The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
GET BUSY IN THE
 PRIMARIES, LABOR
 COMMITTEE URGES
Letter From Headquarters to Trades Council Shows
 Opportunity.
UNITY THE KEYNOTE
Seek Cooperation of Farmers and Others Is Campaign i
 Suggestion. <

Organized Labors' political campaign IS now well under way following meet ings of hundreds of central labor bodies throughout the country on March 22 as suggested by the A. F. of L. committee at which local commit tees were apointed to carry on the work of electing Labor's friends and defeating its enemies. While no such meeting was held in New Haven the plan will be the special order of the day at the next meeting of the Trades Council and will undoubtedly be carried through, even though the work already started by the C. F. of L. is well in hand and going ahead rapidly.
 As the first move i'll the campaign the national committee i'll a ciDcular letter received by the Trades Council this week and which will be read at the next meeting urges the fight be started right at the primaries The letter was sent to all central labor bodies by La bor's National Non-Partisan Political Campaign Committee, consisting of Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison and James O'Connell, and outlines the method to be followed in bringing to- gether for effective work all commit tees named by local labor bodies and central bodies. The great opportunity labor has in the primaries is especially emphasized in the letter and all workers and citi- zens are called upon to use every effort to defeat in the primaries those who are enemies of labor. The letter follows
 Dear Sirs and Brothers: The meet ings of March g have been held as sug- gested by the undersigned and our A. F. of L. non-partisan political cam- paign has been put forward with tre- mendous enthusiasm. Our brothers all over the land have entered into this movement in magnificent spirit of CO., operation! We believe every man and woman of the labor movement will be ready to volunteer when called upon With this object, we are sending let ter to each local union in your city re- questing cooperation in this work with your central body by the selection of a committee of three.
 Our central bodies and our local non-partisan political committees have a great opportunity in the primaries. Here a smashing effort can be made to nom- mate members of trade unions for cleo tive office.
 'Where these brothers are candidates in the primaries our central bodies and non-partiasn political committees should endeavor to give every assist ance possible to aid them to victory, regardless of party. In committees where this plan cannot be made suc- cessful, our brothers should exhaust all their resources to defeat every enemy of labor
 "This is duty we owe to ourselves an obligation upon Us to perpetuate our liberty as working men and women and all citizens of our country.
 By all means, endeavor to secure CO., operation of sympathetic farmers and farm organizations, and appeal to all other liberty-loving citizens for sup port.
 We urge each worker to use the ballot to advance the principles for which labor stands. Then there will be no question in future as to the power of all the people to achieve their just demands"