Arizona republican., 1920-02-07
LABOR PREPARES TOSTRUGGLEFOR POLITICAL RULE.
Will Launch National Cam paign at Primaries-La- bor Would Control Con- gress and Government - Ask Farmers Aid
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ


 WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Definite Plans for the first nation wide aggres- slve political campaign by organized laDor to control congress and elect friendly national and state officials nave been made by a committee of the American Federation of Labor and will De announced soon. The fight, labor officials declared today. will be bi- partisan and will be launched in the coming presidential primaries.
 Organization details have been for muiated by committee composed of the executive council and department presidents of the federation which has sseen in session for the past two days. Samuel Gompers, president of the fed eration. said tonight that an explana- public tomorrow.
 Representatives in congress whose records show them to be unfriendly to organized labor, it was said by mem bers of the committee. will be opposed vigorously for reelection. and new candidates hostile to labor's interests will meet the same opposition Every craft affiliated with the federation will ie called upon to join in the fight. il was added and congressional districts will be actively canvassed and an army of organizers will be put in the field The federation now claims mem- bership of more than 4,00O, 00O
 Seek Support of Farmers
 Tn addition. the campaign will De carriSd into state and local primaries and Elections and an attempt made 10 obtain governors, judges and legisla tCres well disposed toward labor.
 Labor leaders explained that while ar effort would be made to enlist the support Of the farmers. no third party movement is considered advisa ble No attempt to reach an agreement with national farm organizations will be made but the appeal will be addressed directly to the workers themselves. 1t said
 Chiefs of the four big railroad hrotherhoods now in Washington for wage conferences with the director general shied at any political discus sion when asked today ii the ra Goad employees were aligned with the f<6era- ton in the contemplated fight.
 On the other hand tomorrow's issue Of Labor" the official organ Of the Plumb plan league. will have as its leading editorial a call to 90.000. 900 vase-earners and farmer to organize 1 now to elect their quota of congress- l men.
 Fl. F. Wills. chairman of the legisIa- ! tive committee Of the brotherhoods. 1 and l.. F. Sheppard. president Of the | conductors. are members Of the edi- torial board of Labor.
 Want to Control Congress
 The editorial declared that there | should be at least 200 workers and | farmers in congress instead of the -ia wyers the bankers. the trust barons | and the mine operators" now holding | seats.
 Labor and the farmer have the | votes" the editorial says. They only 1 need to mobilize these votes for re- suits They should begin 10 cSganize | now. IT win he LOO late after the | I.rimariss close. And there neVer was | greater reason for such a union and | for such an action than now
 The editorial condemns the return Of the railroads 10 private ownership. | universal training. intervention in Mex fcO. anti-stril1e- legislation and q new l alien and ssedition law
 Privilege. IL says. wants 'an attorney general of it's own choosing, il can put men in jail for even discussing the right to strike.
 Tn a republican district a man should To nominated who can be relied upon to oppose these things, it continues. and in q democratic district a democrat should be nominated who will oppose these things.