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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOVEMBER 11. 1938 Page 2 taf) a Uabor Eatabliahed 1929 Entered aa Rubber Co., and Ideal Toy Co., of New York I SAN FRANCISCO ( U N S ) Novelty City, 'manufacturers of dolls and Ratified unanimously at a meeting doll parts. of C. I. 0. warehousemen wher The Board brought out in its more than 2,000 workers roarec decision that separating the em- - their approval, the new three-yea- r ploycs of the two companies into I contract settling one of the bitter segregated bargaining units, as est labor disputes on the Wes the A. F. L. wished, would weaken Coast, was signed this week, the workers power of collective The agreement, negotiated be be-- 1 as tween negotiations the IntL Longshoremen bargaining, & 4 I per annum ....... $1.50 Advertising rates by request. Address all communications and remittances to Utah Labor News, 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. r Published weekly at 28 South 4th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephone Was. 2981. Warehousemens Union, C. I. 0 Assn- - 0 San Francisco Distributors, sent back to work employes of 138 warehouses locked out since August. Eugene Paton, president of the k. W. U. Warehousemens Union, who signed the pact for the union, hailed it as assuring three the years of peaceful relations W. L. I. I industry. Harry Bridges, president, was in charge of ne gotiations for the union, & production I The capitalist system is too to permit it to ab-advanced far sorb, through expansion, the huge profits it hands owners. Money and goods pile up forcing depres- 2. .Publisher I. THOMPSON- L At THOMPSON M. Office Manager 3n ( Governments have been used primarily as tools for guarding profits rather than common wel- are. Foreign policy is dominat- We stand for what the Constitution stands for ed by this quest for profits, and domestic tranquility, the establishment of justice,and not by world need. 4. The common the promotion of the general welfare." people have been pawns in this world chess UTAH LABOR NEWS. game, rather than rulers of their destiny. They have trusted the trusted their rulers, system, too much too long. trusted fate ECONOMIC 31IGIIT OF LABOR It is as foolish to rely upon the great captains of industry, finance, HIGHLIGHTS CAN PREVENT WAR commerce, and government to work (Continued from Page 1) for peace as it would be to expect than they thought wise even a few TUCKER P. SMITH them to fight for higher wages or months ago is a strong recovery Anti-WPeace requires the unionization. Council in Secretary, Labor factor. Important same political and economic this field has been a substantial . We have just escaped celebrat- changes as are essential to amount of high-wag- e reemploy3. . It Admair s matter March 28, 1930, at the post office City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription RATIFIES NEW gaining agency for employes of the WAREHOUSE CONTRACT second-clas- at Salt Lake de (Continued from Page 1) A MEMBER OP THE This paper receirei Union New Service, a C. 1. 0, affiliate. 0-- tween employers and their workers by Will Geer, Broadway star of Theodore have been conducted on an indus "Sing out the News, Ward, young Negro author of the try-wibasis since 1933. Federal theater production, Big White Fog, and Rita Oberbeck, WEST COAST UNION LABOR ON ITS FORWARD MARCH and SHOE WORKERS WIN PACT I PORTSMOUTH. Ohio (UNS) A contract covering about 2,300 workers of the Selby Shoe Co here has been signed between Local 117, United Shoe Workers, C. I. 0., and the company. Terms include sole bargaining rights, seniority provisions, 40 hour week and time and a half overtime, ' ar by-prod- pros-perity- PUBLICATION ON LABOR THEATER St., N. Y. C. WPA BOOK AND MUSIC DRIVE Approximately 6500 books were contributed by individuals throughout the State during the book drive conducted in November of 1937 by the WPA Recreation Project under he direction of Verne B. Thorpe, assistant state director of recrea-;ioThis number of books has een repaired and catalogued and they have been circulated throughout the state, during the past eight months through the establishment of reading rooms in rural communities; traveling library systems; (Continued on page 3) n. ing the twentieth anniversary of No force but a powerful, mill-- 1 Americas first publication on the last World War Armistice by movement of the Theater has been launched Labor tant, starting another world war. While victimsorganised can and war New Theater League with of the depression by we are grateful, even for small fasave chaos. us endorsements by A. F. from enthusiastic vors from fate, some of us who C. L. I. 0. leaders. Frank Gill- and A Call for Action were packing military hardware Lets use this Armistice period, PKSdeSL?