Show Ii lookin Lk Ahe d I DR GEORGE BENSON ENSON I PRESIDENT NATIONAL 5 I EDUCATION PROGRAM I 1 In these da days s 's of exciting Changes hanges when many tra i- i lions institutions ons and older rays of doing things are being h it seems to be Jime for or American labor to Ilo hold d up to the light of reason uSed j used oft dependence upon I c pie hc ie wasteful lawless and undisciplined undisciplined un un- disciplined strike shike as a method of f forcing economic nce ince Violence force and riot accomplish no lasting changes Jn in ri our OUI social economic and 2 political scene Our system provides des no moral basis for lor loruse use of such tactics T THE E American way should require us to debate issues as calmly as possible in lawful order It is possible that we have e been too much obsessed with forcing favors for minorities minorities minori minori- ties tics in our desire to advance the underdog and protect the lowly from predators Most Americans want to help the underprivileged But instead of encouraging them to take to the street to riot picket or strike we ought to toi i teach a point of view more consistent with the Christian ethic thiC We should then perhaps each the point in time when on compulsory arbitration I I tion would not be needed in ink k- k settling disputes T i IF VIOLENCE and bloodshed bloodshed blood blood- shed in senseless battles over I race relations on the thc changing so social ial scene hurt the image of America as we look at ourselves ourselves our our- selves and andas as foreigners see us so also do riots destruction of property and violence in inthe inthe inthe the economic area If II company property is in jeopardy the ther r c rights that are involve dare no less human because the I property belongs to corporate I stockholders t Losses to workers' workers payrolls j in dollars during unnecessary L strikes are very human losses g as are losses in profits when viewed in terms of doctor bills 1 I and babies' babies milk It is time to I put strikes and rioting aside as relics of a former age I TWO RECENT exa examples pl e s sI I r. r the tale wilL suggest the need for progress in Without def der de de- f r i g the right or wrong of issues in dispute an impartial person would surely deIf declare dev de- de If v clare these events unjustifiable able The able The first involves a FlorIda Florida Florida Flor Flor- ida railroad which moved d ahead to lo eliminate featherbedding featherbedding featherbedding feather- feather bedding during a walkout r over wages Its strike has been going for more than seven seven seven sev sev- en months In this period more than 5 million dollars in wages have been saved by bythe bythe bythe the company or lost to the workers depending on how you look at it With the unions on strike i i the line has kept going and despite despite de do- spite at least instances of vandalism and sabotage it has Managed to reach 95 per cent df capacity Union officials r say that they will win this I f. f strike but the railroad says I- I l it will continue to operate no matter how long the strike f goes on It finds it necessary to lo run a station w wag station a agon g 0 n equipped with flanged wheels L. L k ahead of each train in order r f to prevent wrecks from damaged damaged damaged dam- dam aged track ON FLORIDA'S west coast a a telephone company since early July has been r t bitter labor resistance to an effort to keep its lines lineS' open and maintain phone service service servo ice to its public Despite vio vio- vio lence hence and sabotage a skeleton crew of strikers non and supervisors supervisors su suo su- su is keeping most of the wires open with wilh the use of automated equipment Cables have been cut and dynamited bombs and fires used to destroy facilities and telephone poles sawed down By late August damage to the company had amounted to more than one million dollars donars and at least that much had been lost in wages MANY friends of labor In In Inthe inthe the area reports say have turned uns unsympathetic toward the local unions involved Columnist Columnist Columnist Col Col- Victor Riesel com com- l ared the havoc in the Tampa area rea with a Venezuelan revo revo- lution Though a victim of oCla labor la Ia bor violence himself Mr 11 Riesel Ries Ries- cl el is known as a f friend of the 1 r workingman an He is concerned lest this kind of havoc oc hurt both labor and America l He e remarked that Tampa resembled Caracas Caracas Caracas Cara Cara- cas at dawn There were fires Men and women man man- handled Noses were broken nibs Bibs were cracked Masked tasked men raided private property properly Dynamite was planted Shotguns Shotguns Shotguns Shot Shot- guns were fired It BUT nUT wrote Mr tr Riesel Riesel- they harmed whatever cause they fought for in so brutal a manner If If as Mr 11 Riesel suggests news editors a are r e playing down such news as this it is certain certainly time for them to reflect what the Communists Com Corn could do in this country country coun coun- try by getting involved in such activities ties It t is is lik likely ly they tiley will vill be demonstrating dem demo these techniques very shortly in greater measure measure mea mea- sure in South America In our nation there should certainly be a revolt of public opinion against such lawless violence Such things should never occur occur occur oc oc- oc- oc cur in America ling to the nearest point of or orthe the rear lot line However the short distance used in determining the avera g c may be not less than 15 feet leet Section 2 That Section 24 17 B 17 11 Chapter Revised Revised Re Re- Ordinances of Bountiful Utah 1955 as amended be and the same hereby is amended amend amend- ed Cd by adding to the last paragraph paragraph paragraph para para- graph thereof the following e IC Cornices eaves belt courses sills canopies or other similar architectural f features not including I bay ay windows or vertical projections projections may extend into a aside aside aside side yard for a distance of not more than one half of the required n minimum side- side yard Chimneys may also project into a required front side or rear yard not more than 18 inches I Section 3 Conflict All ordinances ordinances nances resolutions and orders or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance ordinance or or- arc are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed Section 4 Ordinance to take Effect Immediately I In the opinion of the City Council it is necessary to the peace health and safety of ot the inhabitants of Bountiful that this Ordinance take effect immediately im im- im- im mediately Section 5 To Take Effect Upon First Publication This ordinance shall take effect effect ef ef- ef- ef feet at once upon its first pub pub- Passed by the City Council of oC Bountiful Utah this day of December 1963 MATI MATT A. A GALT Mayor 1 WILFRED H. H WILLIAMS IS Recorder Publication dato date Dec 27 1963 |