The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-23
LABOR ADOPTS A
PLATFORM FOR
f. next CAMP AICN
Kansas Federation Also Decides
Against Third Party.
Ten Articles of Faith Favored
at EmpOria Today.
ELECTION DAYS TO Be HOLIDAYS
Labor to Use All Influence in
Backing Candidates.
Propose Daily Newspapers In
Five Kansas Cities.
THEY DID NOT FORGET ALLEN
CaH dovernor a "Rainbow
Chaser" and "Self-Lauder."
indicate Possibility of Repeti-
tion of Coal Strike Here. j
Labor to Use All Influence in
Backing Candidates.
Propose Daily Newspapers In
Five Kansas Cities.
THEY DID NOT FORGET ALLEN
Call GOvernor a "Rainboy
Chaser" and "Self-Lauder.-
Indicate Possibility of Repeti.
tion of a Coal Strike Here. j
(By Staff Correspondent


Emporia, Kan. March 2S.-organ-
ized labor today declined to form
third party and adopted Gomners
plan in politics of getting behind can
didates in eithergof the leading partie.
VINO favored its policies. A platform
presented to the 800 delegates ar The
state Federation of Labor meeting to-
day was unanimously adopted. Planks
in this platform include:
non partisan primary ballot ~hich
puts q candidates name on the primary
oaiiot without his political affiiiatiop.
state income tax law
a revision of the federal income tar i.-
winch VIII permit inspection by labor
or anyone concerned. of income tax re,
4 revision of the grain inspection laws
noIs.gSan1 INTERPOLATION ai of all labor for direct
to 9TH. the state legislature by Increasing isgis,
iaFve Eve pay sS,on, from g to $40 day.
stronger laws governing prompt shin
ment or perishable goods, elimination of
, .ne middle middle man and cooperation In buying
Opposition to all federal laws providing
TOT UNIVERSAL military training.
nome rule for cities, with AUTHORITY 70
ISSUE oonds for municipal ownership Of an
pnpnc utilities, including markets and ice
Election Days Holidays.
form labor began laying foundatio,
SO they can realize the actual adon-
ton OF such laws. They uuanimousi,,
adopted resolution which will male
election days in Kansas a holiday for
an labor to give the laboring man an
opportunity to use his influence with
friends and relatives on that dav
Discussion of the establishment Of
iiVe oaliy labor newspapers in Kansas
was discussed. Under the plan pro-
posed these papers would be placed az
Topeka, Kansas City, Kan. Pfttshurr
Wichita and Salina.
The delegates were instructed to re-
turn TO their homes. line up legislative
and other candidates on the labor
platform and govern their votes ac-
cording to the attitude of these oandi-
dates on labor's views.
Didn't Forget Alien.
Not for minute did they forget
thefr grievance against Gov Henry L
Allen. Long resolutions were adoo.ed
scoring Allen and the Industrial court
Among things said about Governor
Allen in resolutions adopted was the
following:
whereas Governor Alien is man with
a. vaciiiating' egotisticai mind. a rainbow
cnaser and an egotisticaI self-lauder a.
heart who announces himself as the fore
runner on all political prophets and prnys
In another place in the resolution,
1T reads
Therefore, be 1t resolved by this con-
renIoh or farmers and lnborers. that we
pLedge ourselves to defeat In the coming
the said industrial court"
Thruout the meeting 1t was evi-
denced labor was making a strong
play to include the farmers in their
resenting rural organizations present
ana several representatives OF the
Nonpartisan League at the meeting
But the real leaders In the farmers'
organizations were not in Emporla
Talk of Coal Strike.
Easiy talk of a general strike of all
union men in Kansas simmered down
today to the prediction. that there was
a strong possibility a repetition OF last
winters coal strike would be staged by
miners in southeastern Kansas in the
late fall in defiance of Governor AL
lens alleged threat to put them in jail.
The plan, as reported. would be for
the miners to continue working until
the public really needed coal for the
women and children and then to drop
picks and shoveis and give the Kansas
governor an opportunity to put Is 900
of the southeastern Kansas miners in
jails.
With the platform adopted and
resolutions passed there was just one
feature left unrealfzed to make the
lied labor in Kansas complete That
was an address by Alexander Howat.
Late today laboring men were miss.
ing trains back to their homes IN the
hope that Howat would Pct In an
appearance.
Candidate Against Allen.
The most recent plan discussed OF
defeating Allen is to select candidate
to run against him in the prirnar ries ana
throw all of orga nized Iabor's strength
and influence behind this candidate.
Failure to make any dent in the Re-
publican vote for Allen at the pri-
maries. labor probably will spell flop
to the Democratic. candidate for
governor.
Every union in Kansas will be or
ganized for the political campaign
with the defeat of Allen as the prf-
mary object and the selection Of candf-
dates for state legislators with labor
tendencies as the next object Every
legislative candidate known To favor
the industrial court will receive the
full benefit of a fight against him nv
organized Ia Dor, il is said.