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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT Page 8 LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY 3, 1939 DARKNESS AND DEATH voted support of the program of slum clearance and public FREEDOM housing finally enacted in New York City. THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, under the OF THE PRESS (Continued from page 1) the same amount of light is under conditions which exist today chairmanship of Ordway Tead, for introducing academic de-- a matter of several thousand lives. mocracy into New Yorks city colleges. , (Continued from page 7) STANLEY M. ISAACS, Borough President of Manhattan, fore this, during' the auto workers There seems to be no other conclusion from a logical analysis than to accept the fact that adequate light is vital to safe for risking his political career to defend the right of a Com- strikeinin Detroit, both Gannett pae Rochester ran pers night driving, and that just so long as we continue to drive munist to hold public office. ads giving the General .Motors verLEE MORRIS, editorial writer for the St. Petersburg sion of that strike. modern cars over modern highways, but under lighting conditions that are more than 20 years out of date, the rate of night (Florida) Independent, for his championship of basic human Ickes also charged that newspanever publish stories about in and notorious an violence for fostered area traffic fatalities will continue to rise. pers rights oppression elevator accidents in department Ku the Klux Klan. And it is all so unnecessary, for we have all the facilities by stores on the basis of news value PROFESSOR JABEZ C. STREET and DR. EDWARD C. and never for illuminating highways economically. The development of publish anything about STEVENSON of Harvard University, and DRS. CARL D.. AN- the low wages of retail lighting equipment and methods has pot failed to meet the clerks, exneeds of the time--it is simply that they have not been put to DERSON and SETH NEDDERMEYER of California Institute cept in stores, which do not advertise. use. The automobile public has not demanded it. Existing of Technology, for their independent discovery of the This, he stated, is how the equipment, either of the incandescent, sodium vapor, or mercury which enlarges our knowledge of the atom. American press uses the freedom PROFESSOR C. A. ELVEHJEM of the University of which is guaranteed to it by the vapor type, can produce from 700 to 1200 feet of adequate visfor discoveries the the acid Constitution, and which the taxis in use of nicotinic to and that too even none muh. ibility, leading subsidize to the tune oA payers of the treatment make which will it is much to expect that major arteries not too pellagra, possible to fight Certainly it $90,000,000 a year. General Motors carrying a heavy volume of traffic and having high accident scourge of the South. may state its case, union bakers CLIFFORD ODETS, for a series of increasingly powerful may not. But if you should ask rates be equipped for safety. And fixed modern lighting should be considered as much plays, of which the current Rocket to the Moon is perhaps the publishers whether distortion or suppression of news occurs, or an integral part of the thoroughfare as it is a part of a building, the best. whether with THE INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORK- honorableheadlines reflect bias,would for it makes no difference how modern the highway otherwise exceptions, they for produc- -' answer: 'Oh, is, if it cant be seen, or if dangerous obstacles cant be seen ERS UNION and the cast of Pins and Needles, no, no indeed. ing labors, most successful theatrical venture. Early in his part of the debate, upon it. Mr. Ickes had stated that he was In considering highway traffic problems, proper lighting glad to discuss the , question of should be No. consideration. There can be no escape from whether the press is free with Mr. it, if we are to lessen traffic fatalities on Utah highways. Gannett, owner of a chain of ninefull-pag- ten-ce- Wis-consi- nt n, 1 Labor Welcomes New Policy teen stations, the Of Savings Bank Journal ers, newspapers and three radio because he was above average of American publishand if it can be shown that freedom of the press does not exist The "Savings Bank Journal," which for 20 years has been for the Gannett newspapers, any conclusions drawn from that fact rendering a service to banking institutions m 22 countries the may fairly be applied to the Amer United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czechoslo- - ican press generally. vakia, England, U. S. S. Russia, Hungary, Italy, Argentine Republic, Brazil, New Zealand and Switzerland, in its January is' sue announces a new policy. i This new policy removes from the masthead of the Jour- The Nations Honor Roll For 1938 I For the eleventh successive year The Nation, one of the leading liberaEmagazines of the country, has presented its list of American individuals and organisations deserving honorable mention for their activities during the preceding 2 months. The list follows: nal the line reading, Official organ of the National Association THE MEDICAL BUREAU, THE NORTH AMERICAN of Mutual Savings Banks, and from henceforth, the publication THE1 is to serve COMMITTEE TO AID SPANISH' DEMOCRACY, representatively business leaders and wage earners AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, and THE alike. By DR. CHARLES STELZLE AMERICAN RED CROSS, for their work in sending medical In a letter to the editor of the Utah Labor News, Milton W. Executive Director, Good Neighbor League supplies and food to the people of war-tor- n Spain; and the Harrison, publisher of the Savings Bank Journal, says: is one very important fact deAMERICAN VOLUNTEERS in Spain for their front-lin- e It has been increasingly felt by us the imperative neces- in There connection with the tendency in fense of democracy. sity of labor being brought into a greater understanding of the industry not to take on men after HAROLD L ICKES, for his outspoken and continuous operation of the mutual savings institutions, which they have reached the age of 40 to represent which we must give serious criticism of the Nazi regime and for his persistent refusal to some $12,000,000,000 of labors capital. By the presenting the steady inpermit the sale of helium to the Third Reich. viewpoints and aims of both as they relate to the service of each crease in namely, the of older percentage JOHN LONGO, NORMAN THOMAS, JEFF BUR-KIT- other, we feel that many of the present-da- y ills and misunder- men in our total population.' and HERMAN