The Washington herald., 1920-06-18

.NGTON HERALD,
impair its usefulness. There win
be. at hrst. violet attacks upon
any league at all by some Repub-
lican speakers. but in he end the
issue will be this:
Was Mr.. Wilson right In killing
the league with the Lodge reserva-
lions?
That is the concrete issue which
VIII emerge. The bitter-ende 9
are not going be able to give
the night . different turn. The
greatest protasonist of bitter
endismp ID Senator johnson. To
say tha be Is pleased with the
results of the Chicago convention
Is not to adhere to historic truth.
He beat Wood and Lowden and
ne avoided express reputation in
to ms Of his course agains the
league. but that Is ALL He got
neither a candidate nor a plat
form to his liking. He lie not like
ly to make himself q very con-
spicuous fgurc in the campaign In
support of he Republican ticket
Loyal Groups Disaneeted.
The Democratic party realizes
that Mr.. Wilson's demand for the
league and nothing but the league
has weakened it's, yo e-getting
strength among some of its most
loyal g cups. especially among the
irish and the Germans. In the
noundering OF the present admin
istration in labor mat ers 1t has
at times reused the indignation OF
Mr.. Gompers and still more OF the
radical elements Of organized la
Dor. But this was only tenn
pora y.
| The Republican par y Is now the
object OF organized labor and rad.
ical attacks. Mr.. Gompers spews
on the platform and says the can
didate its IT. The sch-Cummins
bill with its arbitration clause he
vigorously condemns. Sena oil
Harding not only voted for the
anti-strike clause of that bill
which passed the Senate, but de.
Tended it in a st ong and cour-
ageous let er to the labor unions
lof Ohio. The nomination of Gov
Coolidge for vice president and his
record in the Boston police strike
emphasize what the Republican
ticket stands for on these issues
Labor BACKS McAdeo.
A candidate looms at San Fran
cisco who increased the wages OF
railroad men all over the country
He took the side OF the mine lab
In kA
Will naturally have behind him the
immense organization of admins
tration officeholders whu will gather
in that convention. The Democratic
party will seek to make capital OF
the labor unrest and to bring to
its support all radical groups. The
Hearst papers scent the coming OF
this and they will support the in
dicated candidate. The issue OF the
league will minimized and teh fight
will inevitably become one between
progressive conservatism and radi-
calism.
On such an issue Mr.. Harding
and Mr.. Coolidge have already in
dicated their stand. 1t will be for
Americanism as against socialism
1t will be fore the rule of the ma
tority as against Soviet and or
ganized labor direction of what
concerns the public and in which
it has a right to be heard 1t will
be for the just interests of all the
people as against the selfish and
| jinconsiderate demands of small
but powerfully organized minority
Fight Is Inevitable.
Those who doubt as to their sup
port Of Harding will be glad that
they have a chance to support such
a candidate. The first must come. II
is well that it should come now.
The American people are sound to
! the core on this issue. They believe
in Justice to every group, whether
of laborers, farmers. business metl
or capitalists. but they resent any
attempt of one group to WELD a
power of duress over all by that
groups refusal to perform its func-
ton. indispensable to the life and
safety OF the public, unless 1t cah
enforce its peremptory demands.
We know that no one and nc
group can deliver the vote OF the
wage-earners of this country to one
party or to the other. II has been
attempted time and time again and
failed. The sacred secrecy OF the
election booth protects the labor
unionist who believes in organiza-
tion of labor. but who resents it's at
tempted political tyranny. Nor does
organized labor include one-half of
the wage-earners.
Leaders Power waning.
The action Of Republicans in Con-
gress has already shown that by
extreme and unfair political me ods
organized labor leaders have lost
their power to strike terror. Can
didates for office who have been
put on the political blacklist of Mr..
Gompers are girding up their loins
for a fight on principle and not by
apology.
Americanism against Sovietism
and unpatriotic red radicalism
will be chief issue OF this campaign.
and on II Harding and Coolidge
have every prospect OF winning.
Copyright. 1920. by Public Ledger co.,
D., Hou~&. m 6 E~:>,I.k.~