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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Reconciliation Or Deal? The with “reconciliation” it some tance of unrevealed John L. Lewis of John L. Lewis objectives that may a deeper have and may the bode and American ill for more Federation American sinister of Labor workers. meaning may The than carry re-admit- appears on the surface. There are indications that the proposed alliance President Roosevelt and the repudiation of the New a legislative And plan Bill less of the designed Hutcheson cost to their And Bill Hutcheson they may be able to victory. Lewis could Lewis with and easily is not to cripple and Lewis industrial are memberships may be directed at Deal. John may even unionism. Perfidy ruthless schemers. and to the They labor movement. has the re-election have consented few of to limitations. want their own way regardLewis hates the President. plays around with the reactionaries in the Republican Party. Together take away enough labor support from Roosevelt to insure a Republican the Inner Circle of the A. F. of account for Lewis’ obliged to consider L. may have arrived apparent willingness to eat a the feelings of the coal miners. at such generous They can a deal. That helping of crow. be kicked around impunity. the other hand, the A. F. of L. hierarchy is not able to flout rank and file opinion There were loud The AFL convention wasn’t so sure about the deal with Lewis. altogether, by Lewis might take of repentance Under such circumstances an exhibition complaints. the curse off the transaction—hoodwink the membership in both camps once again. The busBut iness on looks more like a deal than a reconciliation. Murray Cites Legislative Needs ed seven legislative mediate attention of (1) of the CIO has list“musts” that require the im- president Murray, Philip Repeal Congress. of the They Smith-Connally (2) Stabilization of prices and stabilization of profits. (3) Repeal “freezes farm are: and of the “Peonage labor in most of which coun- ties.” people of the United States plain that we do not propose make must again to secede from the world as we did after World War I.... We must insist that our representatives in the State Dept. and the armed services and in all other government agencies deal with representatives who have the confidence, the respect and the (4) “We the authority of the working people” in countries freed from Nazi and Japanese domination. full utilization of and (5) Mobilization manpower “under a voluntary system.” (6) (1) Enactment Enactment the hazards of unemployment, sickness, ability, dependency and death. dis- Act. limitation Act” 3,000 Dingell social security bill. Extension of social security to include more than 100 million of our people and insure them against of the anti-poll tax bill. of the Wagner-Murray- The Gas Company Next Now that Utah Power & Light Company has been ordered to reduce its rates, and is headed for the wringer before the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Public Service Commission should order an investigation into the possibilities of a reduction in gas rates. While the Gas Company is not so big, and doesn’t cover as much territory as Utah Power & Light, its appetite is equally lusty anid its rate structure is just as much PRIMARY out of line. ELECTION election day. Tuesday is primary many of the municipalities Voters in throughout the State will have an opportunity to nominate candidates for city office. If the voters are too indifferent to go to the polls they should not complain if the nominees do not suit them. |