Evening journal., 1920-10-28
Labor Leaders appeal =
For Republican Votes

WASHINGTON. oct. 2S.-As an ex-
fpression OF resentment at the attempt
OF President Samuel GOmpers OF the
American Federation OF Labor TO de-
liver the labor vote TO Governor Cox,
thirty prominent union leaders
throughout the country have signed
an appeal TO their fellow workers 10
elect Harding <ld a Republican MAJ
jority in the Senate and House.
The appeal contains scathins &c
nunciatiOn Of the Wilson admnlstra-
tion. opposes the League Of Nations
covenant as the President brought II
from Versailles, indorses the laDor
record Of the Republican party ln
placing I'm the statute books the PRO
vision that labor Is not commonly
or article OF commerce, and PLEADS
for a protective tariff as a panaced lot
growing unemployment.
Among the signers are James \.
Short, former president OF the bullu-
ing Trades Department or INC, Amer
ican Federation Of Labor; Willlah,
Brims president Carpenters District
Council OF Chicago: &. 4. Pense, Tor
mer vice president Of the lnternauonal
Printing prcssmen ana Assistants
Union OF America: Earl II. Morton
president OF the order Of Railway sta
tion Agents. Robert Osborne, former
member Illinois Executive Board OF
The United Mine Workers OF America
James 4. Culp. chairman LeglslauNe
Committee brotherhood Of halfway
Conductors; Jacob p. Taylor, secre-
tarv National Labor Publicity hsso-
ciaiion: Frank A. Fetridge, secretary
treasurer state Council Of Lathers
and member Executive Board OF New
Jersey building Trades Department :
J. Ritnom. secretary Cigar Makers
Union. Paterson. y. j.. John j. ADAMS
organizer American Federation or La
hor: John nraney. vice presiufhl
Iackawanna Railway Veterans Asso-
citation: Charles Huggns, delegaie \.
+. OF L.. Cigar Makers Union, wheel
ing. West Va; Daniel :. Jacops, pres
ident and delegate, Local No. ~ bigar
Makers Union. New York: John >.
smith. president Painters Union No.
81 New York city: Arthur stevens,
delegate District Council of Painters
New York MahlOn NJ. Garland, former
president Of the Amalgamated Asso-
Cafion OF Iron. steel and Tin WORKERS
and vice-president Of the American
Federation Of Labor; Daniel O.. Smiths
general chairman Rock Island Lines
Switchmen's Union; James ], Day, sec,
retary-treasurer Indiana state CQuncl ],
OF Carpenters. r. T. Sims, Nallohdl
brotherhood Workers Of America
Henry Dahler. secretary Indiana STATE
Building Trades. and Arthur 2. Shultz
member Order Of Railway Conductors
and secretary League for Industrial
Justice.
The statement follows:
an order that not only all ranks OF
labor but the country as whole may
be benefited we urge upon our teiioW
Nvage-earners everywhere mat iheN
vote for Warren G.. Harding for Presi-
dent Of the United States and Tor
Republican majority in botn national
House and Senate
~We submit as self-evIdenily nee
essary a complete reversal of the poll
cies and personnel Of the present Dem
Dcraiic administration. which egh
years ago won control by a promise
that 10 would bring the cost or th'
daily market basket down TO- the leve
OF the average housewife; which foul
years aEO regained power by a spc
cious plea that 10 had kept us out o
war; which nevertheless doubled th'
eost ~ living and plunged ms into wal
without preparation; which has per