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Show LABOR MEETING STUDIESISSUES Proposal yould Limit Officeholders Special to The Telegram PRICE, Sept. 19 Discussion of resolutions, some of them controversial, contro-versial, was slated here this afternoon after-noon at the thirty-fifth annual convention of the Utah State Federation Fed-eration of Labor. One new resolution was submit-tc submit-tc '. before the mornmg session was adjourned so committees could go over resolutions in preparation for making reports at the afternoon session. This resolution proposed that international representatives of unions be barred from membership on the executive committee of the federation. Ne Slap It was explained that the proposal pro-posal was not a slap at international interna-tional men. but that since these representatives are on constant call that may take them from the state, they cannot always be available for executive committee meetings. The executive committee met Tuesday morning to discuss indorsement in-dorsement of either of two labor publications the Labor Broadcast of Salt Lake City or the Utah Trades Journal of Ogden. The committee would not reveal its recommendation prior to the afternoon after-noon meeting on resolutions. Before its own afternoon session the federation met with the Utah' State Public Health association to hear an address bv J. J. Bloomfield of Washington, D. C. sanitation engineer for the United States pub- I' lie health service, on "An Industrial Indus-trial Hygiene Program for Utah." (CoDlinunoo Paa- Siatconl 4 Cm una rual T Conduct Affairs at Utah's Annual Parley THEY ARE IN CHARGE' OF FEDERATION OF LABOR CONVENTION F. M. Shaffer, entertainment chairman, left; Orval Anderson, banquet; Stanley Roberts, chairman; chair-man; Paul M. Peterson, president, and J. R. Wilson, secretary (STATE'S LABOR MEET RESUMES (CoettatM Tram ha Ml At its own session, the federation was to hear an address by Heber R. Harper of Denver, regional director di-rector for the United States social security board. The rest of the afternoon session was to be devoted to resolutions and other committee reports. Officers will be elected and a 1940 convention site chosen Wednesday. No opposition is apparent ap-parent to reelection of Paul M. Peterson as president. Salt Lake City, Ogden and Logan have bid for the next convention. Resolutions Introduced Monday were being studied by special committees. com-mittees. Included were the following follow-ing measures which would: Sponsor legislation requiring sll utilities, publicly or privately owned, to be placed under supervision super-vision of the Utah public service commission, the resolution asserting assert-ing present laws affect only privately pri-vately owned utilities, thus creating creat-ing an allegedly unfair competitive competi-tive basis and affecting the welfare wel-fare of members in the Electrical Workers' union. Bar state legislators from ap- mors than $300 a year during their term, or for a second period of two years thereafter, the resolution resolu-tion declaring legislators "should seek their offices strictly as representatives rep-resentatives of the people Instead of with a view to material reward for themselves." Prohibit employers of labor from holding elective office in the state federation. Indorse the federal apprenticeship apprentice-ship plan and adopt a similar state program. Add an eleventh vice president, a woman, to the list of state federation fed-eration officers. Fix salary of a full-time federation federa-tion secretary at $160 a month, and seek legislation on a pension program, pro-gram, civil service and other working work-ing condition changes for Utah State hospital employes. Enlists T raffle Aid One of the principal speakers at Monday's afternoon meeting was Chester J. Olsen of Ogden, assistant assist-ant regional forester and a member mem-ber of the Utah Traffic Safety council, who urged the federation to take an active part In the state's fight against traffic death, and enlisted cooperation of labor in developing the state's forestry program. pro-gram. Other speakers were Wesley Boyd Jordan, grand lodge representative repre-sentative of the International Association As-sociation of Machinists, and H. Mo Ewen, investigator for the Utah labor relations board. President Peterson, who presented pre-sented a report in printed form, a departure from past conventions, conven-tions, dealt largely with labor legislation, leg-islation, stating Utah's leaders should be commended for their attitude in dealings with labor, thereby keeping strikes and major disputes to a minimum. He also said that Utah labor was fortunate in securing favorable legislation leg-islation during the year, and urged continued legislative action to further fur-ther labor's cause. Other reports, also released In printed form, were from Joseph R. Wilson, secretary, and the following fol-lowing vice presidents: Ralph H. Fuller, Howard Gibby, Charles A. McCarthy, George R. Mayberry, C. N. Chadwick, George M. Cole, H. W. Hayward, F. A. Weyersberg, W. O. Dix and E. B. Kelsey. Following the Tuesday afternoon session delegates prepared to dine and dance during the evening. The sessions will be resumed Wednesday Wednes-day morning. |