The daily Alaskan., 1922-07-18
GoNPER's ATTACKS UNFoUNDED

Sure he belongs to the union, I guess ought to know cause want ed to find out how to join myself some of these days" was Jacks com ment as Uncle Ted entered the gar age where Ruth and Jack were talk ing.
 "I didn't think he did," answered Ruth.
 "Freddie's father does belong to the union. That's s!l right. There's no harm in that. The unions are fine things cause Uncle Ted says so, but they've got some men in them who are NOT so fine"
 Guess you're right, Jack" spoke up Uncle Ted from she other side of the car where he had not been seen by the children.
 When did you come out here?" asked Ruth.
 Just a minute ago." answered Un- cle Ted, Ito see what you were upto, It's getting dark and bedtime, so come along. You've made me think of a story I've waited to tell and how I'm going to tell 1t.
 Apparently, Jack, you were talk ing about the attitude taken recent ly by the American Federation of Labor and its President, Samuel Gompers, when that body met In Cin- cinnau There Is no doubt that the Federation is controlled by Demo- cratic officials led Sy MT. GOmpers. They have indulged in the greatest misrepresentation Gf the efforts of the present Republican administra- tion. They have pro yed that the Am erican Federation ot Labor Is not led by men devoted to the problems of the honest and industrious majority of labOrlng men. l. is controlled by a few officials who are using 1t to spread malicious charges against the Republican party. It doesn't take much effort to remember how Sam ual Gompers used to camp on the doorstep of the White House and at tend officials functions at the right hand of Woodrow Wilson. He was practically an official of the adm!nis- tratiOn when the Democrats were in control. Now HE IS ON THE orr SIDE LOOKING IN. If he and the other officials of the organization looked after the interests of the men who belong to it they would have no time to indulge in unfOunded attacks upon the work of the administration
 Their attack against the manner in which the budget system has been handled at Washington is without foundation. The appropriation bills passed by the Congress now In ses- sion provide more funds for the ne- pertinent of Labor for the year be- ginning July l than for the present year. The total amount Of money spent by the Department of Labor for 1922 stands at S5,454 ,s3G. The amount voted by the present Con- gress and agreed to by President Harding under the budget system for the Department of Labor for 323 is SG,0IB,82O! This shows that the amount of money provided by the budget system for the Department stands at SI,462,OS5 more than the amount provided without the budget for the year ending June
 "In other words, the appropria- tiuus for the LaboI Department un- de. the budget are 27 per cen high CT than they were For tAe preceding year. The fact is that the Fedora tion had no reason for making such charges as were indulgad in at Gin ciunoi. The Republican party Is strong enough to weather them. But the rart of it that makes me and any other real citizen mad is that the at Jacks are really at the govern menc. Nr. Gompers and his ass, Ciates have also attacked the Supreme court of tHc United States. He wants his lIs- terers and readers 70 De:eve Ina: te- cause a former Republican President is Chief Justice, and because 9 Re publican administration is now in control of the government, the de"Is- i4" recently handed down declaring the child labor law unconstitutional was a Republican move.
 Mir. Gompers also bitterly attacked the I;ilroad Labor BCar3 the min ute the hoard functionei m ODposi- ton tr his views. When the Board decides his way 1t ls all rigL, tut when that Board annOIncci cat Iu -vaGcs to coufora with CIV price aGjusur ents, he issued a statement Co the effect that prices are not only not i,Ner than in 192l, but lots of tr-.....- -. r.t.L.- nNbs D,,.rtyoopf