The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-07-23
'Platform Marks rleasure of Pros
gress Not Found In That If The
Republicans, Says The Report

Upon the recommendation of the
executive council and with unanimous
approval Of the recent convention OF
the American Federation of Labor,
held in Montreal, Canada, the propos-
ais Of labor submitted to the commit
tee en- resolutions Of the republican
party 1T Chicago for inclusion in the
republican platform were submitted
in identical form to the committee on
resolutions of the democratic party in
San Francisco, Cal, on June %, for
Inclusion in the democratic platform.
The executive council authorized
President Gompers and Vice Presi-
dents Valentine, Green and Woll and
such other presidents as might
be able to go to San Francisco to ap-
pear before the committee on resolu-
tions Of the democratic convention
meeting in that city.
On June 20, 1920, President Com
pers and Presidents Valentine,
Green and Vol appeared before the
committee on resolutions Of the demo-
cratic national convention and pre-
sented the prepared program of labor's
political demands The committee was
presided over by Senator Carter Glass
The proposals were read by Vice
President Vol, after which President
Golnpers addressed the committee for
a period of about thirty-fve minutes,
The committee listened with appar-
ent interest to the reading Of the for
nal proposals and to the address of
President Gompers, in which he fully
explained the position Of the labor
movement and emphasized the condi-
tions and causes prompting the sub
mission of the proposals.
We present here in their order the
proposals presented by labor and the
planlss Incorporated in the democratic
platform as adopted by that party
convention in every case where there
is any plank dealing with the subject.
The preamble to the declaration of
labor's demands is as follows:
I.abor's Demands to be Presented to
the Republican and Democratic
Parties in 1920
Government and all civilization exist
for the service of human beings and
the promotion of their betterment.
Such purposes are best achieved when
those who are primarily affected by
policies and methods have the power
of determining them Under such
conditions only will there be relations
of good will between fellow citizens
and a spirit Of true patriotism essen
tial to the best development and unity
of our nation. There must be reason
for the conviction that citizens can
rely upon the government for impair
| tial maintenance of rights and protec-
ton. Such an attitude can result only
when principles Of human welfare are
made paramount to any other consld-
Grafton. Experience of other coun-
tries and scientific information sub
stantiate the contention that sweated
industries, over strained, long and bur
densome hours of toll, tend to physical
deterioration, loss of mental virility
and consequent decreased producing
power. Standards of life and work
daily hours of toll and wages have :
direct relation to economic progress
and development as well as to pre-
paredness for national defense.
Labor's Demand
To promote industrial justice an'
tranquility and to insure uninterupt
ed production at its highest efficiency
the right of the wage-earners to or
ganize into trade unions, to selec
| their own representatives, and to bar
| gain collectively, must be fully safe
guarded.
Democratic Platform
LABOR, as we'll as capital, is entitle
to adequate compensation. Each ha
the indefeasible right or aganizatiol
of collective bargaining, and of speal
| ing through representatives of the
own selection.
l. Labor's Demand
u We pledge our party to maintai