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Show v ( tTBBJiStlt (vawnstTr or Review off Current Events JAN 7 s 1938 Gil T C THE PEOf ITS PATER EDUGATE ORGANIZE 5 f IT JiA COOPERATE VOL VIII; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DO NO. 26 f Price: 5 Cents Per Copy EDITORIAL BEHIND CLOSED DOO RS Behind closed doors in New Yorks ritzy Waldorf-Astori- a men of America," whom Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes exposed so ruthlessly in his recent radio address, met in secret session. The general public was not privileged to learn all that went on at this "Congress of American Industry." Prepared copies of some of the speakers talks were handed out to reporters beforehand, but with such dignitaries as Tom Girdler, the man responsible for the d murder of 2 Chicago steel workers last summer, on hand, the topics may well have ranged all the way from assassination of President Roosevelt to the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in America. But it is sufficient to read excerpts from some of the, publicized reports of the speakers they included E. T. Weir, czar of the terror-ridde- n steel town of Weirton; General Hugh S. Johnson, now an outspoken admirer of fascism and enemy of the New Deal; Dr. G. B. Cutten of Colgate University and Lam-mS. du Pont to see what is in the minds of our "captains hotel "the fascist-minde- d cold-bloode- 1 ot of industry." Dr. Cutten assailed the Declaration of Independence and its drafters, declaring: "I can think of nothing that is less than that all men are created free and equal. . . . We are getting our population from those who have not very much intellectual ability, the proletariat. And who are they, the proletariat? They are the lowest class.' . . . As you know the graduates of Harvard, the graduates of Vassar, the graduates of our universities are not reproducing themselves at the present time. Any increase in population we get comes from those who have the least intelligence. "God," he continued, "is a reactionary. I know He hasnt an open mind, not at least toward some of the d theories of the present time. After applauding Cutten and others, the "fascist-minde- d self-evide- nt half-bake- (Continued on Page 8) News and Comment By M. I. T. This is the last day of the old year. Tomorrow will be the New Year, 1938. May it be the happiest and best in the lives of all the people is the sincere wish of the Utah Labor News and its staff. The old year is dead, long live the new! At midnight tonight let us start afresh with new hopes and aspirations for better homes, state and nation and a better A BRAND NEW YEAR January 1 marks the day when millions say, Off with the old, on with the new. Off with old bitterness, on with n6w friendships. world. Off with old bad habits, on with No one can tell in advance what the events of 1938 will new ideals. Off with old criticisms, on with be. But it is for each of us to do our part to the end that the new praises. New Year will be better than the old year, 1937. Off with old grouches, on with Let us keep in mind that each of us individually and col- good cheer. Off with old fears, on with new lectively can make the year 1938 the best we have experienced. All hail the New Year I Let us meet it with courage, confi- faith. Off with old doubts, on with new dence and pleasure. LABORS . Labor on Its Forward March; C. 1. 0. Is Active i Hopes for amalgamation of labor forces vanished DecemI. O. peace committees ended ber joint A: F. L-their negotiations in complete failure and adjourned with no plans for future conferences. Each side issued formal statements blaming the other for 21 when the C. the collapse. George M. Harrison, chairman of the A. F. L committee blamed the members of the C. I. O. committee because they would not agree to the A. F. L terms. Philip Murray, head of the C. I. O. delegation, said "the onus for the deadlock must be placed on the representatives of the A. F. L" Both spokesmen agreed that the break appeared to be Off with old defeatism, on with new determination. definite and final, but said their All this implies off with the old committees will be available at any that direction is the belief held by and on with the new resolutions. time when there is a chance that some observers that President hope. LEAGUE NON-PARTISA- N The Political Arm of Progressives A call has been sent out to members and affiliates for a state conference of the Labors League of Utah to bo held on Sunday, January 16, 2 p. m., at the Trade Union halls, 68 South West Temple street, Salt Lake City. Plans for active participation in the 1938 campaign will be formulated and campaign committees elected, and other business of interest to the League are on the agenda for the Non-Partis- an 1 President Roosevelt Quotes Browns Christmas Parable President Roosevelt in his Christmas eve celebration address quoted a Christmas editorial by Heywood Broun, noted columnist and president of the American Newspaper Guild, a C. I. 0. affiliate. Mr. Roosevelt said: Last night before I went to sleep I chanced to read in the evening paper a story by a columnist which appealed 'to me so much as a Christmas sermon that this afternoon, on the occasion of lighting the national Christmas tree in Lafayette square in front of the White House, I am going to read to you from it. Here is his parable: We were sitting in a high room above the chapel, and, although it was Christmas eve, my good friend the Dominie seemed curiously troubled. And that was strange, for he was a man extremely sensitive to the festivities of his faith. The joys and sorrows of Jesus were not to him events of a remote past, but more current and living happenings than the headlines in the newspapers. At Christmas he seems actually to hear the voice of the herald angels. My friend is an old man, and I have known him for many years, but this was the first time the Nativity had failed to rouse him to (Continued on Page 2) Of course some resolutions will be broken. . Even St. Paul asked, Why do I do things I would not do, and why do I not the things that I would do. No, St. Paul was not a hundred per cent resolution keeper. And yet he was not fully enslaved by bad habits. Speaking of slavery reminds us that January first also marks the anniversary of the emancipation of the slaves in 1863. One of the things of which we should free ourselves is, as January Psychology magazine points out, procrastination. The editor says, Learn to do the things that you want to put off. Procrastination shackles the future with the heavy manacles of things pndone in the past. January Psychology further says: The reason that, comparatively, there are so few strong and outstanding individuals is that there are so few persons who definitely set goals and stick to their objective. Some has said that for one to reach his goal of attainment, he has only to follow the simple example of the foxhound that determined little animal who, when he starts after a fox, can never be drawn aside no matter how many animals cross his path. He does not stop to chase a passing rabbit, nor is he inveigled by any alluring scents. He has set (Continued on Page 6) an agreement can be reached. May Intervene Any prospect for a resumption of negotiations is remote, however. The only immediate possibility in Political Outlook In Utah and U. S. Compiled From Reports of Observers KEPT PRESS IS FOMENTING FEAR RooseveLt may intervene in the con- troversy. The December 21 conference adjourned after the conferees had been in session less than 30 minutes, and no progress was made toward breaking the deadlock that has existed several weeks on the question of deciding the status of 20 international unions which have never been affiliated with the A. F. L., and which were organized by the C. I. 0. Twelve other C. I. 0. international unions are former A. F. L. affiliates. The C. I. 0. delegation refused to deviate from its position that it would make peace only if all 32 of its organizations were given industrial union charters by the A. F. L. Some observers compliment the C. I. 0. stand in its insistence for recognition of all of its affiliates as industrial unions. These pointy out that the problem would not be solved by recognizing only one-thiof the C. I. 0. unions on an industrial basis and leaving two-thirto drift at the mercy of the undemocratic and reactionary members of the A. F. L. executive In fact it would be no council. settlement at all. There must be a complete settlement with provisions to care for each and every C. I. 0. affiliate if peace is expected, close observers In a highly significant setting, President Roosevelt charged point blank that a large percentage of American newspapers and certain diehard business and financial interests are deliberately playing upon the fears of the people, in an attempt to destroy the New Deal. This campaign, he said, had resulted in a loss of confidence and is largely responsible for the recession in recovery. The President tossed this verbal brickbat at a press conference attended by correspondents of great metropolitan newspapers and press associations. That there might be no question of how he felt about contend. the matter, he admonished the Obstacles to Peace writers to be sure to put that One observer noted that the Continued on page 4) (Continued on Page 3) rd ds ob-- V'1'-- ( |