The Connecticut labor news., 1922-12-01

Brookhart had two years ago made such wonderful showing in his can -didacy against Senator Cummings it was deemed the most practical course to: try and persuade Representative Sweet to withdraw. It was thereupon that Representative Sweet was called into conference with the committee and urged to withdraw in the inter est of MT. Brookhart. He refused to withdraw but promised that if MT. Brookhart beat him in the primaries he would support MT. Brookharr wholeheartedly. Many other confer ences with members of congress or candidates were held by the commit tee or the chairman concerning the attitude of labor toward certain can didates. .s..-.. |
 Tn the meantime hundreds of letters from individuals were answered on all phases of the political campaign, Officials of Kansas were urged to be- gin campaign to defeat supporters of the Kansas court lof industrial re- lations act. Arizona was voting on amendments to the constitution that should be defeated. Nebraska had a referendum vote on an amendment to the constitution permitting the legis-
 
 Missouri, Rhode Island, Massachu- sets and other states were also talk ing referendum votes on questions pertaining to labor. Illinois was pre- pairing for the vote December IF on a new constitution which disfran- chised thousands of voters in Cook County by limiting their representa- ton in the legislature. This necessi- tated much correspondence. Circu- lars have been sent to all state fed erations of labor asking for the re- suit of the referendum votes.
 While the agitation began to show encouraging results up to August IA, IS states had held their primaries and the outcome was most encourag- ing.
 August 12 and 24 additional circu- lars were sent to 2,4oo organizers of the American Federation of Labor and of its various departments. These various central bodies and local unions and inform them of the dangers ahead if the wage earners and all oth- CT liberty-loving people were not awakened to the situation.
 During September, 1922, the in dividual records of every member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives were brought down to date and sent to all central bodies and nearly 10000 local unions in the respective states and districts. Special circulars were also prepared for each state, which were sent to all central bodies and local unions. These circulars pointed out the leg islation which reaction had prepared for passage in the coming, session of congress. They also called special attention to the attitude toward labor of members of the Senate.
 During the primary and election campaigns organizers were sent into North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Indiana, California, Idaho, Washington and Pennsylvania Special circulars 'were sent into Nevada in the interest of Senator Pittman to Wyoming in the interest of Senator Kendrick, Minnesota in opposition to Senator Kellogg, to Wisconsin in favor of Senator LaFol- 1ette, to New York state for the pur pose of organizing non-partisan po- 1itical campaign committees to op- pose Governor Miller, Senator Calder and other antagonists of Labor.
 The publicity department of the American Federation of Labor was very helpful in spreading broadcast the principles of Labor and in ac- quainting the voters with the issues at stake Never in the history of the rion-partisan movement has there been such activity among central bodies, local unions and individual members.
 Applications by unions and in dividuals for legislative records of members of congress on measures of interest to labor were received in