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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST 20. 1937. 8 price? Of course the soap offer port the Presidents program. came around which went up to five In the meantime the people of the country are eagerly boxes for 75 cents and five boxes free. Again no sale. awaiting the first in the series of the Presidents fireside chats. PT0G3DAI: (Continued from Page 1) At one place a fellow finally jewed for five boxes of soap ngd A SIGN OF STRENGTH ment Act upon a theory of the governments right to tax but, received four packages of washing SeSocial the the of court introduction the bili, upheld after powder free for 75 cents, but the was one box of soap and a start solic I. the O. with its affiliates and The prestige of the C. curity Act upon the same theory of the governments right to free washing powder package character of their membership are well illustrated in the recen for 75 cents. Ifofyou tax and spend. can skin these Similarly, the court, prior to the court bill, invalidated the settlement of the internal controversy in the Federation of Fla fellows, OK, but most of the soap wont lather. Guffey Coal Act on a theory of states rights, but later upheld I Glass Workers of America. It really pays to stick with the which different with for time bedeviled a The a Relations union Act some was Labor National the Wagner by dispute home merchant. Further checking I theory of states rights and interstate commerce. Before the divided its official family and its locals. But having failed o plight turn up several different court bill, the nine old men said No" to minimum wages for settlement through convention action, the unions delegates anc stories, too, of the crew. They their officers of all factions found one point on which they could al work the farm homes too. SO BEwomen, but afterwards they said "Yes," overturning I agree and that was on the C. I. O.s integrity and genuine con WARE. also have a previous decision. They gag of workThis demonstration by the court of its changeability and cern for their unions welfare, for a national advertising coning of the flexibility of the Constitution has provided a major gain Every one of them signed a resolution asking Chairman cern and are full of . promises. for the Administration and the New Deal program, and that John L. Lewis of the C. I. O. to appoint an impartial board to Watch out for them as there will the demonstration was occasioned by the threat of the court bill arbitrate the dispute and agreeing to abide by this commis be many more of them this fall. A a good policy is to give Fido is well known to those who follow Washington affairs. The sions ruling. chance the of scat their at pants When the C. I. O. commission met and held its hearings and you wont be a sucker. court will not soon forget the threat, is the opinion of ob-- 1 of the union rep The above, clipped from the servers. jit found that such was the evident good-wil- l It is recalled that during the time of Theodore Roosevelt jresentatives and their desire to cooperate with the C. I. O. that Crofton, Neb., Journal, contains much food for thought for people there was great popular clamor against the court and the pro-- 1 it was not necessary to impose a ruling. Instead the C. I. O. in Utah cities and towns. gressives were asking for recall of judicial decisions and meth- - j representatives were able to bring all parties together in a vol ods of nullifying decisions. Even as late as 1924 the elder untary agreement, providing for an amicable end to the dispute. THERES A RAINBOW La Follette and Senator Burton K. Wheeler campaigned on a I Unions, as well as all other organizations, have their Theres a rainbow is a familiar reform. for sional judicial periods of factional division. When these can be over presidential ticket asking in the summer time. saying The Teddy Roosevelt threats kept the court in its place come without defection, that is the surest sign of strength and When some people think of a until the Harding-Coolidg- e days and now. President F. D. of the fact that a movement is solid and expanding rainbow they recall the Roosevelt feels, the court has again been put in its place for story. To many young couples in Utah another period of years. The country has become court con- the rainbow is a sign of happiness and wants scious and Constitution minded the President thinks, in a home for two. happiness some insurance of continuity of a liberal outlook. Thus, even It appears to us that items to contribute to that happiness would though the court bill has been defeated for the present, the repay featured advertising in the Administration has won a victory and will be able to push its Utah Labor News. the fear court. of nullification without by program It was made plain in Washington that the President, at the It has often been said that talk is cheap; but it is altogether STUFF-W- E and hours for his intend does to moment, a question as to who does the talking. As a matter of fact, what FUNNY wages push program HOPE standards, housing, and other New Deal reforms. a man is means more than what he says, for it is a man's characthe of and Howard, A burglar, publisher president Recently Roy ter which determines the value of his speech. This implies that Joint Expedition who had entered a poor ministers United Press, visited the White House and asked the President the value of mens words vary. In this respect men are divided into three classes. Men of louse at midnight, wras disturbed why he did not leave well enough alone, cease striving for re- )y the awakening of the occupant form and consolidate past gains. the first class have their words taken at par. They mean precise- - of the room he was in. Drawing According to reliable information the President remind-- 1 Jy what they say. Of this type of man it has been said: "His lis weapon, he said: ed Howard that similar statements were made in 1928 and Jword is as good as his bond." Men of the second class have If you stir, you are a dead man. Im hunting for your the and when nature was left to take its course 1929 country their words taken at a premium. Such men are usually slow to money. experienced the worst slump in its history. There are no guar-- 1 speak. Their words are few. But when they promise, one rests Let me get up and strike a aptees, the President told Howard, against a recurrence of assured that ordinarily they will do more than has been asked, ight, said the minister, and Ill wheat, low wages, long hours, and the The words of the men of the third class are always discounted, lunt with you. The Sentinel. eight cent cotton, continuance of bad housing. Twenty per cent off often more is the value that others give SAVE MUCH The people of the nation are with the President and he j them. So it often happens that exactly the same words, spoken TO OVERLOOK MUCH knows it. The reactionary senators and congressmen who op- - by three different men, have three different values, The whole of western civilization It is rather curious that while most of us flatter ourselves posed the President s court bill and other New Deal legislation will discover this fact to their sorrow when they meet the