The New York herald., 1921-08-01
NEW LABOR LEGION
TO IGNORE UNIONS
Paul Vaccarelli and Others
Form Organization to In
clude All Workers.

Paul vaccarelli, who is known better
as Paul Kelly. and group OF New YORK
labor leaders have formed new organ
ization, known as the Loyal Labor Le-
gion of New York City, the principles OF
which are to safeguard the rights OF
workers, whether they are members OF
trade unions or not. to consider the pub
lie In all labor controversies and to seek
the establishment of courts OF arbdtra-
tion. The new organization has its
headquarters in The Bronx, and will
seek to extend dts influence TO other
parts of the country.
THE Loyal Labor Legion is fully SEN
sible of the tremendous opposition that
will be aroused by its action. and is pre-
pared to make n most aggressive cam
paign against powerful influences In the
American Federation OF Labor" state
ment issued by the organization says.
THE legion is convinced that the ex-
trenely offensive and militant attitude
of numerous labor leaders is harmful to
the cause of labor: that old time meth
ods must be discarded as having outlived
their usefulness. and that an entirely
new system of handling disputes be-
tween wage earners and employers must
be practised."
Considerable opposition Is expected by
the Loyal Labor Legion from old time
labor organizations to four clauses in
their constitution, which was ratified
last Friday night by the unanimous vote
of its members. These clauses provide
that hereafter the legion recognizes:
/. The right of men and women to
work regardless of membership or non
membership In trade unions.
2. The rights of the general public as
a party at interest in labor controver-
sizes.
3. The necessity for law establishing
courts Of arbitration. with power to en-
force obedience to their decisions.
4. The settling of differences between
employers and wage earners without
Intervention by persons not personally
affected by or direct parties to the mat
ter in controversy"
yaccarelli Is president OF the new or
ganization, and also Is president of the
Scow Trimmers' Union. He formerly
was vice-president OF the International
Longshoremen's Association. Associated
with him In the new organization are
Clarence Lazarus, of the International
Union of Steam and Operating En-
gineers: William l.. Fink. secretary and
treasurer of the Harbor Boatmen's s
Union: Patrick J. Lee. International
Longshoremens Association James II.
Smith. Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees.
and Frederick Lawrence, chairman Of
the American Peoples League
"Labor's unenviable position to-day"
the statement continued. with some
1000. 900 American Federation Of Labor
members and 100000 unorganized
workers unemployed, OF whom about
100000 are idle In New York city. is
due in large part 10 the unwise leader
ship OF men who ran amuck and called
hundreds Of unnecessary strikes imme-
diately following the war.
"Organized labor needs a new birth.
The doctrine OF peace and prosperity
must displace that Of rule or ruin. New
leadership and new vision must enter
the A. #. of L. from top to bottom. and
principles and methods accepted that
VIII bring peaceful agreements on rea-
sonoble conditions rather than destrnc-
tive warfare for unattainable demands