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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MARCH 2 are in existence. Many of these have done effective Union Campaign work during theinpast year in imthe beet fields proving wages more in and adequate resecuring Agricultural workers are mak lief conditions. The conference in ing an active effort to unionize the Denver consolidated movethis millions of men an women engaget in farm work. A Iocky Mountain ment. Its main job will be to strength into a serious state conference of all agricultura throw its collective contracts covfor fight a held was unions and groups 1937 the sugar beet crop. Denver February C and 7 with 100 ering In California delegates present from Montana The California State Federation Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado the Colorado of Labor has called a conference Speakers from Denver mu of representatives of agricultural the state legislature, Colorado workers unions representing more the nicipal government, Farmers union, the WPA, and the than 18,000 organized farm workworkers educational division, ad ers. The purpose of the conferdressed the delegates. In addition ence is to bring about a unified representatives from various trade effort of agricultural, cannery and unions and Spanish speaking fra- packing house unions in Califorternal groups attended and hclpec nia. This move would strengthen strong unions Rural Workers labor Jetos Utaj) Established A MEMBER OF THE 1929 This paper receives the Americaii Federation of Labor New Service. Entered as second-clas- s matter March 28. 1930. at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of Subscription Advertising rates by request. at the post office March 3, 1879. $1.50 per annum 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, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. ...Publisher M. 1 THOMPSON. L THOMPSON. M. Office Manager VICTORY DINNER ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AntMIearst Drive NEW YORK The first attempt to coordinate on a national scale the widespread sentiment of the people of the United States against the propoganda of the Ilearst press has been launched by the American League Against War and Fascism through its recently formed National Peoples Committee Against Hearst. Ilearsts open support of Fascism, whether in the United States, Germany, Italy or Spain; his attacks on civil liberties; his malicious distortion of the news; his consistent anti-labpolicies; his war and the war of promotion spirit, and his attacks on progressives everywhere have created for him the unenviable reputation as the outstanding symbol of all the forces in the United States. or to formulate plans for an active tremendously the bargaining poworganization campaign. er and organization strength of One year ago, no recognizee all these unions. exlstec trade union movement LEGAL NOTICE Texas Conference of the workers farm the among of In Texas conference state a Rocky mountain states. Today, 12 agricultural workers unions took NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING steps to develop trade unions in our major crops makes them ar the fruit and vegetable areas in A SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS tides of commerce between the southern Texas, and in cotton. MEETING of THE UTAH FISH CANThere is growing need for indus- NING COMPANY states. has been called The AAA testified also to our trial unions supporting organiza- the undersigned directors and stock-by holders to be held at the Newhouse full faith and confidence that the tion in agriculture. Parlor H. Salt Lake City, Salt Hotel, orA to under sound is of campaign agriculture way preservation Lake County, State of Utah, on SaturemMexicans welfare to the the essential 200,000 ganize is general day, the 20th day of March, 1937, at that the congress of the United ployed in harvesting Texas crops. two oclock p. m. SAID MEETING IS CALLED FOR States had full constitutional auActivity Reported of electing directors THE ecostates Other where national solve the agricultural and forPURPOSE thority to the purpqse of considering and nomic problems of the nations workers are forming unions are: acting upon the proposition of selling Michigan. Ohio, Alabama, New the real estate, the leasehold interest, By agriculture. the buildings, plant, machinery and votes, the congress thought so too! Jersey, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Flor- equipment of said corporation. You know who assumed the pow ida. Louisiana and Missouri. Dated, this 18th day of February, The Rural Worker, published 1937. er to veto, and who did veto that FRANK A. JTTGLER by the national committee monthly irogram. B. RODMAN GAGE In the campaign of 1936, I said: of Agricultural and Rural WorkALTON W. PARKER Of course, we will continue our ers. predicts that more than a mil-io- n Directors and owners of a majority of of thepe workers will be union- the capital stock of said corporation. efforts in behalf of the farmers of America. With their continued co- ized in 1937. Feb. operation we will do all in our pow er to end the piling up of huge We Wish to Extend a Hearty Welcome and Best Wishes to Utah surpluses which spelled ruinous will Labor prices for their crops. We bet-,ePARKWAY PETER PAN r lersist in successful action for 521 S. Fifth East 445 E. Third South land use, for reforestation, . . . DEYERLY JANE BIGELOW RROARMOOR or better marketing facilities for 225 S. Fourth East 930 E. Third South 612 S. Fourth East arm commodities, for a definite DIXIE ANNA DIXIE reduction of farm tenancy, for en268 S. Seventh East 732 S. Ninth East of farmer coopera-ivecouragement To live in one of our fine apartments is to enjoy a real home for crop insurance and a stable food supply. For all these PUDLIX REALTY CORPN 726 South Ninth