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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. SEPTEMBER Page 2 J. W. Robinson Should Be Returned Utaf) Hafcor Established 1929 A MEMBER OF THE (Continued from page 1) sell the people out to the monopol ists, the chain store combines, the big corporate interests and special This paper receives Union News Service, a C. 1. 0, affiliate. 04 Entered as at Salt second-clas- s matter March 28, 1930 at the post office Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Subscription To Congress Advertising rates by request. per annum $1.50 Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Published weekly at 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. M. I. THOMPSON L. M. THOMPSON!. Publisher Office Manager privilege groups. llewill not barter away the peo pies rights to corrupt politicians and lobbyists. His campaign is be ing financed with his OWN money and the contributions of the rank and file people who want to see an honest man returned to Congress. Congressman Robinson will be returned to Congress as a free agent of the people. Because of that, he can continue to render the highest possible service to the people. He has no agents, and 9, 1938 ancient text We are all members one of another. In order to make that relationship a benefit rather than a curse, in order to keep all of our people abreast of each other and In line with the present, our democrataic form of government must move forward oi many fronts at the same time. For a dozen years or more prior to 1933, the federal government had not moved forward at all. Life was out of balance and government had failed completely to recognize that important social needs called for action. In a nationwide effort to catch up with lost time, to bring a distant past up to the present, a whole series of new undertakings had to be launched in 1933. But remember well that these undertakings were on a complete front that included American citizens in every occupation and in every part of the country. Liberal or Reactionary During this process there were, of course, many people both in private and in public life who did not like to do the things that had to be done. They admitted the existence of certain abuses. But in their hearts they wishfully believed publicity chain store corporations behind him, and no wealthy supporters. Congressman Robinson will con tinue to support President Roose We stand for what the Constitution stands for velts progressive policies during the next two years as he has so "domestic tranquility," the "establishment of justice," and faithfully done in the past six the "promotion of the general welfare." years of service in Congress. Labor Legislation UTAH LABOR NEWS. Congressman Robinson believes that improvement should come in legislation providing full pro- from individual, initiative or local tection for the rights of labor, initiative without the help of govas well as in the mill and the Abolition of child labor. A relief ernment. If improvement could not ROOSEVELTS mine. program designed to absorb all un- come without government action, Road to employed Unity workers, who are not then they wanted no improvement MARYLAND at all. But at the same time all over used by private industry. He believes in Feople who feel and think like this country the unity of interes adequate pension ADDRESS of all common men and women laws, which will enable the aged that I call conservatives, and even reactionaries. And people warm hearted, simple men an and incapacitated to live in dewho feel that the past should be (Continued from Page 1) women, willing to live and le cency. He believes in and the extension brought up to the present by live, whether in factory or on the Union the flag, the concontinuation of the using every legitimate instrufarm grows steadily more evident. projects for stitution and the president are ment to do the job, government conservation of water Utahs Clearer of sup still as welcome as in all every day is the one great I call liberals or included, ply. lesson of 47 the of states lesson the the other history He is for Federal progressives. Galilee the Master Union. refinancing of by taught of farm debt, control of marketing Any man any political party The second, and the original, that the only road to peace and rather has than a right to be honestly one or restriction of producreason for my coming here i3 also the only road to unity the road tion. Extension of other. the But the nation cannot Federal called the pro highway of fellowship. related to the unity of this nation. of confusion of having the stand for rural rehabilitation. gram But as of in this community Honor All Labor Vote for Robinson him pretend to be one and act like terest becomes apparent to those Congressman Robinson believes the other. Unthinking people may believe who live on farm and in city, the that A few days ago a brilliant newsthe burden of taxation should that the first Monday in Septem- strategy of the few is set aside in to divide and conquer, to make )e placed upon all, in proportion paper writer asked me to illusber Labor Day trate the difference between a libspecial honor of those who work common men blind to their common to the ability to pay. at a trade in mills and factories interests, becomes more active. He favors Government ownership eral and a conservative. I will conand railroads and mines. That is Class conscious itself, just because of Federal reserve banks with a dense for you what I told her. a narrow interpretation, for this it does conceive its interest to be view of restoring to Congress its For example, I said, Mr. A. is day belongs just as much to those opposed to the interest of all other constitutional right to issue money a composite conservative. He adwho work with head and hand on people, that small minority is de- and regulate the same. mitted that in 1933 interest rates He favors