Show UNDER THE By J. J. CAHOON Salt Lake to Roosevelt The rights of labor an ascending star during the past decade are threatened with Legislative losses during the present session of the Utah and lines are being drawn for a drag-out fight when the various anti-labor measures reach the House and Senate So-called have been introduced in both houses but by far the most serious losse to labor are threatened by three house measures sponsored by Republican law-makers H B. 31 by Represent ie G. A. would repeal the anti-injunction law applying to labor and also-would re-word laws so they could not be construed to legalize or which are specifically outlawed in a companion B. introduced by Representative Joseph E In general a secondary boycott is the boycotting of stores which handle goods from a dealer involved in a labor while is the merchandise shipped from a plant at which a labor dispute is in The third anti-labor measure in the H. B. 32 by Representative Clifton G. M. R Box provides that a labor dispute as defined in Utah exists only when there is a controversy between an employer and a maj of his This provision of the bill would deprive labor minorities of the protection of many Utah labor laws and would place upon labor the burden of proof in establishing rights to collective With virtually the entire Republican minority bloc solidly in favor of the anti-labor legislation many Democrats from the agriculture districts wilt find themselves squarely on the spot when the measures reach the House As farmers or representatives of they believe their constituents have been innocent victims of many labor especially those involving secondary boycotts or hot where farm products have been the object of the boycott although the farmers were not directly involved in the labor These Democratic representatives were grimly reminded of the spot they are on when pamphlets appeared on their legislative desks with this sentence from the 1942 Utah Democratic platform outlined in red Democratic pledge ourselves to support the national administration in the continuation of its labor and thai the workingmen shall forever enjoy all the rights secured to them by law in state and 1 Action in the Utah Senate through the third legislative week i ended further to emphasize characteristics which were forecast at the opening of the session There are not at have not as yet been brought any sharp party or factional lines While there were occasional marked divisions of the upper house over various Individual bills the divisional lines varied from bill to bill and seldom expressed view's of organized The Senate is jealously guarding against any attempt at infringement on personal rights and liberties and is not likely to look with favor on any proposals to broaden the powers of government from the governor Illustrative of the first of the points was an issue raised when j a Salt Lake editorially charged the Republican senators with making a deal with the Not omy did the GOP members loudly protest for a full half hour on the floor of the but the majority party members joined in vigorously rather than attempting to make profit out of possible misfortune to the opposition Promising a later the end of the week saw the introduction of S. B. 98 to legalize horse racing and such a bill narrowly missed passage in the House two years Sponsors of the new bill arc Senators McKinley June and J. Arthur D Salt The measure provides foi division of the stale into two districts Salt Davis and Weber counties forming the First and the other 26 counties forming the A license fee of dollars would be charged for meets in the First district while a fee of would be charged for each day of a racing meet in the Second Objectives stated in the bib are to increase and encourage development of the agricultural and livestock industries in the stimulate interest in agricultural exhibitions and distribute the financial benefits gained from the meets to the people of the Killed in the Senate by a 9 to 13 vote was H. B. 7 to permit county commissions to rent road equipment to private and corporate organizations and individuals in cases of |