government play By suggestion rates program of industrial organization. Advertising by request. adviser and mediator Col. Frank Knox proposes to throw govemmen State federations whose convenlabor policy back to the days of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, sau tions have lined up for the C.I.O. Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, a statement issued by Labors League, through the office number 15, the overwhelming ma24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. of its President, Major George L. Berry. jority of those that have met so Col. Knox is no more enlightened about the needs of labor than far this year. Published weekly at 24 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Craft unions of Col. Knox asks what happened Gov. Landon, said the statement. kind are Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. every represented in the to Italian labor when it helped to establish a governmental dictator- innumerable actions by local M. I THOMPSON.. Publisher ship apparently seeking to imply that by supporting President Roose- unions. The list grows daily. Folvelt labor in the United States is helping to establish a dictatorship. lowing are some of the latest, in L. M. THOMPSON- .... Office Manager That is downright deception and nothing else. By supporting Presi- addition to those already reported dent Roosevelt, labor is fighting every influence in America that leans in previous issues: toward dictatorship. If labor fa- - breaker and there is no denial of Printers Locals vored dictatorship it would certain- that fact. His soldiers went into ROCHESTER, N. Y. (UNS) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT ly be supporting Governor Landon the lead and zinc mine strike and Endorsing the aims, principles and and Col. Knox, because all of the under their InAnd protection a company activities of the Committee for would be dictators and Rochester dustrial Organization, union was formed by the company. forces in America are in their As an oil UTAH WELFARE PROGRAM Governor Lan Typographical Union No. 15 unoperator camp. Specifically these include the don has paid the lowest rate of qualifiedly endorses and approves Liberty League and its du Ponts, wages and he has not employed the activities of Pres. Chas. P. LEARN THE FACTS Mellons and steel kings. Specific- union men. Howard as a member of that Committee. ally, too, it includes those who Kansas Schools have been the customers of the Emphasizing that the objective Nor do we the operations have property but little, if any, munitions makers and merchan-incom- e. of the school forget of the C.I.O. is to bring into the (Continued from last week) in book Kan Idisers whose records are about to sas and the shamefultrust (Continued on page 3) condition of Set-u- p Organization Follette the La laid bare When such an by agreement is (he the schools, where salaries average Chapter 69 provides that the the welfare board is re-- 1 committee investigating infringe-lieve- d a few cents over $39 a month, signed, and control direction and supervision, of criticism that it is giving I ment of civil liberties, as low run as $25. NEW MODEL of the state department shall be in Fights Own Battles public funds to persons who are I Col. Knox condemns NRA and the hands of a board of public wel not I Col. Knox says that until our actually needy. he seems to think that had it confare. This board shall consist o I time labor has Such an fought its own agreement frees the tinued the governor, who shall be chairit would have menaced laapplicant from I ties, fearing government encroach-th- e bor. Col. Knox perhaps recalls and man, and six other members apic charge that he is demanding ment and has stayed clear of doesn't like the fact that NRA took pointed by the governor and wit i I activities Well, assistance while possessing tisan political CLEANS FASTER child labor out of the American the consent of the senate. Not with which to care for I bor is f ighting its own battles to industrial raised more than three appointees shal the CLEANS BETTER picture. NRA I day and that is why labor is sup minimum wage level. It compelled be members of the same politica himself. with It is a difficult and delicate mat-- 1 porting Roosevelt and opposing observance of the to organBrush party. Motor.Drlven right I The state board voted that this ter to determine just how much Landon. There is no greater threa ize into unions, free from employer horizon on the an applicant for assist-- 1 to labors liberties same coercion or influence and that is policy should be property followed in the organization o ance may possess and still be con-- 1 today than Landon. the bitterest pill of all to the Knox 1. Eliminates Tiresome We do not look to Col. Knox to sidered 1 a An agree-needy person. of welfare. boards county public type of mind and to the Liberty Arm Action to .whom do wel-to or to tell us reimburse what ment the 1 permits The county commissioners in each on page 3) (Continued I "High-Vacuu2. worker to err on the side of support. Labor knows the recorc county were directed to set up bi fare Labor the land knows it precisely. 