East Highland 7899 hings we have only just begun (Continued from page 1) past, have tried to block them continued: John, my ambi The wise who live in the present tion relates to January 20, 1941' have recognized their innate jus tice and irresistible pressure I could feel my friend was thinkhave sought to guide them. and his relieve to in order So ing. some countries, a royalist In to went I on My say: anxiety, form of government failed to meet great ambition on January 20, and fell. In other demands these and desk over this 194T, is to turn chair in the White House to my countries, a parliamentary form whoever he may be, of government failed to meet these successor, with the assurane that I am at demands and fell. In still other the same time turning over to him countries, governments have manas president, a nation intact, a na- aged to hold on. but civil strife tion at peace, a nation prosperous, has flared or threats of upheaval a nation, clear in its knowledge of persist. Democracy in many lands has what powers it has to serve its own citizens, a nation that is in failed for the time being to meet People have bea; position to U3e those powers to human needs. fed with come so futile debate up the full in order to move forward and over methbickerings needs party modern meet the steadily to of humanity a nation which has ods that they have been willing thus proved that the democratic to surrender democratic processes form and methods of nationa and principles in order to get done. They have forgotten government can and will succeec things the lessohs of history that the ulRoad Of Progress In these coming years I wan; timate failures of dictatorships to provide such assurance. I wan cost humanity far more than any to get the nation as far along the temporary failures of democracy. No Failures road of progress as I can. I do In the United States democracy not want to leave it to my sue cessor in the condition in which has not yet failed and does not to fight." Sincere Efforts need to fail. And we propose not Buchanan left it to Lincoln." nor as a Neither to o fail! let it ambition that individually My friends, mine for my successor can wel Nevertheless, I cannot tell you jarty can we postpone and run be the serious ambition of every with complete candor that in these from that fight on advice of decitizen who wants his Unitec past few years democracy in the featist lawyers. But I defy anyStates to be handed down intac United Statefe has fully succeeded. one to read the majority opinion to his children and grandchildren Nor can I tell you, under present invalidating the AAA and tell us I spoke in the dead earnestness circumstances, just where Ameri- what we can do for agriculture in of anxiety. I speak to you tonigh can democracy is headed nor just this session of the congress with in the same earnestness. For no what it is permitted to do in order any reasonable certainty that what one who sees as a whole todays to insure its continued success and we do will not be nullified as unconstitutional. picture of this nation and the survival. I can only hope. The farmers were not the only For as yet there is no definite world can help but feel concern assurance that the three-hors- e people in distress in 1932. There for the future. To the president of the United team of the American system of were millions of workers in indusStates there come every day thou- government will pull together. If try and in commerce who had lost horses are put their jobs, young people, who had sands of messages of appeal, of three adto of task and the information of plowing up a field never been able to find their first protest, vice, messages from rich and poor, where the going is heavy, and the job, and more millions whose jobs man and farmer, team of three pull as one, the field did not return them and their famfrom business from factory employe and relief will be plowed. If one horse lies ilies enough to live on decently. The Democratic administration worker, messages from every cor down in the traces or plunges off in another direction, the field will and the congress made a gallant, ner of our wide domain. sincere effort to raise wages, to These messages reflect the most not be plowed. reduce hours, to abolish child lacall I What and the of this life of the princiyou striking feature to eliminate unfair trade pracdeal did tho new not of bor, which the feature origples generation men who live mentally in another inate on the fourth of March 1933. tices. We tried to establish machinery We think of that date as their begeneration can least understand to was because until not it the with adjust the relations between the ginning, speed which social forces now gained hen that the social demands they employer and employe. And what happened ? represented broke through the inheadway. Court Veto to of of failure ertia Futile Compromise many years You know who assumed the powThe issue of slavery, for exam- improve our political and economic er to veto, and did veto that prople, took at least 40 years two processes. gram. Needs of Today generations of argument, discusThe railroad retirement act, the sion and futile compromise, beWhat were those demands and fore it came to a head in the tragic needs, IIow far did we succeed in (Continued on page 6) war between the states. What about them meeting them, But economic freedom for the oday ? wage earner and the farmer and Ever since the World War the the small business man will not armers of America had been beatwait, like emancipation, for forty ing off disasters. years. It will not wait for four This administration tried to help years. It will not wait at all. hem effectively where no other adAfter the World War, there ministration had dared to take the arose everywhere insistent de- risk. 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