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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST 20, 1937. 4 eligible to vote. Motormen, signalmen and tower-me- n were excluded from voting by a ruling of the City Industrial Re(Continued from page 1) sillon in the Greater Akron area, lations Board, acting under whose candidates supervision the election was held. state officers have forgotten the where League-endorse- d The board set up 12 classificaDemocratic party platform pledges won easy victories. his purpose to see that this conditions for the purpose of voting. LEAGUE and the President's popularity, and tion was remedied. With the exception of one unit, have done things entirely opposite REFUSES RAIN CHECKS ON ITS This congress was elected on LABOR ticket ugents of the N. Y. Rapid to their platform pledges and camI. 0. won out in FORWARD MARCH Transit Co., the C. The paign promises. Congress may wilt before its ob- thes trength of campaign pledges vote in this Anti-Neall classifications. Dealers have been ligations to take action upon pro- - that the New Deal program would of the in 526 568 is be in favor to it out was the carried unit as such in and, therefore, placed appointive positions gressive legislation from 3) page (Continued union. wage and hours bill iabsolutely necessary that congress preference to those who gave loyal are met with dire de independent before the election the The this session but nothing Will take stay in session until the Wagner suddenly support to the New Deal. for this, that and every companydayran a e advertiseThere are instances where favored the starch out of labors resolve to Steagall Housing bill, and other mandselse to throttle and designed thing in the on the all men daily bill ment been to standards have metropolitan labor see the legislation progressive passed given positions Labor. influence who were program, has hamstring papers in an attempt-topponents of before congressional adjournment. President's must the President and his New Deal public opinion and the employes lassage of wage and hours leg- been enacted. ORGANIZED LABOR 1930 last the the was campaign. islation against the C. I. 0. union. campaign program during SHOULD SHUN Michael Quill, union president, Some of the actions of the state promise. When labor went to the LOS ANGELES CURLEE CLOTHING in announcing the results of the officials and actions of those in im- polls in 1936 it voted for wage and LEAGUE FORMED said: The C. I. O. has won When labor portant New Deal positions are hours legislation. nation-wid- e drive against election The eninto another workers California will 1938 to a real make in to the polls it smashing victory which swept enough progressive goes the unfair Curlee Clothing com all agreements between thoselabor's tide and the for men those dorse independent abrogates indignant. only pany of St. Louis, continues with the B. M. T. and its employes At the proper time, no doubt, who have kept their promises. political action with the formation the same determination which has under the presentation plan of n these subversive actions of federal, Labors League of a unit of Labors shown in this campaign up to been on the ground that they were state, and county officials will be urges its members throughout the League in Los Angeles county. Hie present time. With union la- 1920, so that see to a to it that their repby company unions. signed given thorough airing country bor gaining ground in every direcwill demand collective barWe NEW JERSEY the people may know the real resentatives keep their promises. clothAmerican the with and tion on wages, hours and workbill will not MEANS BUSINESS The facts as to why the New Deal pro more and more gaining being industry ing conditions of it as to forward not has welfare contribute the comparable to those gone gram only Curlees cannot con- ing I. It. T. lines. the on In New Jersey prospective can unionized, the should have during this year. American workers. It will contheir vicious hostility toward existing Workers have a The Transit tribute to the welfare of all the didates for governor are coming tinue the without labor union inviting with the Labors the people of America as it steps up to TOO MANY SNEAKS of their own business es- closed shop agreement ruination on stimto their consumer purchasing power, page 5) program. present League IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY ulates production, and extends the The League announced it wants a tablishment. The number of merchants dis- HOPPERS KEEP candidate free from the yoke of market for farm products. continuing business relationship HUMANS STEPPING Your political observer has noted Mayor with Hague and Hoffman. the Curlee Clothing company that there are too many sneaks WHAT LABOR Hague of Jersey City and Gov- is increasing from week to week as high, wide and handernor Hoffman are members of a and the moral and liars in the Democratic party THINKS ABOUT IT support given by 4 some" as you machine. state please, you cant ranks in Salt Lake City and Utah. political reactionary public all over the avoid stepping on dead grasshopis not interested in sympatheticmost The There appear to be people who League Misis encouraging. Does the house committee on la- individuals or will cast aside all the party principarties but in what country sales pers for seven miles in any directcirculated by reports standards the labor leading bor, considering the do ion from Hugo, Colo. in will when office, they ples for promises of little political know what labor thinks New agents cannot check the present legislation, We declared. But effective steps are being League Jersey jobs. drive. Union officers taken wage and are looking for a candidate for to see that the first crops Like Judas Iscariot of old there about the and members and friends of union are some who will forget princi- hour bill? public office who will give the labor are requested to report the in many sections since 1931 do not Mary Norton, congresswoman workers of New Jersey something maws of the ples and sell themselves for 30 from names and addresses of Curlee go into the greedy of better that state New and chairman Jersey, clubs. silver. police green pests. pieces of dealers direct to the said Wisconsins entomologist, E. L. Your observer does not have the house Nolabor committee, know