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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, MARCH 31. 1939 Page 4 ployes listed by the United States Civil Service Commission as of December 31, 1938, over 80 per cent or 698,781, were attached to Between The Lines themselves to greater activity. There are those, however, who maintain that businessmen have been consciously sabotaging recovery in an effort to embarrass the Roosevelt's New Deal Administration. They dont like the labor and social legislation passed since Roosevelt came into office and are determined to turn public opinion away from the New Deal. ad- NEWS AND COMMENT (Continued from page 3) the executive departments carrying F. L., at Tampa, Florida, were on the normal functions of governrecord as unalterably opposet (Continued from page 1) ment. These departments were any changes in the Wagner resorting to tactics of delay, hop- there before Roosevelts election Act." ing to fend off action until too late and will be there after he leaves All proposals for present to do any good. The progressives, the White House. include or are either They, changes unnecessary on the contrary, are using every such I as Post to else harmful War, agencies Navy, laoor," definitely The fact that Mr. Cameron possible means to force quick com- Office, Treasury, Commerce and the union's Ixsard de advisory joint rewho are Presidents with the pliance Labor. dared in a telegram sent to C. I mits that businessmen, in astute finding ways for quest. Of the remaining 163,133 in spe- O. President John L. Lewis. usually in now disinterested These moves and counter-move- s are cial Federal civil services 21,657 profit, go on back stage while the fate of were employed by boards, commis- SAID MORE THAN their ordinary pursuits, strengthens the position of those who 1,200,000 unemployed, who will sions and authorities created to HE INTENDED have to be dropped from the WPA charge them with the delibcrateat rolls by June 30 if more money is help business, home owners, bank W. J. Cameron, the learned Ford tempt to continue the depression, not made available, hangs in the depositors, etc. Only 45,090, or approximately 5 company spokesman, said more LAST WEEK IN balance. than he intended to say when he Those close to the Congressiona per cent, are listed as employed by accused American businessmen of CONGRESS New Deal more or agencies dealing mind feel optimistic about the fina imThe shovels. leaningon their result in the Senate. Cut they are less directly with labor. Senate approved House governhe to anxious was convey exhas been a There tremendous firession hard over the concerned ment reorganization bill, giving deeply businessmen are not enterboiled attitude of a majority o pansion in government employment Roosevelt substantially President and do not exert the House. There the die may be it is true, but close to 95 per cent prising enough ;he power he demanded. House cast, they fear, against the unem- of it has been due to an increase in will be made in the direction of exoneratedJudiciary ployed. But Congress is expectec services to all groups, with business Secretary of Labor without hurting appeasement" to come through in the end. as the chief beneficiary. Ferkins of laxity in enranees When businessmen point with anyone, though it is just as well forcing immigration laws. Tactics. Tory Senators sponsored alarm at a trend which profits for labor to be on the alert to Fifty-tw- o being jroposal to enable tenant farmers Administrative critics, especially them more than any others, their guard against anything slipped over. those who resent the governments cry does not frighten even o become land owners. Congress seems to feel that busiHouse Ways and Means commitattempt to protect the masses, ness wouldnt take its appeasement point with alarm at what they detee turned down administration policy seriously unless the Wagner recommendation to add 6,000,000 clare to be the creeping paralysis Misled Them Act is manhandled. Labor, of of bureaucracy," as they cite the A man can be judged by the en- course, feels that it also needs to workers to social security system, increase in the number of Federal should be emies he makes and so can a law. be appeased and is not going to lawmakerstofeel systemfor awhile employes since 1932. ermitted operate Senator Edward R. Burke of Ne- take lightly any policy which will without Investigation discloses the alarm change. Na-1 to be synthetic. braska, the bitterest foe of the appease business at its expense, Republican attempt to wreck Out of the 861,914 Federal em- tional Labor Relations Act, barring housing program was none, presented a petiton signed by Keep Powder Dry eaten the House. in Qiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiin should take more than si derbusinessmen small It support50,000 1 I ing his demands for the laws mod- rick to lift the ban the Senate Com- SENATOR WEGGELAND mittee on Labor and Education SAID GOVERNORS ification. 1 Senator Burkes amendments, it placed against hearings on the Na- VETO WAS NOT TIMELY ! must be stated in passing, are the tional Labor Relations Act before 1 worst of the lot thus far proposed. the C. I. O.-F. L. peace negoState Senator Gordon Weggeland It is too bad that 50,000 small tiations come to a definite conclu- this week severely criticised Govwhose interests are sion. businessmen, H. in Bloods action ernor Henry I Should the meetings now being closer to the workers than to those from the appropriations bill vetoing whom Senator Burke is the spokes- held between the two labor groups about $250,000 in state school man, permit themselves to be dra- result in labor unity, there will be uilding and modernization funds. gooned by this loud labor-baite- r. nary a voice on behalf of the Evidently the governor went on The petition shows that labor has changes except those who definited information in these mat! missed an opportunity to state its ly bear the n ! label. Should ers, Senator Weggeland said. case to the small fellow. This de- the negotiations end in failure the Neither the chairman of the sen- I ficiency must be made up at once. situation will be so different than what it is at present that the Senate committee could gain nothing Welcome, Labor Loses Popularity I I be by holding hearings prior to then. While appeasement seems FOR WEDDING RINGS 5 Meanwhile it is always good WRIST WATCHES its popularity in Europe, it losing I is growing in favor in Congress. strategy to Elrin. Waltham, Hamilton and keep your powder high rrada Swiaa. Guaranteed for Labor, should use this inAppeasement of business is the dry. real Service and Value. pass-woractivity to continue pounding away J. FRESHMAN The possibilities are that motions at Congress against any changes in the Labor Act. 317 South Main ate nor the house appropriations committees were consulted in the matter, he declared. Mr. ' Wegge-lan- d was chairman of the joint The appropriations committee. action was a disapgovernors pointment to us. It was the desire of the membership of the committee that the items be approved," he said. For example, the item of $67,. for modernization of buildings at Snow college is sorely needed," Weggeland said. He said the vetoed iteips would have made work projects in the various institutions and communities, and in practically every instance Federal funds could have been obtained to match State funds in providing needed buildings and improvements. The bill could have (Continued ou page 5) 000 For Your Easter Candies Utah Sub-committ- - ow-co- st Need i Lamp Bulbs? A. E. 3rd So. Was. 1440 SAM GIANOS, Mgr. Friend of Labor 59 Easter Greetings Gordon Kenning Agency General Agents Auto, Fire, Casualty - Surety Bonds Gordon E. Kenning, Mgr. Friend of Labor 204 Beason Bldg. Was. 9313 Res. Hy. 5965-W Easter Greetings UTAH ENGRAVING ... d. 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