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Show f UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. OCTOBER 23. 1936. . Witaj labor LABORS Jletotf Official News At Ephraim An' important Roosevelt rally under auspices of the Labors Non Partisan League will be at the Ephraim theater, Ephraim, San pete county, on Monday night, Oct 26. The speakers will be Alf Gunn Senator D. W. Parratt, and M. I Thompson, secretary of the League. Sophus Bertleson, in charge of arrangements, says there will be a free moving picture show and other entertainment along with the house is ex crowded A speaking. pected. , This paper receives the American Federation of Labor News Service. 04 Entered aa at Salt second-clas- s matter March 28, 1930, at the post office Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Advertising rates by request. $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. M. I L M. THOMPSON. THOMPSON ........Publisher Office Manager CHARTER OF LIBERTY WRITTEN IN LABOR RELATIONS ACT new ground in national legislation (Continued from page 1) boards which tell how far we have in this country, come. The nations income in 1932,1 The Supreme Court has stood the last full year of Hoover, was ' like a truckload of bricks in the 39 billions of dollars. The nations Path of progress, and balked the income in 1935, the second full Roosevelt administration on many year of Roosevelt, was 53 billions things. It destroyed the AAA Act, of dollars; and no one estimates hy which the administration was the nations income for 1936, which taking prosperity to the farms; it will be the third full year of Roose- - destroyed the Guffey Act, by which velt, at less than 60 billions of dol- coal operators and coal miners lars. The indications are that it would be put on their feet. But the will be from three to six billions Roosevelt administration has been able to help labor farther by the more. is ahead at a Wagner employment act, which going Industry Farmers are rapid pace. beginning gives direct government help to to pay off their mortgages. Six job hunting; the Railway retiremillion workers have gone back to ment act, which establishes retirework in private industry; and the ment pensions for aged railroad government is furnishing useful workers; and by creating the Home work for three millions more. Owners Loan Corporation, which Banking has been changed almost has saved the homes of hundreds of thousands of workers from bebeyond belief. Fewer banks in the United States ing sold under the hammer. have failed since March 15, 1933, Walsh-IIeale- y Act the end of the banking holiday, y Act than crashed in the month of Jana be Nor may theThe Court forgotten. Supreme ary, 1933, while Hoover was presi will not let the administration fix Walsh-IIeale- - minimum wage and maximum hour lawrs for manufacturing, industry. The Supreme Court has laid down the truly remarkable doctrine that a factory which brings all its raw materials from other states and sends all its finished products to other states is still a purely local affair, with which the Federal government may not deal. But in the Walsh-IIeale- y bill, the government sets standards of wages and hours and working conditions which must be observed in making goods to be sold to the government. It is the entering wedge; and a mighty strong one. President Roosevelt has done more for labor than all former presidents put together. It is right that he should do this; for labors welfare forms a constantly increas- ing share of the nations welfare. But it is right also that labor should acknowledge the debt, and stand by its proved friend. Vote for Roosevelt. Labor for Roosevelt Not a single state federation o labor has endorsed Governor Lan have dons candidacy. Thirty-fou- r Presiof endorsed the candidacy dent Roosevelt. Of those that have not endorsed him, some have heU I no convention, some held their con I ventions before the political battle No state federation opened. labor has refused to president. These facts are presented by Labors League as of most the profound significance and importance. Some international unions have Roosevelt, but not n.0 ,en international union has en- horsed Landon. Presidents of t internationals are serving in tne Landon campaign, but aside from them, not a single outstanding labor man has announced support of the Liberty League candidate. Of these two, one is chairman of the GOP labor division, which operates in Chicago about ten blocks from the GOP open shop division. President George L. Berry of Labors League has said labor is more than 90 ner cent for Roosevelt. President Green of the A. F. of L. says labor is 90 ner cent for Roosevelt. Labor is 90 per cent or more for Roosevelt. Non-Partis- I dent. Labor has made magnificent gains, though it has not gained as fast in wages as capital has gained in profits. But labor has gained a declaration of economic independ ence, written into the law of the land; and the public policy of the land under Franklin D. Roosevelt is that higher wages, steadier employment and shorter hours are the road to national blessings. A Charter of Liberty Labors first national charter of liberty was written into the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Supreme Court knocked out labors rights along with the rest of that law. But in the National Labor Relations Act, that charter is renewed. Labor is there confirmed in the right to organize and bargain collectively, without interference of any kind from