MATTSON, for carrying on at great standings may be done away with and that a new basi? of muTo better understand what causes this risk situation, lets examine a few a war for independence against Frank Hagues tually helpful economic cooperation can be established. personal as revealed by the Bureau statistics To that end, we are asking your editorial cooperation in of the Census. dictatorship in Hudson county, New Jersey. First, as to birth The late PAUL Y. ANDERSON, for hi3 vigorous attack making the request that you place us on exchange list. You rates. These have decreased from your on the Dies Committee, which was one of the last have our consent to reprint, in whole or in per 1000 of the population in part, such articles as 25.1 to 16.9 in 1935. Second, as K)15 crusades in the notable career of a courageous and d you feel will be of interest to your subscribers and we should to death 7 like to be assured of receiving your publication in return so that creased rates. These have dejournalist. from 14.1 in 1915 to 10.9 in JUSTICE HUGO L. BLACK, for bringing to the Supreme we may be more of the viewpoints and needs of 1935. Court a new liberalism freed of legal cobwebs, and for an- the labor group or groups that This means that during this peryou serve. You are in position to recognize the great urgency in the iod birth rates decreased 8.2 per swering those who would tar him with the Klan brush by his vote against Jim Crowism in the Missouri case. cent, while death rates decreased making of such a forward step in this editorial field and we feel 3.2 per cent. It means also that THE CONGRESS FOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZA- that with your cooperation, we can serve our mutual interests as there are proportionately fewer TION and its leaders, for consolidating the gains and charting they relate to the economic of the entire country to the children in this goqd country today than the course of a rejuvenated labor movement. best possible advantage. there were 10 years' ago. In fact, FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, for giving voice to there are today 7.8 per cent fewer Our best wishes to you in the work you are doing. children the conscience of the world in denouncing the barbarism of the The Utah Labor News welcomes the new and broad pol- first fivein kindergarten and the grades ia the nations Nazis when the heads of other democratic nations remained icy of the Savings Bank Journal. We fully agree that Americas schools than there were in 1928. silent. fundamental need today is the crystallizing of sound economic But there are proportionately many THOMAS MANN, American-to-be- , for calling the, citizens philosophy that can be understood, accepted and practiced by more adults in this country, because the average length of life in of all countries to the jjefense of their common heritage, the those who have reached economic independence and those who 1910 ideals of freedom and culture. are endeavoring to advance to that status business leaders and it waswas61 51 years, whereas in 1938 years. Apparently, the THE COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, for its in- wage earners alike. great problem of the future will no telligent and objective reporting of the events leading up to the Subversive movements in a democracy can best be com- longer be that of the children, but Munich pact and the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, which batted by mass economic that of the adults, particularly of both labor and those understanding over 40 years of age. set a new standard in broadcasting. capital. And the Savings Bank Journal, in keeping with its new The question is, what will hapDOROTHY THOMPSON, for her forceful denunciation announced policy, without a doubt, can do a real service as a to themen and women who are pen Nazi ojf persecution, her defense of Grynszpan, and her attacks media in presenting an exchange of honest thought and ideas losing their jobs because they have democratic upon for better relations between labor and capital. It is a over 40 the apologists for fascism. passed year deadstep in the line, and who will not THE EDITORS OF THE COMMONWEAL, Catholic right direction. We believe the new be policy will prove sound because of their old age. rehired This weekly, for giving expression to the democratic loyalties of and enduring. is not a new situation. It has been American Catholics. Here is our congratulations to the publishers and editors of steadily creeping ip on us because PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN, for their per the Savings Bank Journal on the development of the machine progressive step they have the in and new methods of production has the tinacity influences inside the State taken. exposing been destroying jobs faster than Department which have been steadily exerted to prevent the they can be created by the Govlifting of the embargo on shipments to Loyalist Spain. ernment and Industry. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOR HUMAN WEL-FAR- E This whole question lays upon and its sponsors and participants, for crystallizing and our statesmen, our economists, and to Pro&ressive forces in the old South; the NAupon Industry as a whole, grave All liberty-lovinindependent American citizens like TIONAL EMERGENCY COUNCIL, for its bold and thorough responsibilities which they dare not to read the Utah Labor News. They like it because it is the shirk. What Congress will do in on as our economic problem No. 1; and this respect remains to be seen, most independent and fearless newspaper in Utah. In tellJONATHAN DANIELS, for his book A Southerner Discovers but the measure of every member the South. of Congress will be taken by the ing the truth, it calls a spade a spade. It fights the peoples position which he will assume when JOHN and MACK RUST, inventors of a mechanical cotcause both economically and politically. this problem comes up for considton picker, for their social responsibility in setting aside part eration and concrete action. UnYour subscription will be appreciated, because it will of their profits for a foundation to inquire into methods by new, and sometimes questionably, which labor-savin- g materially help in publishing a true, peoples paper. Only radical measures must be adopted, inventions may be a benefit rather than a for we are living in a new age, threat to labor. $1.50 for a whole year. such as has never before existed in The late B. CHARNEY VLADECK, for his long and de- the history of the world. 1 j consid-eratio- T, an social-minde- fully-advise- v rank-and-fi- le pro-fasci- st Most Certainly ... g, n; |