Evening star., 1920-11-21
EXPECT CONGRESS
TOFAVOR lABOR|N
NEW LEGISLATION
UnfriendIy Republicans Are
Likely to Encounter Strong
Opposition.
FIRST TEST OF G. o. PIN
SELECTION OF SECRETARY
Party's Gratitude for Votes 90 Have
Bearing; Pleas Will Be Heard
as in House of Friends.
BY n. o. MESSENGER,

proposed legislation affecting labor win
snare the attention of the new Congress
at the expected extraordinary session
with other top-lne domestic subjects ar
paramount Importance Tho prospective
attitude Of the republican party in Con.
gress toward labor is even now being
discussed with great earnestness. :.
At the outset the opinion is expressed
that labor will find friendly Congress,
and that the reactonary element sup
posed to exist in the republican party
Will encounter strong opposition to e.
forts aimed at organized labor, II such
are attempted
Two Factors in Belief
The basis for the belief that the re-
pubiicans will be sympathetic rests upon
two facts: First. that the reception
party has reason to be grateful to labor
for sharing its votes with tho fepub-
licans and not casting them as q body
for the democrats Second. that the
dominant faction In the present labor
organization Is working unmistalably
for conservatism and against radicalissn
and the reds"
While 1t is true that some Of the
labor leaders sought to swing labor
against the republican party IN the cam
paign. the effort was futile. Sfnce then
these same leaders have a1eAed them
selves with the conservative branch Of
labor and are cxerting every means In
their power to resist the intrfgueo Of
those who would cast labors lot in with
radicals.
The labor leaders are oeaet ~ ensmies
upon two sides. by the men sseaiag 70
turn labor over to thA radioais ana ~
the element at the other sxtresns WORK.
Ing In sympathy with ehA< AjpSfaean
Manufacturezs Asssu3k4 k4a6&s s6 ys.l1iet
organised labor and SGT up tAe pginet-
Pile Of the oaen sAop "a Dom fnsm a
legislaGiou. 7esssss- s1s-s..-sas' ~
CAn Cesat Upsn supplat. s
In this extremity the labor leaders
are expected to come to CONGRESS. a
in the house Of their frtsnds. point-
ing out their efforts for conssrvatism.
ON the one hand. and demanding pro-
lection from assault BY the so-callsd
reactionaries, on the other. In the
new House Of Representatives, and,
indeed. in the Senate. they can count
upon finding men who are Apprecia-
tive Of the support Of labor at the
polls.
Democrats in high station ara
known to be resentful Of what they
call '1abor's ingratitude to the demo-
cratic party in the last election"
They claim to have had every right to
expect that labor would vote it's ap-
probation of the favors received
from the democratic administration
in the last eight years. some OF the
labor leaders endeavored to deliver,
but the goods refused to move Mo-
vember 2 in the direction indicated.
Labor voted its political convictions
and it turned out that its convictions
leaned toward republican Congress
and a republican administration. What
labor may decide to do two years
hence In the congressional election,
and in 1924 in the presidential and con-
gressional elections. will depend. 1t Is.
said. upon the course OF the republican
party in legislation by the new Con-
gress.
First Test In Secretary.
The nrst test of the republican
party's attitude toward labor is ex-
pected to be construed by labor from
Secretary of Labor for his cabinet.
Herbert Hoover is thought to be
labor's first choice for that portfolio.
The appointment would be agreeable
to the President-elect, it is generally
conceded. The Stars dispatches from
New York during the latter part Of
the campaign carried the assertion
that Mr.. Hoover will not accept any
cabinet position. Nothing has de-
veloped to refute the accuracy Of that
forecast, based upon authoritative
knowledge at the time. Col Theodore
friends are working In
behalf Of his selection for the post Of
Secretary Of Labor on the grounds that
he has made a study Of labor and Of his
sympathy with dealing
with labor questions along progressive
lines.
Whoever the man may be. the pre-
diction is made by well posted re-
publicans that President Harding's
appointee will be acceptable to labor
and not Objectionable to the public
1t large. So. labor can look forward
to fair treatment by the administra-
lion and the Congress. the politicians
agree.
Manufacturers sCr<eed.~
Congressman are receiving copies OF
A publication issued by the Manufac-
.urers' Association Of Connecticut on
titled a Declaration Of Principle ON
Industrial Relations and Industrial
which In construed -
forecast the campaign which w:n -
waged by the manufacturers gener-
Ally on labor legislation in Congress.
Stress is laid upon the article Of the
creed. as the> state
nents are termed. which declares.
we believe in the open shop. we. ars
to the closed shop" otheSn
$500 -.".so on t'ase So.uil,n 6.s - :