Show JEFFERS CANT CAN'T CANTI I EXPLAIN SLUMP William M. M Jeffers of Omaha president of the Union Pacific Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road company who was in Salt lake City Saturday asserted I r am perplexed at the business slump There seems no good reason reason reason rea rea- son for it There should be a return to grassroots grassroots grass grassroots roots' roots thinking Sound leadership leaderships is s needed both in business and gov gov- The most serious situation in the present business recession is not the quarrel between business and labor labor laor la- la bor or but the struggle between the C CIO I 0 and A F L L. We should not note be e discouraged by these labor troubles roubles Attacks Held Harmful President Roosevelt is trying to tobe tobe toe be e helpful to business but recent speeches by Secretary of the Interior Interior Interior Inte Inte- Harold L. L Ickes and Assistant U. U S. S Attorney General Robert H H. Jackson have had opposite effect Their remarks were definitely very I poor psychology I r am hopeful there will be a decided decided decided de de- de- de improvement in business before before before be be- fore long Our relations with the unions are very satisfactory because they are old and well disciplined anc and their leaders are doing a constructive constructive tive job Appointment Praised Mr Jeffers praised the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment by President Roosevelt of C C. B B. McLaughlin of Omaha vice president president president dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Locomotive tive live Firemen and Engineers as assistant assistant assistant as as- secretary of labor The railroad executive came to Salt Lake City to attend a dinner and reception Saturday night at the Lion house social center in honor honorof of George Albert Smith a member of the L L. D. D S. S church council of the twelve apostles and president of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks association Mr Jeffers is on the executive committee of the as asso- asso elation Mr Smith accompanied by Rufus K Hardy a member of the L. L D. D S S. church first council of seventy will wil leave soon for a tour of missions in the Pacific islands |