Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-12
PLANS
To GIVE: ITS
TO
De EMOCRATS
Accept Our Platform De-
mands and Well Vote
Your Ticket" Substance
of Offer to Be Made.
REPUBLICANS IGNORE
DEMANDS OF WORKERS
Formation of a Third Party
Is Discussed and Proposal
May Come Before the
Convention Next Week.

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as 'TNlso JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtse,
Montreal June 1.-THE Amer
lean Federation of Labor in con-
Ventton here. made preparations
tonight to offer the support of or.
| ganized labor to the Democratic
party in return for it's acceptance
Of labor's platform demands which
leaders declare the republican par
ty has ignored. Labor leaders an
nouneed tonight that the subject
would be placed beforeethe fedora
tion's convention tomorrow The
first step, they said, would be a
condemnation of the republican
party, to be followed by an appeal
to the democratic party for incor-
poration of labors policy in Its
! platform.
, samuel Gompers and other IA
bor leaders were In session late to-
day preparing plan of action.
They declined to divulge their de-
cision. but indicated drastic ac-
tion against the republican party
would be proposed"
Want New Party.
Delegates and labor officials
showed considerable sentiment for
the formation of a labor marty.
Those close to Mr.. Gompers.
however, asserted tonight that the
acton of the republican convention
would have no effect on the nom
partisan political program. and
there was mot the slightest possl-
bility' of labor putting party IN
the field this year,
Pacific coast delegates, advocates
OF labor party, made use OF the
situation and pressed their plan TO
nave the convention authorize n
committee to investigate during the
next year the feasibility of organlz-
ing labor party and report at the
1921 convention. If they get suf-
ficient support Of this proposal,
they are prepared to place it b.
fore the convention early next
week.
The only resolution adopted by
the convention today provided that
every effort he made by the or
ganl2ed labor movement to the enl
that schools, hospitals, asylums ard
other similar public or private In
stitutions. factories as well as other
forms of buildings requiring prop
er care against the dangers of
fire"
Organized labor also was urged
10 aid in enforcing legislation tend
ings to Safeguard life, limb and
property"
Irish Resolution Not Dead.
Despite the fact that the cenven-
tiOn Is being held on British soil.
Matthew Wol, vice president of the
federation, declared tonight thnt
the Irish resolution will b. taken
up for discussion and adoption by
the delegates.
James simpson of Toronto, vice
president of the Canadian trades
and labor congress, said that II the
federation wants to discuss ireland
that is their privilege. "A conven-
ton Is being held in Montreal he
added, "and there can be no re-
strictons placed on that conven-
ton. Pesides, / doubt very mnch
II this convention will go further
on the Irish question than did tho
British Trades congress in st. An-
drews hall, Glasgow"
Several of the Canadian dele
gates announced today that they
would not participate In any d.
bate on the Irish question, but
would leave the matter entirely In
the hands of the American dele
gates.
Platform Criticised.
The platform adopted by the re-
publican national convention was
termed IAN outrage and an affront
to working people" in a statement
tonight by Mr.. Won He declared
IL is "a document with which wall
street and the steel trust ought to
be highly pleased"
MIR Woll said the platform gives
,,vbat | take to be a pledge that
the United States will police Mex
leo for the benefit of organized oil,
mineral and mining appetites.
THE platform promises no re-
lief from the prbfiteers and has
the effrontery to propose contin-
ned submission to heartless ex-
the statement added.
''The American people are deter
mined to find relief from nrot-
iteering. Nothing so intimately az
fects them in their daily lives. on
this point the platform is disdain-
full to the welfare of the people
We are forced to the conclusion
that the republican party proposes
to protect It," -