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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH MARCH 17. I939 Page 4 LEGISLATIVE NEWS LETTER KNEW HOW TO While the WASHINGTON inarch of Munich and its aftermaths across the map of Europe increases daily the hundreds of thousands of homeless, wandering refugees a place to lay their heads, i seeking i i i .! in ot fi H P3ui jjj rtSIfn If fntemM Howard, Johnston, Lindstrom, Me Murrin, Nelson, Tanner. Absent and not voting: Demo Wil crat Lundell. Republican LEGISLATURE in SfwflutJm of f Vte haq 52 ma reiiur J eromis been eiSHtto of re- activi confined their have fugeos ties to the pressing practical prob- lem of keeping the refugees alive, and taking care of the terribly lim- ited number that come to the Unit I I SPEND MONEY liams. S. J. R. 2 was killed in the sen- (Price States under existing statutes. Defeat of the measure in the leg13 8. vote a to of Thursday by Although the interest aroused in which islature was the constitu proposed a tax on proposed individual refugees from Fascist Thjs be warning should to amendment take away natural gas Germany has helped to create aljlonal the Carbon that the county and democratic plentiful people situation where real pressure for ff or state the section this same may of the rights electing judges couidbe eJrt nkely nothing other state, count and munici- - pect little (mo from the polityial influences who not, so far, been channelized in Pal pacers. state, The senate vote was 13 in favor are in such manner as to be really effec- evident that any It is conplainly and 8 against, but, involving a tive. section of the this support rfal The majority of members of the stitutional amendment, a current under the state expect may neces 16 was or votes, Immigration and Naturalization majority, 13 I? 5?tJP Committee of the House, which sary to pass the measure. earned on against the gas The readers of the Utah Labor would have to pass on measures a inddesigned to aid refugees, is pretty News are familiar with the pro- - eaanasuJe tbe in , has , been It The posal. explained present reactionary. efinitely situation in Congress, with the these columns ever since it was in- - F3817 Garner bloc of Republicans and re. troduced. The Utah Labor News riV t actionary Democrats tasting blood was urging its defeat, because its araa 3 ba? at every turn, has served, together adoption would have been a step to- with a general lack of real pres- - ward Hittlerism, and away from 1 1 1 Ianizatl0n sure, to discourage those members democracy. The united daily press state. . who favor liberalization of the im- w i measure, naturally . This demonstration but bears out migration laws and rob them of The fight in the senate against believed in many initiative. the measure was led by the people s circleg hereten Car. previously-t-hat Measures Introduced spokesman, Senator Uwrence E. bon county is a choice poaching Three measures have so far been Nelson, Democrat, of Salt Lake. grounds for the political parasites introduced on this question: The Those who voted for the undem- - fn control of the present setup, bill to S. J. R. 2 are: when they are seeking votes. But mit the entry of 10,000 Gennan Democrats Anderson, Child, it is a different tale when this in 1939 and 1940 (S. J. Farr, Grover, Holmes, Hopkm, Jen- - tion seeks material aid to an indus- xan which is of importance to the fc8V,6,v 1U.,V U1)l sen, Lamoreaux, Macfarlane, Snow, the Celler Bill (II. R. lo. 221), to grant Weggeland, Huggins. Republican try state as a whole, unlimited asylum in the United It is to be hoped that peoplp of Riley. States to political, racial, and re- Those who upheld democracy and this section will take fulf cogniz-ligiorefugees; and the Smathers ance of the treatment accorded the the measure are: bill (S. 1029), to permit entry of votpd aainst Ellett, jgas tax proposal that they wil refugees over 65 years of age. remember this when the next The first of these measures is a the same time, effective public ac ical campaign comes around anc practical beginning which should tion favoring the Wagner-Dingel- loffice seekers come here to ply by all means be supported. So far, Rogers bill, which has their trade. Carbon county, is an no hearings have been had before sponsorship, would probably have subdivision of the state either Senate or House Immigra- a definite effect not only on secur- - important 0f Utah important in many g tion committees on it. While its a movement of the bill through spects." And it should keep this introduction was supported in a committee, but in making it dawn importance in mind during future statement signed by an outstand on Congressmen that there is wide- - election campaigns keep it by ii candidates for gfJSSSldr r?fuseea ?lfc is related to legisla- j major offices in the state where asL be real they stood when this section need-tl0n and that there IrtZFh im support for measures tending to ed aid of a material nature during I dividuals over the solve that problem. the present session of the legislahave been singularly weak so far ture. The opportunity for this asking S cBsshcanl around the ha"3 SHREDDED WHEAT will come in a very definite form in The second is a measure spon- - flTCrTTTTI ARF the near future. Let us exercise sored by the American Committee and forethought by judgment for the Protection of Foreign Born, UNION MADE our pointing thoughts in that dif to which the International Labor rection. Defense is affiliated. After one of the most hectic Sun-Advoca- - te) - two-thir- ds - T., w VS Wagner-Dingell-Roge- rs ic per-locrat- rv IT'S DIFFERENT (Continued from page 1) ises to support a measure during tax. the session did not have the value (Progressive Opinion) of the some The of legis idea of a snap of a finger. dema- The Utah Labor News has its lators calling anybody NEWS FROM observer revising the measures gogue comes with mighty poor Passed billed and introduced. He grace on the face of the record. If UTAH STATE will als0 analyze the voting records only they could hear what the peo- of th members. When the analy-- 1 pie, not the interests, are saying, LEGISLATURE eis is completed the result will be they might sit up and take notice. The big interests are licking their Published in B 1 UAH DA McCARTY thisjpaper. Finis has been written to the awypiiq Mnvnpm v session of the Utah d twenty-thirDEFEATED pnnposAI state legislature and as an after-mat- h ed JSlftaSUt l3 throughout the present sesd figthe legislature that powerful ures in the political seup of the direct instate have taken measure. the to terest in opposition There is no question but that tremendous