the strengthening and charged by private banking to orfarms. There is no distinction liberately trying to create prejudice between those who run farms or between this and that group of enforcement of all laws seeking to dinary citizens who wanted ,to curb monopolies and price fixing finance a farm were altogether too work on farms and those who the common of America work in industry. For you and to create a people new class feeling larmfpl to small business. high; he admitted that there were I well know that most of the peo- among people who instinctively Congressman Robinsons past are excesses, sharp practices and record in behalf of New Deal leg- abuses in issuing 'securities and ple in cities have come there com- not class conscious. islation deserves your vote at the buying and selling stocks and paratively recently from farms You in the state of Maryland all over the country, including election Tuesday. bonds; he admitted that the hours and the people of other states primary the of and from farms of work in his factory were too Maryland, have in recent weeks been and their relatives and their old world from which originally he admitted that old people, treated to a number of examples partners in the cities on the logical long; we all came. who became destitute through no other, attempt to cret is trying to narrow the broad fault of their own, were a problem; and of this deliberate America has always had ate prejudice and class feeling definition of labor in the mind he admitted that national and inAmerica still has a small minorwhich ca.n be charitably exof the farmer, who, above all ternational economic conditions and are there assume that who ity only as political hysteria. has always known what it speculation made farming and fishnot enough good things to go plained does not the cause people, it But neant to have to labor from sun-u- p around to give the minority all of constitutional help ing extremely hazardous occupaor ;o is to It make and' he even admitted that it wants and at the same time to effective democracygovernment trying tions, anywhere to ;he farmer forget that the the the people buying power of farmers and give the rest of America cm the n the cities laugh off such things like labor who, not kept pace with fishermen had him, overwhelming majority of Ameris general theory that anything or their daily bread are his own the buying power of many other ica a humane and modern standin love and politics. People, flesh of his flesh and blood kinds of workers. ard of living. Even today that fair minorelse all above that sure )f his blood, Americans just like Today Helps minority is shortsightedly drive to a is exlim. wedge in must lie trying interests ity its But conservative Mr. A not 1 that the farmers on the one hand All Together only declined to take any lead in ploiting all who labor on the farm This is my fourth visit to the eastern shore since 1933 perhaps more visits than 'any other president has made,' and I have been honored by being given an honorary degree by your own historic Washington university. You have sent your sons and daughters by the? thousands into the industrial world. Your products of farm and fishery go to the greatest city markets of the United States, and you have never lost the sense of the lasting Both refined to meet the demands spiritual values in life. That is why I have wanted to of mountain altitudes and clicome here on Labor day and preach a sermon, if you will, on that mate. And both ideal for the cold-blood- high-price- d no powerful ed . . sun-dow- n. Solve-Proble- be-;we- en Two New Powerful lull modern high-compressi- motor. on WELCOME, LABOR Wasatch Chief and Wasatch Ethyl ! vf t, ; Vacotcfo Try a filling of either brand. Fill where the famous WAb- ATCH circle signs! yu III RcGnoSftc Co. The NEW GRAM) HOTEL M. II. Thompson, Mgr. Salt Lake Citys Popular Medium Priced Hotel. Located at 4th South and Main solving these problems in cooperation with his government. He even found fault with and opposed, openly or secretly, almost every suggestion that was put forward by those who belonged to the liberal school of thought. Mr. B, I said, was the composite of a liberal. He not only admitted the needs and the problems like Mr. A, but he put his shoulder under the load, he gave active study and active support to working out methods, in cooperation with government, for the solving of the problems and the filling of the needs. Mr. B did not claim that the remedies were perfect, but he knew that he had to start with something less than prfect in this imperfect world. If we have a government run by the Mr. As of this life, it is obvious that the nation will slip behind once more in the march of civilization - bump along from one 1929 crisis to another. Yours is the choice. Lord Bryan, in the last edition of his great work on the American commonwealth, said: An eminent journalist remarked to me in 1908 that the two great parties were like two bottles. Each bore a label denoting the kind of liquor it on page 6) con-continu- ed TO VOTERS of 13th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Hrs.AIbertJensen has served two successive terms in the State Legislature. Her record is 100 per cent for Labor and other progressive measures. She has worked to s out the platform-pledgecarry of the Democratic party. Mrs. Jensen is interested in two projects which are of vital interest to citizens of her legislative district. These are; Low cost housing, and the "Jordan, iver project. These projects need legislative action. Mrs. Jensen is an active member of Victor Lodge No. 98, Womens Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen. Her labor union activities are an whole-hearted- ly open book. With her experience as a legislator, she is qualified to efficiently serve the citizens of her district and this state. Vote for Mrs. Albert Jensen. Primaries, September 13. iE Political Adv.) 1 |