Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31
R GROUP ASKS.
RIDING SUPPORT
y WAGE-EARNERS
ssues Signed Appeal, Which
Includes Denunciati0n OF
Administration.

An appeal to the wage-earners of
the country to vote for Harding, the
republican nominee for President,
signed by thirty-nine labor leaders.
was made public last night through
the republican national committee
I'VE deprecate," says the state
ment, amy efforts within the Amer
lean Federation of Labor to deliver
the labor vote to Cox. while protest
ing a non-partisan attitude
The appeal contains a denuncla1 ION
of the Wilson administration and its
attitude toward labor Ii opposes the
league of nations covenant as SUBJ
mitted by the President 1t indorses
the republican record in putting into
law the provision that labor is not a
commodity or article of commerce.
and it pleads for protective tarl1.
Appeal to Labor.
The statement was. in part, as toi-
lows:
I'm order that not only all ranks of
labor. but the country as whole.
may be benefited. We urge upon our
fellow wage-earners everywhere that
they vote for Warren G. Harding for
President of the United states. ana
for a republican majority in both ma
tional House and Senate
I'VE submit as Sef-evidently neceS-
sary a complete reversal OF the poll
cies and personnel OF the present
democratic administration. which ten
years ago entered upon control with
the promise that it would bring the
cost of the daily market basket down
to the level of the average housewife:
which four years ago regained power
by Specious plea that it would keep
US out of war; which. nevertheless
doubled the cost of living and plunged
US into war without preparation;
which has perpetrated every extrava-
gance and waste; which has failed to
enforce laws enabling it to punish
profteering. and even connived at
sugar and other eXtortions: which
permitted Postmaster General Burle-
son to persistently deny collective
himself as the most reaction
airy of employers; which gave
the director general Of railroads the
privilege of denying the same right
and also of prohibiting railway en-
ployes from serving as members or
officers of political committees, and
from holding appointive or elective
office: which. contrary to the specific
guarantees in the Clayton act. sane
toned abuse on the part of Attorney
General Palmer OF the power of in
junction by stretching the Lever fuel
and food law. enacted for war purposes
and not repealed because President
Wilson kept US out of peace: which
disregarded the refusal Of the btu
mfnouS coal operators to abide by the
award of 81 per cent increase to the
mine workers by a federal commits
sion, but threatened to meet with the
fun power of the government the dis
cussed intention of the anthracite min
of a II per cent wage raise; and
which has repeatedly outraged the
right of peaceful assemblage. speech
and press"
Attitude Toward League.
with regard to the league of ma
lions covenant. the statement says:
1--we hold that American sovereign
ty should not be abridged by our ac
cepting such a league without Amer
icanizing reservations, that Ameri-
can representative and Interviewing
institutions should not be impaired
by permanent alliance with any en-
pire, and that American labor stand
ards should not be jeopardiZed by
subsection to a supreme council sit
ting abroad, as they would be If the
league were entered into by Gov.
Cox. who said of President Wilson
that what he promised I shall, if
elected. endeavor with all my strength
to give"
Among the signers are James A.
Short. former president of the build
ing trades department of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor: William
Brims. president carpenters district
council of Chicago; Harry L. Fidler,
former secretary treasurer general
committee of adjustment. Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh;
Earl H. Morton. president Order of
6 6aliway station station AGENTS: Robert
executive board. United Mine Workers
of America; James A. Clup, chairman
legislative committee, Brotherhood of
Railway Conductors: Jacob E. Taylor,
secretary National Labor Publicity
Association; Frank A. Fetridge, sec
rotary treasurer State Council of
I-athers and member executive board
New Jersey building trades depart
ment; John j. Adams. organizer Amer
Ican Federation of Labor; John
Draney, vice president Lackawanna
Railway Veterans Association; Charles
HugginS, delegate American Fedora
ton of Labor. Wheeling. w. Va;
Daniel S. Jacobs president and dele
gate. Local No. 10. Cigar Makers
Union. New York: John J. Smith.
president Painters Union, No 81, New
York; Arthur Stevens, delegate District
Council of Painters; Mahlon NJ. Gar
land. former president Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers and vice president American
Federation of Labor; Daniel G. Smith,
general chairman Rock. Island Lines
Switchmen's Union; James l. Day sec
rotary treasurer Indiana State Coun-
ell of Carpenters; r. T. Sims. secre-
tary National Brotherhood Workers
Of America; Henry Dabler. secretary
Indiana State Building Trades: Ar
thur F.. Sch IltZ. 3. l.. f, secretary
League for Industrial Justice; James
A. O'Connell. former president build :
ing trades department. American
Federation of Labor: James J. Meow
ern,. former president Local No. 50.
National Brotherhood of Pottery
Workers; f. Jacob Schott. president
Chemical Workers of America: J.
Ritenour. secretary Cigar Makers
Union. No. 3. Paterson. n. j.: Richa I'd
Powers, former president Lake Sea
mems Union: Daniel A. Austin, for
mer president District Council, No 90
rators of America: T. J.. Miller, vice
president Union County, y. j., Contra
Federated Union; Nj. G.. Wooley. for
mer general chairman Order of Rail
way TeleSraphe William Wepner
chairman State Conference Board
State Railway Electric Employees o
America; Willard l.. Small editor
Union Labor Bulletin: Edward /. l.
Bolton. former secretary Bridge an,
Structural Iron Workers Local No IS
New York; Frank Warholick, secre
tary treasurer New Jersey State Coun-
Gil Of Sheet Metal Workers; G. Fran
els Eden, member National Executiv,
Board, Machine Printers and Color
Mixers Association; Bernard Nolan
president New York Printing Press
mems Union. No. 81: Michael Ghetto
secretary New York Printing Press
mems Union. No 81; Ashrim Adonn
am. former president of New Yorl
Photo Engravers Union No /; Ed
ward Neway, former secretary Print
ing Pressmen's Union, No 81, New
York: Albert Hutloff. business agent