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Show r Review o Cvarresit Events i . EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SEPTEM VOL VII NO. 10. - WST- - 1 HISTORIC MOMENTS News and Commei By M. L T. By KATE RICHARDS OHARE Historic moments are dramatic and thrilling only in retrospect, or in anticipation. At the moment, and to those who share them, they are just a part of the days work. I have shared in making history that will far more pro foundly affect immeasurably more people than the signing of the Declaration of Independence, or the firing on Fort Sum ter. Yet I feel no thrills; I am only conscious of smothering heat, haste, and confusion. Some day I will tell thrilling tales to my grandchildren of the mighty crisis when this nation ceas ed to be politically Democratic and Republican, and became definitely progressive and reactionary. It may be a glamorous tale in years to come, but right and bald to 1937. Price: 5 Cents Per Copy !M L f IIE IMPORTANCE OF LABOR The importance of labor is recThe squabble between ognized today as never before. inevitable. Try to avert it Man has always known that It took two things to produce goods: a miracle could prevent it. money for building, equipment, stances steadily toward the and raw material; and labor of brain and brawn to turn out the finished product. Fifty years ago if a man decided to manufacture a certain article, he took money that he had for years been saving from his own labor, procured a building and some equipment, and got a few neighbors to help him manufacture a product. It was HIS enterprise. If business grew he would often attract hundreds of laborers from far and wide. If he wanted to he on could fire one of his men slight provocation, and regardless of how far he had journeyed to work for him, on a moments notice. The butcher, the baker, the clothier and landlord held the bag for the living expenses of this castaway, or he could go to the poor the A. F. of L and the C. I. O. was as all of us would, nothing short of Two major factors steered circumclash and the crash. The first major factor concerns the personalities involved. It is an issue of principals. We fear that there has been just a little too much subordination of the welfare of the workers to the interests of a few. It might be said in truth that one group may be. as guilty as the other in this respect. Unfortunately, such things characterize the labor movement just as many another movement. The worker, too, is human. The second factor is an issue, of principle. Those who hold to the craft form could not yield to the industrial type of organization. Thus it is that the union movement has divided right where it begins, right where it ought to be the most strongly united the method of its organization. Those who hold that the unionization of workers should be along the craft lines and that each craft should have autonomy over the workers in that craft are unable to yield to those who would disregard such policy and organize the workers in each industry into one unit irrespective of craft. To say that one is entirely wrong and the other is right would get us nowhere except right where we are now, in a (Continued on Page 8) spots, paunches, jowls, wrinkled linen pants, Sir Galahad has never put in an appearance, except when he came to Joe Robinsons funeral, and it would take more than suits of armor to make mens belongings. his knights thrilling. There are Few Good Looking two really handsome men in only was who Some future historian, not here and has no realistic mem- the house Fish of New York and ories to cramp his imagination, Woodrum of Virginia and none in will write of the war of giants the senate. If I were young enough which made the welkin ring with to respond to masculine pulchrithe sounds of battle between Sir tude, congress would be the last Galahad and the heathen of Eco- place I would look for it. Speech Makers nomic Royalism. I have had a ringI think I might have been led side seat, and I confess it has all been tame, boring, and common- into the vice of making speeches house. It was just their hard luck and (Continued on page 2) place. The heathen run principally the workers. In recent years the situation has been a little different. A man, for 400,-00- 0 illustration, would decide to start He business. a manufacturing would incorporate and sell stock to get capital (or part labor) for building, equipment and raw materials. This money might come Convention Votes to Unionize the Entire Motor Industry Over Club Rooms and Halls Are Being Remodeled At Headquarters from a thousand persons savings. Ford Workers Have Joined Union Lewis and 10,000 Hear Talks On Earlier Labor Union Activities In Utah They would not run the business Governor La Follette Address talent and executives 1500 Delegates. but Lake Candidates. legal City Report Given On Salt wold represent their interests. men ,wou1db$ gathered " ' MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UNS) The United Automobile At a luncheon-meetin- g Thursday night at its headquarters whoAgain in their" all of experience, put the Workers of America, young C. I. O. affiliate, whose phenomeThese eleat 168 South West Temple street, the executive board of ability and energy. nal elected would as be Utah ments of Democratic necessary growth the last year has made it one of the nations largest Trade Union League unanimously just on 8) (Continued page unions, hammered out a program at its annual convention to A. M. Scott, president of Journeymen Plumbers Union No. 19, C. E. unionize fill the motor industry of the country 1 00 per cent. More the of term the to of as president unexpired League 1500 than Trade the delegates, representing some 400,000 automobile Dittman, resigned. Mr. Scottt has been active in Political Outlook Union Democratic League for the in Carbon crowded into Eagles hall. were workers, county, when it operatIn past three years. For two years ed under cover for several years John L Lewis, C. I. O. chairman, addressed the conven- he has held the office of the first U. S. Utah and cent 100 tion, congratulating the union on its victories and great increase per prior to 1933, when a Vice president of the League. was formed. organization From in Compiled Reports membership. Fermanent Club Rooms David A. Camomile related a of Observers Labor and the world knows that the automobile workers a unanimous vote, Secretary story of the Salt Lake City labor By Richfree are and that they will remain free, he said. He urged Jack W. and Smith 20 movement more than George years ago ards were