Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-15
DEMOCRACY PLATFORM
IS FAVORED BY LABOR
Samuel GompcrS and Associates
Commend P!tty's Policy to Work
men OF America.
LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS PLANK
Attitude of Both Parties Toward
Working Men of Country Is COM
par,d i'll Language Oncrin" Little
Comfort To Republican Leaders.

WASH e. rGf 1a Tims5 plS WRsiSh9A
asAins; ;he specific demands. q or-
form adopted st san t,ranc,sco more
nearly apron mated the desired de-
Carnations 81 human f!eh;s than DO
'he p!anks found in the Republican
platform" Samuel GonNc-S. chairman
OF the special committee appointed
by The American Federation ~ Labor
10 NreSeU: lahorS demands % both
party conventions. said today IN re-
porting the result 81 the committees
work Win the report. was made
public au analysis OF the planks IN
The Democratic platform and COM
r2rison of these with the program
adopted 10y The annual convention Of
The federation IN Montreal!
"UHON Ihe recommendation Of tho
executive council! and with unani-
nous approval OF The recent conven.
zion OF thy American Federation or
Labor. held in Montreal. Canada. the
proposals o! Labor submitted TO the
committee on resolutions OF the Re
publican party 4; Chicago for inclu-
SION IN me Republican platform. We're
submitted IN Identical form to the
committee on resolutions OF the Dem
oCraHc party in san Francisco cal
on June - Tor inclusion in tho Dem
ocratic platform.
The executive council authorized
President Gompers and Vice rrcsi-
dents Valentine. Green and VOL ana
such other v!Cc-prcS idcntS as might
he able 10 20 10 san Francisco 10 APP
pear before the committee on resc-
iutionS OF the Democratic convention
meeting IN that city.
Present Demands NJ san Francisco.
ON Juno 20. President GompCrs
and Nice, Presidents Valentine. Green
and VOL appeared before the COM
mite" ON resolutions Of the Demo
cratic National Convention and pre-
scented the prepared program OF La
hor's political demands The COM
a. 40 he -
Carter Glass
The proposals were read by Vice
PRESIDENT VOL after which rrcsi-
dent GompcrS addressed the commit
tee for a period OF about thirty min
uteS The committee listened with
apparent inieres, - the reading o:
Jne formal proposals and TO the adj
drcSS al resident Gompcrs. in which
ne tuilN explained the position OF tho
amor movement and cmphaS sized the
g0nniil"nS and causes prompting the
SunmlSSion OF the proposals
Following "A summary OF tho action
OF the Republican and Democratic
conventions the statement adds:
Democratic" Platform Favorable.
IN summarizing. il is but fair 10
say that the Democratic platform
MARKS measure OF progress no,
found in tho platform Of the Repuh-
Lican party In relation 10 labor's
proposals tho plankS written into tho
llelnocratic platform more nearly ap-
proNimatc the desired declarations Of
human rights than do ihe> planks
found IN tho Republican platform
The delegation of the American
Federation OF Labor which appeared
before the platform committed OF the
Republican party convention In Chi
chEo. presented 10 tho convention Of
IN" american Federation OF Labor in
Montreal. the labor proposals which IL
submitted, and analyzcd and com
pared these with the declarations
contained In Tho Republican party
platform The convention by a unani-
nous vote adopted and approved that
report, The convention authorized
and directed n committee TO appear
before the Democratic National Plat
form Committee At san Francisco.
ana to present tho identical nro-
posals 10 tina, committee with the in
S'ructlon Ina' a comparison and
analysis should hc made with tn,
proposals and the declarations otthc
Democratic party. These We submit,
IN the foregoing
Leave Matter t" Voters.
The men and women OF labor Of
the United States and her liberty
loving people must judge between
impending campaign and election toi
President ana Nicc- President United
states senators and mrrnbcrs Of the
hngSe OF Representatives Is npon us
ANU IN" citizenship OF our country
mus determine its OWN course in
clcriln= ih.s< candidates for these
o''icsS who al. most friendly disposed
toward labor. justice freedom dono-
Fa,N ana humanity, and 10 defeat
nose who arc less friendly or more
hoSti!" :" these principles.
Labor OF America * not PARTISAN
70 ans political party; 1t is PARTISAN
10 PRINCIPLES. the principles OF justice
and freedom. u undertakes neither
10 dictate nor control the choice Of!
N" workers or the citizenship gen
.5hilE Tor which party or candidates
iAey should vote. hu; /, would be Il
ra!pah.c dcr"!iCtion of duty aid we
IAN 10 place the facts before the
voters OF our country upon the rec
o'iS OF both parties and their rcsyec-
tive candidates for public Office"