( th,A through the mud twenty years ago would like to make this armisti.ce while the world is recently aioused Actors e celebration more than sentimental bv war danger, as a call for action, I A k. "m foriref,'New Theater News reveries about "poppies in Flanders along these lines: Anderson, three fields and "holding high the 1. Keep America Out of War. for foll,Ted & Silly to be Chilly Department of Loh r torch of sacrifice. war crushes democracy at home ,r E. Womens Thomas Bureau; Dictator Nations The last twenty years have dis- and abroad cause 2. Oppose American imperialism, Burke, secretary of Plumbers and This government doesnt like the illusioned most people on the 4 dictator nations. And the dictator ideals of the World war and bv insisting that our troops and Lobbs on the Job dr:. director A. R L. Work nations dont like us. That is the Armistice celebrations tend to be- ships shall not be used to defend e Education With Bureau; Mark Stair, in time of logical deduction from the Presi- come merely another Memorial big business abroad ALL OF THE HIGHEST International educational director, dents. recent . speech, Day, Some of us deplore this tend- peace or war GRADES OF COAL and 3. Demand that American de- - Ufdies Garment Workers, coupled with the State Depart- ency and would like to insist that if he aint-go- t I Manon research it, then it director, Hedges, ments blunt warning to Japan to the ideals for which the men died fense policy be limited to defense Brotherhood worth er a aint a Workers. Electrical of dawgone respect American rights in China in the last war are still supremely of our shores, and that our arma-- 1 whoop-de-do- o to of 13 au any you! .9n thec7er under the traditional open door important, and must not be for- ments be reduced acordingly. famous Negro acto a 4. picture, our Insist and Rome in upon reorganizing gotten. Sugarhouse Coal Co. theory. Newspapers h appeared in the London Unity domestic to and Berlin and Tokyo promptly brandeconomy jobs give We want to make Armistice I of Blue Blaze Fuel Co. s, ed us as and de- an occasion for continuing the day a living wage for all. That is the thedtersin recent production Theater New a the fight Plant Sun, HY. 2520 WAS. 671 nounced our great rearmament pro- to save only defense of democracy at democracy. While recog- home. play. Articles League gram. nizing past, failures, we, neverthe 5. America shall support all inThis government is gravely con- less, insist a way, a force, must be ternational efforts toward raising cerned with recent developments. found that can bring security and world COMPARE TOE COST the standard of living, toher of Japan, at the beginning stability to a sick civilization. YOU ward raw and MUST BE SATISFIED materials making Asiatic solemnly adventure the Twenty years ago the people of markets available on the basis of Convenient Plan $300.00 or Less Repayment maintenance of open pledged the world were just completing the but will not assume A Complete Loan Service, Including Our Single Signature need world door policy. Apparently she had largest outpouring sacof and Auto Finance Plans any part in policing the world in her fingers crossed. For that pol rifice in human history.military The com- favor of in present violated fact has been imperialism. widely icy mon man had borne his war burden PERSONAL FINANCE CO., OF UTAH 6. Support moves toward wider and so far as theory goes, a re and done his bit. forward Urged 307 Utah Oil Bldg. Was. 1277 democratic control over foreign cent Nipponese announcement said, to these unprecedented sacrifices, 821 Eccles 75 East Center. St. Bldg. the with to policy beginning in effect, that Japan intends popular he had won the victory re- referendum on going to war. Ogden Phone 1277 ' Provo Phone 210 domiate China, and that other in- quested by his military leaders. At VerUNDER STATE SUPERVISION 7. Build the labor unions, labor terested powers can like it or lump sailles, these same leaders sold it. him out and wrote treaties