A. G. C. C. C. AUXILIARY, one to seems lately: that free much respect for any Democrat reports HOW TO ORGANIZE 320 North Chambers, IIOEHN, Secretary, wants. labor what arsesodium and bran of lunches who is a Democrat for revenue LOCAL UNITS 19th Street, St. Louis, Mo. Labors disLeague and nate are at Leing prepared only. coun31 in from stations tributed There are thousands upon thous members wrote to Mary Norton Write to the Labors TRANSPORT WORKERS spit-ter- s ties. When the tobacco-juic- e ands of members of the Demo- and told her what labor wants.conof Utah, 24 South ASK B. M. T. CONTRACT League The continued League urges once thereof eat cratic party who are such for the they hunger Fourth East Street, Salt Lake City, AS RESULT OF VICTORY no more but do they get dry! reason that they believe in the tact with the house committee on for pamphlets, Organize for Indelabor. Tell Mary Norton and other farmers also keep stepping principles of democracy. They are committee members and Action, NEW YORK (UNS) Following in The what labor pendent Political Local New not office seekers nor do they ever Mexico, Oklahoma, Kanof How Units to wTon at the polls Organize the Conbig victory wants. Tell in up it words. plain sas and North Dakota to get the expect to become office seekers. League or when 6269 employes of the R. T. Wood of Missouri Labors gressman men women are honest and They Utah. Transit Co., more hoppers before they get the crops. who believe in legislation in the in- is a member of this committee. He Material is on hand to effectiveThe need for the League today than 70 per cent of those voting, but he needs beasties terest of the people. They are be- is a friend toof the bill, ly bethan fight the light-foote- d ever is more necessary cast their ballots for the Transport whip in line the reac- fore. of U. S. lievers in honest government and your help because the conDepartment cause is the If progressive Workers, C. I. 0. affiliate, a honest officials to administer the tionaries on the committee. to win, all progressively minded tract granting wage increases and Agriculture gave early warning of affairs of the government. They men and women must act in unison improved working conditions is be- the enemy invasion. Federal enhave no use for the chronic office WAGNER-STEAGALand join the League as dues pay- ing pressed by the union. - tomologist Bare had his sleuths seekers and Democrats for revenue HOUSING BILL count eggs last fall in typical in an to once members order at The Traction Workers Union, ing He early warned the farmfields. only. the on the to the for backed help carry fight by independent group And by the way we have noted ers to get busy with their sprays The senate has passed the peoples cause. company, received 2132 votes, and and men right here in Utah who actualpoisoned bran before full in477 ballots were held void. Aphousing bill. The bill sect ly believe that they, and they is in house committee on banking were LEAGUE maturity. proximately 10,000 employes alone, are entitled to receive recog- and currency. H. B. Steagall is CANDIDATES WIN IN nition from the Democratic party. chairman of this committee. AKRON PRIMARIES There are some who have been on The Labors League the government payroll by virtue of Utah has sent airmail letters to Special to Utah Labor News. of the Democratic party for many each of the 25 members of the AKRON, Ohio Inspired by its years, in fact so long that they house banking and currency com- brilliant victory in the primary have come to regard that they are mittee immediate favorable election, organized labor of Akron entitled to this favor without giv- report asking on the Wagner-Steaga- ll has girded itself for a fight to ing anything in return for the par- housing bill. The letter Heads as elect a mayor and majority of city The Utah Labor News invites all friends of Democracy to ty and its future success. councilmen at the November elecfollows: Your observer honestly believes At this session the House tion. unite in support of President Roosevelt and Democracy. This is that there will be a day of reckon- should pass the Wagner-Steaga- ll the efforts of Labors Through absolutely necessary in order to win the battle of the ages for the ing within the next year or two. Housing bill. sWe not only regard League, Municipal people. This paper will do its part. Will you do yours ? this bill as the least which can De Judge G. L. Patterson was given SENATOR THOMAS SLATED ' done, considering the important the greatest Democratic primary FOR CHAIRMANSHIP matter of housing the thousands election vote in history of Akron. who at present do not have decent He was a three and one-ha- lf to one Senator Elbert D. Thomas of living quarters, but we feel that winner over his three other DemoUtah is expected to become chair- any unnecessary delay in the en- cratic opponents combined, and 10 man of the senate committee on ed- actment of this legislation is inexLeague backed ucation and labor, succeeding Hugo cusable. candidates were also deL. Black who was named to suYou, no doubt, remember that clared winners. preme court by President Roose- just before the last election PresiJudge Pattersons vote totaled velt. dent Roosevelt stressed the fact 17,635. It compares with a vote of This is good news to all progress-continue- d that a large percentage of the peo- 11,946 accorded Mayor Lee D. on page 6) and that it was Schroy, unopposed. Republican can- ple were didate for mayor. POLITICAL OUTLOOK n The League vicBartory in Akron was repeated in Masand Canton berton, ltittman, Non-lartisa- NON-PARTISA- N w Black-Conne- ry full-pag- out-and-o- ut - Non-lartisa- Black-Conne- Non-Partis- an Non-Partis- an ry Black-Conne- Non-Partis- anti-Curl- ry ee an Non-Partis- Non-Partis- an Brook-lyn-Manhatt- an an L Wag-ner-Steag- all NON-PARTISA- Non-Partis- N an The Utah Labor Neivs Is Dedicated to Democracy Non-Partis- Non-Partis- an an coun-cilman- ic I Next Week facts The Utah Labor the truth in next weeks issue and all the issues following will contain editorials, special articles 5 and features specially written by writers who know their ? economics, politics and the needs of the people. Of course you want the 4 News will give you TheBi . If you are not already a subscriber become one NOW. 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