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Show Ji . Review o Current Events f i ( J L v , 1 A NOV J W IQ 3 7 . EDUCATE ORGANIZE COOPERATE VOL VIII; NO. 19 SALT Delegates from C. I. 0. Unions Will Meet in Sail Labe 7 LV Y, UTAH. NOVEMBER Price: 1937. 5 Cents Per Copy BITOG30AIL: A(S and talIlent 7 a Some 150 Delegates, Representing More Than 12,000 her of C. I. O. International and National Local Unions In Utah Will Convene at the Trade Union Hadis, 168 South West Temple Street, 10 a. m., November 15 Expected to Be the Largest Organized Labor Convention Ever Held In Utah. ' 12f, BjM.LT. Labors Burden of Peace THIS AFFECTS US ALL . . Rests on Doorstep of A. F. L. Factory hands, miners, editors, office workers, in Salt Lake City and elsewhere, as well as farmers are affected when farmers cant get a good price for what they raise. Farmers cant get a good price (Read the Official Convention Call on Page 3) for apples when there are too James Morgan, C. I. O. regional director, has sent out a many on the market for the seathere are too convention call for all local unions in Utah, affiliated with the sons needs. When . ... Committee for Industrial Organization, and those local unions nantheSrarkIt atUreduhced priced in sympathy with the C. I. O., to meet in first convention at the Soon others must sell for less or Trade Union halls, 168 South West Temple street, Salt Lake not at all and some cant sell. City, 10 a. m., Monday, November 15. It is not generally known, but The purpose of the convention is to unite the progressive labor forces of the state by organizing a Utah State C. I. O. In years controlled their market and dustrial Council. It is expected but bers fraction or kept prices fairly stable by con-- 1 thereof, major be will officers that temporary no to entitled will be rep- trolling the amount of fruit of- delegate elected at the first convention to more five fered for sale. vote than or resent serve until another meeting will Of course this has also been votes. be called to elect permanent offiin a way by shoe and cloth- done Unions Local Many cers and make the organization manufacturers who do not . A Washington newspaper columnist privately noted that in spite of the fact that the dove of peace looks like it had been mauled by a tomcat and the olive branches have a suspicious resemblance to poison ivy, there are plenty of even money bets in I. O. controversy will be settled Washington that the A. F. L-before Christmas. The Utah Labor News agrees with another observer who "ot l.h1 the main burden of Peace is on th doorstep of the L A The A. F. L officialdom and peace conferees must realize that unless the A. F. L is willing to create an Industrial Union in blakKl in S"e i . union basis, there can be no There is an industrial union principle involved which can- not be compromised. C. I. O. cannot turn back to the old days i C. I St tpfmrm s. j j I ti. 'rirfrcd, n-- get-togeth- mir er. . 1 . 1 v tact might just as well be faced noy-a- s later, that a steel union with 550,000 members and contracts signed with nearly 500 steel companies is not going to split itself up into a dozen different crafts. Nor will this be done by the powerful automLle, rubber and textile unions. Only the blind and prej-- . Among the international anc ing on permanent. producing night and day be entitled will national unions affiliated with, the keep Each local union to one vote for the charter and an C. I. O. with local unions in Utah regardless of how much can be I SOw additional vote for each 60 mem (Continued on Page 3) i u . j i . of heaps of grainPdecaying inhe (Continued on Page 8) fields, piles of unmarketable cabAnd the quanyet bage rotting. tity of these things, unlike fruit can be' fairly well controlled. But By Len De Caux are they? One year cabbage and potatoes! little more than three million work- bring a good price. The next year C. I. O. and Unity If peace were made of words, ers in the A. F. of L.; on the other, too many people jump in and raise wed never --have war. But pious tens of millions in company unions these items. Result: the market is glutted, price cutting begins and Washington dispatches inform us that the second meeting wishes and resounding phrases are or completely unorganized. out lose of the many entirely. peace conference between the American Federation of The C. I. 0. was formed to bring unfortunately no substitutes for I a fair cant When the farmer get Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization wkVad to the reaches real adjustment that about real labor unity by organizroots of conflict. ing the unorganized millions into Tuesday, after the conferees deadlocked Todays A united labor movement is the A. F. of L. The Federation on the each should organize and direct, issue extra reading matter. And, we are ardently desired bry all true labor leaders 'called this dual unionism, told that J But let ' us not give up the ship. Th fact that it seems to 'nearly a third of "our men. But the palm of public ap- and in the name of unity created fori income on farm be people and drifting dangerously near the precipice depend to floundering awarded the present split by suspending the heir livelihood. proval should not be I should serve to remind all of us most who make those frequent C. I. 0. unions. is a difficult problem to at- - to stand by our principles faith-tac- ceived by C. I. 0. Chairman John It word mouth the or for peace pleas Despite this division, the C. I. 0. But so was smallpox. fully and loyally, trusting and hop L. Lewis. It would provide for the unity with the most unction. has since increased the number of ing for a better wind to sail by creation of two autonomous deRather it should go to those labor workers to more than WILL IT DO organized I for a better understanding of each partments the C. I. 0. and the A. representatives who face realities seven million, and has now taken F. L. which would operate side other's GOOD? ANY conditions problems. the and work to create all of the to the initiative bring Looked Hopeful by side and cooperate in unionizaupon which a real and lasting existing unions together in a uni tion drives. C. The I. 0. delegation reported unity can rest. Many boys and girls of Utah I mutual movement. fied labor The departments would function understanding apparently who graduated from the various By such a test, the A. F. of L. Words of and disputes would aad reached union independently Unity concerning might win on wordage, but when it Acts of high schools throughout the state I be mediated a united labor 16 in Disunity by aearcation the approximately , comes to actual work for unity, last year have entered colleges and council