its employer; and the National Labor Relations Board has been set up to administer and keep whole the law. The Social Security Act is another magnificent service which the Roosevelt administration has rendered to labor. It is the beginning of unemployment compensation. It is the beginning of old-asecurity. It has taken these two great steps forward into absolutely LEAGUE NON-PARTISA- N A MEMBER OF THE Eatabliahed 1929 ment of strike conditions still obtaining in the State of Landon. It is impossible to tell you all the persecutions that have been heaped upon us, says the letter. I Non-Partis- an San Mateo Council for the first time working effec tively with farmers. The labor and f armer aims work out together and must be worked together. The fat fellow who has stood be tween labor and farmers, skinning both for so many years, is getting the squeeze put on him this trip Kentucky Carpenters meeting At a recent state-wid- e n League of Labors of Kentucky, at Lexington, the carpenters union represented second largest delegation in tendance, exceeded only by workers. Non-Partisa- SAN MATEO, Cal. (UNS)-S- an Mateo Central Labor Council has adopted a resolution asking that the C.I.O. controversy be referred to the next convention of the A. F. of L. Painters CLEVELAND (UNS) resolution calling for a give-and-ta- on the question of industrial unionism, craft Painters Local 867 urges a compromise and in the event of an impossibility to adjudicate the threat- spirit and that before suspension voted is by the executive council of the A. F. of L., it is suggested Coercion Campaign that the matter be referred to the An attempted vote cooercion next assembly or convention of the campaign by the Ohio Manufac- A. F. of L. turers Association through various means, has been exposed by the labor press of the state, state Gold Dust league officials taking an active part in showing ud the manufacShinola Shoe Polishes turers plan to influence workers votes. Del Monte, Gulf Hist In Indiana Shrimp and Oysters L. League President George Berry addressed a huge labor mass meeting in Indianapolis, recently. He told an audience numbering in the thousands that there can be no RAY & WHITNEY balanced economy with permanency and security until the nation BROKERAGE CO. realizes the community of interests between industry and agriculture. The real Issue of the cam-)aig- n is liberalism versus reacWHEN THE tionism, he told the audience as be compared the life records of Master Salesman 99 President Roosevelt and Candidate Landon. ened split, Tie an In Kansas In the wee hours of the morn- APPEARS ON YOUR PRINTED MATTER ALL UNION MEMBERS KNOW YOU ARE THEIR FRIEND, AND ARE HONOR-BOUNTO SUPPORT YOU, IN TURN. of June 30, twro cars passed along our main street and shot up hall and ;he front of our union into the post office building. With that simple statement as a Doesnt Forget script, Treece local 111, of the post Labor doesnt forget that Lanntemational Union of Mine, Mill don sent troops to break a strike and TRY IT AND SEE Smelter Workers, Treece, Kanand that strike is still in existissued a detailed state has sas, ence. It is in Kansas, but Landon doesnt say anything about it. Landpns pride is .a bridge in Topeka built at less than prevailGOVERNOR OEHRY B. BLOOD Vote ing wages. School teachers get as low as $25 a month in rural districts. In state aid, Kansas ranks forty-eightDEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ing tor h. Civil service does not exist. Patronage is the universal rule. Landon is an oil man, but he never hired a union man that he knew of and he is noted for paying rock bottom wages. 1 The Trade Union Democratic League of Utah at its regular meeting Thursday night, October 22, unanimously endorsed the re-electi- on League Is Growing The most amazing thing in the whole political picture is !l and power of Labors Non growth Partisan League. It will turn the tide for Roosevelt in several states, Because of Labors League there will really be a labor vote this year. And labor, through Labors League, is Non-Partis- Non-Partis- and an an of Governor Henry H. Blood and the candidates whose names appear under the rooster in the Democratic party column on the official ballot to be voted upon at the general election, November 3, 1936. The membership of the Trade Union Democratic League of Utah is made up of active and union members of local trade unions in Salt Lake City and other sections of the state of Utah. These members, like 85 per cent of the trade union movement in Utah, are Democrats, because, anything worthwhile in the way of legislation and recognition of labor in Utah has been under Democratic administrations. We feel that the reelection of Governor Blood, and the Democratic state ticket, legislature and county officers, is the only way that the Roosevelts New Deal program can function properly in this state. We urge you to vote for Roosevelt, Governor Blood and the straight Democratic ticket. Do not take any hazardous chances V ote her straight. dues-payin- g MAKE NO MISTAKE ge LET UTAH'S OLDEST and LARGEST . Union Printing Firm msmmj Furnish Your THE BEST BUY IN CALIFORNIA WINE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN LITERATURE f THA0EglilCQUNcj'L Century Printing Company 231-3- 5 In a ke Edison St., Salt Lake City, Utah Wasatch 1801 TRADE UNION DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE OF UTAH By Eric C. Dittman, President George W. Smith, Secretary ' (Paid Political Advertisement) D |