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Show ariy,.. ; Review o Current Events K , 0CT t - ! or,?- EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL Villi NO. iVv SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. OCTOBF 15. Utah Labor News Is. In Its Own New Home News and Comment fRIP VAN WINKLES OF LABOR By M. I. T. NEXT WEEK IN HISTORY The Utah Labor News has moved into its own new home at 28 South Fourth East street. The next building south from the former location. Remember the new address when calling on us or ad- October 17 General Burgoyne surrenders to General Gates, 1777. October 18 John Brown cap tured at Harpers Ferry, Va., 1850. October 19 John Adams, Am erican president, born 1735. October 20 College of N. J. to name changes Princeton, 1890. October 21 Nelson wins battle of Trafalgar, 1805. October 22 Battle of Red Bank, New Jersey, 1777. October 23 F. Hopkinson Smith, American author, bom, 1838. dressing letters to the Utah Labor News. 28 South Fourth East Street Telephone, Wasatch 2981 learning a decent profit. Whatever danger there may be to the property and profits of the I there be any danger, Senator Elbert D. Thomas will not from government's " school speak in the South high toward attitude business, but from SEA DOGS BARK auditorium at 8 p. m. Saturday, now restraints upon bust imposed under is 16. The October meeting and the auspices of the Utah Peace financial private monopolies oligarchies. Council, which is holding a state ... conference Saturday and Sunday. already studying how to Business sessions of the confer- our antitrust laws in strengthen ence will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday orter to end to monopoly- --at Newhouse hotel and a panel dis- hurt, but to free busilegitimate cussion on the war situation in the ness. I Orient will feature a meeting at 8:15 p. m. Sunday in the Newhouse The common sense, the intellihotel, where Judge Herbert M. gence of America agree with my Schiller will preside. statement that America hates Public is invited to attend the war. America hopes for peace. sessions. Therefore America actively . Senator and Mrs. Thomas ar- - . search for Peace the ln rived in Salt Lake City this weekgagos for a short visit and to attend the peace conference. en- - Political Outlook THE PRESIDENTS . FIRESIDE CHAT " 1 ' Among the important points brought out by President Roosevelt in his splendid fireside chat night were the followings I know that many enemies of democracy will say that it is bad business, bad for the tranquility of the country, to have a special session . . . But I have never had with the point of view that a session of the congress is unfortunate intrusion of what call politics into our na- tional affairs. Those who do not like democracy want to keep legis- - lators at home. Anyone charged with proposing or judging national policies should have first hand knowledge of the nation as a whole. That is why again this year I have taken trips to all parts of the country. The kind of prosperity we want is the sound and permanent kind, which is not built up temporarily at the expense of any section or group. And the kind of peace we want is the sound and permanent , kind, which is built on the cooperative search for peace by all the nations which want peace. ' 1 Utah and U. S. Compiled From Reports of Observers CANDIDATES AND PRINCIPLES The Citizens Voters League candidates are the only set of candidates in the present city cam paign who are pledged to a nite program. And, as far as your observer is able to learn, the vot-a- n ers of Salt Lake City will sup-the- y port Lawrence A. Johnson and S. D. Huf faker for city commission ers, and J. Waldo Parry for city recorder next Tuesday, because they stand on a definite, platform for the betterment of the city, They have made these pledges to I a responsible organization of citi- zens who sponsor them. The platform principles upon which the Citizens Voters League candidates are pledged read as follows: Sensing a growing need for readjustments and improvement in the operations of our city government, the Citizens Voters League, backing the candidacies of three outstanding men for municipal offices, herewith present the following platform: defi-sympat- PAY OUR DEBTS We are in favor of reduction of the Citys bonded debt. At pres- ent the net debt amounts to which is twice the com bined amount of the county and state. Plans for reducing the debt include use of funds collected from back taxes. We will make every effort to reduce the $775,000 debt which the city still owes for its half of the City and County building. In the last 43 years not one cent has been paid from tax We intend this winter to find revenues by the city for the re