pending the outcome of The C. I. 0. has from the first the university. Some will special- inausnea presented C. I. O. is 'way out ahead. ,,9aerbecause of organiza-nes- s treaty negotiations. Actually, American labor was been ready and eager for labor ize in engineering, medicine, busi- - difficulties It was emphasized that this far more badly split in 1935 than unity on any basis that would administration, or one of I0 m both groups m the same would merely be a modus operandi on page 4) it is today. On the one 'side were three or four hundred particular effective But the to only until a formal rebig question appears branches of human endeavor. union of the rival groups can be the monkey-wrenc- h official indiIt is costing the state and side-linIt would be operative on throwers arranged. the to send viduals a heap of money the twro peace commitafter I only came when it le stalemate these pupils to the centers of tees effected had a scale of inthe rival were about Peared Will it do any good ? Sfcmps each faction in dustries which to division a of indus agree upon A farmer of our acquaintance wTould have would be allowed- - organizational which tnes each in I (Continued on Page 5) jurisdiction. jurisdiction in organizing. If these preliminaries are negoWidened Breach in real facts the will C. have Enthu gress WASHINGTON, D. tiated The widened was breach successfully, formal terms further siastic responses from labor union hand. reunion would be taken up for A. reL. when the F. delegates In a pamphlet sent out to all officials in every part of the counwith to commake formal fused dispatch. any try have been pouring in to Ad- postmasters, Administrator Big mitments on which industries ministrator John D. Biggers of the gers listed ten classes of individushould be turned over to the C. BRIBERY, THREATS AND Unemployment Census pledging als who should not register in the SPYING OF ANTI-UNIOO. I. local cooperation in the work of Census. STEEL FIRMS SHOWN UP When the conferees recessed Who Should Register getting all unemployed workers to sides both the Tuesday appeared pesAccording to the pamphlet, register in the census. PITTSBURGH, Pa. (UNS) simistic over the possibility of The letters were received in con- following persons should fill out Anti-unio- n activities of two of the a truce. reaching form: census the nection with a special communicaregistration nations C. The I. 0. suggested appointlargest steel firms are tion sent by Mr. Biggers to 33,000 Totally Unemployed unfolded before the Nanow ment to out subcommittees of being work 1. Persons who have worked for labor unions urging organized laRelations Board on Labor tional detailed solutions these of and bor to take an active part in plac- pay, who are able to work, - hems and newswith the Board by the filed Republican to them the charges present want work. ing the importance of the census still and editorial columnists Workers Steel the Organizing 2. Persons who formerly had gotiating groups, before the unemployed and the Committee. writers have tried to interpret the P. Howard, C. I. O. Charles or own their farm, pro business, partly unemployed. 2 election returns as retary and committee member, Both Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Actual work of distribution of fessional practice, and no longer chief subG. findl Weirton to Steel Corp. 0. the favorable P., said believed he the conferees they to able who are worK, the Unemployment Report Cards work at it, T. E. true Weirs National little if any satisfaction in would agree to name subcommit-analys- is sidiary of will be by the Post Office mail and want work. been charged have returns. the of tees. Steep Corp. 3. Persons now looking for their carriers, but Administrator Bigcoercion of and intimidation have with believed He pointed that as soon as Particularly they gers has asked local labor leaders first job. La-- 1 some definite to their of reelection Fiorello the company wrorked financing employes, is agreement to serve on the Mayors Commit- Partly Unemployed of mass office of and to the of Guardia out discharge unions, in these industries between mayor at time 1. Persons working part tees which have been set up in - four and nine subcommittees would workmen in the activities New a York as for Repubdo to City who are able great he local communities. In addition, reglar jobs, C. I. 0. union. has asked local unions to urge more work, and want more woTk. ican victory. But the truth is that be appointed, In addition to these charges, the circles the inner the of M. 2. Persons employed part time secretly George Harrison, chairman their unemployed and partly unemmathree-macommit-chinn casA. of L. the F. hearing against Bethlehem Steel, reactionary Republican party ployed friends to fill out and mail on irregular work (including held in more use no has for Johnstown, Pa., has redo said: Mayor to tee, are able who ual workers) the Report Card. We are pretty close together on vealed astounding evidence proving What local labor unions and more work, and want more work. LaGuardia than they have for Both New Roosevelt. that Bethlehem Steel sponsored a are President several issues. local groups can do effectively, Relief Work Employes more in believers Dealers and j C. He said the I. 0. theory of 1. Persons working on Works vigilante movement designed to said Mr. Biggers, is to get the citithe strike at the corporathe life break for dustrial average unionization certainly word to every unemployed person Progress Administration projects mill last summer. Cambria zens. tions be would to coal or other or on local applied emergency projects mining by every possible channel of will not be able and several other industries, It was revealed that the company publicity, that they will be serving Federal agencies, unddr the Works to The Republicans went so far as to openly bribe even from the satisfaction Harrison was confident that get any the public interest if they will fill Program. New York of CCC election returns City, commitments by his committee municipal officials to break the 2. Persons working in out the unemployment report cards in manner as it you would be binding upon the A. F. L. strike. any Figure camps. fully, accurately, and promptly. was spon-- ( be no can That a hatchet-gan- g true wish NYA on but 3. Armistice Plan Persons this out figures that employed Mr. Biggers pointed on Continued The armistice plan was con- Page 2) (Continued on page 6) (Continued on Page 6) information is needed so that Con 1 LOOKING AHEAD Labor on Its Forward March; C. 1. 0. Is Active l' k. 1 pro-(continu- ed Unemployment Census Backed By Organized Labor Movement es N prob-Althoune-pap- gh er I e, |
