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Show 8 UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, JUNE 18, 1937. Editoirisil 'THhio ft Utalfo. ILiatooir.iJews Workers Education. He notes two tendencies, one a drift toward separatism which conPresident who agree with his New Deal proand those fines the matter of workRoosevelt, subject (Continued from page 1) gram, are facing the most reactionary forces in the world. And some ers education closely and excluderly people from the field of productive activity, thus creating of them are in the United States senate. This will be the battle for sively to labors own concerns. Anbetween the forces of reaction and those who believe in hu other is the effort to enlarge and new opportunities for the youth of our land and making unem supremacy man rights over property rights. enrich workers education with ployment benefits unnecessary; The major objective of Roosevelts second term is to increase the I much of the best that has been (2) Greatly reduce crime, thus saving billions of dollars national income by spreading a greater portion of the countrys wealth thought, said and done in the field the millions he has described as and ill of the more liberal studies. expended annually for the enforcement of law, maintenance of among These selected decisions were numerous prisons, reformatories, and protective agencies; also housed. Forward looking business men, wage earners and farmers no doubt made by Dr. Cohen Meyer of the saving tremendous direct losses to our private citizens due to will support the Presidents plan to the finish. San Francisco School of Social crime; By all means, the people of the nation should back the Presidents Studies of San Francisco. In his introduction he notes the follow(3) Save billions of dollars now spent for the main- program. The average citizen is handicapped because he does not always get ing; tenance of public welfare agencies, poorhouses, old people's Only on two occasions the facts in the President's proposals. The majority of the daily papers I that of the Constitutional Conven-represeand other institutions and temporary organizations homes, the ideas and ideals of big interests and the radio is owned tion of 1787, and that of the maintained for the care of the poor and aged; and minimize the by these same big boys. The publicity, given by the special interests makes any proposal in necessity for yearly public and private charities, thus inspiring of the people look ridiculous, while the property rights and jehalf a greater spirit of loyalty to our governments and their institumoney rights are lauded to the high heavens. tions; The average citizen must learn to read between the lines in the (4) Substitute an economy of abundance for an economy capitalistic press and radio. He must educate himself to rely on smaller of scarcity and provide markets for the products of our farms independent publications such as the Utah Labor News and other publications that are without capitalistic strings tied to them. and industries; The Presidents court proposal is in the interest of the average (5) Effect tremendous savings, which will offset the cost' citizen, but it is in danger because big business does not want It to be of operating and maintaining the proposed plan; come the law of the land. It is not going to be an easy time for the President and his friends (6) Stabilize business and industry and guard against future depressions, and establish a stable and permanent social during the coming few months. The President and the people shall win in the end, but it will be a fight, and a hard fight. and economic system. Now, of all times, it is necessary for the people of America to rally in support of President Roosevelt, and his humanitarian program. It is a battle for Democracy. HISTORY OF LABOR UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES IN PICTURES tune edition of the Workers EduUnfair trade practices in business has always been a public menace. NEWS AND COMMENT cation Bureau and one of its best, The first pictorial representation To eliminate this menace the last legislature passed a fair trade prac- if not its best publication. of the history of the labor movetice law and under it provided a board to administer the law. It is both (Continued from page 1) From a carefully selected group ment in the United States will be the purpose and the function of the fair trade practice board to retain no authority to do so, it was of fifty-fodecisions of the U. S. presented in the second issue of the benefits of the advances made to date and to continue to improve thought the officers of the A. F. o Photo-HistorCourt rethere is Supreme which will appear business, individually as well as collectively. To achieve this improve- - L. should not adopt a policy tha; vealed the attitude of thevividly on of Court the newsstands of the country ment the board must frankly and courageously notice and take correc- - would cause sacrifice on the par last resort on matters such as 15. Edward Levinson, labor July tive action as to those trade practices which are harmful, or which block of their local unions and individua Mans Rights and Freedoms, Fed- editor of the New York Post, is asor stifle improvement, or which are unfair to industry as a whole, or members. However, it is apparen eral Powers, Private Property and sociate editor and has written the to the consuming public whose patronage and good will are vital for the welfare of all is to be sacri Freedom of Contract, The Police textual continuity. the existence and growth of all business. ficed as a result of the war tha. reThe favorable nation-wid- e The publics growing consciousness of its right to and its appar- - has been declared upon those who Power, Injunctions, Labor BoyInisBusiness the Public cotts, and to in War first sponse Spain, ently determined insistence on truth in advertising, decent and honest are attempting to organize millions terest, Photo-Historand sue of has it made Competition Monopoly, trade standards, moneys worth for money paid out, and a fair deal cei-- 1 of the unorganized, The New Deal and Labor. the to for editors reduce I possible C. I. O. to Protect Workers tainly is worthy of consideration. In seven notable labor cases the price of the magazine from A fair and reasonable profit is vital to healthy business, but the I Where a majority of the there is shown what labor may ex- thirty-fiv- e cents to twenty-fiv- e of the publics