a way to prevent 4 -- cent cotton, tirement of this debt. The only amount which, has been paid is a com and wheat $25,000 premium received from from ever coming back. the banks which are handling the issue for the bondholders. During The reorganization of governthose 43 years the city has paid in ment machinery which I prointerest on the original $800,000 posed to congress last winter debt, a total of $1,500,000. In condoes not conflict with the demothe total net bonded debt of trast, cratic processes, as some people Salt Lake county is only $645,000 say. It only makes that process and the net bonded debt of work more efficiently. is state the only $3,236,250. The ' combined net bonded debt of the I am a firm believer in full state and county is only $3,881,250, adequate pay for all labor. But just about half of the debt of Salt right now I am most greatly con- - Lake City. We pledge ourselves cerned in increasing the jjay of to put Salt Lake City on a cash the lowest paid laborer. This basis as soon as possible, means no borrowing on fax antici-Mobusiness men, big and little, I pation notes for which the city has know that their government been paying $22,000 a year in wants to put them out of terest during the last few years, business nor to prevent them from I It also means the end of bond is $7,-775,5- I get bored sitting in Washington hearing certain people talk and talk about all that government ought not do people who got all they wanted from government back in the days when the financial institutions and the railroads were being bailed out in 1933. I Sometimes I 9-c- 30-ce- nt st in-neit- hy ITOmAILS - i1;- OlT TRAFALGAR British sea dogs are again whipping up the waters near the southern coast of Spain. We say again because next Thursday, October 21, marks the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar when the British fleet whipped the combined French and Spanish fleets. That was in 1805. Horatio Nelson, the British commander, had but 27. ships. The combined enemy fleets totalled 33. Though Nelson lost his life, 18 enemy ships were captured by his double column maneuvering and Napoleons sea power was no more. Although Nelson was only 47 when killed, still he had lived more since going to sea at 12 than some octogenarians. Had Nelson not pursued the French fleet to the West Indies and back to Trafalgar, Napoleons 200,000 troops at Boulogne might have invaded England and the subsequent course of history been changed. Nelsons last challenging words, (Continued on page 4) He still eats and sleeps and puts on clothes, said the poet Dante in bitter sarcasm about one whom, though living, he placed among the dead. The same might be said about some of the ostensibly living craft officials who have gathered in Denver to deplore the passing of the American labor movement out from under their control. Their expense accounts will doubtless testify to the fact that they still eat and sleep, but otherwise life seems to have gone on without them. The statements attributed to them are like vapors rising from the grave of a dead past. Since the remnants of the A. F. of L. officialdom were last gathered together, at Tampa, a whole new labor movement has come into being. The arguments advanced for industrial organization a year or so ago are no longer arguments they have taken on the living shape of powerful industrial unions with hundreds of thousands of members. The C. I. O. has not only proved in practice that the industries can be organized, but it has become a movement far greater than the Federation that drove its unions mass-producti- on out. Yet some of the ghosts that still eat and sleep and wear (Continued on page 4) Labor on Its Forward March; C. I. O. Is Active The C. I. O. convention meeting in Atlantic City made a proposal for a peace plan to the A. F. of L. convention meeting in Denver. The C. I. O. proposed that A. F. of L. choose 100 representatives to meet with 00 C. I. O. representatives in a national conference? to consider methods arid means wherebyHi Unified labor movment could about in America. 