The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-05
Governor Allen Tells Legion
Labor Attitude Un-American.
Replies to Slap at Veterans
Made by {. N. A.
URGES VETS INTO POLITICS
Declares Kansas Needs Ex-SoI-
diers ITO Steady Boat"
Claims Unemployment /
Caused by Union Greed.

Hutchinson. Kan. Oct. SIN a
caustic denunciation OF labor leaders
and some Of their un-American prin-
cipIes. Governor Allen Tuesday retail
ated for the slap taken at the legion
by the United Nine Workers at In
dianapolis Monday The speech was
made to Iegionnaires attending the
state convention here, and some two
thousand delegates echoed the senti-
ments with their cheers.
Referring to the resolution adopted
by the miners urging the legion to put
their own house in order" the gov
eruor declared:
The man that urged the adoption
of such d resolution never wore the
uniform. IN all my associations with
/ organized labor and with the Ameri-
| can Legion, I have never found a le-
| gion man, belonging to a union, cast
insult toward a fellow member.
! This organiza ton should take no
| part in labor disputes Those men
who went 10 Pittsburg to provide a
/ state with coal carried on chip on their
| shoulder for the laboring man
| Labor Greed Causes IdIeness-T
| There are five million men idle
! today as 4 result OF the greed on the
! part of ca pitaI and on account of the
/ greed on the part Of labor The cap
/ italist's creed Is TO hold onto the war
| time profiteering profits. The creed
| Of organized labor, as repeated time
| and time again by their leaders. is to
| do as little work as possible for as
| much as they can get
| THAT is the advice labor leaders
have been handing out to their work
ers 1t is that selfish, self-centered
plan that has resulted in the problem
/ Of the unemployed
This is a time Of achievement II
| is the time for the building Of a new
program of citizenship. and I hope
THAT the laboring man will fit IN as
an American part Of the program II
he does, changes. radical changes,
must be made in the leadership OF the
unions.
Attitude Called Un-American-
The greatest difficulty with labor
of today is that it is trying TO adopt
an un-Americau plan. and there IS
nothing that m enaces the United States
today as that attitude
There are some places where you
men can help. I'm here to tell you
that YOU don't have to clean house
and you're not going to be blurred
now by any organized labor leaders.
You have d mission and that is part
of it
| Of unemployment now This should be
| a. period of progress and prosperity
The cause is greed While all the other
| organization members are accepting
1.-The period Of readjustment in the right
| spirit, labor leaders continue to de-
rnand. We want what We won during
the war
Wants Veterans IN Politics.
| Taking up the position OF the legion
lin politics. the governor said:
1.-THE ideas Of citizenship which you
trepresent are of too much value 10
lrenain out of politics II you are
tgoinE to put into this country the
STAMP Of purpose and achievement
get busy and get into politics. You
know the American side of the Ques-
ltions. Become intensely interested IN
political issues, in legislation, and de-
lterrnine whether the political trend is
marching forward as it should
you're going to tincture and tone
lparty politics. None have more right
than you.
I Next year you will be in the midst
Of the fight Of organized labor. You
Twin be invited by Alexander HoWat
land by TownIey to wipe out the IN
| dustriaI court and establish the Nom
| partisan League principles in TINS
Estate.
kansas will need your help to keep
the boat steady There never will be
la time when any man who made the
tsacrifices that you fellows made IN
France. shall need to clean house at
1.-The behest of labor leaders who are
borrowing their doctrines from the old
IworId the doctrines which you tried