Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-30
A. +. |. FAVORS COX
| FOR HIS ATTITUDE
/ ON LABOR ISSUES
First Political Report Of Fed
, GRAFTON Shows Record
? Against Harding.

Gov. Cox is favored by organized
labor in the first report ever made by
a committee of the American Fedora
fion Of Labor on presidential candi-
dates.
After comparing the public RECORDS
of Harding and Cox, the non-partlsah
| political campaign committee OF the
American Federation of Lanor mas
that Cox shows himself possessed OF
a fuller understanding of the needs OF
the working people" This decision
is signed by Samuel Gompers' presi
dent: Matthew VOL, vice president,
and Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
federation.
Taking up the senatorial record of
Senator Harding, the committee de-
clared that on eighteen measures
dealing with labor his score STOOD;
Favorable. /: unfavora BILE. 10; paired
unfavora bly,. 1.
Choose Capital Record
The republican nominees vote on
labor issues during his term in the
state senate of Ohio. as reported by
the committee. stood: FaNorabie o.
unfavorable. 0. In this connection the
report said:
Senator Harding'S record in WASH
ington affords e better opportunity
for analysis of his legislative views
than does his record in the ONO
senate by reason of the fact that ms
term of service extended for longer
period of time, during which he was
called up to consider wider variety
of measures.
Reviewing Gov. Cox's record the re-
port said that while Governor OF ONO
he had acted upon ffty-nine meas
ures of interest to labor without act
ing on single one adversely 10
labor" AS a member of the Sixty
! second Congress the governor was
recorded as voting favorable to
labor on two measures. the only ones
listed.
After reviewing and quoting at
length from the utterances of the
candidr@es On labor issues in their
speeches IF acceptance the committee
summarized its findings in this
language:
based upon a careful and impartial
survey of the actions and declarations
of the candidates. Gov. Cox has
shown himself possessed of a fuller
understanding Of the needs OF the
working people, a reader response
to their needs and to their proposals
and a broader craftsmanship in his
public discussions of the problems OF
the industrial world.
Favor COx's Platform.
"In addition to his superior under
standing Gov. Cox is the candidate on
a platform which labor has declared
marks a measure of progress not
found in the republican platform and
the planks of which more nearly ap
proximate the desired declaration of
human rights than do the planks
found in the republican platform
The Senate measures on which Sem
ator Harding was given favorable
rating were:
Passage of immigration restriction
bill and it's repassage over the Presl-
rights bill; woman suffrage; motion
to increase appropriation for bureau
Of Cancellation. Department of La
Dor. and his vote on an amendment
filiation of federal employees with or
ganiZed labor.
"Unfavorable' Votes.
Among his "unfavorable" votes the
committee report included these:
Motion to strike labor charter from
league of nations; motion to extend
federal control of railroads for two
years: final passage of railroad law.
making strikes unlawful: Borland
amendment increasing hours of gov
eminent employees, and his Senate pair
on accepting the railroad bill confer
ence re port
Among the fifty-nine measures the
committee listed as those Gov. Cox
had acted upon "favorably" while
governor were bills providing for
an eight-hour day on public works;
regulating the hours of employment
Of women; workmen's compensation
act: prohibiting the employers of
labor from interfering with political
activities of their employees; relating
to safety appliances upon railway To-
comotives and cars: providing for the
prevention of occupational diseases,
and providing for the creation of an
vision over all state departments re-
latinS to labor.