Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-20
ORGANIZED LABOR P|TTED
AGAINST ADMINISTRATION
Both Sides Now Seek to Can,
.turo Public Opin.
ion.
POLITICIANS rpAa u.,.u,r.
'nhsppy Outcome When Othor Lead.
er" Have Fought Labor oru.ni.a-
lions Pointed Ost .. Preocdentp.
Mine Injunction Remembered.
ny Robert }. Bender,

pnitod Ncws stan Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. July 1a.-Evonts
nave transpired In tho coal and rail
strikes to pit organized labor. a. a
unit sgainst tho Naturalization. In
tho campaign now on to capture pub
lilo op!nisn.
And. because tho foroes involved
arc moro numerous AID tho political
personalities comm erisuratoly great
ct. there Is concern manifested by
Republican practical politicians hsre
even Rrestsr than that which, under
related circumstances. haunted the
democrats In 1913. II w8s that year
mat former President Wilson !Asued
MS famous Injunction order agains,
the mines. Politicians recall tha, the
injunction came home TO roo.t" In
ensuing elections.
President Harding began IN. cam
paifn for public support in hi. ,el.
grams 10 Governors. .4haus,!velv .>-
planning why n. believed his cour..
unavoidable. Wednesday. Senator
Lodge "a the Republican leader Of
congress. called upon all citizen. to
support N. Prcsiden, as their parrl
otic duty.
Ranged a9ains, this barraxc pre.I
dent Gpmpers uf the American Fed
Grafton ~ Labor, in proclamation
I" workers. Wednesday,. appealed to
n" j on",eop trad. unionists in N.
country 10 supper, the raiiway ,hon.
mems strike. now corollar, IN IN.
mine strike. n" appealed to the pub
lie 70 support the striker. in m.
"' Justice Mine workers
officials added their voice in warn
ing that IN" cour," ~ the admins
tra;!on IL union busting" course
"nd tina, tho cause Of organized labor
as whole Is at stake In tn. out
come
~ IN" industrial contest goes on
ms c'mrhiEn Tor public opinion Will
h"r"in" more bitter, politicians fear
ana IN" cleavage between In. ad-
in'nlstI'i!"n aud organized labor ,NIu
h"r"tne wider a. tn. solidarity Of ,h.
workers grows
Ih'r' n'E-r mas h"-n "a tim. IN IA.
H"Iiti'ni hist"ry 81 the country when
"reaniz"d labur has voted as a uni,
for cilh"r OF the major parties IL
perhaps reached its nearest approach
!" unity N 1916. when Wilson was
r"-"l"ct"d GoUnpcrs always has
boon Democrat and. during Inc
Wilson Administrations was uui,.
'ntsrof"n in his political views. ON
IN" other hand. John L. Lewis. head
%. III" miners. is a Republican.
Lewis In DirIruit Position.
As Republican, labor leaders say.
he hnds himself confronted with ac.
lion hy HI, own party designed To
crush the solidarity Of hi. great fol.
loving In tn" circumstances labor
"Nciais here declare that trad. I'M
!"nisis today are more closely knit i,t
opposition 10 TIA. administration
policies than ever before
IL = FOR this reason that Repub-
leans. privately. are voiclug IN.
same anxiety tina; Democrats voiced
Ati"i wilson applied n legal strong
arm 10 tn. miners. Wur.i.thnt CON
gresham J"ffric-. one OF the ahl-st
men In tn" House and Tia. admins.
iiston "hoic" for the Nebraska s"na-
'orial nomination. h.A been beaten
hy Progressive" has not cas.d
Ic mind OF leaders here Tn. re-
curling reaction IN IN" primaries
againS, s1-calied "~ld-.in." cand!-
dates is bad enough. they say. with
ont contemplation Of possible de-
lection of great tulk Of trad.
un!onists
The Thought Of the professional
politicians here Nigh, he expressed in
the answer Governor Morrison, OF
North Carolina sent to HardinG's
telegram asking protection for re-
opening mines:
TIL" losing party in abor con
tvovcrsy always loses confidence in
the impartiaiity Of the government"
II such loss OF confidence on ;ha
part OF organized workers H. "a cut
mlnation Of the campaign for public
opinion now going on between adj
minis'rati"n and labor leaders, and
they become unified IS never befor.
ana as labor leaders now believe
certain, there VIII be this 10 keep in
mind.
Federation headquarters here de-
clare there are 5.OJU,o00 trade union
ISIS in the United states today. who.
with their families. would probably
muster maximum OF $4,000, 600
votes.
\ majority OF those votes thrown
!" either OF the major parties. who.
combined. pol!ed 2S.I0O,o 600 votes In
the last presidential election al
most certainly would assure victory
The American Federation Of La
Dor is opposed to the third party idea
and prefers to cast Its votes 10 one
party or the other. All OF which con:
eututes the concern today among
Iractical politicians in the Republi-
can party, as the Democrats re-
!lslously keep out of It,