Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 8 | Leader Voices Peace Hopes

LEADER VOICES PEACE HOPES HOPES' Mining m men n closely watching Europe are hopeful that things will be straightened out to avoid war and know that their industry will wUl suffer not profit by war This is a message brought to Salt Lake City Monday by ny Howard I. I Young of St St. Louis president of the American Mining congress who arrived for the western divIsion division division divi divI- sion convention and exposition of the congress The question of defense Is aNo a Mo No 1 thought in the minds of the industry now Mr Young said The Industry Is cooperating fully with the government on any defense defense defense de de- program involving materials Neither the mining industry northis northis nor northis this nation itself can profit by war It does not want war The Industry Industry industry indus Indus- try knows about the disorganized markets and operations that follow in the wake of war and knows this disorganization Is very costly There Is then no normal market Mounting production has made conditions in the metal mining Industry Industry in industry In- In the best in two years Inthe in inthe inthe the opinion of Mr Young He described the reciprocal trade agreement program as a major is issue issue Is- Is r sue facing the industry noting that the tariff on zinc had been reduced 20 per cent under the Canadian agreement Many in the Industry are fearful fearful fearful fear fear- ful that what happened to zinc may happen to other metals Mr Young said The Wagner Vagner act he asserted also is of concern to the industry He advocated legislation to make the act equitable between capital and labor The wage-hour wage act Mr Young said has been a burden upon Isolated isolated isolated iso Iso- operations where have worked as much as 56 hours a week making up the time with longer vacations