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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL 22, 1938. Price Will Be Utah C. I. 0. Headquarters April may be determined by every state at its own discretion. AUXILIARY PARTY Put in a nutshell, Mexico insists that when foreign capital seeks in The 29th anniversary celebration vestment In that country it must be of the Womens Auxiliary No. 16 prepared to obey Mexican laws. to Salt Lake Typographical Union Thats what a Mexican would be No. 115 at the Art Bam Tuesday expected to do if he invested his MANY ENJOY 26-2- 9 Delegate RepresenUng More than 15,000 C. I. O. Union Mem-be- r In Utah Will Convene At Price Wednesday Executive Board of the State Council Meet At Convention Headquarter Tuesday Many Prominent Labor Leader Are Billed To Speak John Lewi Ha Been Invited. night was well attended and en joyed. Besides the members o the Typographical and Mailers unions there were delegations from several other organizations, and several came from Ogden to attend the affair. Dancing, cards, a floor show, and vocal solos by Miss Rodberg constituted the well arranged program. Refreshments were served The members of the committee who directed the pleasant event were Mrs. Cleo Ilamson, Mrs. W. A. Parker, Mrs. Zillah Perkes, Mrs. J. W. Caldwell and Mrs. J. L. All member of organized labor and other citizens of Price and Carbon county are ready to welcome the delegates to the convention of the Utah State Industrial Union Council, meeting in Price on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, of next week. More than 100 delegates, representing more than 15,000 members of C. 1. O. unions in Utah, will attend the convention. James Morgan, regional C. I. O. director, will call the convention to order at 10 a. m., Wednesday, and will preside durMcGhie. ing the three days, until permanent officers are elected and obMrs. C. A. Rodberg acted ligated. Appointment of commit hostess to the card players. tees will be made during the first inson of internaButte, Montana, session. On Thursday resolutions tional president of the Mine, Mill POLITICAL OUTLOOK and Smelter Workers; Frank Ilef-ferl- y (Continued from Page 1) of Denver, Colorado, presicharges M. District U. W. Rumeley in a statement of A.; dent, 15, said the to finance the orMonmoney Hunter of Joseph Billings, tana, president, District No. 27, ganization came from men, women U. M. W. of A.; John M. Ross of and children who have given in Rock Springs, Wyoming, president, amounts from $1 to $25 to save the District No. 22, U. M. W. of A.; constitution. Rumeley admitted that there has been no contribution of Virgil Wright of Cheyenne, Wyomore than $1000, excepting from No. U. District 22, ming, secretary, He said M. W. of A.; Albert Roberts of Mr. Gannett himself. Price, vice president, District No. there had been 204 contributors of $100 or more. 22, U. M. W. of A. In his statement Dr. Rumeley adRay Maki," president of Wyoming mitted that he had been convicted State Industrial Union Council, Price. and to prison under the sentenced of Lee the will also address Bracken Price, delegates. Mayor J. the enemy act, at with trading Mayor George F. Spratling of to the Carbon the Sightseeing trips beginning of the World war, Helper and Orvel Peterson, mem- county junior college and Price but that vital evidence was supber of the Carbon county commis- will be conducted on the first day and that ten of the pressed sion, will welcome the delegates. and the Liberty mine at Latuda eleven then jurors living had later Several union leaders from the and the Carbon Dioxice chemical asked that the verdict be set aside. western states are expected to be plant at Wellington the second day. to the According program of here, among those who are schedA dance at the Highway hall bethe lobby organization it opposes uled to give talks are: Reid Rob- tween Price and Helper will take such as minimum wage legislation place at 9 p. m., on the second day, laws, child labor amendments, and and on the final night a banquet favor which laws will make it manwill be held in the Helper civic Welcome, C. I. O. Delegates on labor unions to incordatory auditorium. porate, prohibit sympathetic strikes The following committees are now and strikes which are directed toworking to complete plans: Dance ward influencing governmental achall Edward Scherer of Latuda; tion. Tony Krissman of Helper; dance reorganization tickets Joseph Corak of Sweet, actProponents of thesame this crowd of that say banquet-FranFloyd Johnson of Price; was UNION HOUSE the lobbyists against Beatrice Bonacci of Helper, I ent of NR A, the Labor Relations Moses of Price; sightseeing Orvel ard law and other New Deal leg. Peterson of Columbia, Joe Dowd of Union Made Beer lslation. It now opposes the enact- Latuda thirty-hou- r ment of the week law The executive lard of t e cfoto and Relieves that increased pay for Price, Utah Council will meet at Price Tuesday workers and the Consolidation of morning, April 26. power in the hands of labor is a iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiii! matter of grave importance. LABOR