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Show Review ofi riyjeiratItr Current N :i C. EDUCATE ORGANIZE i HE PEOPLES COOPERATE VOL VIII; NO. mn' CMi4urtIw wu SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER 24. 25 PAPER 19 Price: 5 Cents Per Copy :iKlAILS ' THERE BE NO STRIFE By JEROME JONES Let there be no strife between me and thee, for we are brethren." In these simple words did one man face a crisis in his life and in that of his relative. Abraham had left his home land to seek a new land. His wanderings marked him as one of the worlds earliest pioneer citizens. Through and by his children there were established a great race, a great nation and a great religion. By and through his life nations outside of his own have been blessed and individuals in whose veins ran not his blood were inspired by his example of noble living. In the course of his eventful life he met many obstacles. Many social and economic problems confronted him. One of the most ones is indicated in the quotation at the beginning of this editorial. It was one of the earliest capital and labor questions, only in this instance his employes and the employes of his nephew, Lot, had begun to contend with each other in a fashion that threatened to break out in open warfare. Apparently Lot had done little to allay this belligerent spirit and a crisis was at hand. Abraham sensed the issues involved and quickly came to a very definite decision. Taking the position that he was too proud to fight, that he who takes the sword will surely perish by the sword, he took the path of peace and proposed to Lot that he. Lot, choose the land which he would have for his pastures; that Abraham would take what Lot did not want. Thus the two divided, each going his own way, Abraham to the mountains and the barren hills, but to a rich life; Lot to the fertile plains, to the cities, but to a barren life. Such is the story of a great moment in human affairs, a great decision in human conflict and a great picture of the spirit which finds the more excellent way. Let there be no strife between me and thee, for we be brethren, Why do we refer to this story and quote this passage from one of the tense moments in Biblical history? We quote it for its application 'at the present moment. The workers of America are contending against each other. Instead of clearing, the dif- far-reachi- .. , ng ( Continued Christmas (feetmgg No profaned The hour in which the Prince of Peace was born; No bloody streamlet stained Earths silver rivers on that sacred morn. trumpet-blas- t BRYANT The Utah Labor News and its staff wish you a Merry Christmas. May the Yuletide spirit reign supreme within you and yours. May the mistletoe, holly and the greenness of born Christmas trees cheer your home. The Christmas message means so much to mankind. Let us remember that it means that neither class, nor creed, nor race, nor color shall divide the sons of men. The tidings of great joy were for all the people. Refrain from erecting barriers that would rob the world of Christmas joy. Let each- of us do our part in banishing covetousness, hatred, envy and strife. All these ugly things shut out the spirit of Christmas, which is love, joy and peace. And so, this Christmas, lets remember the angels song, which brings with it hope for a new day when the promise of joy shall be fulfilled. - LABORS NON-PARTISA- N LEAGUE The Political Arm of Progressives WALL STREET Chairman Shows IIow SEC Small Group of Members Manip- ulate Depression Prices For Own Ends. Wall Street was told to clean its own house or submit to a house cleaning by the Federal .Government, in a statement issued in Washington by William 0. Douglas, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Douglas showed in his statement that the highly organized members of the New York stock prices an' intimated that they were very largely responsible for the current The New York stock exslump. the change members represent wealthiest banking and industrial groups in the country. In 35 trading days between August 16 and September 25 of this year, 20 members alone accounted for 16 per cent of the total trading in United States Steel Common and 12 members alone accounted for 13 per cent in General Motors Common, Douglas' said. Shows Effect Here we see how extensively the members tend to concentrate their activities in the stocks which market leaders, stocks are the price movements in which undoubtedly have a tremendous effect upon the general trend of prices, Douglas continued. The most arresting data compiled in the recent New York stock exchange study, however, concern short selling. It is revealed that short selling represented as much as 31 per cent of the total trading in one of these market leaders and constituted almost a quarter of the trading in all five stocks. Of this amount 46 per cent, Qr almost half