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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Company Union Eats Crow Doug Moffat, the Copper barons, simian-like pawns they move about Copper chess ‘board, are eating and on the the crow—eating plenty of it, and liking it. Their vicious attempt to coerce a Federal tribunal in time of war has fallen flat. Their silly strike threat flivvered. The War Labor Board and the Nonferrous Metals Commission refused to recede a single step from their original position. Instead, they ealled Doug’s bluff and pointed out that the strike vote of his Company Union was ‘‘little short of treason’’. Doug talked back and thumbed his nose at the Nonferrous Metals Commission for a few days. But after the sudden arrival of EK. T. Stannard of Kennecott Copper, Doug subsid- ed and left his loud speaker, Reed Damron, do the chattering. Both Ramron began and Doug to see to the light when the disquieting news reached Salt Lake that conferences had been held by Federal agencies and military authorities. None of the Copper barons wanted to see Utah Copper taken over iby the Army. After Army officers informed Doug and his noisy subordinate that a strike at Utah Copper would not be tolerated, the two schemers wilt- ed and called off the dogs. They hastily vened the Company Union Sack Holders had them reverse their former strike The first action to authorize a strike vote unanimous. Their vote to rescind the conand vote. was strike vote was also unanimous. Manifestly, Doug has his fake labor crew well trained. Naturally the Salt Lake dailies rushed to the aid of Doug and Reed with some face-say- ating necessity of backing down from its high and mighty pose. It tried desperately to save its face by announcing that it would appeal to the Cireuit Court of Appeals. But that remedy always was available. The ink was hardly dry on the order of NURB on February 20th calling for the disestablishment of the Snipe Hunt when Moffat had Brooks and Damron announce that an be taken. However, when the Company give its employees a two-bit (when thinking of wages appeal would felt obliged to raise in pay the Company always thinks in terms of fwo-bits) to keep them out of a legitimate union, Doug thought he could use the occasion to force the Nonferrous Metals Commission to undo the work of the National Labor Relations Board. It would be a shek piece of business 1f Doug could have his Snipe Hunt recognized as the Copper’ bargaining agency. Then after being caught with his fingers in the jam, he lacked the grace to accept the situation with a smile. Instead he had his man Damron start the strike vote ruckus, which ended in inglorious failure. And a ridiculous failure at that! It even surpasses that warmed-over dish: “Ten thousand Svedes Ran through the veeds, Chased by vun Norvegian.”’ What a come-down for that pair of worthies! What an ignominious and humiliating end for a Mighty swaggering Have threat!! ‘‘Lo, how the Fallen!!’’ That Traction Penny ing publicity about the Army being sympathetic and anxious to intercede for Doug and his Snipe Hunt, but everyone recognized the fake publicity as simon-pure bunk. The Army is neither an interceder, a pla- A year ago Utah Light & Traction and the Street Car Men’s Union agreed on an increase in pay of le an hour to take effect in October, eater, nor a regulatory agency of the Government. It is. an enforcing instrument and, if 1942. Labor used at all, is used to compel obedience laws of the States So Traction kept the money. That money belongs to the employees. If the Company really wants to pay it there is nothing to prevent the Company from invest- United together with sions of Federal tribunals that have of law. So the eating Company crow Union was was reduced the deci- the force inevitable. to to the The humili- ing the But when October came around the War Board refused to sanction the increase. accruals the Bonds in War over to the men Bonds and turning after the war. |