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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. DECEMBER 10. 1937 Pace 2. ... h....... Subscription Advertising rates by request. i 1.50 per innuiu Address all communications and remittances to Utah 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. News Published weekly at 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. Publisher M. I. THOMPSON L. M. THOMPSON Office Manager William Green, and A. F. Whitney. Mr. Whitney has definitely approved of the attitude which I have expressed, and which he has mentioned in the Railroad Trainmens (Continued from Page 1) Journal by printing in full one of put an employer in bankruptcy. rpy speeches, and also by printing The same is true of the Interna- a long editorial in praise of that, As to William Green and John tional Ladies Garment Workers. let this be known: That Lewis, Now, my friends. I can serve movement would have octhe craft labor, not by being a cotton- curred when it did and that the inmouthed demagogue, dustrial movement would have ocalone to local political machines curred when it did, whether John and local prejudices, but by devel- Lewis or William Green had been LABOR MOVEMENT IN AMERICA catering oping national friendships and born or not. of The personalities Would you ask some influence. and Whitney ought Green, Lewis, me to favor the American Federa- not to be the dominating factor of tion of Labor where they had no what we should do. organization and there was only a The is, what are the question C. I. 0. unit as, for instance, in of does the lawhat labor, righ'ts mining? Or favor the machinists organization for railroad engineers when there is already Big Four? I would not favor the C. I. O. taking over your jurisdiction. In any event, I announce aS my policy the encouragement of the labor movement and humanity as such, and not as being herded into organizations. Lewis and Green Now, permit me to mention three personalities. John Lewis, The IDA WILCOX Photographic Studio is now located at 610 E. S. Temple - Was. 4484 N. 0. Nelson Co. Plumbing Fixtures Pipe, Valves and Fittings 380 W. 2nd So. St. Was. 692 Salt Lake City bor movement mean? To you I say, develop no ill feeling, let there be peace and eventually there shall be one great labor organization and movement in the United States of America, and I look forward confidently to that day. Economic Aspects I now wish to mention the economic aspects of the situation. Every laboring man in this country desires a decent standard of living. For that reason, I believe that the new labor organization should organize itself just as a business. More, that they should be students of economics and government, and continuously educate themselves on affairs in America today. You must let the businessman understand that if we have underpaid workers that their lack of purchasing power will make it impossible to maintain stability of business. Also if the health, the morals, and the character of the workers is low it will affect not only business but the life of those who control this business as well. Locally, we must meet this very situation. We have nearly a hundred thousand persons who are underprivileged, who live in one of the biggest slums in America. As a result they have tuberculosis, syphillis, and other diseases, and bad conditions. All of this has its effect upon the rest of the population. More, it is a dead financial expense to the rest of the people of our city. Therefore the labor unions, as wTell as any organization, must have as their duty the study of the functions of the state and the welfare of the people. It is our patriotic duty to demand a stable Extending Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas to . UTAH LABOR s lack feltkm Exclusive Manager of all Wrestling and Boxing Bouts WRESTLING AND BOXING ARENA Wrestling every Friday Night. Boxing every Monday Night. : and just economic structure. The New America Now, my friends, like you, I dream of a new America. We have been a great nation in the past because, migrating to this mighty continent with unlimited natural resources, we had the opportunity to build and grow great. But, my friends, we have wasted with a prodigality that has never occurred in the history of nations of the world. Two hundred million agricultural acres are either destroyed or in the process of destruction. There has been vast waste of our forests, minerals and waters. Hence, in this new America we must think of this country as our own, and because rivers and creeks care nothing for state lines we must think upon these things from a national viewpoint and not altogether from the local viewpoint. Democracy in America Now, let me speak of democracy in America. And when I say democracy I mean the forces of the American people to bring better conditions for themselves and their children. I say, and I hope not with vulgar partisanship. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the true and honest friend of the American neople. He is not only a man who is a good leader, but he also understands the economic processes of this country, and is intelligently working for the economic good. In the last congress he was betrayed by some of his oven people in his own partv. I believe that it is the dutv of the American people to repudiate these men in order that the great reforms that he and the party have attempted may be carried out. I shall, therefore, briefly mention legislation in the npxt session of congress. First of all, the minimum waves and maximum hour3 bill should be enacted. I say to vou frankly that it will not directly benefit you of the highly skilled trades. Every man in this audience obtains above the minimum wages which this bill will properly give. But as I said to you, there are nearly eight million organized workers in this country and the rest of them are completely, unorganized, and as far as that is concerned, disorganized. When we think of the millions of Americans who are receiving much less than $10 per week men who have families, widows who have children to rear then we should bow our heads in shame. And, indeed, from a selfish viewpoint, the skilled workers of America want the masses of the people to obtain good vvages in order that their constantly depreciating standards will not depreciate those of the skilled classes. The slum conditions are an example. We have such large classes of disorganized workers that they are constantly depreciating not only the standards of the skilled workers, but are depreciating the profits of the businessman. Rights of Farmers Every labor organization should have as a part of its platform the preservation of the rights of the farmer. Everything after all comes from the earth, to which everything will return. The farmer must obtain decent prices for his products. is As a matter of justice and common-sensmemevery ber of labor should be in favor of a fair agricultural bill at this session of congress. But let me mention common-sens- e politics, too. If the laborer loses the support of the farmer, then the average people of America will be divided; then labor will also lose its rights. Therefore, both from a selfish and unselfish viewpoint, labor should support agriculture. I mentioned to you a moment ago some points about the matter of conservation. 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