of the entire volume of short sales was done by members for their own account. In his statement Douglas called upon the stock exchange to justify its existence. At the present time, he said, he has doubts as to the desirability of assigning to the exchanges such a vital role in the so-call- ed Swiftly-movin- g developments over a wide front are speed- n League units on a scale ing organizing of Labors that is exceeding even the most optimistic expectations. Enthusiastic response to the Leagues recent call on its state affiliates to intensify the drive for a more widespread representation is demonstrating beyond question that progressives of the nation are aroused to the urgent need for effective political action. The Leagues drive has already reached a new high in the history of independent political movements though it is just beginning to swing into its full stride. The year 1938 promises Non-Partisa- to be a landmark in the annals of American labor and liberalism. Building, building, building. . . . That is the battlecry of the day! Time was never so opportune in the nations history as right now for independent political ACTION. Painstaking organizing from the grass roots on up is the need of the hour. And the reports pouring into League headquarters are clear proof that labor, farmers, and all progressive elements are wide awake and working overtime. They, too, have just begun to fight! Here are reports of some of the highlights of the tremendous upsurge of labors drive. These are proofs of PROGRESS. The parade nations economic affairs. (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 2) Political Outlook on Page 8) News and Comment In Utah and U. S. By M. I. T. Compiled From Reports of Observers UNITED PRESS WRITER UPHOLDS RECENT EDITORIAL IN UTAH LABOR NEWS Under a Pittsburgh date-linHerbert Little, writer for the United Press service, supports the views expressed in the Utah Labor The defeat of the wages and News' editorial recently on the hours bill in the house of repre- lack of discipline in the automobile WAGES AND HOURS BILL DEFEATED BY BIG BIZ OFFICE BOYS e, sentatives by congressmen, who apparently are the office boys for big business and sweatshop interests, will be made a live issue in the congressional campaign next fall. E. L. Oliver, executive vice president of the Labors League, issued a statement in which he called Democratic house members who blocked the passage reactionary and accused them of reNon-Partis- an pudiating the Democratic party platform pledges of 1936. Every vote against the wages and hours bill, Oliver said, brands the congressman who cast it as the enemy of labor and the protagonist of parasitic sweatshop industry. President William Green of the A. F. L., who takes his orders from William Hutcheson and John the Republican bosses in the A. F. L., opposed the measure. Congressman Ramspeck of Georgia, a strong supporter of the bill, ;old the labor conference of the Lawyers Guild that Green supported the bill until the A. F. L. executive council reversed Its Coe-fiel- d, policy. Ramspeck said Green was help-es- s in being forced by his executive council to change reac-;iona- ry boot-lac- k lis attitude. Thus Greeft has become a for the sweatshop industry of America. industry. Our editorial said that the steel managements took their union .contracts seriously, while auto managements showed a lack of responsibility in carrying out the provisions of the union agreements. Mr. Little, writing on conditions in the steel industry, says under headline: C. I. 0. Union Wins s: Praise of Steel Makers, as fol-ow- The C. I. 0. steel unions harmonious relation with more than 400 employers under contracts have survived six wee.ks of recession layoffs. Union leaders and steel makers alike testify to the union phenomenon of a year-ol- d which has .maintained discipline, worked patiently to settle grievances, educated members, and won the cooperation of employers. Most of the credit apparently goes to Philip Murray, coal-minchairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and to Clinton Golden, lanky regional director for C. I. 0. The contracts which John L. Lewis won from Camegie-Il-linoi- s and Jones & Laughlin .last spring expire in March and all indications here point to their renewal as is. Cooperation between union and employer has reached the point where both sides consult, in many Pittsburgh district mills, to determine which workers shall be laid off or put on part-timTrue, the contracts provide for seniority to govern in such circumstances, but in practice these rules are being jointly administered. That is a startling state of affairs by comparison with a few years ago. (Continued on Page 3) er e. NEW DEAL HAS BEEN RAPED IN UTAH Your political observer is of the opinion that the New Deal has een raped in Utah on numerous (Continued on page 4) r-- |