pockets by means of monopoly and its attend- - gates to a local central body, or a from the decisions of pect The cents. will be the same the format ant exorbitant prices by the sale of inferior goods, by false advertis-- J state federation, desire to avoic of the land. court If as highest and there before, every effort has ing, and by use of numerous other methods of that ilk is little less division they will refuse to unseat are been labor to made that yet suspicions by get engravings and than criminal larceny, on whatever scale it may be practiced. delegates from unions which the The stream of commerce must be kept open and free to insure I A. F. of L. executive council has Samuel Gompers was right when photographs which most graphihe once said: God save labor cally illustrate Americas long lapublics Questionable or unfair trade practices are among I black-listeof the loca from the courts, it might be well bor Unity history from 1776 to the very the main obstructions to honest business expansion, and they are harm- - movement can be preserved by to contents the of this latest peruse development in the C. I. O. ful to the public welfare. Unfair competition is harmful. Among these such action. If the majority volume. ' In a very clear and He who knows his work and Misrepresentation and misbranding of product, defamation of com Meikle-joh- n works at what he Dr. Alexander Forward, knows, can let petitor and false disparagement of his products, illegal price discrimcomes to chances with and fate take care of closely grips ination, illegal selling below cost, commercial breach of contract willthe real is of what themselves. significance to fully injure competitor, circulating threats of infringement suits in bad faith, full-lin- e forcing to suppress competition, passing off and imitation of trade marks. Each and every one of these practices, together with others of the same class, is as harmful to the perpetrator in the long run as it is to of the industry as a whole. Each unfair act, whether it is an isolated in- - I dustrial union to provide an you copy agen stance or but one of a successive number, exacts its toll, and the price cy through which. those unseated is usually too demoralizing to ethical trade and commerce, too costly I can cooperate. The purpose and in its economic consequences, and too hurtful in its general effect to be policy of the C. I. O. is to protect tolerated. workers and permit them to ad The work of maintaining a wholesome competitive condition in vance their interests rather than business and preventing the inception and existence of unfair trade to divide and destroy benefits that practices rests largely upon business establishments. The fair trade come through unity of action. board is the law enforcement officer, prepared to give counsel Majority Rules and to support industrys efforts to conduct business friendly within the law President Green and his execuIf you are honest and unbiased you will admit that it is of good conscience and fairness. tive council have issued orders the only real labor and social economic publication in The business in general, no doubt, will cooperate and avail itself from time to time and made referof the means and opportunities at hand for constructive work in pro ences to the the majority rule. They states. tecting honest business and the public. Let cooperative action be with- have called themselves the major law the and in directed to bring about elimination of harmful restraints rule. of trade and unfair practices. Thus business may merit the good will ityMr. Howard savs: If you are not a regular subscriber, you should become and support of all d people and avoid the necessity of more Recently President Green, of one NOW! exacting and more stringent processes which may be required in com- the A. F. of L., demanded the respulsory correction. The fair trade board should actively proceed to ignation of Steve Nance, president protect the public and honest business. of the Georgia Federation of LaRegular price $1.50 per year rtehts of the individual should be protected, and individual in- bor. Mr. Nance is a mailer memitiative and capacity should have a fair ehance to assert themselves ber of the I. T. U. in good standEach issue contains startling facts suppressed by other honestly and efficiently and receive the just reward to which they are ing. He refused to resign. A entitled. meeting of the Georgia Federation papers. Political corruption, advertised fakes which In these aims the interest of the public, of the government, and of executive board unanimously supbusiness itself should be one. They can join forces and advance topoison and plunder the consumers, how the public is When the ported its president. The men and women of business and those of that great body convention assembled, one of Mr. gether. humbugged by propaganda; special articles on the we call the public has a just right to depend upon the fair trade board Greens organizers demanded the for aid m such laudable undertakings. growing cooperative movement; exclusive stories on the delegates take an oath of allegiance to the A. F. of L. and remove progress of the Committee for Industrial Organization; Mr. Nance. Delegates representNews and Comment; Review of Current Events; Politiing 81 per cent of the rank and file cal of the Georgia Federation refused. Outlook; Labor On Its Forward March; Editorials Delegates representing 19 per cent . these are some of the exclusive features appearing in followed the organizer out of the the next 13 issues. hall. How does that square with President Greens wails about majority control ? If the A. F. of L executive council was responsive 13 Accepted for to the members of affiliated unions there would be no division in the ranks of labor. The desire to hold Open to new readers only. nositions of nower and exercise authority inspires autocracy. Send 25 cents today for the next 13 issues of the most instructive and worth-whil- e NEW BOOK reading in Utah. Rook SET, ECTED SUPREME called THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY raiTOGSlAL ill-cl- ad nt dec-outrig- ht ur y, ; y, dele-picki- well-bein- g. d. .... 1 ng -- re-ar- e: well-writt- After en have read this the Utah labor Hews inter-mounta- in fair-minde- .e Prosperity Bonds Special offer for weeks, 25c UTAH LABOR NEWS SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVERTISING COURT DECISIONS. 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