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Show Review E ofl Cuarireinit 03 jan 1 EDUCATE 7 ,93s TEE PEOfLES PAPER ORGANIZE COOPERATE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. JANUAF VOL X; NO. 28 UTAH STATE LEGISLATURE HUGGINS RULES SENATE BENNION PRESIDES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Price: 5 Cents Per Copy Senator Thomas Urges ifNew Feature in the Labor Law Be Left Alone ? Utah Labor News If Senator Elbert D. Thomas, liberal U. S. Senator tro The aim of the Utah Labor News is to provide its readNations the with his will with there ers has be the best and most reliable information pertaining to no tinkering Utah, way, The legislative grist mill of the Labor Relations Act the is This this of session labor problems and political affairs of the nation. at economics, Congress. twenty - third Utah State Legisla word that comes this With this News from in Utah the Labor to mind, we are securing additional writers who know Washington ture commenced its grind this week of measures expected to week, and it is good and assuring news to the readers of this their economics, politics, labor problems and things in genbe received in its. hopper during paper. eral of great interest to the greatest number of our people. this session. Now we have secured the services of A. I. Harris, who As chairman of the Senate Committee on Education anc Both the senate and the house in will for the Utah Labor News from the nations capital. will Thomas legisa write shaping play very important part met Monday night and organized Labor, He is an able writer and for several years has capably edited by electing Senator Ira A. Hug lation. I hope nothing will be done to weaken or destroy the fine the Minnesota Leader, official publication of the Farmer-Labo- r gins, Democrat, of Ogden, as presi dent of the senate, and Heber Ben-nio- labor Senator Thomas told Political Federation. safeguards of the present law Jr., Democrat, of Manila as Washington representative of the Mr. Harris has been engaged as the Utah Labor News speaker of the house. News. do not be- given for the benefit'of some of Labor I Utah The election of senate president, lieve it is L. leaders. representative in Washington. He has gone to his post there possible to improve on the A. F.Lauds this week. His column will appear in this paper each week beas was expected, was without any the acts definition Laws Labor of what constiI think we have an excellent ginning this month. In addition to a regular weekly column opposition, the two Republican tutes unfair labor practices. members of the senate, F. D. Wilset of labor laws, Thomas con Mr. Harris will write additional Of course, the Senator is aware special articles for the Utah liams of Minersville and Lloyd tinued. In addition to the Nations of the the revision for of Labor News. agitation did a not offer of is there the Relations Bountiful, Labor Riley Act, act, and he knows that not all of it Railway Labor Act, which everyone Mr. Harris has a real style, an able mind and writes in the candidate for the honor. In the house, Representative is dictated by a desire to improve concedes is working magnificently. vernacular. He is a personal friend of former GovThats Bennion was elected speaker with the welfare of workers. Not enough attention has been peoples Elmer Benson of Minnesota, and has done considerable ernor contends he of the workers 44 of 45 Democrats present voting why paid to the work of the Maritime work for him. be served would nation the if better for him and one absent. The G. 0. Labor Board, which has been quiet P. nominee, David H. Thomas, Re- thelaw were permitted to stand for ly proceeding with the difficult Watch for . We hope you will like Mr. Harris articles. a reasonable time in its present task of the them publican, of Salt Lake City, re- complicatec Do solving them. miss not ceived all 15 of the faithful follow- form. labor problems of that great indusFirst article will appear in the Utah Labor News soon. Overhauling Unwise close to half a milers of the G. 0. P. elephant. affecting try, One reason why I feel it would lion men. Senate Opening be unwise to overhaul the act at Then there is the Hours ana The senate session was called to this is he in it is that said, time, Wages Act, which is accomplishing order Monday at noon by Secre- the course of under able administrabeing much by interpreted tary of State E. E. Monson. Invo- the courts, and if changes are made tion. good cation was offered by the Rt. Rev. should be in the light of judiThese laws cover the field pret Monsignor Patrick F. Kennedy, they No one can prophesy ty well. Lets give them a chance decisions. cial chancellor of the Catholic diocese what the courts will take. to work. After a few years exof Salt Lake City and rector of the Theresposition The twenty-thir- d to do but wait. perience we can tell what changes session of the Utah State Legislature connothing