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Show Page 6 UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL 15, 1938. In Provo, Park City, Ogden, Salt Lake City and All Over. Utah, Readers Get the TRUTH In the Utah Labor News the Foe of Reactionary Political Machines IN THE MAIL LOOKING AHEAD centive of great individual profit; its educational programs steel its d members against false and advertising. It pays particular attention to the standard of living and real income rather than stir up strife in the field of wages and the cost of living, thus, eliminating the heated controversy between labor and capital which goes on in America and which is costing America billions of dollars yearly. And finally, the cooperative will definitely and entirely eliminate any and all depressions and repressions which are natural products of the individual profit N. A. JENSEN, Salt system. Lake City. high-powere- (Continued from Page 1) CONSUMERS gage the services of the big com- COOPERATION mercial distributors. All they need is sufficient money Consumers cooperation, perhaps to break into the charmed circle o more than any other single factor, clients of the distribution monopclearly to points the way out of deoly, get their papers on all the newsstands and steer corners or pressions, extreme wealth and povelse a few more millions to set up erty, the strain of competition, anc an independent distribution system war. scheme is This .of their own. If they lack these millions of dol- beyond the experimental stage. It lars, as sometimes happens with is workable and working on large the poor, they are then free to ge scales and has stood every test out on the streets themselves anc with ever increasing strength and dodge the cop3 while they pass out practicability. Of those who conNot tinue to cry their little papers and leaflets. Socialism, Editor Utah Labor News: I conSo freedom and equality of op- practical in America, etc., we million-dolleviwould ask for some concrete gratulate you for your splendid arportunity prevail. , The ticles and fearless stand on mais some freedom has the dence, equal plan proof that publisher with the poorest union organizer not workable in America on a large chine politics. The fight is between to go out himself in the cold dawn scale even on a national scale. progress and reaction. One would anti-littthink that after years of slavery and violate ordinances British and Scandinavian cooperworkers could and the like before the factory atives handle between 10 and 12 and double-crossin- g see tricks the the of reactionaries. 30 and in gates. per cent, Finland, per Or alternatively, the organizer cent of the total retail sales in I see hope in the Labors Enclosed find is as free as the big-shLeague. publisher their respective countries. The cocheck to to clothe himself in the fullest re- operatives recognize for individual my subscription pay spectability and legality by pur- ownership and local democratic to your valuable publication. S. chasing a million-dollpublication autonomy, the very opposite of K., Salt Lake City and a million-dolldistribution communism. It is not the type of Editor Utah Labor News: Withcollectivism found in fascist nasystem. out tions inwhere the expression of congress should The Press of the Poor dividual disapproval is banned. It pass the wages and hours bill. I Has Its Rights Too admire your fight in behalf of this The United States supreme court is based on an educational program measure. The Utah Labor News of all hence its members is and in its wisdom, has recently taken is the in only working mans defendaction. It operates note of this freedom of the press democracy in er Here is my renewal Utah. in the local under open control; for which our constitution calls. C. A. M., Ogden. corand subscription. therefore, political graft It found that a humble minister are It ruption develops negligible. of Jehovah's Witnesses at Griffin, Ga.. desired her share of this free- ugh morale and efficiency among LABOR ON ITS dom but lacked the wherewithal to employees through educational cen-;eand frequent conferences; it FORWARD MARCH partake of it in the million-dolland rewards according recognizes style. So she went out herself and be- ;o the quantity as well as the qual(Continued from page 5) ity of business transactions and gan distributing some pamphlets employer and A. F. L. collaboratonly to find herself confronting a service rendered by members and inand without the ion in trying to foist company employes, yet jail sentence for violating a unions on the workers, according ordinance distribucity against the ;o the UCAPAWA. Edward r, tion of literature without written the factory gates. FederatCalifornia State from the And in permission the exercise of this poor city manager. The supreme court declared that mans freedom of the press, union ion secretary, aided the bosses in into closed the ordinance is unconstitutional organizers have been harried and forcing workers because it strikes at the very driven and pushed about and jailed, shop contracts that gave them litfoundation of freedom of the press on every kind of pretext and under tle but the privilege of paying dues by subjecting it to censorship and every sort of ordinance that the to the A. F. L. Workers who refused to join the license. minds of petty dictators can deA. F. L. were fired by the comThe court asserted that "the lib- vise. A Mayor Hague has openly re- panies. Originally the workers had erty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It fused to permit freedom of the organized A. F. L. Federal Labor necessarily embraces pamphlets press for any but millionaires or unions, which fell out of favor with Federation officials when they votand leaflets. their stooges. He has set ed These indeed have been historic his cops upon union brazenly by overwhelming majorities to organizers weapons in the defense of liberty, who exercise their constitutional affiliate with the C. I. O. as the pamphlets of Thomas Paine right to distribute leaflets and INQUIRY IS ASKED ON . and others in our own history other union literature. LABOR- - DISTAXING abundantly attest. Now his dictatorship over Jersey PLACING MACHINERY In other words, the supreme City must challenge the supreme court rules that freedom of the court itself, if he persists in interpress applies to the poor mans fering with labor's little share of WASHINGTON, D. C. (ILNS) press as well as to the press of the freedom of the press. Representative John J. Cochran of rich and that is distinct progress. The same goes for Henry Ford Missouri has announced introducGood News for Union and the Dearborn police, who have tion of a resolution for an investiOrganizers arrested union men by