The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-31
LABOR LEADERS MAKE
 INTENSIVE FIGHT

Washington, May So.-(SpeciaL)-' American Federation of Labor, in a statement released for publication Monday morning, declares that an in- tensive campaign for the defeat O: enemies of labor" and the election of friends of labor, campaign of statewide scope, is being pressed in thirty-two states, inclusive of Ala bama, Georgia and Florida.
 This IS taken to mean, as far as Alabama is concerned. that Samuel Gompers, having failed to retire Sen ator Underwood In the democratic pri- mary. May II. will order his following to affiliate with the republican party in hope of achieving his purpose ths coming fall. In Georgia organized the congressional campaigns, interest in which is just developing In Flor ida, 1t is understood that MT. Gompers will throw his weight In favor of Syd- hey J. Catts, governor of Florida, who is opposing Senator Fletcher for re- election to the Senate.
 In addition to these statewide cam paigns. MT. Gompers declares that energetic local campaigns are under way in practically all the remaining states.' He adds that the record of the senators he opposes is in the hands of central committees. This fact coupled with the admission that labor will be non -partisan-tha Is, will vote with the democratic or republican party as behooves It's interest-leaves no doubt on the part of observers in Washington that Gompers, having voted with the democrats of Alabama in the recent primaries, will the com ing fall vote with the republicans.
 If labor succeeds in its scheme and does elect a Congress which will be subservient to the will of labor and enact the Plumb bill for the owner ship by labor of the railroads of the country, there is fear in Washington that class government will have tend ency to destroy the institutions of the country. Enemies of labor in the present. are those who voted for the Cummins-Esch railroad bill.
 The Gompers statement follows:
 Intensive statewide campaigns are being waged in thirty-two states by the American Federation of Labor.
 "In addition to this. energetic local campaigns are under way in prac- tically all of the remaining states.
 There are senatorial elections in the thirty-two states where organized statewide efforts are being made. The records of senators in all of those states are in the hands of the central labor bodies, non-partisan campaign committees and local unions of those states. These records disclose the manner in which senators voted on measures of interest to labor and are calculated to place before the voters the fact about those senators who are seeking reelection.
 Tn at least fifteen states there are intensive campaigns under way in im- portant congressional districts and the number will increase as the campaign advances.
 Those states in which statewide campaigns have been organized are Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas, Cali fornia Colorado. Connecticut, Florida, Georgia Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas Kentucky. Louisiana. Mary land Missouri Nevada. New Hamp- shire. New York. North Carolina, North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Ore eon. Pennsylvania. South Carolina, south Dakota. Utah. Vermont. Wash ington and Wisconsin.
 Reports of the organization oc campaign committees are coming to American Federation of Labor head quarters at the rate of more than 100 per day. a rate that has been main tained as a minimum since the first call for committee organization was issued more than two months ago.
 Reports from all sources indicate a greater enthusiasm than has ever marked a labor campaign"