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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, APRIL 29. 1938. The People Are for President Roosevelt! IN THE MAIL Page be no industrial disputes; labor will The millions of unemployed receive its just share of what it have known that for nearly nine produces. years. The farmers and home 2. By adequate tax program owners who have lost their homes is meant, the workers understand, and farms have known about it, an increase in sales taxes and the too. The small business men and repeal of corporations and income shop keepers, the boys in the CCC taxes. That would be entirely ade- camps and the aged poor all the quate for the owners of industry, common folks, have known, all the billionaires. too well, that business was sick, 3. The definite statement of grievously sick. Why, they have policy on government competition known it for nearly a decade. with privately owned utilities Through their loss, misery and (should read: private monopoly) is suffering, most of the folks have understood to mean: Give the elec- gained something, they have tric trust a free field; and refi- gained understanding. They have nance the railroads, watered stock learned to understand better about and all. cause and effect. The nature and 4. Stabilize the value of the working of the economic system, dollar, they understand means: the political apparatus through Make the money power stronger which it is operated and the social and still yet stronger; and every- order in which they live are no thing and everybody else weaker longer unknown subjects or deep, and still weaker. Make the dollar dark mysteries to them. omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresThey realize more and more ent. Make it God, the Creator and clearly that through the system of Governor of the universe. private ownership and profit, the Strange, isn't it, that the press earth and all it contains, tha land, just now found out that business natural resources, timber, oil, coal, is grievously sick, that it is dying? (Continued on page 4) REPLY TO PROVO HERALD ATTACK ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Editor Utah Labor News: The Provo Evening Herald has been at tacking President Roosevelt, his supporters in congress and the New Deal in general. For five consecutive issues that paper carriec glaring front page articles in their broadsides, the first issue of which was a front page editorial. Labor, of course, received a goot share of the Heralds attention. It was the strongest, boldest mani festation of reaction ever published in these parts. I could not permit it to go unchallenged, and so prepared a reply, and here it is: I would like to present the truth about an editorial which appeared in the Provo Herald. It said: American Enterprise is Dying. American Business, the force that built this nation into the greatest in the world, is being stifled. It3 grievous sickness has resulted in Remember MOTHER, Mothers Day, Sunday, May 8 unemployment, fear, recession, hunger, destitution. The results of it are apparent on all sides. Its a LINDSAY CANDY CO. bitter picture, but it cannot be ig Candies Distinctive Chocolates Ice Cream nored. The fault lies in Washing 780 South East 5th Hyland 8445 ton. It lies in the hands of PresFriend of Labor ident Roosevelt and his congress, Brigham Lindsay, Mgr. Unless-thesmen act, and act quickly, to unshackle enterprise, it will be too late. Only chaos and Welcome and Best Wishes to Labor Friends catastrophe can result. PARK AUTO WRECKING So says the screaming front page What editorial in that paper. TIRES TUBES BATTERIES WAGON TRAILERS bunk! What a bold attempt to Free Delivery Service Parts for All Makes of Cars and Trucks stampede congress and brow-be351 West South 4th Wasatch 9648 President Roosevelt into submis- im- . ... an What I sion to Wall Street! rones Were Overwhelmingly Defeated In Election Now They passioned appeal to ignorance and Try To Destroy New Deal By Gang Tactics prejudice! What a silly attempt to offer an explanation of the general BEST WISHES TO LABOR crisis of capitalism! Verily business is dying as the title to that editorial exclaims, that is capitalist business. It is David And this of its own evil deeds. (Continued from page 2) ing newspapers. more shrill, is that lady prodigy, finally let the cat out of sion, unemployment, fear, hunger, the girl wonder of the newspaper the bag about the entire hullabaloo destitution, are the unmistakable symptoms of dying capitalism trade, Dorothy Thompson. From in respect to the Reorganization t, 30 BRANCHES IN UTAH, IDAHO, WYOMING was The fault does not lie in bill the bill. was not that It the very start she took the position he confessed. The im- - ington. It lies in Wall Street, that the Reorganization bill was an Not President Roosevelt and his attempt on the part of Roosevelt portant thing was to smear Roose- velt. congress (note the his), but J. P, to foist Fascism, Nazism, Commucolis in he said Here his what Morgan and his partners in plun-um- n