empowered to establish when he was president of the Salt REVIEW OF them to fight to preserve their union. CONGRESS WORK permanent headquarters and club Lake Federation of Labor. International President Homer Martin, in his annual rerooms for the League at its presCity Candidates that before the year was out, Henry Ford would The entire floor ent location. M. I. Thompson reviewed the The first session of the 75th port, predicted ' will be remodeled to meet the city campaign and submitted a congress of the United States has be signed up with the U. A. W. Gov. La Follettes Speech laof Mr. Ford, the great myth needs of the League as well as list of names of those who had de- passed into history. As was forehas said that maintainAmerican Governor Philip La Follette, in bor unions meeting and industry, clared themselves as candidates at cast at its beginning, it was the the October primary election. The scene of some of the most bitter he will never recognize a union, his speech to the convention, also ing offices there. referred to the unionization of the The building will contain seven League has not endorsed any can- verbal battling of the post-wa- r era. Martin declared. him for or Mr Ford Ford Motor company, and said accomodate to somebody halls declared organhas but it didate as yet, meeting It deliberated some of the most izations from a few to as many as that the candidates it will support important measures ever laid be- has already changed his mind, and that Ford who has his feet in There will be a must be New Dealers. 1000 members. fore the legislative branch of the we believe that before the snow 1937 and his head in 1837 does not and room a ball hall, banquet The League is planning to give a government. Dominated as it was falls this year, Sir Henry will fur- understand the trend of modem big times. besides the League club and board big g party as soon by an overwhelming party major- therWechange tohisMr.mind. About 10,000 Ford workers were rooms and office space. Ford, Henry, if say as the remodeling of the head- ity, it closed amid increasing interand make to to want continue to be members of the In you been have reported Give Labor History. revolutioncompleted. quarters party strife that may America in automobiles union sell convention you y by delegates, who Frank Bonacci of Helper, board the meantime the executive board ize the existing system. had better get ready to put a also brought out that the member-- ( member, gave an interesting his- will continue to hold weekly meetFirst, what did congress do? Continued on page 6) It appropriated, about $9,400,-000,00- union label on those Fords! tory of the United Mine Workers ings as usual. of enacted list a long It Continua major bills including: tion of the. RFC; extension of the CCC; extension of the Department of Agricultures marketing agreement authority; continuation of the reciprocal trade agreement policy; approval of a liberal pension By United States Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania system for railroad workers; How do they get that way? passed a bill designed to aid tenMost of the Utah Labor News readers heard the splendid In any great and powerful movement which involves hun- ant farmers; provided that sucourt justices of long serv- and masterly address of John L. Lewis over the nation-wid- e dreds of thousands of persons, which strikes at the evils of our preme ice may retire and receive full ac- radio hookup Friday evening. It is said that more people heard present economic system, and consequently touches practically tive pay, $20,000 a year, for life. this address than any other radio attraction since President every home in America, there is a tendency to lose sight of Perhaps more important is what Roosevelt was on the air last time. fundamentals in the excitement of activity. congress did not do for it is here The people were interested in the things Mr. Lewis had to I For that reason should like to consider the broader as- that the seeds of discord and anger sprouted. say. pects of this new era of liberalism and discuss this new epoch At the beginning of the session, But the daily newspaper readers were astounded when in the labor movement and,' if possible, to measure some the administration had a vast and headambitious must legislative pro- they picked up their daily papers Saturday and saw in the achivements in the light of their true values. that Lewis had broken with President The labor movement in the United States was given new gram the President wished enact- lines and in the story ed into law. The majority leader, Roosevelt, and that Lewis burned life in the last few years because labor found expression for its the late Senator Robinson, used up the President in his radio ad- press services reported that Lewis was organizing a new political power in backing the New Deal. every conceivable tactic to force dress. The best administration ever to be wants fulfillment of the platform the senate to approve this pro'You did not hear anything of the party, and invited all the farmers placed in Washington can only be for which it so overwhelmingly gram. So did the new leader, kind over your radio. The paper to join him in this political movea medium through which the will voted last November; and one of Senator Barkley, who took com- stories were the pipe dreams of the ment. the planks of that platform was mand in the You did not get it in Lewis of the majority is expressed. closing days. Yet the A. P.f U. P., and I. N. S., news the to by program suffered almost 100 per service. And the headlines came speech. It was another pipe dream right Right To Organize withthe men women and working from the imaginative minds of the of the kept press service who are cent defeat. Despite the horrified and out employers.-Becausinterference from blurbs from reactionary writers in the news- doing their utmost to muddle the Key measure of the Presidents scare-hea- d of the its of soundness su-real issue Mr. Lewis talked about. the ( paper offices. elements and Tory newspapers, I plan was the bill to enlarge same The on on Continued still and same believe Nation (Continued the (Continued on Page 2) page 3) page 5) newspapers sincerely now I am itchy with prickly heat, and mutinous in my resentment towards the poor, innocent, sweating porters who are rumbling trucks past my door loaded with congress- Scott Chosen to Head Trade Union Democrats so-call- ed Auto Union Has Over Dues Paying Members . , . house-warmin- two-part- 0. Labor on Its Forward March; C. I. O. 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