Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12

Under the caption Political Labor Pa
pers, the Trades Unionist of this city,
which is the official organ of the Central
Labor Union and the Allied Building Trades
OF the American Federation of Labor, has
an editorial anent the recent action of the
Union Herald in indorsing President
Roosevelt and advocating his election. as
stated in The Star several DAYS ago The
There is nothing that weakens the cause
of organized labor as d;strust engendered
in the minds of the workers on the course
taken by a labor paper during a political
campaign.
THE paper may be one of the best expo
nents Of labor that has ever been published,
but when 1t enters the political field and
espouses candidate of either of the two
great parties its influence as an educator is
weakened.
ITO be success the paper must at all
times leave the political work in a cam
paign to the recognized party organs The
readers of a labor paper take their political
views from their favorite daily paper and
do not expect enlightenment on the ques-
ton of fitness for Office of any candidate
before the people from their labor paper.
However. should candidate by his acts,
previous to his nomination, betray an an
tipathy to all that organized labor stands
for, 1t is expected that the labor press
should give such information to its readers
as it may possess on the attitude of the
candidate, but to take either of the candl-
dates Of the two great parties now before
the people and assert that organized labor
should support one Of them Is leaving the
paper open to suspicion of being subsld zed
in the interest of the party the CANDIDATE
represents
During a presidential campaign the use
of money to aid in carrying the election
is well recognized. That shrewd politicians,
who have demonstrated that their kno"t-
edge of man and conditions in political
life is beyond question, should be led INTO
the error of believing that a labor paper
can influence it's readers politically is a
Of fn
unions who never permit their trade or
CARNATIONS to influence them in their rights
as citizen to vote as they please, except
where a candidate has shown undue zeal
in fighting the organization. Even IN that
event unanimity of sentiment does not pre-
vail"
The Union Herald, which wears at the
head of its editorial columns tl iEdorse
ment of the Allied Label League and Mis-
cellaneous Trades Council of the Central
Labor Union District of Columbia; tie
American Federation of Labor the Labor
Lyceum and Bureau of Information. con-
tinues advocacy of President Roosevelt.
and asserts that he has been Il true and
consistent friend of labor and the work
ingmen. The Herald also says: "When the
workingmen of the country strike effec-
lively on election day they will have less
grievances during the remaining 1854 days
of the year.
War is on between the two labor organs
OF washington, ana the result VIII be
watched with interest by the local union
lists
In recent address, Mr.. Terrence v.
Powderly, late at the head of the knights
of Labor said: 1.-The steel trust has cor
nered steel, the Oil trust has cornered OIL
the flour trust has cornered flour, the Su-
gor trust has cornered sugar, and why in
the name of God, should not the working
corner the only product he has-la-
bor?"
The Rhode Island Federation of Labor
recently In Session at Newport, represent
ing the organized workingmen of the state
Endorsed the candidacy Of William s.
Waudby of Rochester, N. Y, for the posi-
ton of United States commissioner of
labor in the Department of Commerce and
Labor, and requested President Roosevelt
to make the appointment when the Office
shall become vacant by the resignation OF
Carroll d. Wright. President A. E. Hohler
Organizer Frank Quinlan and Secretary
Treasurer w. A Clark were appointed a
committee to forward the above action of
the Rhode Island Federation of Labor to
President Roosevelt
In sermon, based on personal observa-
lions, the Rev. j. c. Hogan of Emmanuel
Meeting House, Baltimore, Nd scored the
cotton duck trust for the conditions pre-
vailing in It's mills, which are located near
his church. The reverend gentleman said
that of the $500 people employed there
1000 were women and LOCO children; that
the men were paid from $40 to $25 month
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