The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-03-10
LABOR POLITICAL PROGRAM
NAMING GREAT ISSUES OF HOUR, ANNOUNCED BY Com
PERS- S-WORKERS MAY NOMINATE MEN IN MANY DIS
TRICTS OPPOSING UNFAlTHFUL ONES HE SAYS
Federation President Cites Among Form
Campaign Lines, Naming Railroads. Unemployment, Shipping
nunctions, Agriculture, Tariff and Taxes

Washington, d C. instructions
to Labor's Non Partisan Political
Campaign Committee to begin imme-
diate preparations for the coming
congressional and other elections and
were given by the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
today"
This was announced by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, in detailed
statement at the conclusion of the
session Of the executive council of the
A. F. of L., Just held in federation
headquarters here The statement
continued as follows
The Non-Partisan political cam
paign committee is expected to meet
almost Immediately to begin the max
ing of campaign plans.
Under the action of the executive
council, and in conformity with A. f.
of L. convention action, it is proposed
to go into the primary elections every
where to make certain that candidates
favorable to the rights and interests
of the workers are nominated Labor
viii place such candidates in the field
wherever necessary There is unani-
nifty upon this point among the work
ers. 1t need occasion no surprise if
there are in many districts candidates
placed in the field by labor as the
direct result of antagonistic attitudes
on the part of candidates in both re-
publican and democratic parties.
"In the opinion of labor the present
political and economic situation
makes imperative the most energetic
political action No draft of a pro-
gram of political necessities will be
made prior to the meeting of the cam
paign committee, but it is certain that
emphasis will be placed on certain
outstanding issues which cannot be
evaded by anyone. Among these will
doubtless be:
81. Unemployment. There has been
no decrease in unemployment. The
figures of those most interested in
making a showing of improvement fail
to show that the burden of suffering
has been lifted in any degree from the
shoulders of the workers.
"2 Relief Program. No steps have
been taken to use the legislative ma
chinery of the government to bring
relief to the nation by starting the
wheels of industry on constructive pro-
jects Labor has laid down an eX-
/ haustive program for unemployment
/ cure which will add to wealth of the
/ country in permanent manner and
which will afford employment to mil
| lions of now idle workers. The single
measure designed to be helpful in reg
ulating employment so as to help re-
move the peaks of depression, known
as the Kenyon bill, was forced off the
floor of congress by means of amend
ments which made it necessary that
the bill be withdrawn entirely.
g. Navy Yards. Ten thousand navy
yard workers have been thrown out
of work in heartless and unnecessary
manner on an assumption that certain
contingencies would develop, with nc
effort to make the readjustment grad
the part of the government of the
ual and with careless disregard or
moral obligation which rests upon il
and which no honorable employer
would seek to disregard.
"a. Injunctions. This is one of the