that political power, and cooperatives, to enforce these changes in ecoStill more important, possibly, made world .stability impossible nomics and politics. is from the long-terstandpoint, and world peace unlikely. We want houses, not war ships. something on which we have com the twenty years since During We want the popular vote on the mented before the Armistice, the common people war. ambition to extend its influence in have borne the burdens of the seWe want the American govenf-meSouth America. It is reported that verest world depression on record. to help Mexico avoid chaos this government plans to establish This lasted so long in and fascism. a large radio station in the Canal some depression quarters that democratic-capitalisWe want neutrality legislation to Zone, from which to broadcast broke down and fasus from being dragged into keep in an programs attempt cism came as a new and to counteract the continuous pro-na- common man. The burden for the war through profiteering war general game trade. UNION Printing programs that are broadcast of international and ecoAmerican workers can keep out from powerful short wave stations nomics continuedpolitics to be so rotten of war, can democracy at in Germany. A major strength- that another war is in the home, if theypreserve world and demand Zone will of organize Canal defenses ening such aims. Make this twentieth anin all probability be started soon. making. Demand a Change niversary of the Armistice a turnIf ever we are attacked, military come The time has to point in American policy. ing will to are believe it coming experts recognize be from South America where it that the road we have been folwould be a relatively .simple mat- lowing leads straight and inevitaWelcome, Labor ter for an ambitious foreign power bly to chaos. We must demand a INCORPORATED to establish air, army and naval change before we lose even the WOMENS SUITS bases. right to discuss such matters. Coats and Dresses Who can deny that these are the (Plain) basic errors in our society, the Feathery Humor I suppose when you have been basic causes of such insecurity: MENS SUITS firm ana Catering to local ana 1. The average productive workflying for a year or so it becomes Pressed Cleaned Union-made second nature? er is not paid enough to live comorganizations who desire Surest thing you know. Why, fortably, nor does he receive a sufCash Paper and 100 Union Printing. Im getting so that I often feel a ficient share of what he produces and craving for worms and bird seed. to, keep consumption in step with Carry ment. In brief, the barometers give the commentator every reason for being bullish today. There may be minor setbacks especially in values, where considerable profit-takin- g at intervals is to be But it seems certain expected. that next year will be as good as any year since 1930 and in all probability better. se-curi- ty y southwestern regional director of the ILGWU, reflect the varied growth of Labor theater. Other labor leaders praising theater as an instrument of workers' education are Elizabeth Christman, secretary, National Womens Trade Union League; A. Philip Randolph, president, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Allan S. Haywood, president, N. Y. C. I. 0. Council; Lawrence Levin, director of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers cultural department,1 and Hilda W. Smith, head of WPA workers edu- cation. Thirteen unions announced new dramatic groups, and it is noted that the American Federationist, official organ of the A. F. L. published the New Theater League The 21 Union Label. play, theaters affiliated to the New Theatre League, playing constantly to trade union audiences in every major city in America reflect the national scale of this work. For further information write to the New Theater League, 132 W. 43rd . Its anti-fasci- st ... ! war-maker- prize-winni- ng , 7 m nazi-fasci- st nt CENTURY m pro-Americ- an Utahs oldest zi largost Plant CommemaD V Printers out-of-to- . Best Wishes to Labor. Featuring New Crystal Clear Scientific Cleaning Order CRYSTAL CLEAR Blue Blaze, Utahs Sootless Coal Burns with a long flame. Clean, Hot, Economical OWL CLEANERS JEWKES COAL SALES AGENCY Salt Lake City 514 Judge Bldg. ) 231-23- 5 CLEANERS & DYERS 80 No. State Was. 885 720 No. 1st W. Wasatch 2709 Vl r "The Master Salesman Was. 9636 ' y Edison Stroot Phone Wasatch 1001 Salt Lake City, Utah -- |