The New York herald., 1922-08-20
LABOR COURTS FATE
Big ISSUE IN KANSAS
Democrats Wage War to Kill
IT. Republicans Line Up in
It's Defense.
BITTER CAMPAIGN is DUE
November Result Seen Test Of
Whether Idea Should Be
Extended to Nation.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK ffnmArn.
TOPEKA, Kan... Aug. 19.-The lines ara
tightening IN Kansas Tor a fght to
finish on the Issue OF whether Gov. Al
lens industrial court law should survive.
The Democratic party. backed by the
labor vote of the State. will go to tho
farmersJwith an appeal to aid in repeal
ing law that II claims has only Wild
ened the breach between employers and
employees. The Republican party. DOM
mated by Gov. Allen and his State ad-
ministration. will fight for a strengthen
| ing of the law and will recommend that
the Federal Government incorporate NJ
provisions Into a national statute.
August 20, under the State primary
law, the Republicans, Democrats and
Socialists will meet in Topeka to formu-
late platforms. The Republican plat.
form will stand unequivocally for the
Allen industrial court idea, and this will
be the paramount issue In the cam
paign. The Democrats are gathering
data for an onslaught In which they
will declare the utter failure Of the
Allen law to prevent industrial strikes
and will sound warning to the country
against legislation which they assert
would bring chaos to the industrial life
OF the nation. The Socialists will fol-
low the lead of the Democrats and most
OF them, it is expected will vote the
Democratic ticket in November.
The party councils are composed OF
the nominees for State offices, the State
Senators who hold over, the nominees
for the House OF Representatives and
the county chairmen. Gov. Allen and
his friends will be in control o. the II
publican party council.
w. Y. Morgan, the Republican nom
inee for Governor, won u nom
in field of seven candid
whom were women. Mofe ha
backing of the Allen administration
was the only candidate who stood four
square for the Allen industrial court.
FIe defeated his nearest opponent. former
Gov. Stubbs, by $4,000. Stubs, who
was considered strong with the farmers
and stcckmen lost much of that vote
because Of his appeal to the radical
labor vote in the towns and cities.
All the candidates on the Republican
State ticket have agreed to make the
fight for the Industrial Court. These
include the candidate for Secretary of
State. who was supported unanimously
by the labor organizations. and espe-
cially the radical element. The lines
are drawn so tight that this candidate.
Frank j. Ryan, who hoped to carry the
radical labor support into the general
election in November. is likely to find
this vote centered on the Democratic
candidate with large former vote
doubtful about his conversion to the AL
len program and his sincerity In the
new lineup.
To bolster up sentiment for strong
Endorsement of the Kansas Industrial
Court law at the Republican party
council. the court has ordered general
investigation of strike conditions In all
railroad centers of the State. The court
will summon railway officials, officials
of striking unions, and shopmen now
working, and will go into every phase OF
the situation. A move to apprehend and
prosecute strike agitators who are vio-
iating provisions of the anti-syndcalism
law has also been instituted by the In
dustrial Court.
One of the complaints made against
an official by James A. McDermott OF
the Industrial Court was that he urged
strikers to scatter pickets all over the
shop district Sin an effort to draw out
the militia and, by creating clashes be-
tween the militia and workmen, TO get
the four brotherhoods into the strike"