nism and what will you on a meek der are responsible. dated March 30. and. docile Congress. When oppo Unless these men, the Morgans, The fight against the reorgan-- 1 sition did develop in Congress, the become bill a has ization' fight Rockfellers, du Ponts, Hearsts, lady took it as a personal tribute in and their ilk, act and act quickly Hitlerism to her prowess. The Senate did her against possible fact matter a of America As (are forced to cease from their and dirt, however, actually passed the bill. Dorothy then went into a the reorganization bill itself is not plundering), to liberate the people, DEPENDABLE OVER 60 YEARS tantrum of rage and accused all as bad as it is painted. Were any it will be too Igite. Only fascism in the White House and slavery can result, sundry of having delivered the other President Tim four point program of the Mr. the bill Roosevelt, 55 North 1st West to except Wasatch 3525 country dictatorship. Surpris dis to be editorial deserves substantial have more a had hardly fellow might columnist her ingly enough, cussed in detail. It is sufficient to on the staid and steady New York margin in its favor is note that it is the stock program the is HERALD-TRIBUNwhat Lipp-manThis, then, fight Walter DeChamber of Commerce of of Roosevelt! the Smear all about. failed to agree with her. No the United issue States and the Ameriand on minor him a feat you Best Wishes for a Successful Convention he of friend the Administration, can association. Manufacturers' New him on the important said that the Reorganization bill can lick The people of the United States, SEE was a desirable and necessary one. Deal legislation that is still in heard have the workers, especially Moreover, he even accused its op- prospect. There is a wage and hour bill it before, all too often lately; and WESTERN LAUNDRY PRESS CO. ponents of unfairness and suggested that they were merely using the still before Congress. Relief to the they have a perfect answer. Here FOR bill to embarass and discredit Pres- unemployed must be provided. Re- -- it is : 1. When labor owns its share of ident Roosevelt. It must have been forms of all sorts are contemplatPRESSING MACHINES then labor will welcome on Roosevelt. ed him, industry up Gang by a severe blow to the laws to put equal responsibility on the right, and perhaps the en- therefore! 619 South 5th West Wasatch 8119 on labor and industry in industrial Roosevelt voted for The people tire contretemps ought to be written down to professional jealousy and the New Deal. They wanted disputes; because then there will them both when the test came in and newspaper office politics. With remarkable disregard for 1936 and they want them now. Yet the gang that was licked in consistency Dorothy Thompson 1936 wants to steal the election to attack President manages The Democratic State Committee of Utah Extends Its Most two years after the vote. Roosevelt both as a dictator and as unless do will And too, it, r. they In one and the a Sincere Wishes for a Constructive Convention of the same column she once accused the the people who elected Roosevelt Deal want New and stand the up President of wanting to seize the Workers their man of the and for fight Delegates Representing the C. I. bill attacked and Reorganization of choice and the their policies him also for giving Congress its head and failing to assert leaderNo doubt this year will mark another outstanding advancement of the ship. The only consistent thing PROSPECT A POOR about her hysterics humanitarian program under the leadership of our President Franklin D. was that they were always First Caddie Whats your man Roosevelt. This should be a season of much activity, closer cooperation and like, Charlie? ,, and a fine spirit of loyalty to the principles, ideals, and program of our GovernSecond Caddie Pieces of Hate right-han- d his in his ment and those who are steering our Ship of State. r change One columnist whose daily chore keeps has been to send out pieces of hate pocket. Under the Democratic leadership, the State of Utah has progressed against the New Deal is David All union made products are Lawrence. His syndicated column, with the nation. Labor, Agriculture, Business, and all other interests have Today in Washington, appears in American made. benefited as a result of Democratic administration. e at 7 -- I dy-ma- ny Reces-Lawren- ce CONSOLIDATED WAGON AND MACHINE CO. Wash-importan- ... Romney Lumber Co. -- ... n, E, lady-column- ist non-dictato- 0. anti-Roosev- elt anti-Rooseve- lt. Left-handed- It takes the cooperation of each and every citizen to make possible the advancement and stability of good government. Let us continue faithfully in support of the program of our National and State COMPLIMENTS democracy-lovin- g Administrations. VRI-STA- T Sincerely Yours, CJJKHBIiR CORfflPAMY PHONE 122 PRICE, UTAH DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE . 3 By CALVIN W. RAWLINGS, Chairman. MRS. FRANK W. PENROSE, Associate Chairwoman. LYLE B. NICHOLES, Secretary. HEBER J. MEEKS, Executive Secretary. |