Arizona republican., 1920-04-05
LABOR LEADERS DIRECT bARbS AT
 P0L|T|CALF0 F0ES

The first gun, really the first salvo, in the campaign instituted by the American Federation of Labor recently to align workers against their ''poli tical enemies" was fired last night, at the city hall plaza. There was a large attendance induced in part. perhaps, by a rumor that the meeting somehow had something to do with the mu- nicipal campaign; that it would en- dorSe one of the two tickets to be voted tomorrow and that a plea would be made for the closed shop That. however, was not the announced pur- pose of the meeting.
 The first speaker was H. H. Dobbs of Tucson of the Bremen and Engine men MT. Dobbs said that there was a general misunderstanding as to the at titude of the railway brotherhoods to- ward the American Federation of Labor. It was known that they were not affiliated and there was therefore an impression that they were not in complete harmony. That was not the case, said MT. Dobbs. There was no issue between the brotherhoods and the federation. The obstructing issue was one within the brotherhoods, purely jurisdictional matter, and until they could settle that among them selves there could be no utilization.
 The trouble had grown out of the forming of organizations of various
  sion was unfortunate in that it robbed the workers of the power they could exert through a united organization. The same kind of a division. the speaker said. had restricted the power of labor in other crafts.
 Here apparently departing from his subject, Mir. Dobbs. disclaiming a pur- pose to make a prohibition speech. de- clared that prohibition had done more for the restriction of capital and the upbuilding of labor than any other cause. Workers no longer drowned their woes and cares in drink, but em- ployed themselves in studying how they might better their condition The rest of the address of M. Dobbs re- lated to the cooperative movement and a description of its operation in Tucson since it's institution there last November.
 Other speakers were H. s. McC1us- key, national board member of the United Mine Workers; c. J. Feeley member of the Protective Board of Trainmen; Roy H. Morgan, general secretary Railroad Sheet Metal Work CTS, and H. G. Dillon, president of the Phoenix Building Trades Council.
 In the course of his address, Mir Morgan touched upon one matter, in- directly but not remotely related to the labor movement against political en- emies He spoke of the unrepresen- tative representative of the people and illustrated 1t in the statement that though Arizona has been allowed two United States senators it has really only one and that while Kentucky un- der the constitution is entitled to but two senators, it has three. This deli cate allusion it was understood was made to Hon. NJ. A. Smith, MT. Nor gan closed with a declaration that labor would see to it that the next United States senator from this state would be a resident of the state.
 Mr. McC1uskey described the dark ness in which the people had been kept during the war: the suppression of essential facts, the while the country was overrun with press agents in be- half of not only the government it its various branches, but, too. those of the great corporations. He said that the only news allowed the people was 
 MT. McCIuskey introduced local who at one time or another had stood for the rights of individuals, and es pecialIy the Rotary club, the Kiwans 1 club and the Merchants and Manu- lecturers association He also at l tackled the movement for the open 1 shop.
 The only allusion to the city cam 1 paign was in the address of MT. Feeley 1 who advocated the displacement of the | present government of Phoenix though l he himself is resident of Tucson and | will not be seriously affected by any | Phoenix regime unless he should move 1 to this city.
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