Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-18
AMERICAN LABOR
OPPOSES RED faint.
IN ITS ACTIVITIES.
UNION LEADERS LAUNCH CAM
PAIGN WHICH WILL RESULT IN
CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH
INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL.

Washington. Nov 1S.-Direct steps
to eliminate radicalism from any con
troll in organized labor and to meet
the menace of increasing unemploy
.nent are being taken by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor through its
executive council. in session here.
Already a decisive victory over rad
ical elements within the organization
has been achieved at one point and
the far reaching effects of the con
ferenceS of the council dealing with
economic problems appeared tonight
TO foreshadow some action looking
TO closer cooperation between labor
anG capital 10 meet unemployment
Although leaders were reticent to
day. it developed that there was It
feeling among certain members of
the council that it should deal EN-.
phatically with the attempt Of radi-
Gals to bore from within They were
said To feel that conservatism must
characterize labor's leadership.
In the reorganization Of the com
mittee to uniOnize the steel workers
the conservative element showed its
strength It eliminated from the com
mittee John Fitzpatrick OF Chicago.
chairman, and William Z. Foster sec.
rotary, both Of whom participated in
the direction Of the steel strike last
winter. around which clustered init
mated and outspoken radicalisn.
Fitzpatrick was replaced by VI. F.
Tighe, a recognized conservative in
labor policies, and Foster gave place
to J. c Brown, also a known consery-
atiyc
President Compers has declared
against the unrestricted admission OF
radicals frcm Europe on several occa.
Sions and the federation itself is hay-
ing no intercourse with foreign labor
groups Of a radical turn.
immigration also has a bearing on
the question of unemployment. and
is recognized by the labor men to be
increasing at a rapid rate The sit
uation was characterized by several
labor officials today as somewhat
alarming, and they felt that the coun-
Gil should take steps to deal with It.
Continued admission of immigrants,
thousands of whom are without skill
or trade, was regarded as only adding
fuel to the fire in the face of an al
ready monacing condition.
There was no indication as to
means which may he adopted by labor
10 reach a common ground with cap
Ital on the subject of radicals. 1t
may be, however, that pressure
against the radicals will be exerted
by refusing sanction to their strikes
unless grounds for the walkout are
uncompromising, according to labor /
heads,
Speakers in the executive council |
conference continue to blame capital |
for autoCratiC and in some cases in
efficient management It was said.
The council was described, however,
as proceeding toward the establish
ment of a policy which employers
might indorse should unemployment
compel labor 10 ask for jobs rather
than ask what the employers will
pay.
The number of men and women
without work now was said to point
TO reduction in the number OF con
trovcrsios between labor and capital
this winter. While labor officials re-
fused to admit existence Of the stu
alton, government data reported an
evident desire among more workers
to retain their places on the pay roll