scores for gation of the possibilities of taxand This supreme court decision will seeking to supply to Ford employes ing labor-savin- g be welcome news to union organ- reading matter which does not machinery. izers throughout the land. It would direct the Secretary of meet with their bosses approval. The widows mite is said to be as Commerce to inquire into the deThey cannot reach the workers with their message of freedom precious as the rich mans gift of sirability and practicability of the through organization, by placing gold. And by the same token la- imposition of taxes on labor savit in pay envelopes or in the edi- bors freedom to distribute ' its ing machinery and report his contorial columns' of the daily press. leaflet press is at least as precious clusions to congress. For the most part, they are de- to it, as is his million-dollpress pendent on distributing leaflets at freedom to the millionaire. UNION DIFFERENCES A FAMILY MATTER socio-econom- ic ar votes, to 187 votes for the opposition. , Under the pact the union gainec seniority rights time and a thirc overtime pay, and the establish-cen- t of grievance machinery. The eight-howeek, anc day, previous pay scales were retained 40-ho- ur Non-Partis- ar ar dilly-dallyi- ng rs ar 60-d- ay Van-eleu- - labor-displaci- All kinds of people and especially paid newspaper propagandists Manufacturers of GENERAL MILL WORK D. W. Richards, Prop. Friend of Labor 2341 South State Phone Hy. 4496 SASH are busy explaining and deploring the split between the A. F. L. and the C. I. 0. Enemies of labor make a great show of sorrow over labors quarrels and offer condolence and ad- DOORS . vice. The enemies have dressed up as chief mourners, ready to go to what they hope will be organized labors funeral. True friends of labor hesitate to speak. They recognize that the means by which the two grgat organizations can reconcile their differences must be found by those organizations themselves. The solution cannot be packaged in cellophane and delivered with the compliments of an outsider. MONTE YOUNGS RIDES AND SHOWS a I. 0. BAKERY UNION WINS LABOR POLL Special Feature and Famous Attractions add to the spirit of all Celebrations, Rodeos, Jubilees, Carnivals, State and County Fairs , Entertainment Committees and Fair Managers: MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS F.A.E.C.T. WINS NEW CALIFORNIA CONTRACT NEW YORK More than 100 union locals have forwarded their The OAKLAND, Cal. (UNS) Federation of Architects, EngiTechniand neers, Chemists C. has I. cians, 0., signed its first contract in the Bay district with the El Dorado Oil company. The pact covers the companys Oakland and Beverley plants, anc provides for the closed shop, pay raises, the week, seniority rights and a month's dismissal notice. $25-a-mon- th 40-ho- ur We Can Help You Make Your Celebrations a Bigger Success THREE DIFFERENT SIZE OUTFITS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE We are in a position to serve any community in any of the Intermountain and Pacific States CALL, WRITE OR WIRE FOR PARTICULARS PHONE MONTE YOUNG, PROVO, UTAH Sole bargaining rights for 534 workers were won by the United Bakery and Confectionery Workers Local 184, C. I. 0., in a contract signed with the Loose-WilBiscuit company here. The agreement followed a National Labor Relations Board poll in which the union polled 347 es 221 OREGON LABOR FIGHTS ANTI LABOR PETITION an PORTLAND, Ore. (UNS) Labor and progressive forces throughout the state of Oregon are mustering their strength to fight an initiative petition aimed at placing in he state law an act designed to cripple legitimate labor activity. Openly sponsored by four organizations of big farmers, the proposed legislation has received the backing of Oregon tories in their war against union organization of industry. Claiming to protect the employe, the employer and the public, the bill defines as a bona fide strike only one in which a major-it- v of the employes is concerned in a matter of wages, hours and working conditions, and bars a strike in which two unions are seeking recognition, from the dispute classification. The law would prevent strikes of any sort in connection with the handling, transportation or mar la-lab- resolutions in support of the OConnell Peace act to the American League for Peace and Democracy which is conducting a campaign for the bills passage in order to deny the economic resources of this country to aggressor nations. Support for the OConnell bill, which defines aggressor nations, closes American markets to them and opens our markets to aggressors victims, and asks concerted action to quarantine the aggressor, is expressed in a resolution passed by locals of the United Mine Workers, American Federation of Musicians, United Furniture Workers, American Federation of Teachers, United Hotel and Restaurant Workers, International Association Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Fur Workers union, Bakery and Confectionery Workers, Federation of Architectst Engineers, Chemists and Technicians, Brotherhood of Painters, Department Store Employees union, Textile Workers Organizing Committee, National Maritime union, United Brotherhood of Carpenters. The locals which have to date (Continued on page 7) WHEN IN PROVO ITS SUTTON CAFE or A Good Place to Eat y BEST WISHES TO LABOR Great Lake Timber Co. Creosote Treated Lodgepole Pine Poles, Railroad Ties and Mining Timber Treating Plant and Stock Located on Highway Between Park City and Heber Great Lake Timber Co. PARK CITY, UTAH Raise Your Standard of Living by Raising Your Standard of Thinking Brigham Yiung University National Recreation Institute The only institute which the National Recreation Association will hold in the West this summer will be at University from June 13 to July 22. Arts and crafts, nature activities, and music will he taught by three national experts: Frank A; Staples, Reynolds E. Carlson, Augustus D. Zanzig. Standard College credit. The institute will be part of B. Y. U. Summer Quarter June 13 July 22; July 25 August 26 National and international authorities added to regular staff. Second Conference on Elementary Education, June liam H. Kilpatrick of Columbia will participate. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UNS) NOWI UNIONS PASS RESOLUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE ng ar UTAH SASH AND DOOR FACTORY picketing. ur er ot keting of any agricultural product, would limit the amount of money unions might collect from their members and would ban mass Writers' Roundup, July will speak. 18 and 19. 20-2- 4. Dr. Wil- Prominent writers and editors For catalog, address Dean, Summer Session BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY PROVO, UTAH |