The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-02-05
UNION LABOR TO BACK UP
AT"<1lNTMENT OF BRANDEIS
Peoples Great Lawyer So. in Senate BY Reaction
ary Republicans and DemocrS elieved that Majority
of Senators Will Vote for Confirmation.
FORWARD LOOKING PEOPLE OF NATION
WILL WATCH VOTE OF EVERY SENATOR
Orqanzed Labors Officials and Delegates to United Mine
Workers Convention Congratulate President Wilson for
Choosing Brandes for U. S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-La-
Dor leaders expect confirmation
Of Louis D. Brandeis for the
United States supreme bench
without much difficulty. This was
the opinion Of the officers OF the
American Federation Of Labor.
Frank Morrison, secretary, was
asked whether organized labor
contemplated any action that
would indicate its sentiment to
the senate.
He said that nothing had yet been
done. because he did not think there
was much danger that the appoint
ment would be refused confirmation.
This supposed confirmation,' he sald'
lis a little flare-up, something tha1
might be expected Immediately a1ter
announcement. But think that the
opposition exists in the minds or
some people, rather than as an actual
thing"
Miners Endorse Brandeis.
Fourteen hundred delegates to the
convention of the United Mine Work.
ers of America at Indianapolis unani-
mously indorsed the appointment OF
Louis D. Brandeis as Associate Justice
Of the United States Supreme Court,
declaring him the lone true friend of
the toiling masses in America
The mines adopted a resolution
which declared that favored and spe-
cial interests had insistently urged
the appointment of William Howard
Taft, but that President Wilson had
ignored these powerful influences" ,"
and had appointed a fearless cham
pion Of labor"
Samuel Untermyer, who happened
to be in Washington at the time the
nomination was sent to the senate,
ufr.f--v~lro--%oe>~-t tho es.lost--a a dinner
party to the president (just before
leaving Washington on his western
trip given by Secretary McAdoo, at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Brandeis were
also invited guests, made a contribu-
ton to the matter by disclaiming re-
sponsibility for suggesting the name
to the president, but, expressing the
greatest satisfaction over it.
Old Guard Dies Hard.
Untermyer believes the nomination
initiates a fight between the progress
sive influence in the Democratic party,
of which Unternyer admits that he
Is an exponent, and the votaries of
big business. Untermyer predicts a
victory for the cause of the "plain
people," exemplified by himself and
Brandeis.
the office of Representative Henry, Of
Texas, the New York lawyer left for
Miami, Fla.
It was learned early in the week
that Senators La Toilette and New
lands, Charles r. Crane and Amos
Pinchot had been consulted about the
matter by Secretary McAdoo, and all
approved of it. Outside of this select
list Of progressives, there appears to
have been little consultation by the
president.
Align Forces.
Because of the peculiar prominence
Of the Boston attorney during the last
few years, there was an immediate
alignment Of forces for and against
his confirmation.
Nearly all the Progressive Repub-
]icans and Democrats promptly an
nounced that the nomination was
most gratifying and that they would
do everything in their power to assist
in the confirmation of Mr.. Brandeis.
The conservative senators of both
parties came boldly into the open in