The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-04
LABOR SEEKING
\. W0MEN'S VOTES
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Gompers Committee Asks
Special Effort BY Work
ers to Win Support
ORGANIZED LABOR
FOR SUFFRAGE
Is Friend of Better Homes and Wei
fare of Children, Says the Committee
Should Assist Women In Register
ing and Invite Them to Meetings.

ing ana invite Them to Meetings.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Organized
| labor as represented. by the American
federation of labor is playing for the
support of the newly enfranchised wo-
man voter for those candidates whom
the federation win support in the com
ing election.
The national non-partisan political
campaign committee of the federation.
of which Samuel Gompers is chairman.
with Frank Morrison and James O'Con.
nell as other members, have sent a cir
cular letter TO organized labor's poIit-
zeal campaign committees throughout
the country, directing them to make
speeial effort to obtain support from
the women of the country.
. In view of the fact that the Ameri.
can federation of labor endorsed the de-
mand of the women of the country for
the right to voice and vote on what
shall be the political policies of our
country even at a time when the pro-
ponentS of woman suffrage were. seem
lngly, hopeless minority said the
letter, "as evidenced by the fact that
the attitude of Legislators on women 3
enfranchisement has long been and is
now one of the test votes in the rec
ords' issued by the American fedora
ton of labor, we consider we have the
right to expect the support of these
newly enfranchised voters
Outside of the fact that we have
aided in bringing about recognition of
women g rights as citizens. we believe
that labor s record in conserving the
play time of the child, in demanding
and securing legislation restricting
hours and demanding sanitary surround
ings for women in industry. initiating
the public school system and always in
the forefront for Improvements in the
Observation-Disclosures. of the govern
ment, better remuneration for teachers
and better 'schoolhouses, win appeal to
the women voters when properly pre-
sented
. We suggest that local speakers,
should make a special effort to present
to the women of the country the fact
that labor s political program is for the
better home. the well-fed and happv
child, the elimination of exploitation of
child labor for profit =
This suggestion has also been fol-
lowed out in letter of instruction is
sued 10 the four minute speakers affili-
ated with the speakers bureau of la
Dor s non partisan campaign commit
tee, who viii make woman suffrage and
the need for a full expression of the
women 5 vote a feature of their labor
day talks
The urgency for instructing women
voters TO register has also been brought
to the attention of labor campaign
workers in circular letter issued by
the national committee.
"The members of organized labor
and particularly those who are direct
ing the local nonp partisan political cam,
paigns, should devote their energies to
instrueting the women in the forms of
registering and voting,' the committee
says. by inviting the women to the
meetings of the committees and by
holding meetings especially for the wo- |
men voters at which political policies
shall be discussed, the laws relating to |
elections explained and the reasons
given for registering as a preliminary
to voting.
The women voters most likely will
exercise a great influence on the result \
of the elections and every effort should II
be put forth TO urge women wage earners II
and those associated with the men H
and women of labor to vote in this cleo Il
ton for principles advocated by the
American federation of labor.