The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-18
WALLOP IS HANDED
To WILLIS BY LABOR
ORPOL|T|CAL SINS
Loyalty Pledge Backs Reply
OF The President To Ger
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from the usual policy or dealing with
political aspirants was noted today in
the convention of the Ohio State Fed
address, President John Vol bitterly
attacked former Governor Frank b.
Willis, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor.
This, with warm message of praise
TO President Woodrow Wilson, written
by patriotic Socialist editor, Max
Hays, OF Cleveland, and protest to
the Secretary of War. Newton ID. Bak-
err, for allowing liability insurance
companies to continue business with
the government, constituted high spots
of the day.
There was not much of rumble of
internal politics in the organization, al
though movement Is on foot to make
John Moore, head of the Ohio miners,
President to succeed Voll, who has
held the job for nine years. VOll has
been silent about his own reelection,
and this fact is taken as indicating he
will accept again, while his friends as
sert his reelection Is certain.
His denunciation of Willis today in.
dicates that those who believe like
him will see him put back.
Pledge Sent to President
The message to the President was
adopted amid wild applause by a
standing vote. 1t says1hat the ,Presi-
dents answer indicates nothing short
of unconditional surrender on the part
of Kaiserism" will be accepted. The
resolution "renews the pledge to stand
behind our .in its efforts
to prosecute the war tofa satisfactory
conclusion" II.
President Volts address on npolitical
affairs was somewhat of a surprise to
delegates, but was nevertheless gener-
ally approved. Convinced of the out
com of the election, members gener-
ally seemed to feel desire for an
open share in 1t. The attack on Willis
took place in connection with n discus
sion of the workmen's compensation
law. -.
Praising 1t as the hest law, and deal
ing with Willis's attitude toward 1T,
with the support given him by liability
insurance interests and with his failure
to state his attitude in 1916, VOll as.
serted that labor, organized and unOr.
ganized, has been very patient in the
past with the sins of omission and
commission that have been perpetrat.
ed against it by Mr.. Willis, but the
time has come to speak out, no matter
whom it may hurt"
The reluctance to speak on candi-
dates Is noted, but it was added:
when men are nominated for office
in the face of labor's protest, who
have proved themselves unfriendly to
labor, as has Frank B. Willis, it is
high time that labor accepts, the chal-
lenge and uses its best efforts to ad-
minister a stinging rebuke by defeat
ing them for election"
The third defeat of former Judge A.
~ Summers, for Justice of the Su.
preme Court, was hailed as n victory
for labor. High praise was given to
Justice II. M. Wanamaker as "unbias.
ed, unprejudiced, unfalterlng and
clean"
Industrial Freedom Sought
Voll declared for rehabilitation of
men in the military and industrial ac-
tivities who have been crippled. He al.
80 asserted that the Federation Is In
favor of the antiinjunctiOn law, de.
feated at successive legislative terms
He asked study Of health insurance
and praised the new sanitary factory
ordersr The strong point in the. indus.
trial field which he made was lin favor
Of }enllective bargaining. The war
mn3t be won for Industrial freedom.
as we'll as political and religious.
In She Telegram to Baker, Voll said:
Il haae found by going through
someaof the files of the insurance com.
panies that the liability insurance
companies have mulcted the govern
ment out of more than $1,500, 900 on
cantonment construction alone. No
contract or agreement should he en-.
tered into with them for workmen's
compensation. at least until such time
as thorough investigation has been
made and these companies forced to
pag back money from the government
III Its time of need"
The explanatory speech which &c.
companied the publication to the con.
veEiion revealed that the condition of
aSairs which prevails was discussed
! by Emile Il. Watson. Actuary OF the
Ohio Industrial Commission, in Gov.
ernment service. The government paid
$2,369.3G5 in premium TO certain com
spanies. The losses paid by these com,