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Show Page 6 UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST 5, 1938 Miners, Smelter Workers Annual Meet In Butte will be expected to be one of the busiest production, pipeline, refinery, autowhich is 10 men in Utah during the next few motive and telephone departments. The A. F. L. union received only and 3 per months. this years farm income good $7,400,000,000, per cent under 1037, cent under 1036. CARBON COUNTY LEAGUE Foreign Situation The opinion is going the rounds MEETS SUNDAY that, the democracies best defense (Special to the Utah Labor News) Carbon county unit HELPER totalitarian against the fascist BUTTE. Montana Butte Miners' Union No. I, with its states, is the latters astounding of Labors the thousands of members, and the Dutte Engineers Union No. 83, financial weakness. ( League will meet at the municipal The democracies, of course, such building at Helper Sunday, August both of which are affiliates of the International Union of Mine, as France, England and the U. S., 7, 4 oclock, m. p. Mill and Smelter Workers, are hosts to the international con- have gone to great lengths in Among the speakers at the meetvention of the organization this week. More than 125 delegates monetary tinkering, taxing and ing will be State Senator Lawrence with their families from all over spending. But they arent in the E. Nelson of Murray, and M. I. ' the United States are here to grap regional basis. This last problem same class as the fascists. Thompson of Salt Lake City. Both for over absorbs all others. Although many, example, speakers will have a message of pie with the problems that face the d of its national income in importance to the voters of Carbon workers in the mining, smelting the International has held up re- -, and allied industries which come markably well during the last year, taxes, and still cant make ends county. All voters are urged to attend. under the jurisdiction of the in- there remains a vast number of meet. Italy, faced with poor crops an miners The and unfavorable ormetal workers to be j ad increasingly ternational union. primaries are close at hand balance of is hard and every voter should be and each trade, ganized. pressed Mayor Gives Welcome As to the course on the political for money. And Japan, as every-fiel- interested in the issues of this Robert Brown, president of Dutte the Murchie strikers in Cali-- i we knows, is spending beyond its years campaign. Miners union, opened the convention as temporary chairman Mon- fornia should have the answer. The ' moans at an incredible rate, and is its C. I. O. LONGSHOREMEN WIN day morning and then introduced sheriff there helped the vigilantes giving something like half of all main-buil- d revenues to the WEST COAST A. F. L. SUITS smash government the line. must Labor picket Mayor Charles Hauswirth, who welcomed the delegates to Butte political power. The last few tenance and expansion of its SAN FRANCISCO (UNS) C. I. have seen the boldest vio- - ary machine, and extended the keys of hospitaleconomic First O. lations of supposedly guaranteed collapse, many longshoremen on the West ity to the visiting unionists. will come in Ger followed up their victory beCoast think, and civil liberties. Peaceful Germany. Other well know men, includ- rights has been her National Labor Relations the fore many long is an when financing empty theory ing Congressman Jerry OConnell, picketing self an two lawsuits brought when Board by faced with amazing sheriffs. armed technique. Any which after the deputy spoke, delegates got down to serious business of the Neither economic nor political company working for the govem- - by the A. F. L. were dismissed by annual meeting. power is sufficient by itself but ment and all important companies a California court here. The Labor Board had certified when the workers have developed in a totalitarian state do that most Vital Questions time of the been has in the Inti. Longshoremens & paid of Events since the last convention both, then the age-ol- d yearning work bills, which matured Union, C. I. O., as sole in Denver have tested the metal men for a better society is about in a or two. The collective took to be satisfied. year company of the International Union and bargaining agency for all to these banks and discounted them coast stevedores. acific The of officers the International found it to be a tough alloy. It The court refused to hear the has been a critical and trying year Union, of Mine, Mill and Smelter for cash. When the banks got too with mounting unemployment, Workers are as follows: Reid Rob- many on hand for the government case brought by the A. F. L. which to buy back on the due date, the lad refused to take note of the dwindling revenues, strikes, vig- inson, president, who is a Butte ilante attacks, labor board hear- man; Ora Wilson, vice president, government refunded them. Later overwhelming shift of workers to still, an improvement was de- he C. I. O. ranks and had sought ings and other problems that try and John M. Sherwood, financial vised whereby the government ;o enjoin the ILWU from adminismens souls. In spite of all this, secretary. Montana and Utah have the gave company treasury bills which oring the contracts. the International Union, like the rest of the C. I. O. affiliates, has largest delegations in the conven- could not be discounted. All of these companies then got stuck C. I. O. UNION WINS come through tempered and strong tion. with paper, and HEAVY VOTE IN SHELL Entertainment Galore some more. and ready to fight couldnt to cash on their REFINERY ELECTIONS get carry The Reid to entertainment committee has Robinson, According business. Recently they had to sell who trima with of the arranged banquet organization, president stock for this purpose and the reSAN FRANCISCO (UNS presides over the convention ses- mings and the Ladies Auxiliary sult was a crash in the Workers at the big Shell Oil Co. will governlook after the visiting ladies. sions, some of the most important - dominated German stock refineries in San Francisco showed ment enof the the considered are Many delegates during questions leavy preference for the Oil Workjoying the American Legion rodeo, market. meetings are as follows: