The Washington times., 1920-11-01
HITS HARDING
LABOR RECORD
Gompers Charges Candidate
Active in Organization Which
Fights Unions.

NEW rOHk. NOV. 1.-camuei oom-
pers. president OF tho American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. In q statement Is
sued here today. said an investisa-
ton conducted into Senator HArdings
visws and practices In the Industrial
life of his home city proves his
duplicity In relation to his claim OF
friendship for the working people
and gives . full picture of his ardent
Championship Of industrial ensiaVs
The Republican Presidential candi-
date, the statement said. 10 shown to
be AN intimate and guiding particf
pant" In the Industrial life Of Marion.
where. IL added. there are no trade
union agreements and wages are low
Mr. Gompers charged that through
/ system established by the employers
association. OF which. he said, Sena-
tor Harding II one of the leading
members, workers active In their
unions are discharged and unable to
| obtain employment In any OF the
other manufactures
EDITORS MAKE INQUIRY.
The investigation upon which Mr..
Gompers said his statement was based
was conducted by John b. Frey. edi-
/ tor Of the International Molders
Union Journal. and Chester NJ Wright.
assistant editor Of the American Fed.
erstionist and q member OF the Typo
graphical Union.
The statement asserted the Manu-.
/ facturers' Association of Marion Is or
/ Eanized primarily to prevent the or
ganixation of wage earners, deter
mines the maximum wage to be paid
the employees OF any OF its members
and provides that no employe can Sc
cure employment from any other thar
his present employer without the con-
sent OF the employer.
1--WE present here the followin
facts concerning Senator Warren G
Harding's personal relationship with
Marion Industry:
HARDING's AFFILIATIONS.
''For many years he has been a
leader In Marion's industries.
-He 10 a stockholder and director
I'm many Of Marlon's leading manu-
featuring corporations.
He Is a director Of the Marion
Lumber Company. which is mem
Der Of; the Manufacturers Associa-
ton Of Marion.
ne Is a director Of the Prender-
CAST Lumber Company. which is
member Of the Manufacturers As
ISOLATION Of. Marion. -
.He II . director of the Marion
Belt Telephone Company, which Is
member OF the Manufacturers As
ISOLATION Of Marion.
He IL the owner OF the Marion
Star and as such Is directly mean
Der of. tho Manufacturers Associa-
lion of Marion.
carrying out the antiunion policy
Of the Manufacturers Association OF
Marion these corporations are strict
hy uonunion, with the single excep-
tion of the typesetters employed by
the Marion Star
.rhis year the Carpenters Union
Of Marion requested the Marion
Lumber Company to confer with the
union committee upon the question
lof wages and hours Of labor. The
company refused to discuss the
.auestion. ''.'. .'
REPUDIATE UNION MOVE.
AT about the same time the
lCarpenters' Union OF Marion re-
ouested the Prendergast Lumber
Company to confer with its COM
mittee relative to wages and hours
Of labor. This company also re-
fused to discuss the question.
Senator Harding is director In
the Marion County Bank.
ION Senator Hardings newspaper
,be typesetters were organized over
night during. his campaign for the
opa. The heckling OF union
printer at one of his meetings re-
suited In q telegram from him to
lhis manager instructing him to
Innionizs the composing room imme-
Idiately. .,...
The statement charged the Marion
M,nnsent1refs' Association with
guarding its membership so closeiy
that II IL Impossible to secure
roster of members; that its meetings
are held behind locked doors and its
records inaccessible and adds that II
luses cards and other coded parapher-
MALTA In Its work.