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Show Jt'L 1 9 1937 Zilx r Review Eventa EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL Villi NO. I. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. JULY 9. 1937. League of Utah Reelects Bonacci as Chairman Non-Partis- DITORIAL an News and Comment B7 M. I. T. Lab deeded to An Unusual First Lady Correct Evils In Annual Conference Speaker Lauds League Objectives and Several in the Uncalled-foleading periodicals Scores r Criticism of Church Leader of Labor United States have noted that I Our Social and Economic Acthe only country that has Finland, f Uon In tvery Utah City and County- - Delegates Hear Re-- 1 paid Regularly the annual debt of Utah Activities and Declare That Labor Is Vital-- 1 stalment to the United States inly Affected By the Acts of City, State and National Gov curred by loans during the World The fundamental question of today is whether our Federal war, has a very unique first lady. emments. Mrs. Kaisa Kallio piefers a farm- Government can and will enact laws to correct the existing evils house to a palace! in our social and economic systems. n The Labor a League of Utah in its annual The recently-electe- d In this land of abundance millions of our fellow citizens president of meeting at the Newhouse hotel Sunday afternoon elected offi- - Finland, Kyosti Kallio transferred Lre destitute and many more millions are very poor and face . cers for the ensuing year as follows: from her beloved his better-hal- f almost with future an Ifarm home to his newly acquired hopeless. The measures uncertainty Frank Bonacci Helner member Mine Workers United L paIace at Helsinki, where she ex- - planned to help them may be summarized under the popular Am,.:.. n lat.c This help is proposed not only on A , , changed her calico dresses for the term the New Deal. John V. Lottis of Salt Lake City, member of Order of Rai- l- finest As she humanitarian grounds but also on the grounds that only by such way Conductors, elected vice state chairman. measures can our capitalistic system and our democratic form I Systems in-ro- rts Non-Partisa- I silks-relucta- ntly. lnl""a- - I . T stufrt ot aaIt Lake gineers, elected state treasurer. The members of a state execu of government be preserved. surroundings, she befits City, member of Stationary En- - thinks wistfully of the farm she I loves so dearly. Although the new president has been successful politically, and long Ross Delivers a Speech held responsible positions, includ I John M. Ross of Rock Springs, ingthatof prime minister, 'his wife government is powerless because the supreme court says it is. such X i tive board to serve writh the execu tive officers were, elected as fol lows: M. Visser of Salt Lake City desirabiIit? of doineth: uEMinVwork!r?o?A hi"g "d the power to member of Oil Refinery Workers I h T P y it is the often confused even two are another, and though quite chairman of the Labors Non- i when Mr. Kallio was elected E. A. Mitchell of Provo, presit and member of American Federation of was dent of Finland, it became her judges, lawye.rs Teachers and Workers Alliance. Edward Scherer of Latuda, member of U. M. W. of A., and secretary of Carbon County Central La bor Union. Holdover Committeemen Other members of the state committee who will hold over until their respective cities, counties, and congressional districts hold conferences to elect their successors are: John J. Johnson of Brigham City, chairman for the First district. Mr. Johnson is a member of Carpenters union ; Angus jM. Scott of Salt Lckc City, chairman for the Second ConMr. Scott is gressional district. Lake of Salt president City Plumb ers union No. 19. Henrietta B. Johnson of Brigham City, chairman womens division of the League. Eldred M. Royle of Alberta, state senator, a member of International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. G. G. Lindstrom of Spring Canyon, state senator and a member of U. M. W. of A. David M. Robinson of Salt Lake City, a member of Pressmens Con-gresiso- , . I union. Paul M. Peterson of Park City, president of the Utah State Federation of Labor. Ray Woodward of Rolapp, a member of U. M. W. of A. C. B. Doty of Ogden, a member of Brotherhood of Railway Train- men. David Camomile of Salt Lake City, a member of Machinists lodge. Alma Johnson of Logan, a mem- - duty In November, 1936, there was a national election at which join jjer husband in the presi- - the fulHelsinki at and dential ramnafa-nnrPalace people elected a President and a third of a senate, and house oMhLeairL in I f well a, many governor, and other .tate of- rilndl Kfio f The elected 1936 in the main those candidates who, fcers Unt-facepeople shy little lady, and with ai?d U Sa y look of sadness in her ey believed, stood for the political philosophy known as the had Wyoming in Deal. They elected them by an overwhelming vote, which New home her I the yLandon column Driortothe I eyesshe V'" palatial v''rr suchsurveys is as: reaffirmed more strongly their definite purpose similarly ex- expressions election day, but when the votefwlth pus was tabulated Roosevelt had a safe at two preceding national elections. 