political weight was thrown against the plan to levy the sec-childr- en us to its lawmaking activities since January 9, approximately 150 new and amended statutes will, be inscribed in Utahs law books. General opinion is that only about a score of the measures enacted by the legislators who called it a day last Saturday will make an appreciable dent in the daily lives of Utahns as a whole.. The other 130 will effect only segregated groups, minor classifica-intions, and scattered sections of dividuals. On the whole so say leaders of the varied divergent elements rebe d wenty-thirlegislature may a assumed as garded having attitude in their deliberations. Business and indu3-;r- y suffered no body blows. On the other hand they benefited through a general inclination toward - restoring action. Labor, while getting little of what it sought, lost none of the ground gained two years ago. Agriculture Favored Agriculture, recognized as of widespread importance to the state, received much consideration, it failed to procure properin general trend reductions ty tax toward preserving the tax structure status quo. Education achieved but partial success in getting greater fund allotments, but suffered no important losses unless it was in reduction of the states contributions to the teachers retirement fund. Social welfare legislation spotproceedings lighted middle-of-- the-road con-iden- ce gh last-minu- te when the legislators finally apacproved administration-sough- t tion that places old age assistance on a basis of need, thus eliminating many undeserving recipients of benefits from the rolls in favor of those who really need assistance. Proponents cited danger of losing federal funds as their chief argument for changes. Affect Pocketbooks Where pocketbooks of the peoplo at large affected, passage of the largest appropriation bill in hismeans in the $8,237,391 tory opinion of many that the 2.4 mills general fund tax levy will again be imposed for the present biennium after having been eliminated during the past two years. Legislators throughout the session held to a general trend to maintain the present tax structure intact as far as possible. This was evidenced in failure of the homestead tax exemption bill and the rebuffing of all efforts to increase taxes, such as raising the income tax levels and mine occupation levy and refusals to impose natural ga3 and chain store taxes. Removal of the tax on oleomargarine also lost in the house. Low-CoHousing Enactment of bills enabling counties, cities and towns to undertake low cost housing and 'slum clearance projects is listed as one of the few reform accomplishments. Passage of a group medical and dental care bill may also be included in the reform category. It permits establishment of health cooperatives. Amendments to the state unemployment compensation act, extending the womens eight, hour act, requiring that all sales tax revenues be used for welfare and relief, and a bill providing for the care of disabled miners at the state tuberculosis hospital may be listed as progressive measures enacted. Little change was made in the One measstates political set-uure enacted does away with defects in the primary election law and requires secret balloting in political conventions. Some counties will benefit in limitation of their share of public welfare costs to proceeds of a levy. A failed of passage. bill judiciary Business benefits through repeal (Continued on Page 5) st so-call- ed p. non-partis- an ill re-in- Aroe?f fJw vpte-seekin- gr BEST WISHES S, im' FROM A FRIEND 1 "S giommiu.,. fLr a w? fiona7 Workers Amenca, or on the between the forces of progress and of reaction can be tie-roy- al confidently expected. thfwi !S,J nLi S,aoon person 65, is a some slight value. It does not ap-- 1 near to have anv nartiVnlar behind it, and Senator Smathers is not precisely the person to organ-- 1 ize such push, even though he introduced the bill. Most Vital Proposal The most vital, immediate, concrete proposal for legislative action on refugees, which is endorsed and supported by the International Labor Defense, is one to lump to- - s gether the European immigration quotas for the benefit of refugees. This would make possible the entry of thousands of refugees now barred because the quotas established in 1924 for the countries of their origin are exhausted. Such a measure should be introduced with the strongest possible support. It would be by far most preferable, in order to obtain action upon it, that its legislative sponsor be a member of the Immigration committee. So far, although there has been much talk back and forth, no member of this committee has offered the proposal in legislative form. The most effective immediate method for the general public and interested organizations to act to obtain introduction and hearing for such a measure, would be to communicate with Samuel Dickstein, chairman of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, favoring such a bill and inquiring as to its introduction. At I I measure proposing a four per cent local No. 357, tax on natural gas. Senate bill 25, I was defeated by a vote of 13 to 10 reports the Bakers Journal. unionlate Saturday night. There is no other strictly The measure was advanced a3 made product of that kind on the market, therefore members of or-- 1 one intended to aid the coal min- labor and their friends ing industry of the state and had ani?d remember the union made organized support and opposition 8hreddd wheat Products coming that has attracted much attention fr0.m Niagara Falls, and shun non-- 1 during the current session of the union cracker and biscuit products, j legislature. The type of opposition met by the measure may be I A Pastors Retort ' judged by the following statement Curran, celebrated Irish lawyer made by Senator F. D. Williams: of the last century, joking with I was called out of this senate his friend, Father OLeary, one and told that two bills in which I am interested would be brought day, said: Father, I wish you were St. I out of sifting committee if I would Peter and had the keys of Heaven, vote against this bill. The bills are not out of committee and lest anyfor then you could let me in. The witty priest replied: one thinks I am trying to get them Better for you if I had the keys out by such a method I am voting of the other place for then I could yes on this measure. let you out. have been current Reports International As A-n- Independent Fearless Defender of those activities that make for a better and more prosperous State and Nation j ... UTAH LABOR NEWS Excels them all! 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