The Connecticut labor news., 1922-02-03
LABOR SAVED U. s. FROM BOLSHEVISM
 DECLARES PARKER
Former Presidential Nominee Tells National Civic Federation Organ
 ized Workers Stopped Reds"

New York, Feb. 3.-Praised by Alton B. Parker, once nominee for president as the one big factor that operated to prevent the inception of "Red' doctrine in America, the American Federation of Labor and all Organized Labor came in for a good share of the debate at the annual con- vention of the National Civic Asso- citation on here this week. Judge Parker is president and in his open ing remarks didn't hesitate to say that but for Organized Labor the Bolshevism of Europe would have had a. great foothold here and that Labor was due the highest praise that the country could bestow
 Organized labor has done more than any other agency to check the doctrines of Russian Reds, l. w. w, and parlor socialists who threatened the stability of the United States gov ernment,", said Judge Parker. Y. -sg1
 One of the ever increasing govern mental problems is the question, twill the people much longer be able to able to bear the burden of taxes which more and more press upon them in industrial, state and federal 
 At the moment, the economic conditions the world over are dis tressing," he continued, asserting that "one of the most encouraging fea- lures of the present is the conference of limitation of armament" which points the way toward lifting the burden of excessive taxes from the backs of the people"
 Department of the National Civic Federation which have fought prop aganda put forth by Russian Reds, parlor socialists and other organiza- tions possessed of a strange ambi- ton to overthrow the best govern ment on earth" deserve the admira- ton of all good American citizens, Judge Parker declared. He especial ly praised Samuel Gompers and his associates for upholding the United States government, saying, Search where you will over the world and nowhere will you find, as here, labor standing four-square in opposition to every wind that blows against this government"
 Samuel Gompers, Judge Ben Hoop
 @f I. D Oo.I n i l Glenn E. Plumb, counsel for the rail road unions making up the Plumb Plan League, held the center of the stage at the opening meeting with a discussion of the Railroad Labor Law, Judge Hooper calling for the insertion of teeth" in it, MT. Plumb urging repeal of the act, and MT. Gompers denouncing any form of compulsory labor.
 As an aside, MT. Gompers, an nounced that on Tuesday last in a conference with President Harding he had protested against the United States being represented al the Genoa Conference with representatives of the Soviets present.
 Judge Hooper, who is of the public group on the Railroad Labor Board, declared in his argument for amend ments to the Esch- -Cummins act giv- ing the board power to enforce it's decisions, that men entering the rail road service should realize that in the larger sense they are entering the public service and bound to give the public efficient and continuous ser vice.
 Getting right down to brass Jacks, ,' said he, ''the public should know that the board needs power to inf1ict penalties for
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