Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-09

{, ly engaged in efforts to confuse and nulIify labor's political power. Their object is to divide the labor vote so that the election of reactionaries and enem.es of labor VII be assured. Un- less labor holds Steadfastly to it's non-p partisan political policy, the ene- mics of labor will be successful in [ their efforts Labor. cannot, labor must not, permit it's political strength to be divided in the present crisis. Organized labor owes allegiance to no political party. It is not partisan to any political party. It is partisan to prlnciples-the principles of free dom, of Justice and of democracy. Tt is the duty of trade unionists, l their friends and sympatrlZers, and all lovers of freedom, justice and democratic ideals and institutions. to i unite in defeating those seeking pub office who are indifferent or hostile to the peoples interests and the rights of labor.
 "Wherever candidates for re-elec- ton have been friendly to labor's in- 1 terests they should be loyalty sup 1 ported. Wherever candidates are hos | tile or indifferent to labor's interests, 1 they should be defeated and the nom l ination and election of true and i tried trade union -sts or of assured | trlenQS should De secured.
 i Complying with the instructions Of the last convention and the labor l and farmer conference of December l 13, 1919, the American Federation of | Labor announces it's determ nation to l apply every legitimate means and all of the power at it's command to ac- 1 complish the defeat of Iabor's ene- mics who aspire for public office, i whether they be cand dates for presi- ] dent, for congress, for state legisla- lures, or any other office.
 '4The American Federation of La- bor calls upon all affiliated and rec ognized national international and brotherhood organizations, state fed- erat.on of labor. central labor bodies. local unions and labcr's friends and 1 sympathizers to unite and give loyal support to the bipartisan political campa gn now set in motion.
 This political campaign must be- | gin in the primaries The record of be thoroughly analysed, stated in un- mistakable language and given the widest possible publicity. Labor's enemies and friends must be definite ly known. To tn s end the American Federation of Labor has created the
 National Non-Partisan Political Campaign Committee and it now
 
 nized labor organizations to create
 district and local committees and to
 cooperate with the national commit tee and o-ordinate its efforts.
 The future welfare, the very abil- ity of the trade union movement tA
 carry on it's work for humanity de
 ponds upon the success of the cam- paign herewith inaugurated.
 There can be no hesitancy.
 There must be no turning aside
 The time for vigorous and deter
 mined action is here.'
 The general committee in charge
 of the campaign consists of the exc
 cutive committee. the eight vice
 presidents of the federation, James
 Duncan, Quincy, Mass; Joseph F
 Valentine, Cincinnati; Frank Duffy
 Indianapolis: William Green, Coshoc-
 ton, Ohio; W. D. Mahon, Detroit; T,
 A. Rickert, Chicago; Jacob Fischer
 Indianapolis; Matthew WoIl. Chica-
 go; Daniel J. Tobin, Indianapolis
 treasurer of the federation; John
 Donlin, Chicago, president; and Wi
 liam J. Spencer, Washington, secre-
 tary of the Building Trades Depart
 ment; A. J. Berres. Washington, sec
 retary of the metal trades depart
 ment; John W. Hays, Indianapolis
 president, and John J. Manning
 Washington, secretary of the Union Label trades department; James Lord, Washington, president of the mining department; Bert M. Jewell i, Washington, acting president, and John Scott, Washington, secretary ot
 the railroad employees department John P. Frey, Norwood. Ohio, editor international Holders Journal; Mrs
 Sara A. Conboy, New York, secretary
 of the United Textile Workers. Miss Anna Fitzgerald, Chicago. president
 Women's International Union Label League; Miss Melinda Scott. New York, United Felt, Panama ant
 Straw Hat Trimmers and Operators and Miss Anna Neary, Baltiore, In. ternatlorai Brotherhood of Bookbind. CTS.