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Show Page 8 UTAH LABOR NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER 23, 1938 Mewo EdiitoirmS IPage ofi Tlhe Utolh After Dark!! ... by JL-jalb- oE1 (Continued from Page 1) . DID international law, executive representatives of the C. I. 0. and the A. F. L, a number of State Department experts, and Alfred M. Land on, who carried the G. O. P.s presidential hopes in 1936. Mr. Landons appointment, it is believed, indicates an effort of the President to unite the two major political parties And there seems to so far as our foreign policy is concerned. be an excellent chance of that succeeding anti New Deal which and are spokesmen opposed to reactionary newspapers President Roosevelts domestic policies usually indorse his foreign policies. No one, perhaps, expects any great immediate results to follow this conference. There will be many flowery speeches and formal gestures of good will, for public consumption. The real work will be carried on largely behind the scenes. Vast problems must be discussed. For the conference must deal with more than strictly American affairs. War in Spain and China, Nazi, Fascist and Japanese economic penetration and political propaganda in South and Central America had combined to build up an atmosphere for this conference which brought it back to Bolivars original conception of a meeting to discuss the high interests of peace and war with the rest of YOU KNOW Rice THAT THE LIGHT YOU SEE BY IS REDUCED FROM 10,000 FOOT-CANDL- OF LIGHT WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING TO V A FRACTION I OF AFTER THE SUN HAS SET? FOOT-CAND-LE GOVERNMENT YOU AND I WHEN (Article No. 2, as told by Byrd Trego to M. I. Thompson, editor of the Utah Labor News.) YOU DRIVE A CAR AT NIGHT After therdays of the town crier, Legal Notices were nailed up at REMEMBER! the world. And in the meantime, American prestige wanes as German, Italian and Japanese dollars and immigrants flow into the Latin republics. The dictators extend the hands of friendship THAT and the promises of trade and prosperity. Already in some of them strong Nazi and Fascist trends have appeared. Rumors HEAOLAMPS PROVIDE ONLY the rounds ZOO FEET OF ADEof air naval secret 'and bases so situated to as go QUATE VISIBILITY make possible an attack on the Canal Zone and while most 0N A WET OR FOGGY experts regard these rumors as being greatly exaggerated, they NIGHT JUST HALF THAT. also realize that where there is so much smoke there is likely ' to be some fire. The groundwork is now being laid to restore Americas prestige. What must be done in the future no one knows our course of action must be fluid and elastic, if it is to meet changing circumstances beyond our control. And the basic issue involves much more than trade it is AT 50 MILES PER H0UR a vv" Democracy versus Fascism in that vast area which lies beyond FEET IS COVERED ZOO our territorial borders. " IN ABOUT ZY SECONDS! It is appropriate that at this Christmas season a foundation is being laid for our Good Neighbor policy to the South of us. Let us all join in singing: Peace on earth, good will to men. stant keeping in mind the individuals own opportunity to earn a living either as a public servant; as one who profits through supplying the necessities of life; or keeping in mind a defense HOW MANY MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN against special privilege directly or indirectly usurping public MUST BE SLAUGHTERED? functions. A public officeholder who fears defeat, an employe of a power company whose vote is dictated by the corpora(An editorial in the Minneapolis Labor Review) tion, an industry spy or deputized gunman are alike in the How many more school children will be slaughtered as were fear that grips them and influences their judgment. those 23 who died such a tragic and terrible death recently in A citizen who must live by the help of charity or an unUtah) employment dole loses much of the interest and vitality so For such occurrences there is ho excuse. And the death needed to further the public welfare. of these youngsters can be marked up to greed, just as can all In one of his public utterances President Roosevelt said: these grade crossing deaths. It is our determination to achieve for the average man an ecoThere is no more excuse, except greed, for the existence nomic freedom that, will give his political freedom reality. of grade crossings than there would be for wooden fire escapes This can only be done by supplying him with the opportunity to on orphan asylums. work at wages which will guarantee not only freedom from want More than 10,000,000 workers refused the right to work but also make it possible to share in the moral and cultural benin the United States, while these death trap grade crossings are efits of civilization as well as its mechanical and scientific prog across the a the to lives of all compelled ress. menace nation, strung to use them. To be able to share in making democracy work, we must We have twentieth century modes of transportation and be able to advance our ideas as to what is wrong, what should streets and crossings. That is what causes the terrible be done, and why without pressure of from those toll of lives of school children at grade crossings and is a cause who may disagree. We should be able topunishment listen to criticism and of many fatal accidents. separate the constructive from the destructive. Because wealth must be protected agaisst dea Democracy works through the application of reason. paying cent share of taxes, 10,000,000 workers are denied the right to Prejudice and passion cannot rightfully claim a proper place work, and children continue to be slaughtered at grade cross in democratic deliberations. ings. Democracy cannot succeed without economic as well as Parents have a right to demand and should demand the political freedom." elimination of all grade crossings and all those who are in the safety movement for safety first, rather than profits first, will NEWS AND COMMENT tion, and the other day representademand the end of these crossing slaughter houses. tives of 7000 newspapermen met in London with the National Council