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Show ) 's UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. SEPTEMBER 9. 1938 Page 4 Radio Addroosoo Sept. 12, 0:15 p. m. Labor's Subject: Non-Partis- an 9:45 p. m. C1DYL; League Program and What It Means been in the labor movement all spies within the unions. Dont foryour life, as I have been, and knew get, the SWOC and the Amalgathe labor movement from the in- mated Clothing Workers have unside, you would know that the list blemished records of contract obis phoney. Take John Brophy. He servance, and both of them unis a staunch Catholic, and he has doubtedly have Communists in a son studying for the priesthood. their membership. II just noticed in the papers that The Voice And Mr. T Discuss Days Problems (Continued from Tage 1) CUJTA is a venomous enemy of organized mittee? MR. T: No, and I think less labor, and certainly has no righ to conduct an inquiry into labor since I learned that the files of unions. If Tom Girdler had been Senate Civil Liberties Committee smeared all over the country on the reveal that the chief investigator basis of hearsay evidence and of the Dies Committee the man back-staidaily who has been making all these wild gossip every would charges about Hollywood and the is a labor spy, who colleges rs worked for the Railway Audit & Inspection Co., one of the country's leading spy agencies. I will not go into detail on it because of space in these columns, but I think the committees choice of this type of man for an investigator clearly illustrates what its purpose is. Its purpose is not to expose subversive influences, but to smear the C. I. 0. and impaip faith in the Roosevelt administration. I should say in conclusion, ;hough, that I have enough faith in ;he good horse sense of the American people to believe that they wont get away with it. the we would still have to solve the and still imagines he is driving a He real problems that confront us. Wo I horse and buggy. All I have to say v wutiat.ai, party, would still have to fight the chisel- - is that in 1934 the A. F. L. unions on offootino of onon I" There are ,8i many others on that ing employers. We would still have jin Butte, Montana, went on strike intoroefcf bat I know, and I know that to fight to make some employers together. Frey went to Butte and never have been Communists. obey the Wagner Act. We would) signed an agreement for some of .7pe rvt5 on-- X rhey In fact aom f the people on the still have to fight to maintain the unions, leaving most of the rVTrnP0To!fi!Ita hist turned out to be A. F. L. offi- - wages and hours. But, in my opin- - workers out in the cold, and caus- cers 111 ucb to Freys embarrass-- 1 ion, we would not be able to fight ing the strike to be lost. Feeling Vr uka ment Among these was Paul Pet-- so effectively, not because the was so bitter against Frey that he niilf enon president of the A. F L. Communists were .ousted as such, had to leave the city. Frey tried state organization in Utah. but because of the effect such a to work up a similar situation in imeePMfiii Noi if.?L VOICE: Well, how about the move would have on general Utah in 1934, but did not find as- vtake th,e WOx!,kers charge that there are Communists morale. sistance from Utah labor leaders. ? in the C 1 Let me exPlain- - Once a purge After U. S. Steel signed with the SSL Lhm Ln C. MR. I r! T: of I. 0. the bitter-endeSimilar Effect dont doubt there Communists that were started who among the coivoa ;kJ .P ll!SUPP0,in1 Ure a fewc- Communists in the C. I. could say where it would be company unionists turned to the A. Mother Clara, what are you do- The - L F. L. dor a charter. Mr. Frey of- - ing with all that jam on your lips ? - did Jimieal take them topped Back in 1931 the A. P. t or .CTi ,CJJr in. T7ie I leaders who hired them employers expelled some members fered to take them into the A. F. What would you say if you saw me tionarfM took in. who them on a craft union basis. All But looking like that? advocated C. I. , the 0. that , unemployment in-MdcKn fUfe interested in surance. even is the Clara Id think you were going, The the unionists JLn'f executive in council Ms improving T company nm'in jf conditions C. a lengthy report solemnly swore I thought that Mr. Frey's offer was to a dance, mother. the workers. The 1 E can do that only if it bas the that unemployment insurance was I a backward step. They told him wLnf united LnMwit nitCi, Communistic, and everyone who they wanted an industrial union support of all the workers Reof advocated whether it was therefore an charter, not 50 craft union char- are wprpnriLhn.Hn they Greetings to Labor d gh that re?ardless or Mor-- agent of Moscow. The Communists ters. Communists or publicans hp onsor Seventh Day Adventists, advocate a number of things rang-- 1 Although he has been ordered by MR T bas representatives of mg from collective security to six-- 1 1 his organizations convention to linffiia? a hoirJfLa T1 C u o1, J J J industrial unionism he has it at every available oppor- communist ana ex-- tunny. Last year Mr. Frey joined 7 the country there a small rnn. IU1UI Ilu,iay. ciaira lo oe Iiuc uuuueu athat a rea iVuulu abor is all any labor or-- 1 hands with steel manufacturers to why pelled, organization. SDirationalrouD that is trvino- to To discriminate would be doing. I can knock out the gamzation week limit one, against overthrow the government Onre As Good as the I in Walsh-Heale- y see two in lead it the to Act discrimination wouJd so that grave dangers. hold idea the next that youve First, union members would be I munition makers could get govem-hi- s against others. Once a witch-huthine- is to tae- everyone Name 99 to afraid one starts ment no contracts era- is You nrnJres3 and safe. work their wouldnt their express opinions. mouth for labor I have 