The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-06-18
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
D|sPLEAsES LABOR
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF La
Dor WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SENTIMENT FORlAB0R PARTY
Leaders Say, However, That There Is
No Chance of Labor Party Enter
ing Field This Year-WiiI Fol-
low Nonpartisan Plan

! Montreal, June 1.-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 to the Democratic party for in
corporation of labor's policy in its
platform.
Samuel Gompers and other labor
leaders were in session late yesterday
preparing plan of action. They de-
clined to divulge their decision but in
Dictated 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.. Gompers, how
ever, asserted last night that the ac-
ton 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 a party in the field this year.
Pacific coast delegates. advocates of
a labor party, made use of the situa
ton and pressed their plan to have the
convention authorize committee to
investigate during the next year the
feasibility of organizing a 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.
DCsplLC tliC ldSt that tLC SOh Ohtiol
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-
ican national convention was termed
AN outrage and an affront to working
people," in a statement last night by
Mr.. Vol. He declared it is "a docu-
nent with which Wall street and the
steel trust ought to be highly pleased"
Mr.. Vol said the platform gives
what l take to be pledge that the
United States will police Mexico for
he benefit Of organized oil, mineral
ind mining appetites."
"The platform promises no relief
rom the profiteers and had the ef-
rontery to propose continued submits
ion to heartless exploitation" the
statement added. "The American peo-
lie are determined to find relief from !,
'rofiteering. Nothing so intimately at
ects their daily lives. On this point
he platform is disdainful of the well
are of the people. We are forced to
he conclusion that the Republican
arty proposes to protect it."