New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-15
al,or Stints
It's Support
OF Democrats
Platform Marks Measure
Of Progress Not Found in
Republican Party Declar-
atoms, Says Statement
Hits Injunction Stand
a. F. L. Heads Also Crit
cize the Failure to Urge
immigration Regulation

WASHINGTON, jury III ne sup
nnrt of Samuel Gomperss and other
leaders of organized labor will be given
- the Democratic party this year, it is
indicated in statement issued to-dayj
nv heads of the American Federation
of Labor. The Democratic platform,
The statement says, marks measure
~ progress not found in the platform
Of the Republican party"
The statement, which was signed by
NJ Gompers and Vice Presidents
Ioseph Valentine, William Green and
Matthew Wolf, does not Fundamentally
;ndorse the Democratic platform, but
!. declares that the Democratic plat
form more nearly expresses the de-
mands of organized labor than does the
Republican platform.
Gompers, Valentine, Green and Woll
constituted a committee that presented
the platform demands of the Anne rican
Federation of Labor to both the Chi
csgo and San Francisco conventions.
In their statement they compare the
planks demanded by the Federation
with those adopted by the Democrats
and conclude their review of the con-
cessions Of the Democratic platform
builders TO their demands. as follows:
See Hope in Democratic Plank
an summarizing it is but fair to say
that the Democratic platform marks q
measure of progress not found in the
platform Of the Republican party. In
relation TO labor's proposals the planks
written into the Democratic platform
declarations of human rights than do
the planks found in the Republican
PLATFORM
The delegation of the American
Federation Of Labor, which appeared
before the platform committee of the
Republican party convention in Chi
cago. presented to the convention of the
American Federation Of Labor in Mont
real the labor proposals which it sub
mitted, and analysed and compared
these with the declarations contained
il the Republican party platform. The
convention by unanimous vote adopted
and approved that report. The conven-
ton authorized and directed COM
mittee to appear before the Democratic
national platform committee at San
Francisco and to present the identical
proposals. to that committee, with in
structions that comparison and analy-
sis should be made with the proposals
and the declaration of the Democ ratio
party.
Not Partisan to Any Party
"The men a9d women of labor of the
United States and her liberty-lovine
people must judge between the declara-
tons of these parties. The impending
campaign and election for President
and Vice President, United States Sena-
tors and members of the House of Rep
resentatives is upon us and the citizen
q dot
own course In elecsing these candidates
Tor these offices who are most friendly
elsposed toward labor, justice, freedom,
democracy and humanity, and to defeat
those who are less friendly or more
fostilc to these principles.
Labor of America is not partisan to
any political party; j. is partisan to
principles, the principles of justice and
freedom Il undertakes neither to die
workers or the citizenship generally
for which party or candidates they
should vote, but it would be palpable
dtereliction of duty did we fail to place
the facts before the voters of our
country upon the records of both par
ties and their respective candidates for
public Office
The American Federation Of Labor
demanded plank indorsing the right
to bargain collectively. The Demo
cratic platform indorsed the right of
both capital and labor to organize,
hargaln collectively and speak through
representatives of their own choosing"
IN this plank the American Fedora
IAN OF Labor heads do not comment.
C-iticizes Injunction Stand
The statement criticizes the Demo
cats Tor not condemning the use Of
IN ugctions to prevent strikes, but it
continues:
" hile the language of the platform
MS. sutes an Endorsement Of the labor
pew ions of the Clayton act, there is
fpecific condemnation of the abuse
g Ire writ of injunction in labor dis
..-;'e5. However, failure Of the plat
FORM to lndorse the injunctions secured
through the efforts Of Attorney Cen
ga! Palmer in the miners case may
4a'riy be assumed to constitute re-
Pu9lation Of that action"
:. commenting on the declaration Of
the Democrats against compulsory
asnltration and declaring for strike
legislation that would be fair to labor
aAd employers, the statement says:
The platform provisions here set
lorth are specific in condemnation of
compulsory arbitration In disputes in
privately owned industry. There is
V2gueness in the balance of the first
TWO paragraphs. There is uncertainty
Is TO what the platform means to con-
ey IN its reference to the obligation