3. Mechanical Disturbance for assistance. applicant partisan boards in each county. I Labor! Learn to Dance Governor London's knows If an that applicant for assistance The county commissioners name Just Phone for TRIAL found to have $1500 in cash, I bor record is one of hostility and the board members, subject to School Jackson I In Your Home few would consider that applicant complete lack of understanding, as confirmation by the state board. The state board went a step fur a needy person and entitled to sup--1 I we have shown in detail in our POSITIVELY NO OBLIGATION Dancing from public funds. analysis of that record, no part of ther in giving home rule on re port MAIN SOUTH 237 But many applicants have prop-- 1 which has been successfully contra-ertUtah Power & Light Co. The state lief to the counties. Was. 10096 Res. Was. 2581 the assessed value of which I dieted. And it is Landon who heads board directed that the county Classes for All Ages Terms We have Stores board of public welfare in the s $1500, but have no income. With I the ticket, not Knox. Reasonable Very ts an to Landon a these Governor (called reimburse, agreement select shall the paid personZ. C. M. I. county Ballet Tap - Acrobatic receive assistance and nel in each county. Ball Room Beginners Class, and The state department supervises ive in their own homes, to which or wh0 have relatives able to give Fox Trot and Waltz, every title. retain the program thoroughout the state they support. Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Monday and Thursday at 8 After the death of husband and I if the public supports an aged but each county selects its welfare m. We assure p. a in-you wife and after all prior liens, 1 good Company workers. couple in their declining years and time. I have been eluding taxes, 177 liquidated own welfare with the that E why boards, couple County property, Broadway Was. 4764 assistance of the staff, decide who and after the costs of the last ill-- 1 should not the public receive someZ7 shall receive relief and how much. nesses and funeral expenses have thing from their estate instead of been paid, the county may then relatives who either will not or Home Rule Provided The state board desired to im- step in and request that the I cannot support their elderly kins press upon the people of this state amount of. assistance which themenj Welcome, Labor that it has given the maximum couple received in their lifetime dollar saved because rela-roEvery home rule on relief, consistent public funds be returned to tives instead of public funds sup When in Salt Lake City Stop at with federal requirements. The he county and state and federal I port the needy can be put to good so that the money may use jn Utahs welfare program; county commissioners in each government likewise every dollar obtained from county select the county welfare be put to further welfare uses. board members and the county welAgreement to Reimburse an agreement to reimburse. fare boards select the employees to The persons who sign agree-- 1 1000 SOUTH STATE STREET Agreements to reimburse are do the actual relief work in each ments to reimburse do not make I modern, approved and humane FRIENDS OF LABOR reimbursement. Any return is gtruments to provide efficient county. Thus the administration of I who of heirs the those relief is in the hands of the felby ministration of public assistance, low citizens, friends and neighbors received assistance from public The Colorado legislature, in special of those receiving assistance. The funds and only to the amount that session, as recently as last March I state board distributes the avail- was paid to the needy. wrote into that states model old relatives are Many able funds and supervises to see today taking age assistance law a required that relief is uniform and manda- care of their elderly kinsmen who I agreement to reimburse provision, MAKE NO MISTAKE would not be so doing were it not tory. Any relief agency disbursing The agreement to reimburse for the agreement to reimburse. I public funds for the assistance of which is required by the state de- These relatives care for their needy the needv wouid unquestionably be partment of public welfare from ederssothat they will inhent the subjected to justifiably severe LET UTAHS OLDEST and LARGEST applicants for public assistance old folks property without an en- - criticism should it, for instance, who own property assists welfare cumbrance. If there were no agree- in a who had ive help to a person boards to help needy persons who ment to reimburse some relatives ank say $150o. There would be no would refuse to assist and letthe I justification for the same agency public bear the burden of reliev-- 1 Jnot protecting public funds by g TO CALIFORNIA AND the old folks. the agreement to reim- DENVER Utah has so many welfare prob- - quiring 6from perSons owning prop-lem- s g FURNITURE MOVED Furnish Your and so many needy persons ert even far in excess of this No Crating Necessary Call or Write and its relief funds have been so I amount, especially since there i9 MOLLERUP MOVING CO. limited by the legislature, that this no Local & State-wid- e transfer of property involved, Moving 15S So. West Templo Was. 1562 department does not have money no sale of property during the enough to give relief to persons e of the owner thereof or who have the means to reimburse life-tim- e of the survivthe during of the or beneficiary spouse ing SUCCESS TO LABOR! public assistance. (Continued next week.) This paper receives the American Federation of Labor News Service. Non-Partis- an pro-dictat- or par-publ- non-partis- an m la-w- as of , y, strike-applican- . . rjsti? IPai?Ex UJttaDn in-a- ny ad-ma- de Union Printing Firm re-m- . POLITICAL CAMPAIGN LITERATURE life-tim- COMPARE THE COST YOU MUST BE SATISFIED The Master Salesman $300.00 or Less A Complete 20 Months to Repay Loan Service, Including Our Single Signature and Auto Finance Plans PERGONAL FINANCE CO. 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