1 be-broug- ht The offer was too democratic for the reactionary leaders of the is just what the membership makes it. He urged the memberA. F. of L. It was rejected. Judging from the proceedings o ship to use intelligence and persesues except in extreme emergen- the A. F. of L. convention in Den verance so that it will redound in cies. Salt Lake county has been ver all the policies of the federa benefits to all the members of this on a cash basis for the last few tion are dictated by reactionary local and the labor movement in years. Street Improvement We are in favor of an intelligently worked out, year by year, street improvement program. We pledge ourselves against the hit and miss activity of past administrations. It is well known that street repairs are made largely as a result of complaints of citizens and not because the street depart ment makes a thorough study oi conditions. Consequently its funds are expended unwisely. A definite program of street devdop ment can and will be worked out so that a large portion of the funds appropriated to that depart ment will be expended for street and sidewalk construction, repair and maintenance. We believe that revenue derived from the wTater department should be used for maintenance and improvement of Salt Lake Citys water system rather than being used for the support of other departments. This ultimately will result is a reduction of water rates. Smoke Auditorium Parks We are in favor of the elimination of smoke from Salt Lake City by all practical and economical means. We are in favor of cooperating with public organizations and bodies in the erection of an adequate civic auditorium. We pledge ourselves to an enlargement and improvement of recreational facilities. An investigation of recreational facilities in other western cities of comparable size reveals that Salt Lake City is way down the list. If we provide our children with adequate places to play, our worries about the growing delinquency will be diminished, and the juvenile crime problem will be materially aided. We favor adequate supervision of playgrounds and parks. Shop Consolidation We pledge ourselves to work toward consolidation of the several Salt Lake City shops, with a view (Continued on page 3) Republican laborites, Bill Hutchen son, Boss Frye and Matthew Woll general. The next meeting of the new local union will be held at the Fraternity hall in Murray on Wednesday evening, October 20. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. Utah labor remembers the year labor campaigned to de feat Reed Smoot. It was Mr. WoL who flooded the union halls with letters labor to reelect Smoot. Wolls appeal hac no effect. Labor voted againsi CARBON COUNTY 1932 when urging-organize- d Smoot. Another illegal move the A. F of L. convention did was its refusa to seat as delegate in the conven tion Charles P. Howard, presiden of the Typographical Union, be cause he is secretary of the C. I. O It was a raw deal and will prove costly to the A. F. of L. According to the financial report submitted to the Denver con OIL WORKERS UNION ORGANIZED At a meeting held on Sunday, October 10, at Price the following temporary officers were elected for local No. 409 of the International Oil Workers Union, a C. I. affiliate. Ed Scherer of installed the officers, assisted by Frank Bonacci, C. I. O. vention the per capita paying field representative, and Dave Day membership of the A. F. of L. is of Columbia. The charter for the new local only 2,400,000. The C. I. O. memwas issued on June 21 but it was is over million. four bership not active until now. The officers installed were Jack SALT LAKE BRICK AND TILE WORKERS Ilyatt of Price, president; Doyle Richards of Price, recording secreELECT OFFICERS tary, and Lloyd Brynes of Helper, The newly organized C. I. O. financial secretary. Mr. Bonacci reports that the local union of brick and tile workers held a well attended meeting new union starts full of enthusiSaturday night at the Trade Union asm, and expects to have a mem-jershof 40 or more. lall, 168 South West Temple street, and elected and installed SOUTHERN FARMERS UNION officers as follows: L. F. Ensign, president; J. N. VOTES TO JOIN C. I. O. Nordquist, vice president; Melvin MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UNS) The Carlisle, financial secretary; Eldon Gunderson, treasurer; Irwin Con- rank of the United Cannery, Agrinary, recording secretary; Calvin cultural, Packing & Allied WorkTuft, sergeant; Clifford Park, Ray ers, were increased by 35,000 when Johnson, and Frank Atkinson, delegates at the convention of the trustees. Southern Tenant Farmers union Fifty-on- e members were obli- meeting in Memphis, voted unanigated. These members are em- mously to join the C. I. O. organiployed in brick and tile plants in zation. Murray and Salt Lake City, States represented at thes, James Morgan, C. I. O. regional S. T. F. U. include Alabama, director, and Frank Bonacci, C. I. Louisiana, Mississippi. MisO. field organizer, addressed the souri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and The The exas. Union will become a meeting. speakers congratulated the members of the new part of the C. I. O. international as union for affiliating with the ocals affiliated to district 4. Total membership of the greatest labor organization in the world. Mr. Morgan said the union on Page 2) O. La-tu- da ip Ar-cana- Can-(Continu- ed - |