The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
LABOR men TO
ASK PLEDGES OF
ALL CANDIDATES
New York Labor League
Will Support Only Those
Who Agree to Demands.
EXPRESS LOYALTY
TO THE PRESIDENT
Federal Government Re
quested to Provide for Old
Age Pensions.

Candidates for office this Fall will
receive copies of demands ana VIII
lbe asked to state their views upon the
various questions of the day, as we'll
as upon legislative matters, according
to plans put forward yesterday at
meeting of the Aldermanic Chamber
at the. City Hall. The league prom
ises to support those candidates who
flavor it's program and to work against
those who oppose it. The Federal
program" Of the league containsthese
provisions:
Unconditional loyalty and support
Nonresident Wilson and his program
! for the prosecution of the war. A
free press, untrammeled by the zone
or district systems of distribution and
excessive postal charges, and pledge
that Congressman will use every eff
fort to bring about a businesslike ad-
ministration of the postal serevice,
keeping in mind the necessity of in
creased wages for postal employees
and a proper and scientific distribu-
ton of the proper charges OF every
branch of the service in fair and
tequitab BILE basis.
wal IGNChuOo ~ W ~
rived from income, inheritance, and
excess profit taxes which should be
graduated and substantially increased
and their payment permitted in install
Iments establishment of an adequate
system of taking care of soldiers and
sailors by immediate training of SUI
|ficient nurses, nurses aids, and doc
tors, and, in addition, the establish
Iment of training schools under the
guidance of the Federal Board for
Vocational Training, whereby soldiers
land sailors will be provided with a
Training that will give them remun-
erative employment upon their re-
turn to private life
1.-THE Federal government to provide
a system of life insurance for all;
establishment of a nationwide
widows pension system, and a FEEDER
al plan that will secure relief or
promptly aid whenever required with
out dependence on private organized
= ncharity; candidates for Congress to
pledge themselves to improve the
Port of New York; Governors Island,
when no longer needed by the army,
J to be turned over to New York city
for a summer resort and park for
the people of this overcrowded city;
government ownership of railroads,
telegraph and telephone systems, Of
the centralized coal mines and water
power and other natural resources
which by their nature are monopo-
lies
Establishment Of a universal eight
hour day, only citizens to be employ
ed on public work directly or indirect
ly. A system of compulsory school
attendance for all foreigners for a
study of the American language, the
American form of government, Amer
lean history, and true American
ideals"
Among the things demanded in its
Estate programe" are: Election by
popular vote of all Judges with a pro-
vision for their recall; extension OF
State employment exchanges to al
cities and State control of private
employment agencies; immediate ac-
QUESTION by the State of all transpor-
tation lines, electric, gas, and water
power resources; extension of work.
mems compensation law; establish.
iment of State administered health
insurance; erection and maintenance
of a tuberculosis sanitarium in each
county; old age pensions; election by
popular vote of all local schoo
boards and compulsory education; in.
crease in salaries of members of the
State Legislature; State supervision
and accounting of all war charity sub
scriptions and expenditures, and &C
tive State and municipal co-opera
ton with the Federal government il
providing for the care of dependen
soldiers and sailors.
Health Commissioner Copeland
pledged the resources of his depart
ment to protect labor from occupa
.tional diseases, impure sanitation, anC
to fight tuberculosis. Resolutions
were adopted insisting that coal deal.
ers of the city obtain and store coal t
meet conditions next winter. Resolu
tons were also adopted attacking 3
B. Odell for his handling of the ic
situation. The Hearst publication
were Endorsed and resolutions adopt
ed denouncing attacks upon them. /
movement for q uniform eight hou
day with an increased scale of wage
for municipal department employee
was urged and the meeting ende,
with the request that all labor union
urge the hearty support of the ''Wil
the War" labor day parade to be he'll,
under the auspices of the Central La
Dor Federation.