The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-07

LABOR CAN'T
BE FOOLED
Republicans Final Effort
to "Deliver" the Labor
Vote Exposed

ii here appears III the leading newspapers OF the
United States today page advertisement containing
alleged labor testimonials support of Candidate Hughes
and censung President Wilson This is the last desper
effort OF the Republican National Committee to hood
wink the public into believing that even reputable
labor of prominence is supporting their candidate.
few days ago they geefuy quoting sixyearold
made by John NJ OIanlon editor of the Off
cal organ of the New York State Federation of Labor
after Mr.. Ol1anlon had issued public statement
calling attention the fact that for months he had been
supporting President Wilson. This time the Re- cans
are leaning upon Frank Feeney, named by Mar NJ.
Mulhal in the famous lobby scandal Washington as his
closest friend and adviser while Mulhall the strike
breaker and legislative agent of the National Association
OF Manufacturers. Feeney is VIGOROUSLY known as the
labor agent and political henChman of the Penrose-MC
Nchol machine in Philadelphia. Mulhall swore that he
had Feeney his payroll and that he had documents to
prove it.
Two weeks ago the Democratic Oh irman, of
Pennsylvania publicly charged that Senator Boes Penose
had been put in charge of 100000 attempt nflu
the labor vote OF the country and that Penose had
objected doing the dirty work with small slusf
fund. That charge has not been denied Nearly week
ago the Democratic National Committee exposed Frank
Feecys employment by Penrose in this campaign to cir
culatc fake labor endorsements of Mr.. Hughes The al
legged resolutions appear ing in odays advertisement
of the Republicans the work of Feeney and his agents
The Chicago Building Trades Council did adopt
the proIIughes resolution quoted in the Republican adj
vertisement and the Republicans know it. The false
report that such resolution had been adopted was
promptly denounced by Simon O'Donne president of the
Chicago Building Trades Council, and by Edward n.
Nockes secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor
The alleged proughes resolution Offered at meeting
in the Philadelphia Building Trades Council defeated
Leonard Kraft Feeneys closest friend then drew enough
proxies from his pocket jam through A week later,
November 3d the Council officially denounced the
conspiracy, and repudiated the alleged pro-Hughes
resolution Feeney tried get similar resolutions adopted
in Cincinnati and other cities, and failed
When the attention of Samuel GomperS president of
the American Federation of Labor, called the Re-
publcans page advertisement last night, he issued the
following statement:
"To the Workingmen of the United States,
Greeting:
"As predicted by me few days ago,
there is some. scheme to spring canard
upon you when it will be too late to dis
prove and prevent the falsehoods and fic-
titous allegations or declarations.
'The information comes to me that
pretended labor leader has secured some
fake declarations of few supposedly
labor organizations attacking the charac-
ter and the policy of the Labor Representa-
ton Committee of the American Federation
of Labor, and that they are to be published
as advertisements in the newspapers of the
country tomorrow (Monday)
''The American Federation of Labor
has, without a dissenting voice or vote,
proclaimed the political policy to stand by
the friends of labor and justice and to de-
feat its enemies.
'In this campaign Woodrow Wilson
stands for all that is true to labor, justice,
patriotism, freedom and humanity.
'The false friends of labor will fail in
their purpose to deceive"