folks that we cannot be fooled by the other fellow, few of us seem to as we know it would be the price he world would for another back home in 1938 and 1940. realize that we cannot fool others. It does not take men very World war. This pay statement comes long to form a proper estimate of our real value. Everybody not from the lips of' some puny soon knows whether our words are to be placed at par, at a lacifist who wrould have his nose ROOSEVELT TO RENEW FIRESIDE CIIATS wisted, his toes stepped on and premium or at a discount. Therefore, lets quit trying to fool lis face slapped without defendone another. It doesnt pay. It is a waste of time and of ing his dignity.. This gloomy assertion was made While in this warm weather it is a form of cruelty to talk ergy. Note the the in speeches of delegates your labor organi- by a man 77, a World war genof firesides, nevertheless, it is a well known fact that President eral, none other than Gen. John J. Roosevelt, defeated in his objectives in this congress, is ready zatlon Soon you will earn to know just whose words count for ershing himself. to go to the people over the air in September to rally senti- - mst H will not be the man who speaks on every question. It It is a common saying in private cock-sure It the be fellow will 18 not ife that the world affords no always M1 ?ot ment back of him in a series of fireside chats. Y? Measure that is worth the price of It will wh with the be who man h.e is quiet, agrees you. Momentarily the President, through defeat of the court I Could humanity ever not dull and stupid but of unquesconservative bill, has practically lost the reins of leadership. Also, it is itself if it let a few interrespect pointed out, the program he presented to the people during the tioned character. This is the type of man who is coming to the national insults plunge it into tne prophesies better things for the pleasure of getting even at the campaign has yet to be carried out. None of the objectives he fron' m iabo,r c,rcles' and s man costof what our fathers for gencause, working outlined as necessary to establish a balanced economy has been erations have sacrificed for? reached. To obtain popular support for these measures, he L Of course this .argument in no to other nations. will resume his direct talks to the people, it is being said byj NEWtS and COMMENT extended carries with it the thought of way No, it wouldnt be good sense to so weak that international those close to the President. )eing go on slapping this neighbors face At the present time those reactionary Democrats who nor ridiculing her before our other gangsters would consider bluffing ( Continued from Page 1) you or knocking you out so that never did like the New Deal program but went along with ruled his home with strict discip- customers. could take all you have. they However, in our own family Roosevelt because it was good politics to do so, think they have line but did not go to church? circle can we still point out our Not if he expected to keep the the upper hand. They feel elated because they routed for the FROM FRYING traits and habits superior family time being the Presidents most cherished piece of legislation business. and see that our practice more PAN TO FIRE Thats the position we are in as nearly coincides with our when they forced him to abandon in this session of congress the a nation in our relations with RusFred J. Hull has been given the court bill. The President, therefore, through fireside chats will sia. death sentence for a gangster murhimself as the leader of the der in New York. Some people stage a comeback to According to the New York WHY BUY SOAP Russia bought FROM STRANGERS? may feel that such an instance is party. He will let the people know the facts as to who is to be Times, inus 1930 to the tune of good material for a Believe It or blamed for the failure of the congress to pass legislation prom- goods of we Not story. However, the facts in But crew the a week mostly machinery. During past ised during the last campaign. wouldnt give her recognition nor of young slickers have been, and the case were the whole situation The Presidents fight to regain his earlier unquestioned long term credit. England and may still be, in this community not so deplorably serious are alIn the Germany began going after the with all kinds of soap offers. At most provocative of a smile. authority will be easier than the reactionaries think. In one court Hull was convicted first place, as far as the people are concerned, he has never lost business. (0, yes, Germans like one grocery store they offered 10 boxes of 3 bars each for 75 cents of second degree murder and given Russian business.) their confidence and respect. Secondly, labor will be as united By 1933 our share of Russian and along with their story a crew 20 years. This might have been behind him as it was in 1936 and is today. John L. Lewis, who trade had dropped to a mere of 16 men were to arrive soon and reduced to 12 and who knows what That year we gave the they needed groceries for three further leniency might have been did a mighty fine job of unifying labor backing of the President, Soviets recognition, but without weeks. exercised by an is still strong for the President. improperly The Labors avail. shoe wheedled store At fellow a the board. parole League is doing a fine piece of work in behalf of legislation In 1935 our governments got to- started out with one box for 75 But Hull, the poor fish, not liksponsored by the President. The League officials in Washing- gether on a trade agreement. Re- cents, and kept adding until there ing this sizzling frying pan situaton have watched the activities of each senator and congress- sult: Russia promised to buy were four boxes of 12 bars for 75 tion, flopped around until he got of us and actually paid in cents and of course the crew of 16 into another court on a technicalman, and have kept a record of their votes and opposition to in 1935. Business men were needing shoes. The shoe ity. This court changed the charge cash $37,000,000 the New Deal program. The records will be brought to the at- was man said no, but when your men to first degree murder. good in 1936. equally tention of every voter in their respective states and congresWithin a few days a new com- want the shoes we might deal for sional districts. mercial arrangement has been soap. By doing nothing you can only At the bakery one fellow arous- - be good for nothing. Only in the In the 1938 campaign the voters will know the record of signed. The Soviets promise to spend ed the baker who sleeps during the stress and temptations of much their congressman and senator, and they may vote accordingly. and gave his story about 15 mingling can a person really find with us in twelve $40,000,000 Our guess is that the reactionaries will fall bv the way-sid- months. We in turn grant them day men wanting board for three out if his goodness is really good They will be replaced by loyal New Dealers who will sup- - all tariff and trade concessions weeks and what was his best j for anything. I 1 I or occa-Farmer-Lab- pot-of-go- . I 25-ce- nt J e. f18 self-suppo- rt. . $114,-000,00- 0, 0. Non-Partisa- n $30,-000,0- , 00 j e. ; ld |