Cathedral of Madeleine, and the decisions will the prove are necessary. vened at the State Capitol at high noon Monday to begin its binew senators were sworn in by Perhaps amendments are not necesthat T. Norton, Mary Congresswoman ennial task of consideration of the needs of the people of the of State the Chief Justice Moffat Democrat of New York, chairman State sary. court. supreme during its allotted 60 days of consideration of new legisla-- . The complaints which I have of the House Labor Committee, is Senator Huggins was nominated heard have adof laws, appropriation of funds for the various revision been , Sen-tion, in substantial agreement, with against Jhe ' for the pre3idencjrby-Senator-Wiministration rather than" against ator Thomas. She informed the tivitTes of the State departments. and many other problems that R. Holmes, Democrat, of Brigham the of the act. If ad- representative of the Utah Labor provisions the of come notice the to to make Hug- ministration is at legislators. City. The motion the remedy News that she did not intend to may Both gins selection unanimous was of- lies in improvingfault, branches of the body made a good start administration Sponsor amendments to the Na fered by Senator Wendell Grover, and not in excellent and law. by the choosing It tional . Labor Relations Act, but experienced leaders to preside over changing Democrat, of Salt Lake City, would be just as sensible to burn added: Of course, our committee their respective assemblies. In his short address of accept- down a building because it is in- will give careful consideration to The veteran legislator from Weber county. Senator Ira A. ance, President Huggins stressed vested with mice. sent to us by the proposal any servis a the state that legislature Huggins, will preside over the Senate sessions. As was expectThe last sentence, no doubt, was House. ant rather than the master of the ed, he was the unanimous choice for the presidency of the Senpeople and invited everyone to asate. He is a splendid legislator. His record in past sessions can sist him in making this an honest, the citizens of Utah and ourselves be classed as good." Apall times he has been fair in considerhonorable and conscientious ses- as members of the state legisla ture sometimes underestimate the Comment ation of legislative matters pertaining to agriculture, labor, busision. We are here as a deliberative responsibility and the importance ness and industry. His voting record stands 'ace-hig- h so far By M. I. T. body to consider legislation for the of the job we have to perform. labor as measures are concerned. He urged the members of the welfare of the people of Utah, he The this editorial has had personal acquaintance of writer TOM MOONEY IS be mindful to be the fact will of louse said. I assume there with Senator Huggins for a number of years. We consider him measures introduced for the fur- hat they are state representa- A FREE AMERICAN therance of selfish purposes. These tives and not representatives of CITIZEN above the average as a legislator. Knowing something about his measures, I believe, should prompt- special interests. Thomas J. Mooney received an political views, we consider him a liberal politically. Our action, Speaker Bennion ly be thrown out. Heber Bennion, Jr., Manila, Daggett county, will wield the Report of the patronage commit- continued, will influence vitally unconditional pardon from Gov tee was approved and the employes the development of the resources emor Culbert L. Olson at the State gavel in the House of Representatives. He is among the most of Utah, the highway program, the Capitol in Sacramento Saturday of the senate were sworn in. legislators in Utah. He is liberal in his political operation of city and county gov- morning. The pardoning of Moon outlook. He is a student of economics and of Questions Authority political science. The only hitch in the senate ernments, and, in fact, the very ey ended a fight for his know We Bennions record from A to San release from Speaker all lives of of of legislative our the .when was Quentin prison people opening proceedings been ever he had liberal where Demas a and state. Z, defender of E. Lawrence and, labor imprisoned Senator Nelson, legislation, we have since his conviction of participa Problem Is Economic ocrat, of Murray, challenged the (Continued on page 4) I dont like to try to indicate tion in the preparedness day bombright of two appointed senators to seats. The challenge was rejected the trend of legislation, but it ap- ing in San Francisco in 1916 prior alert to prevent repeal or wrecking the United States entering the LABORS NON-PARTISA- N by a vote of 18 to 1 and the ap- pears to me that the crux of our to New Deal laws already on the. of pointed senators, Mrs. A. C. Jensen problem is economic. This is diffi- World war. books. LEAGUE At the conclusion of the brief of Sandy and John W. Anderson of cult to solve and it will require