The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-18
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
O|SPLEASES LABOR
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF IA.
Dor WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SENTIMENT FOR LABOR PARTY
Leaders Say, However, That There Is
No Chance Of Labor Party Enter
inQ Field This Year--WiIi Fol.
low Nonpartisan Plan

Montreal, June 12.-The American
| Federation of Labor In convention here
| made preparations last night to offer
the support Of organized labor to the
Democratic party In return for its ac-
ceptance of labor's platform demands
which leaders declare the Republican
party has ignored. Labor leaders an
nounced last night that the subject
would be placed before the federation's
convention today. The first step, they
said, would be condemnation of the
Republican party. to be followed by an
appeal 10 the Democratic party for in.
corporation Of labors policy in It's
platform.
Samuel Gompers and other labor
leaders We're In session late yesterday
preparing a plan of action. They de-
clined 10 diyulge their decision but in
dicated drastic action against the
Republican party would be proposed :"
Delegates and labor officials show
ed considerable sentiment for the for
nation OF labor party.
Those close to Mr.. G0mpers. how
ever, asserted last night that the ac-
tfon of the Republican convention
would have no effect on the non-parti-
san political program and there was
mot the slightest possibility" OF labor
putting party In the field this year.
Pacific coast delegates, advocates of
a labor party. made use OF the situa-
tion and pressed their plan to have the
convention authorize committee to
investigate during the next year the
Feasibility of organizing labor party
and report at the 1921 convention.
The only resolution adopted yester-,
day provided that "every effort be
made by the organized labor movement
to the end that schools. hospitals, asy-
lums and other similar public or pri-
vate institutions. factories as well as
other forms of buildings requiring
proper care against the dangers OF
fire"
Organized labor was also urged TO
aid In enforcing legislation tending to
safeguard life, limb and property.
Despite the fact that the convention
Is being held on British soil. Matthew
Vol, vice president of the federation,
declared last night that the Irish res
olution would be taken up for discus
sion and adoption by the delegates.
The platform adopted by the Repub-
lican national convention WAS termed
AN outrage and an affront to working
people" In a statement last night by
Mr.. Woll He declared 1t Is "a docu-
ment with which Wall street and the
steel trust ought to be highly plea ed."
MIR. VOL said the platform gives
what take to be a pledge that the
United States will police Mexico for
the benefit Of organized oil, mineral
and mining appetites."
"The platform promises no relief
from the profiteers and had the Of.
frontery to propose continued submis.
sion to heartless exploitation" the |
statement added. "The American peo-
pie are determined to find relief from
profiteering. Nothing so intimately af. |
fects their daily lives. On this point |
the platform Is disdainful Of the wei.
fare Of the people. We are forced to |
the conclusion that the Republican
party proposes to protect IT,"