66 East 2nd South organization after a I They would be afraid of having ployes beyond legally established sive legislation as a anj red. prog!: A few while a labor You have a dozen Bolshevik label pinned on them. I hours. would vears back the National FWtrie I Look for the Neon Sign huaelinff rups, and the result You would get complete peace and I VOICE: Then I gather you Association was handling the woud disastrous for our coun-- 1 Quiet m the unions the peace of dont think much of the Dies Com aganda for the power trust Pthev I cemetery, just as some A F had a standing rule for their VOICE: Why do yo say that, L. unions have. Mr. Freys own union is a case in point. Under Mr. T? GREETINGS FROM H. C MORTENSON, MANAGER MR, T: Because it is only Freys leadership his union has through unity and democracy in dropped from 57,000 members to the C. I. 0. that American labor j 22,000 members. No member dare CALL WASATCH 1424 opinion for fear of being Thats just what they are doing la? been able tomake the progress Peak,his out of the made and the union during with losing past few Jcic?d Salt Lakes Only Complete Recreational Center That is not. the C. I. 0. - A. President Roosevelt re- - Ws job frwer arguments so ?heare tJyfng Pmted out in his talk, so- - mea of either unionism or de-to pin the Bolshevik label on the cial C. I. 0. and its leaders and mem- security would still be a matter mocracy- of Second, a red purge makes it conversation if it had not been bers. for unscrupulous persons to A easy labor so and being organized, VOICE: But I still dont see A being articulate m its demands, we sei.ze control of unions, build politi-- 1 how the thing works Mr. T. OUDSCFiptlOll have and make the union a measure of social security, ?a machines, MR. T: Whv it works in two I r we have WPA and a functioning racketeers; paradise. That main ways. recovery program, we have main- - aa? happened in some A. F. L. First, they hope to alienate pub- - tamed lie sympathy from the C. I. 0. if purchasing power during a unjns; Some of the most rabid m New York City were the general public thinks an organ- - depression largely because labor mn who are now in Sing Sing has been united as never before, ization is Communistic they are not as a Pnson and because result of Prosecutor labor is going forward, likely to give it great support. We will send the Utah Labor News to liberal-minde- d I 3?,eweyj 3 rachet aid the of activities. I all work-witbusting h Secondly, if they can gVt anywhere to new re one way to keep a subscribers as a trial subscription for 1 3 weeks for 25 ers to accusing each other as Reds, I PePle, to get even more security I Jf my cents. and questioning each others mo- - and more real freedom for the union vigorous and true to its main I and of to reader that is masses the purpose, the Utah have a of j hvery Labor News has friends who tives and distrusting their leaders people. e, informed membership. would enjoy receiving this publication If we get to fighting among our-if they can bring about such a Here is your chance to condition as a result of raising the selves our entire country will suf- - Yo" cai?not get that through here- - see that they get it I red scare naturally the unions will fer as well as we ourselves. I was List your subscriptions below send anv number nf nK all it VOICE: But dont you think lose a great deal of their solidarity over, you Ij ouid not have anti-labeliminated that unions the rethe be more and interests will gain. might scriptions you wish If there is the blanks spaCe enough You would below The workers will be fighting sponsible if the Communists were Communistic idea. the have aadltonal names driven on a ie8t simply it underground, b piece of paper. among themselves instead of strug- ousted? mit cents for each nf- - Tk: separate te - , -i remember Incidentally, that gling together to improve their Communist TRIAL subscriptions only I conditions. asking me do I still beat my wife. iyhil-- 5 charea C. I. 0. are just VOICE: But Mr. Frey names a So far as I can judge unions are number of C. I. 0. leaders who he responsible. In instances where asubstantiateti charges, a number i TRTAT oUBoCRIPTION officials have been said are Communists. Ive been able to find out for niy- - f 4 d BLANK m Ne,w Xrk Washing- - m, MR. T: Have you examined that self Ive found that a good deal of 5 n a ?d otbr states and or News, list? the irresponsibility comes 28 now m Fourth East Str., Salt Lake City. Pnsons tor racketeer-- 1 VOICE: Well, I have seen it in from provocative tactics of fore- - ?r the daily papers. Enclsed find $ VmCE: I am impressed with I to pay for the following list of subscrin MR. T: Well, now, if you had the frankness of your answers, Mr. tions at your special rate of 13 weeks for 25 cents T. Just what do you think is the best way to eliminate Commu- GREETINGS TO LABOR nism? Name MR. T: The best way to elimiE. B. WICKS CO. nate Communism or any other kind P. 0. 99 of ism is to eliminate the causes. Salt Lake9s Oldest Realtors If American workers and their Street State .79 South State Wasatch 2040 families get enough to eat, if they get decent houses to live in, if they get taken care of while they are Name sick and out of work, and if they have some security for their old P. 0. . Greetings to Labor age I say that if American workers get those things we wont have Street State WILSON MOTOR SERVICE to worry about Communism. 1 say that because the C. I. 0. . 55 East 4th South Phones Was. 3366-336- 7 is doing just that, it is combatting Name Communism in the most intelligent way. P. 0. VOICE: Some time back you mentioned that you had something Street THE HOUSE OF BEST VALUES. GREETINGS TO LABOR State to say about Mr. Dies and Mr, HEMSTREET BROTHERS Ffrey. What is that? MR. 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