The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-09-25
GoMPERS TELLS
OF CANDIDATES
FOR President
Carefully Analyses Positions Of
Harding and Cox on Pro-
gresske Issues.
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6lVOOIvO SOOVVO'
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amount In real wages that they
earned in 1913 the workers must earn
twice the number of dollars, aud there
are Thousands upon thousands who
have not been able to advance their
wages to any anpreciable extent. Thus
by q process that has been subtle and
gradual thousands Of Americans have
had their wages reduced and Their:
whole standard and manner Of living
altered.
upon an issue so vital the Repub-
lican party platform comes to US with
no word Of hope and no promise Of
relief. In the language Of Labor's
analysis, the Republican party plat
form 'evades the issue and offers no
remedy; it denies the Importance Of
prof1teering as the leading cause OF
the high cost Of living
Immigration Problem.
"As the months pass the problem
Of immigration is bound to become
one Of increasing importance. Reports
millions from northern, southern. and
central Europe are only waiting the
ships to bring them before coming
to our land. The only restriction upon
unlimited and perhaps unprecedented
immigration is the lack Of sufficient
ships to bring all those who are watt
ing with eagerness to embark. No
part Of our public life can escape the
effects Of unrestricted immigration.
The question Is one Of paramount I'M
portance. The platform upon which
Mr.. Harding is candidate and upon
which he would have US return to
'norn1alcy' makes no mention Of the
subject. It's silence is unmarried by
any word that might indicate the ex-
istence Of an immigration problem.
mo single piece Of legislation en-
acted by the last Congress was more
hopelessly reactienary or constituted
a more ardent defense and protection
for the vested interests than the Esch-
Cunanains railroad law. No piece of
legislation enacted by that Congress
struck more deeply at the heart OF
Labor's rights than this law. The
platform upon which Mr.. Harding Is
a candidate declares that I'VE endorse
the transportation act Of 1920 enacted
by the Republican Congress as q most
constructive legislative achievement
This constructive achievement was
described by Labor's analysis Of the
platform as in reality a denial of
the lawful right Of the workers to
cease work. Taking his stand upon
this plank Of the Republican platform
Senator Harding would not merely re-
turn to the normal, he would return
almost to the prehistoric.
Would Fight Mexico.
"Since the overthrow of the Dicta-
tor Diaz. the question of American
relations with the Republic Of Mexico
has been one Of intermittent acute
ness and of constant Importance. The
American trade union movement has
held from the outset that the people
Of Mexico have the right to work out
their own problems without interfer-
ence on the part Of the United States
or any other nation. The policy of
President Wilson has conceded admir-
ably with that thought. In the lam
guage Of Labor's analysis, the Mexi-
can plank in the Republican platform
| clearly aims to undermine the SOW
ereignty of the Mexican people and
to make the maintenance Of order in
Merico the business of the government
of the United States Labor's ana1y-
sis further declares that the Repub-
lican platform proposes the fulfill.
ment of what have long been the
hopes and aims Of those whose sole
object is the exploitation Of the peo-
pie and the boundless resources OF
Mexico
I'm the seclusion of his. broad and
comfortable front porch at Marion
Senator Harding observes the Repub.
lican platform and finds It a document
after his own heart. He lifts up his
hands to those assembled on his good
front lawn and with benign counte.
nance says, let us return to the old
order.
1.-THE denial Of any desire on the
part Of the American people to &C
backward to anything that is past ha.
been found in practically every public
expression which the people have beer
able to make In recent months.
Bailey Got His.
"Joe Bailey in Texas attempted tt
induce the voters of that state to re.
turn to normal and the voters de-
cided to send Mr.. Bailey a. great dea
further back than that. In the Ala.
bana primaries Senator Underwood
nominated six years ago by a major
ity Of $4,000, found his majority re-
duced by an electorate that to tina
extent showed its determination no.
to return to normal In Colorado Sen
ator Thomas declined even to- make
the effort to induce the voters to re-
turn to normal by Withdrawing from
the race for reelection. In Oklahorns
the nomination Of Scott Ferris To-
United States senator over Senate,
Gore was a. clear indication Of thu
desire Of the people Of that state Il
so forward and not backward.
I'm Pennsylvania Congressman De
walt withdrew as q candidate for re-
nomination because OF the expressed
determination Of the workers OF hi
district to 80 forward. Congressman
Willis J. Hulings of Pennsylvania car
ried his campaign for ..normalcy' t,
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