The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-25


 for appoinmnt to the cabinet secre- tary of labor. To begin with Mir Zihlman is not radical. While he is laboring man, having been a glass blower by trade for many years and is former president of the Maryland 1 State Federation of Labor, he has al ways been "safe and sane" mem- Der of union labor organizations and has never been found on the side of wild-eyed radical labor agitators and | leaders. The American Federation of Labor performe would be obliged to endorse Zihlman for the cabinet, as he Is real laboring man, and a un- ion man to the core. but an endorse ment of the federation under pres ent circumstances could not add one whit to Zihlman's cabinet chances, in fact, would be a drawback rather than an advantage. The federation has officially approved zihlman's career in the house, and he has all ways been right on all labor legisla- tion. The Marylander is recognized in the house as true friend of labor. That Zihlman has always been favor able to labor Is shown by the fact that the congressional records prove him to have voted for eighteen meas ures favorable to labor since he has been a member of the house during the past four years. One of the big things for labor Zihlman accom- plished in the house was remedial legislation for the postal clerks. The national federation of postal clerks has endorsed the efforts of the Mary land representative for that legisla. tion. as secretary of labor In addition to his long and creditable labor record he served in the Maryland state sen ate for four sessions and for two ses- sons was unanimously chosen Re- publican floor leader. He was elect ed to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-fourth congresses and was reelected last Mo- vember to the Sixty-seventh and next congress. While in congress he has been closely identified with the labor g~oup but he is not and never has been one of those rabid labor leaders who put labor even above the inter- ests of the republic and the whole peo- ple. Tn other words he is an expert erced. well balanced. able legislator and laboring man who would make Harding could select. MT. Zihlman. while no demagogue has always stood for the rights of the people, rather than for advantage for favored few. | This is shown by the endorsement of him by the national federation of fed | eral employees. As a member of the | war congress he 1abored night and dav for the victory of the United States. and before and during the war and since the armistice has always stood for beneficial legislation for the veterans. not only of the World war hut the Civil and Spanish wars. The railroad brotherhoods, too, consider him their friend. He has never flaw ored government ownership of rail- roads.
 Tn short Zihlman is as we'll quail | fled in every way to serve as secre- tary of labor as any member of either hnuse or senate. ar any civilian for that matter. If Zihlman Is appointed | labor will be satisfied. Mir. Harding | cannot afford to ignore labor in the new cabinet.
 There is another thing that is in 1 Zihlman's favor for a cabinet post That is Maryland, one of the normal | lv Democratic southern states, which went heavily Republican in the last November elections. The south, say many congressmen and political lead CTS, should, in view of this fact, be recognized by at least one cabinet post in the Harding administration. If such recognition is given it is prob able that the Republicans will be able to make further inroads in the Democratic south four years hence.