Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-25
ORGANIZED LABOR
DEMANDS A PLACE
Asks Harding to Name Secretary
Representative of Trade
Unions.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press To Every Evening
Washington. Feb. 2b.-Organized
labor called on President elect Harding
yesterday to appoint TO his cabinet as
secretary of labor "a recognized repre-
sentative Of organized labor" and "a
real spokesman Of the working people
OF our country and who understands
the toilcrs.'
The request made I'm the form of
a telegram to the Prcsidcnt-elect at
st. Augustine. was declared by labor
leaders to be practically an endorse
ment of tho type of man exemplined
by James Duncan. Of Quincy. Mass.
a vice. president and member of tho
executive council Of the American
Federation of Labor. whom they re-
gard ms a candidate who la recoR
niged representative of organized labor
Reports that James J. Davis of Pitts
burg had been selected by Mr.. Hard
ing aa his labor secretary were not re-
ferred to I'm tho telegram. which was
signed by President Gompers, tho mem
bers of the executive council ana rep-
resen etives OF tho national and inter-
national unions affiliated in tho Aineri-
can Federation of Labor and the rep
reaentat tives OF the four railroad brother
hoods.
Washington Feb. 15--Ar OF tho Rep
resentativcs of the national ana inter
national unions attending the conference
at tho American Federation OF Labor
did not endorse the telegram sent yes
terday 10 President-elcct Harding ask
ing him to appoint recognized repre-
sentative of labor as secretary OF LABOR.
Reuresentatives Of the United Mine
a. AVfau a a q
Association OF Iron. Steel and Tin
Workers and the Seamen'r Union. IL
wns learned today, spoke in opposition
to the message.
Michael Tighe of Pittsburgh. president
Of the AmaIganated ia understood 10
have suggested that the message be so
woried that II would not be conatrued
as opposing James J Davis, Of Pitta-
burgh. tentatively selected as Secretary
of Labor.
William Green, Secretary Of the Mine
Workers. did not give approval for HIS
organization. which has candidate for
the Secretaryship in Percy Tetlow. Of
Ohio.
Opposition was expressed TO the word
ing OF the message hy Andrew Furu-
aeth. president Of tho Seamena union.
who argued that Il might be accepted
as an endorsement Of labor leader.
regarded by him as hostile 70 the In
tcreets OF his organization
The international I4onRshoremen's
union whose representative signed the
telegram. has a candidate for the cabi-
net In r V. OConuor, president Of the
organization.
Washington. Feb Is Further plans
for the new campaign 10 organize the
steel industry will 10 discussed here
April u by the legislative council Of the
national and international unions in
the steel industry affiliated with tho
American Federation OF Labor.
This was announced today by William
Harmon, secretary Of the council, which
was organized last January TO take
charge OF tho new unionizaton move
ment
The next move in the proposed cam
paign," said NJ +. Tighe, president of
the Amalgamatcd Association Of Iron
and Steel workers and chairman of the
council. will depend upon the indus
trial situation. We plan 10 move eau
tiously and cdnservativeiy.
Washington. Feb. 25-Plans are un-
der way by the United Mine Workers OF
America to concentrate its efforts on
the fight in West Virginia and 70 carry
ii 10 a finish John l. Lewis. president
of the organization said today. at the
conclusion OF conferences with leaders
OF the various district organizations.
Funds originally appointed Tor tho re-
lief OF miners III the Alabama strike,
now ended Mr.. Lewis said. will be di-
verted TO the relief of the West Virginia
strikers.
We are marking time until after the
trials at Williamson are finished. ne
added, and then we will take up the
struggle with renewed Vigor.
II was said on the basis OF canvass
Of the mine leaders that unemployment
in the coal industry was widespread and
production below so per cent OF normal.