5ffI,5U a stranger here. It seems so pressed to Thanks the If margin, vigorous strange to be transplanted all at anyone doubts this, we suggest that he reread the Presi- campaign conducted by the (Continued on page 8) once to a new soil, and begin a League. all new life after these years.1 The great vote given to President Roosevelt throughout the na(Continued on page 8) tion was because the 'people 'desired President Roosevelt and his the principal speaker of the con-t- o elec-tion-H- I d, ! far-awa- Non-Partis- an I. 0; National Union To Organize Federal Employes New -- New Deal program, Mr. Ross said. Political Outlook I am proud of the fact that the League was a confuting factor in the piling up of ;he big vote for the President. Especially in the great industrial states like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan and Massachusetts it was principally through the efforts of this League that these states elected Democratic tickets. Workers Are Awake The workers of this great coun- try are more awake to what is go-- ; mg on in the nation today than ever before in the nations history, Mr. Ross continued. Especially, the American workers are aroused to the fact that it is only through organization of labor into labor unions that they can enjoy, collective bargaining and thus reap just benefits of their labors;, and through organization of the League the workers can have a voice in electing officers who will work in the interest of (Continued n page 4) Non-Partis- In an Non-Partis- Utah and U. S. WASHINGTON (UNS) The United Federal Workers of America, latest national union to be formed by the Committee for Industrial Organization, has started an extensive campaign to bring all unorganized federal government employes and any organized groups that wish to join into one exclusive C. I. O. union. an By KATE RICHARDS OHARE When writing about pressure groups WASHINGTON some time ago I said: This session of congress will go down in history as a futile mess, or a tragedy in the making. It has been a mess all right. Months of futile debate that got nowhere, and I Congressman from the First plenty of potential tragedy in the hapless policy of muddling j Congressional district of Utah. He olfly Tc through unemployment and relief problems. But messy as the situation is, there has emerged a real gleam ot hope that this I tacted his constituents on issues j before the congress. He is a strong administration might actually get down to earth. The realization that government powers could be used to supporter of the President and his Deal program. achieve plenty, instead of creating artificial scarcity, is beginning New The speakers at the annual to penetrate the fog of legislative name smells just as sweet. meeting of the Utah Labors futility, and the White House is Since President Roosevelt has so League at the Newhouse faintly reflecting the first glim- definitely expressed his interest in hotel Sunday highly complimented Non-Partis- an -- Outstanding News Industrial Expansion Act wTas introduced in the house by Congressmen Thomas R. Amlie, Wisconsin Progressive; Robert G. Allen, Pennsylvania Democrat; Maury Maverick, Texas Democrat, and Jerry Voorhis, California Democrat. Ten days later the newspapers gravely announced that the President had called in his advisers to frame legislation directly in line with the Industrial Expansion Act. However,' a rose by any other The basic legislation to utilize our pos- sibilities for plenty, the Industrial Expansion Act is the outstanding news. Roosevelts Washington frank expression of adherence to the newly emerging theory of an economy of abundance verifies my suspicion that he really understands human psychology, and that he is not adverse to having wide awake young congressmen introduce bills to which he can give his blessing, particularly when they are intended to remery fundamen-- ( Continued on Page 2) C; Lewis Announces Formation of United Federal Workers, Open to U. S. Government Employes; Baker Appointed President of Provisional Union. Compiled From Reports of Observers DOWN TO EARTH mering. do by Mr. Murdock for his staunch support of measures in congress in the interest of the people of this nation. In announcing the formation of the union, John L. Lewis, C. I. O. chairman, said that the new organization would be open to all federal workers with the ex--1 ception of executives having power Interstate Commerce Committees to hire and fire, members of mil- investigation of railroad financing, itary services, and for the time be- has been appointed .vice president, and Eleanor Nelson, assistant diing, postal employes. Approximately 800,000 workers rector of Public Information, Womon the payroll of the federal gov- ens Bureau, is secretary-treasure- r. ernment will be eligible for memAmong the group of organizers who have been taken on are: Henry bership ultimately. Jacob Baker, who has been ap- Rhine, formerly research economist pointed by Lewis to head up the for the WPA; Janet Gaines, provisional union, is former assist- legal division of the Resettlement ant administrator of the Federal Administration; Elizabeth Hale, Emergency Relief Administration Walter Krimont, and Daniel C. and the Works Progress Adminis- Kessler. Additional organizers drawn tration. from other sections of the country Officers and Organizers Arthur Goldschmidt, at present will be announced within the next administrative officer of the Senate (Continued on page 6) Agricultural Workers Unions Meet in Denver This Week Special to the Utah Labor News A call to a DENVER, Colo. national convention of all agricultural, cannery and fruit and vegeta ble packinghouse unions throughout the United States to establish an international union and to vote on affiliation with the C. I. O. was issued here by 54 unions in these fields representing over 75,-0organized members. Forty-fou- r A. F. of L. local unions and all large independent unions in the United States have signed the convention call. The convention will convene in Denver, at the Fraternal hall on July 9 and will continue from three to five days until its work is com 00 Strikebreakers Law Senator Elbert D. Thomas, member of the Senate Civil Liberties committee, has reported out of the committee on education and labor the Byrnes bill which makes it a crime to cross state lines as a A previous act strikebreaker. (Continued on Page 7) pleted. According to Donald Henderson, secretary of the National Committee of Agricultural and Cannery unions, and in charge of the convention arrangemets, over 100 delegates are expected to attend from 23 states. Approximately 100,000 workers will be represented. The main problems of the convention will be to establish an international union of all these unions, and to decide if this international shall affiliate with the C. I. O. The convention will work out national organizing campaigns and adopt a Federal legislative program to secure for the agricul-- ( Continued on page 3) |