Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17
LABOR LEADER WIrNDRAWo
COOPERATION from IOWA
ASSOCIATION.
SAYS HIsN NAME 10
OglN0 WRONGLY USED
Head Of UnIsn Federation eays Un.
authorized SAatsmsnts Arr Being
Issued Over He olgnaturS--lnslsts
orsatsr Iowa Association 10 Fight.
Ing Besis Of RadieaIisu,.

Cedar Rapids. Feb. l7.--That Sec
rotary Clum Of the Greater Iowa As
ISOLATION has openly violated the
agreement entered into with the Iowa
Federation Of Labor when he sent
forth certain literature turnout the
state that contained an attack upon
the labor movement by insinuation II
not In the form Of direct charges Is
the contention of Fred A. Garfield,
who yesterday forwarded the follow
Ing open letter to the gentleman in
question. The Ire Of President Cam
ield was aroused because of the in
regarding the activities Of
union labor that lent Its Influence to
secure the enactment of laws that
have aided the teachers Of Iowa in
securing betterments thru legislative
enactments at the last session of the
general assembly. .E
Garfield to Clum.
Dear Mfr. Clum: When the Greater
iowa Association invited me, as pres
dent of the Iowa State Fedora ton Of
Labor, to take part in conference of
he employers, employees and farm
nrs of this state. did so in the hope
that it might prove to be n sincere
1tttmpt to bring about better under
standing between all classes of Iowa
'itizens. and might formulate
some program on which alien
ployers, farmers and organized labor
might unite as public spirited citi-
Gems In promoting the welfare OF or
splendid state. and al it's people with
out regard to class or condition.
Object to Secret Sessions.
~ was somewhat surprised 1T the
irst meeting of this conference that
is sessions shauld ne made secret, rs
; could not conceive OF any reason
Why the public should not be admit
ed to our dolibera tions. for I believe
that open covenants openly arrived
1T" is good policy for all such
gatherings. was also somewhat disa-
ppointed when l found that apparent
ly the principal matter of considera-
ton for the conference was not to be
broad. constructive policies for pro-
noting the general welfare SO much
as the suppression of radicalisEl in
Iowa. Not that 1 do not feel that such
as may exist should not
be suppressed. for l certainly do, but
beca use ! felt that we were making q
mountain out. Of mole Hill and that
there was SO little extreme radicalism
the patriotic, intelligent poo
pie of Iowa. that we were maxim:
much ado about nothing Organic
ed labor has long since taken steps
to eliminate all forms of extreme rad
icalism from its ranks and to clean
is own houscNof undesirable citizens
However. orsanizad labor is always
glad to have aid in it's efforts to pro.
mote one hundred per cent American
ism. and I accepted Your interest and
CO. operation in the spirit in which
supposed they were offered.
Fighting a osie Man.
'There>has Just come to my atten
ton pamphlet issued by the Greater,
iowa Association regarding the pur-
puSS Vi I'tS SuCc " tiSS'I
Amnricanism and red radieal!sn, In
Iowa. in which pamphlet the name Of
the State Federation Of Labor is used
as one Of the parties tc the confer
ence, as was perfectly proper. but ]
find that among the few instances
given to illustrate the growth of rad-
icalism in Iowa. You cite the fact
that. ar the last meeting of the Iowa
State Teachers association a resolu-
ton was introduccd recommending
the formation of teachers organiZa-
lions to he affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, whose pur-
pose would be 20 secure better wages
and living conditions for the teachers
IN Iowa schools. I note that you ex-
press your surprise that such'a thing
could be even suggested in Iowa and
regard it as an Indictment Of the COM
mon sense of the people of the state.
had been strongly impressed pre-
viously with the fact that in fighting