New-York tribune., 1918-12-21
Hand and Brain
Party Formed
For n. 7. Cits
Central Federated IJu;o,,
Calls Joint Labor Confe,,
ence for Jan. ii and y
" omen Among Leaders
Committee Issues Stateme.,
Saying Action Is Respon.s
to Spontaneous Demand

A step in the formation of lab.
party was taken by the Central "a
Grated Union last night, when the =.
retary was instructed to invite trad.
unions, other than those affiliated w;a
the New York central body. to ss,,
delegates to a joint labor eonfere,,.
N this city Saturday and SUNDAY 1.r
uary II and l2, for the Durnoss =,
formulating plans for a c-reater Nav
York labor party.
The committee, which includes a.,
women, in statement issued last nigh,
said:
"The political party, as contemplate
Is movement started in response IN t..
spontaneous demand Of the workip,
people of the City of New York. ni
the unanimous conclusion Of the io;,,
committee that this party will adj
strength and prestige to labor by Il.
political activity, and as a hand and
brain movement, with its principles as
set forth, will in no way injure tb.
present industrial form @, organiu.
tion.
Chicago labor unions and Bridge
port workers have also decd TO enter
he political arena and are Doing mag
nificent work toward bringing about
political victory for She workers.
Both Of these bodies nave sent Us
encouraging news and offered material
assistance to the New York movement;
Their offer WAS accepted ard invita-.
lions were sent to both of them to have
delegates present at our greatest city
Joint labor conference.
Committee Much Encouraged
"The Cooke County Labor party q
Illinois has been indorsed hy h.ty-eigdt
local unions. The Bridgeport Laool
party had hcen indorsed almost IMAM
mously by labor of that city. The NeV
York movement has the unanimous SUI
port and Endorsement Of the Celtril
Federated Union OF New York. The
Central Labor Union os Brooklyn. the
Women's Trade Union League, aad in
dorsements coming n from local unions
are so numerous thai The committee Is
elated over the success ard popularity
Of the movement, and 1t firmly believes
that all the old political affiliations vii
ne forever broken and every effort on
the part of the old ward heeler to d.
vide the workers vote viii fail.
at is quite evident that the time is
here for the working people to Use
their political power for taeiy Own
benefit The day OF abor being repre-
sented by the so-called friends OF is
Dor in our city, state and national leg
islative halls is drawn Gc*an end. lne
workers need not be represented mere
~ By any one calling himself friend
of labor and making the labor vote
lucrative institution for himself.
Labor is the best and most compe-
tent judge of the wants and needs ..
the workers. and therefore LABOR VII
represent itself in the Legislative hsiIs
Of the nation.
Every effort viii be made by The
New York labor leaders TO separate u:
workers votes from the old politics.
parties and educate the workers to Pc
litical and industrial economies. u nus
been the workers lot on the patn"s'
of human progress that from the ven
beginning to the present time lais'
hoods and scorn have been hurled
labor and its leaders whenever nov
had been made 10 organize the WorAs''
economically or politically. bu' uls
immutable laws of progress ana econ
omy, especially at tins time OF Wo.N
reconstruction, demonstrate TOO pau"
ly the new era, and tnat Is the era y.
necessary universal cooperation y.
workers in politics, as well as IN "su'
unions. Thus will the workers cO"'
.into their own"
Among the resolutions referred "
the Committee on Reconstruction ~ss Wa
one from the Engineers Union' Nv Nv
1874, calling upon the local authorl''sss
not to issue permits for the saie ',
newspapers, periodicals or mercnaius'
that require part Of public hignwsss,
sidewalks, elevated starways OF pgOns
entrances, except to wounded solu'e..
or sailors, or their dependents a.: sD4
only to those who are American va,, s".
zens and were residents OF Ne" ~
before going into service. v.s..
G. H. Brown, delegate from the I's, Is.
ern Gulf Sailors Union, appeafsu sa
fore the central body and asked rs s,n. -
in abolishing the United states ony n;s,
ping Board sea service and tra'",ns ~.
ships. He said that S1,0OO,0VO Is ~
ing spent by the government esv, esv.d
month, when this sum could ps ss SOC.
and the work carried on more enesunr esr,sr
ly by the ship owners and tne s'""'
Would Inform Washington
Mr.. Brown asked permission 70 ~. ~.
ward copies Of the resolutions 10 ~
tors Thomas S. Martin. Duncs" and
Fletcher and Robert NJ. La Foiie'Se
TO Congressman Swagar Sheriey A"'
W. Alexander. .e..
According to a delegate at the the nles, rsc.
ing, organized labor will be luIis ting ,;
resented at the twelfth annual u'5s .bor
of the American Association lot n.ssn,. Ds
Legislation in Richmond, Va p1si IsbOr
Der 81 and %, when problems u ,.;rd.
reconstruction Will occupy tne
of the delegates. -, ;,.Iude
The labor delegation viii 'nth " The
Hugh Frayne, general organizer " ~ the
American Federation of Labor u labor
East. who is also chairman OF ths ssosrd,
division of the War Industries pCIs pGIsss
John A. Vol, president OF tue aad Mar
Bottle Blowers Association, ID" If The
garet Dreier Robins. pre- esiceh', ,ssgae.
Nationa, Women's Trade Union Dsir rssir
It was said that John Mitcnehs, coz
man of the New York lndus1f'''
mission, also will attend.
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