There been hasnt much audible ers Inti. Union, C. I. 0., in a series Continued affiliation with C. I. which is one of the best shows of Gerit doesnt in of complaint napay polls conducted by the Natl. La-o- r its kind in the country. O.; a national relief policy; where new concentration Relations Board. Smeltermens day Sunday in many, tional agreements with employers; are existbuilt as the labor board held five sepaThe camps being Anaconda will a attract on the field; action large political ones have elections at the plant, four of rate ing proven inadequate whether to stress organization by number of Butte miners as well to hold GerHitlers enemies. on basis. But a craft ;hem a as visiting delegates. industry, by corporation or on man credit is In the of the polls, the the foreign reaching largest local An added feature at the point, and conditions C. I. 0. union gained 1427 out of theater is an educational film, are Labor Always Welcome Silicosis, made by the Bureau of in getting worse. One columnist, 2166 votes from workers in the At the describing Germanys impending Mines and shown by arrangement The prevailing collapse, says, FILL UP AT of Butte Miners union. Club opinion in Washington is that it Sportsmens NON-PARTISA- N Non-Partis- an one-thir- d, mili-wee- ks Ware-louseme- ns so-call- 242 votes, while 497 favored neither union. The C. I. O. union also emerged the victor in one of the craft elections, defeating the Inti. Assn, of Machinists, A. F. L., 104-6- 7 to represent machinists at the plant. In the vote of the boilermakers the C. I. O. and A. F. L. unions tied at 26 votes each, with nine votes cast for neither union. The A. F. L. won the electrical workers poll, while blacksmithy employes cast six votes for no union, one for the A. F. L. and none for the 45-3- 1, 0. C. I. Leaders of the Oil Workers Inti. Union described the voting results as a major victory. Pres. Harvey C. Fremming will leave for San Francisco about the middle of August for negotiations with the LA FOLLETTE HEARINGS REVEAL JUNGLE LAW OF REPUBLIC STEEL By Henry C. Fleisher The law Washington (UNS) of the jungle, as applied by the Republic Steel Corp. to its industrial relations policy, has cost the company a pretty penny to administer, the La Follette Committee investigating. violations of civil liberties learned at recent hearings. From June 1933, to April 1937, the company paid out $392,120 to keep its employe representation plan in operation; $214,129 for fighting strikes, and $11,000 for munitions and tear gas. (Continued on Page 7) Welcome, Fellows specialize in Chicken non-negotia- non-existe- Union House 100 Union Made Beer on Tap Tooele, Utah wont be long now. Building Leased For Art Center Flans for a Federal art center in Salt Lake City are well under way following the signing by Gail Martin, chairman of the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts, of a lease for the centrally located old Elks club building at 59 South State street. The building is to be remodeled to house art, music, history and writing projects. The Federal Government is to furnish $12,500 a year in services for operations of the center. Renovation is to begin on August 10, and the center is- to open about October 10. The ground floor will be made into a gallery for art exhibits. Other floors will be used for offices of the various projects, studios and classrooms. - Economic Highlights (Continued from Page 1) of leading issues reach their highest points in 10 months or' longer. And turnover was at a fairly good level. A few lines are showing unusual steel, for instance, restrength cently jumped operations from 22 to 33 per cent of capacity. Residential building contracts continue to slowly improve. Buying in consumers goods fields rises. On the debit side is a poor outlook for profits in many industries and continued slackness in the extremely important automobile industry. It is expected that car production will rise soon, but not to anywhere near last years levels. Business Week estimates that Greetings to All Trade ganized Labor Or- Home Town Bakery George Mentas TOOELE, UTAH nt CONSUMER NOTES (Continued from Page 5) detect defections that might escape the unaided eyes of inspectors. No law requires that shrimp packers submit to United States inspection. They do this voluntarily. Packers of other sea foods could, if they wished, avail themselves of these inspection services. To date no other packers have done so. SIKES MISSION SERVICE Texaco and Firestone Products Corner 1st North and Main Tooele, Utah FRIENDS OF LABOR We Fried Steaks. Johns Cafe Tooele, Utah . Best Wishes to Labor PLEASING YOU KEEPS US IN BUSINESS Berts Cleaning & Dyeing Shop BERT KNOWLDEN, Mgr. Repairing and Altering Standard Work - Popular Prices Excellent Service 28 E. Vine St. Phone 60 Tooele, Utah CONSUMERS COAL CO. Leading Brands of Choice, Union Mined Utah Coal DUSTPRUF CASTLEGATE STOKER SLACK Trade With Your Friends Who Support Your Cause PHONE 48 7 LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH UTAH INDUSTRIAL UNION COUNCIL NEW PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE A. M. Peterson of Castlegate took his office as president of the Utah State Industrial Union Council on August 1. He succeeds James Morgan who has been acting as president of the Council since its organization last year. Mr. Peterson was elected president in a convention of the Council held at Price in April. At the same time the convention asked Mr. Morgan to carry on the duties of the president until August 1, when the term of office of the permanent presidentelect would begin. Mr. Peterson will maintain his office at the C. I. O. headquarters in Beason building, Salt Lake City. He will cooperate in organization activities, visit local unions, and is Go Together The professor of chemistry was giving a lesson on the powers of different explosives. This, he explained, is one of the most dangerous explosives of them all. If I am in the slightest degree wrong in my experiment, we are liable to be blown through the roof. Kindly come a little closer, so that you may follow me better. OUR GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES TO ORGANIZED LABOR Allens Cash Store 100 YOUR FRIENDS PER CENT UNION TOOELE, UTAH |