Show I Communication The Park Record Dear Editor I wish to write a few lines to give glye I vent to my feelings feeling and most likely the feelings of quite a number of men workIng working work work- ing tog the mines and mills In the Park City district I Labor day has come and gone again Park City Local No 99 00 for the first time In their brief but colorful history saw fit tit to celebrate Labor day day on on Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- as aa a patriotic duty so 80 that the metals ls that are so 80 badly needed by our government would not be stopped even on th the day that is I. sacred to all laborIng labor- labor tog Ing men and women In this great country country coun coun- try of ours I need not elaborate on the splendid success of the celebration It spoke for far Itself but one can not help but wonder when our President of these United States and the heads of the W W. W p P. P D B B. B and W W. L. L B. B the W W. M. M B. B and the director of Selective Service System are personally contacting through letter radio and newspapers the states city's mining companies and the local labor unions to plead with their employees and members toUy to- to Uy In the end and produce these metals not to lay off ott or stop production In any way I Why are the two major mining com com- coin t working five 5 Ii days per week Is III It U more patriotic to shut these metals metals' I oft off on Saturday and Sunday than It I would be on Monday or Is patriotism 1 Just I for the workers In this country the I companies being exempt These ThellO are things I men are wondering about If these metals metals metals me- me are so vital to detente and I firmly firm firm- I ly believe they are are then why doesn't tho the government boards take steps to I persuade these companies to work more I time If persuasion slon wont won't do the Job jab then maybe a little force would help holp a n lot lut I dare daro say If it It was f our union stopping stopping stop stop- I ping tho the wheels of or production of ore I Ione one or two days every week a formula would soon be found to put us In line or mayba these companies are Just as big as the government I wonder DEVON POPE I Park City Utah September 10 1942 1042 I |