Minnesota s legislators may well act to bring an end to (Continued from page 7) of Civil Liberties to denounce the these disgraceful murder crossings in Minnesota of which the peace-tim- e application of, the OfMilwaukee Railroad crossings in Minneapolis are glaring exam- favorable to the Conservative gov- ficial Secrets Act to curtailing the ernment. in back It started 1935, ples. If this is a matter that may only be dealt with by the freedom of the press. during the crisis over Ethiopia, Here in the U. S., with our reacnational government, then the national government should be when the public never heard of the tionary press lords and particuBritish fleets concentration in the memorialized by the legislators to abolish the murder grade Mediterranean. A later the larly if and when we get another ox-ca- rt crossings. Slaughter of scores of innocent children at grade crossings present continuing evidence that dollars mean more than human lives. WHAT MAKES DEMOCRACY WORK? Woodruff Randolph in an editorial in the December issue f the Typographical Journal, says: In order that democracy may prove successful there must first be the opportunity for all to live and learn, free from either economic or political oppression. The mind of an oppressor is warped that of the oppressed is dwarfed. Neither may fairly nor intelligently appraise a' problem much less solve it. Democracy functions best when its citizens consider social and civic problems without the necessitymay of con- - tive campaigns against this scourge. Through labor unions, public sentiment was created favorable to these campaigns. One result has been the annual sale of Christmas Seals which finance year around activities to prevent and eradicate tuberculosis. Purchase of the penny seals by individuals and organizations make this humanitarian work possible. A generous response by union members again this year bespeaks the vital interest working men and women have in this work. For it is among the working people and their families, that the white plague takes its largest toll. year news columns were closed to la af- Hoover or worse in the White faire Simpson. Last fall the Brit- House a blanket censorship would ish Board of Censors either banned await only the right occasion. The or cut American newsreels dealing one huge ounce of prevention lies with the Czech crisis. More re- in the building up of a sound indecently it has been revealed that the pendent labor press, defiant of a British government got the American ambassador to help suppress a Paramount'' news-rein which prominent Englishmen protested a. against the rape of - . Labor Press No wonder labor and liberal forces in England are squirming, sore at a situation which enables us, on the other side of the Atlantic, to be better informed about whats going on in England and Europe than the British themselves. Resentment has led to ac Tory governments suppress vital news. request to el Czecho-Slo-vaki- CHRISTMAS SEALS the town hall. Frequently before they were read rain and wind destroyed them. If they did remain in good condition, people could not afford the time to go to the place of posting' and hunt through an assortment of notices for an item of vital personal interest. Citizens hardly knew what the fluttering sheets on the billboard were all about. But you and I remember cases where someone found that he had been done out of a property because he inheritance an or right had not stopped to decipher the fluttering sheets on the billboard. You and I must recognize the true value of public notices. They are vitally important in the protection of our rights. No Regain for You or Me of extreme imnotices are Legal to us when suddenly we portance need their protection of our citizen rights. Our Constitution says that pershall not be deprived of property without due process of law. This is of no value to you or me should we fail to pay attention to legal notices or fail to act upon a notice served by an officer He who personal service. throws away his right cannot regain them after expiration. Personal service and public notice go hand in hand in protecting the rights of every citizen. In spite of loose statements the record proves the efficiency of government executives. The fact that any wrong act becomes suddenly important shows the integrity of the dominant majority of those elected to public office. Without these men of honesty and patriotism in high office you and I would . not be enjoying our American form of government today. These types of executives in government are the very men who wrote into our laws definite reIt quirements for legal notice. isprotection against the exceptional fraudulent act. You and I have heard claims of To open the doors to economy. misconduct of office is never a saving? nor does it matter to you and me if malfeasance is chargeable to lack of judgment or to lack of integrity or honesty. . There are many examples in our own experience where large losses to government units could have been prevented through proper leIf a city council had gal notice. wasted a small sum of money at regular periods for publication of expense and income, and you or I noticed that our payment did not appear in the list, there would be a show down promptly. If you or I had sold to the city anything and found it listed at a higher price than we received, there would be . quick- - reckoning. Any city has auseveral hundred ditors at work within an hour after the paper is out. Any error, any oversight will come to light. The entire procedure protects the honest executive, and also you and " sons . self-appoint- ed me. Are you interested in your 'newspaper only as a means of protectThis year, as usual, members of ing good government ? You are not but whv ? organized workers are doing their in the purchase of Christmas (To be continued) part - Seals. Labor has a real interest in the annual Christmas Seal campaign to stamp out tuberculosis. Years ago it was the labor movement which largely was responsible for the inauguration of preven- - Editors Note: Byrd Trego, Idaho publisher, received statewide recognition for his fight on corrupt politics, and is now recognized as the Crusading Idaho |