un' Protect Wagner Act Grantsville, were sworn in and tiring effort to get facts, a need hearing in Sacramento Saturday, Olson said: acarose Governor and discernment and for LABOR GROUPS The drive of reactionaries to seated. patriotic I have signed and now hand to SUPPORTING BROAD tion. House Organizes emasculate the National Labor ReWe are living in critical times. you, Tom Mooney, this final and LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM The house of representatives was lations Act will be sternly resisted called to order at noon by Supreme Many believe the democracies are in unconditional pardon. I now inby Labors League, The national headquarters of the C. I. O. and progressive Court Justice James H. Wolfe. The danger from without by the dic- struct Warden Smith to now regToups invocation was offered by A. E. tatorships, and from within by the lease you to the freedom which I Labors reports that generally. High on the demands of Bowen, member of the council of difficulties in making our economic expect you to exercise with .the egislation sought by organized these groups is passage of Walsh-Heal- y twelve apostles of the L. D. S. system work. We must try to pre- high ideals I have tried to indi- abor from the 76th Congress emAct amendments that would braces a broad program of meas- deny government contracts to firms church, after which Justice Wolfe serve our democracy and the liber- cate. Mooney stood to receive the par- ures intended to protect and read the certificates of election and ties of the people and the instituthat violate the Wagner Act by redon love. we 60 members tions call all showed the New Deal. It will benefit fusing to bargain collectively with document, mounted the rosa roll The Speaker urged the house trum by Governor Olsons side, and not only organized labor but the their employees. present. The oath of office was ad. whole nation. ministered by Justice Martin M. members to make every effort to said: Attacks on the National Labor ' Governor Olson, I shall dedicate Larson of the state supreme court. get an early start on the business Through cooperation between the Relations Act are recognized by he League and its allies as directed Following the election of Mr. of the session so that the usual the rest of my life to work for the members of Labors Bennion as speaker he was escort- congestion toward the end of the common good in the bond of democjeague, the Congress of Industrial at labor's basic right to organize racy. Dark and sinister forcesibf Organizations and the American and bargain collectively. The intered to the speakers rostrum by session may be avoided. reactionism are threatening federation of Labor, there is sub- ests now trying to amend the Wagfascist House Tooele Selvin of Employes Representatives The following list of house em- the world. stantial unity on behalf of labors ner Act are the same as those who and Thomas of Salt Lake City and The present economic system is egislative program. Many influ- have sought to evade it ever since received his oath of office from ployes was presented by Representative W. Frank Liston of Salt in a state of decay not just here,, ential groups not directly affiliated its enactment. Labor can permit no Justice Larson. Lake City, chairman of the patron- but throughout the world. It will with organized labor are also work-n- g tampering with this law which is in an Bennion acceptSpeaker be replaced, and, I hope, by a new an economic Bill of Rights fully as for the same program. ance speech expressed appreciation age committee, and approved:' and better social order. him Chief clerk. Walter H. Anderson, of the honor bestowed upon Socially beneficial measures that vital as the Constitutional civil To that end I pledge my efforts, will have the support of this vast liberties. and said he felt that he would re- Salt Lake City. An emergency item behind which Reference attorney, J. Lewis and to work for the common good. army of progressives include laws ceive the cooperation so necessary It has always been contended by to preserve civil liberties, to extend all labor and liberals will unite to assure the success of this ses- Brown, Salt Lake City. sion. of the legislature. Minute clerk, George Frodsham, Mooney and his supporters, and he social security act and provide their forces is the deficiency apBox We are ordinary citizens from Elder; docket clerk, George proven, that he was convicted on work for the unemployed, arid to propriation required to prevent a manufactured by urther housing, education and care complete stoppage of the WPA various walks of life, Mr. Ben- Naylor, Duschesne; reading clerk, false evidence on Page 4) of youth. The same groups will be on page 3) on nion said, and I believe that both (Continued .(Continued page 2) CO-d- ay n, . Utah State Legislature Is in Session ll law-maki- ng flews and fair-mind- ed 22-ye- ar , Non-Partis- Non-Partis- an ex-;e- Non-Partis- 1 an nd an i |