Evening journal., 1921-09-14
RrpupncANs AND LAnoR RADICALS.

rUNERE no longer is any doubt relative to the attitude
d Of the Republican Publicity Association toward rad
cal labor leaders Delaware and other sections OF the
United States The Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr president
OF that national organization issued In its behalf the
following public statement:
In address at Atlantic City, Mr. Gompers said
in part IL not fair it is not WISE to attempt to crush
the labor movement. thoroughly Humanitarian, so
thoroughly patriotic willing to give seryice-to at
tempt to crush that movement between the upper mill
stone OF employers anagonsm and Misrepresentation
and the neither milestone Of revolution and soyietism
All Of which has plausible sound but needs analysis
in the first place, there no effort TO crush labor or
any movement OF labor that is humanitarian, patriotic
and willing to give service. The aborers Of the country
taken whole, Humanitarian patriotic and will
ing TO give service 50 far know no ever
serted the contrary Mr. Gompors therefore, is setting up
straw bogey in order to assume spectacular role in
knocking down lie leaves The inference that all the
effort 70 check the influence OF certain radical labor
ers is an attack upon the humanitarian patriotic and
faithful workers Of the country No one will be deceived
There are certain facts Of which the people Of this
country well aware. Among these facts are the fol-
lowing Many labor leaders fomon trouble and make un-
Just claims in behalf OF labor order to strengthen them
selves with their organizations. During the war many
labor leaders encouraged workmen to shk their jobs
particularly shpyards and government work Those
leaders today striving the perpetuaton OF
working rules which require the OF the country
p05 loT ScIFOo not cuecu or 10 pay eXOrDant rates
for services rendered outside OF regular working hours
The leaders who do these things are not acuaied by
humanitarian patriotic motives They are not giving
service in any true sense.
The contest that being waged in this country
is not against the labor movement-not against humani-
tartan purposes-not antagonisc to patriotism It is
aimed solely at those radical labor leaders would as
sumo dictatorship industry Who in order to gain
that dictatorship would threaten to tie up the transpor-
tation system regardless OF the suffering and loss OF
property and life that would ensue.
Mr. Gompers seems TO that what he calls the
labor movement is the only Humanitarian patriotic and
serving movement in the United States He overooks the
farmers who unable get help TO care for their
crops for period Of about three years He overooks the
hundreds Of thousands small householders who are
unable 10 get repair job done at reasonable price II
radical labor leaders permitted to FIX the wage scale
and the rules OF work He overooks the producers ana
consumers who pay the cost OF transportation All these
are Just as humanitarian patriotic willing to serve as
are the 100000 for whom Mr. Gompers assumes TO speak
II there is any crushing DONE IL win be done by the
io0OO0Ooo and II is safe that they will not use
their ultimate power to impose unjust terms upon the
100000
"N that the 100000 ask is square deal and thew
will not be diverted rom their purpose by talk about
crushing humanitarian and patriotic movements Every
Just demand OF labor Will be upheld but there will be no
permanent dictatorship by radicals who happen 10 be In
positions Of power"
We are confident that the spirit underlying the above
statement Will make profound appeal to the people Of
Delaware who heartily favor OF square deal FOL
capital for labor and for Americans generally
The Harding lingo and Bandholtz bingo took the jingc
out OF Mingo.