ORGANIZED TO A number of the New York big GREETINGS i business lobbyists were at the cap-ito- l UNION MADE SUITS TO MEASURE two days working against the The Only 190 Per Cent Union Cleaning Business in ii Carbon County reorganization bill. committees will present reports. On Friday the constitution will be adopted and officers elected. State Senator E. M. Hoyle is secretary-treasurer of the temporary organization. He will make his reports during the convention. Lewi Invited L. John Lewis, national chairman of the C. I. O. has been invited to address the delegates, but because of urgent activities in the eastern states and in Washington he will not be able to make the trip to and constitution 56 Page committee. The proposed measure will compel all corporations or other agencies which receive Federal loans, grants or contracts to comply with the Labor Relations Act. A slight indication of the extent of the field covered by the proposed bill can be found in the Walsh-Ileal- y wage legmoney in a British enterprise, and islation under prevailing which 6716 contracts Mexico thinks the rule should work valued at $387,715,339 have been both ways. let since the bill went into effect In the past it hasnt worked both on September 28, 1936. When the new Wagner collective ways. It is gratifying to note that the United States, while urging bargaining measure is passed all adequate compensation, does not those large corporations such as question the right of Mexico to Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, handle the oil problem according to Electric Shipbuilding Corporation, its laws. Remington Rand and Colt Arms which are notorious for their bru- LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH (Continued from Page 4) IIOW WAGNER ACT WOULD HELP THOUSANDS GET COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Hearings on the new Wagner bill (S. 3390) which will bring to hundreds of thousands of workers in all lines of industry the collec- tal defiance of the Labor Act through use of thugs, espionage and ammunition, will be forced to come to terms if they want to continue to hold their juicy share of the many millions of dollars in contracts granted by the govern- ment. Labor spokesmen before (Continued on page 7) Welcome, C. I. (). Delegates to Carbon County Enjoy Beckers Uinta Club Old Style Lager Beer tive bargaining and other benefits of the National Labor Relations Act are being held before the Senate Education and Labor sub Welcome, C. I. O. MICKEYS PLACE The Home of the Scotch . Meat Pie We Serve a Special Meat UINTA WHOLESALE CO. Lunch 38 E. Main Phone 282 Union Made Union House Price, Utah Anton Michelog, Distributor Phone, Price 313, Day, and 603 Night WELCOME, C. I. O. DELEGATES LEWIS OPTICAL COMPANY 'DR. W. W. LEWIS, Optometrist PRICE, UTAH BAR k re-ena- ct- I i ACME CLEANERS AND TAILORS Modern Methods Efficient Service PHONE 237 Friends of Labor PRICE, UTAH 17 E. MAIN ST. fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiitiinuiitiiiiii C. WELCOME, Buy Your Plymouth, Dodge or Dodge Truck FROM Phone 294 Complete Service CO. Price, Utah Welcome, C . . O, Our Best Wishes to Organized Labor PRICE TRADING CO. Price - Hiawatha WELCOME, C. - Best Wishes to United Mine Workers WALLACE MORTUARY SERVICE AMBULANCE PHONE 158 PRICE, UTAH WELCOME, C. I. O. Best Wishes to Organized Labor STATE MiniMiir; I. O. PRICE GARAGE WELCOME, C. I. O. MEXICO REFUSES TO BE VASSAL Molirland I. O. Best Wishes to the Miners and Railroad Men of Carbon County, Utah Sumner's Furniture Store Where the Best Costs Less Crosley Shelvador Refrigerators, Radios, Washers Price, Utah Phone 175 (From Labor, Washington, D. C.) Mexico has administered a sturdy rebuke to Dollar Diplomacy. Last week the British government demanded that the southern republic return the properties it took over when British oil companies re fused to obey the mandate of the Mexican supreme court validating wage increases awarded by an arbitration tribunal. The Mexican government flatly refused to act on the suggestion, and in that connection, said: Even on the assumption that (numerous British investors are very Imuch interested in the situation in which the company finds itself, the latter is a Mexican enterprise and therefore the defense of its interests does not appertain to a foreign state. There is a universally accepted principle of international law which attributes to all sovereign and independent countries the right to expropriate in the public interest, with payment of adequate compensation; moreover, this principle has been considered and held to mean that the grounds of public interest MARL D. GIBSON County Attorney, Carbon County To All C. I. 0. Delegates. . . We Extend a Hearty Welcome to Carbon County For a Successful Convention Starting April 27 Lets Build Utah with Utah Products and Materials, and Employ Utah Labor! Welcome, Labor The Heidelberg Price, Utah Youll Enjoy Our Union-mad- e Beer and Sandwiches Courtesy of 49 W. Main, Ray Dixon and Keith Clark, ( UmrhmJi Cmmtiyj Cmmouissmu Props. C. I. O. Union House Phone 539 5 W. A. Engle Orvel Peterson C. A. Fahring the |