The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-13
SHIP SUBSIDY IS
RAPED HARD BY .
LABOR MEETINGS
Resolution Says it's "pestructIvs Of
Nations Hopes for Sea Power;
Says Devised to enrich
Certain Owners" 3
WOULD BE DISCREDIT
ADMINISTRATION, SAYS
In Hot Speech, sssmen Declares BIIl
Based on FaIsehood; Take Huos
Sums from Pockets Of Tax
payers, Union Men state. i,

Ohio National Guard Armory. Gin.
cinnati, June i3.-The American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor convention here to.
day unanimously adopted a resolu-
tion condemnlng the Harding admin
istratlon's ship subsidy bill now be-
fore congress as 'InImical to the
public interest and destructive of
the nations hopes for sea power
The resolution. presented by Vice.
President James Duncan OF the fed.
Grafton, asserted that tho bill rs a
cunningly devised scheme TO enrich
certain classes OF ship owners at
the expense OF the taxpayers"
In speech In support OF the
resolution, Andred Furuseth, head of
the seamen's union. declared that
the subsidy bill was based on
falsehood.
"If this bill is forced through con-
gress by the power aud influence of
President Harding and II will not
get through otherwise, II will dis
credit his administration" Furuseth
declared.
The subsidy bill will take $780,
100000 out OF the taxpayers pockets
and give II to ship owners. he as.
serted
Ohio National Guard Armory, Gin
cinnati, June 13-A movement to
make Senator Robert M. Lafollette,
Wisconsin, the campaign spokesman
for labor in the 1922 congressional
fight, and It's candidate for presi-
dent in 1924. may grow out of La
follettes scheduled visit here to-
morrow to address the American
Federation of Labor convention.
Lafollette is coming to discuss
child labor laws before the conven-
tion, but while he is here. at least
one prominent labor politician in
tends to talk practical politics with .
Lafollette. This labor leader Is In
a position to speak for consider
able group OF those labor unonists
who, In rapidly increasing numbers
are coming to believe that political
action offers the only practical
means OF making their desires eff
fective.
Fafollette's appearance here to-
morrow will be his first before a
representative labor assemblage since
the war. His visit here may be re-
garded as his reinstatement into the
good graces Of labor.
Is Himself Candidate. IS
Lafollette's appearance here to-
for reelection this year. While he
has opposition, 1t is not of the sort
calculated to prove troublesome, his
friends say.
Nevertheless, Lafollette will be-
glad Of organized labor's help, 1t isao
believed, and organized labor--at
least some sections OF it-would be
glad to have veteran politician OF
Lafollette's skill directing the az
gressive campaign which 1t has al
ready been announced labor intends
to make in the congressional con
tests.
The Wisconsin senator is now vir-
tually the only outspoken champion
of labor in congress. He recently
delivered strong labor speech in
the senate, forecasting a fight by
labor for its life against organized
groups Of employers. This is the
fight which Gompers and other lead
ers have sought to visualize to the
convention now In session here.
Political Sharps Active.
At the recent conference for pp-
litical action in Chicago. Lafollette
was. mentioned as the logical man
to coalesce the liberal-labor groups
in the 1924 campaign. While the
political sharps of the American
Federation of Labor are not today
openly favoring a third party, some
of them think Lafollette could - so
unite the progressive sentiment
which recent primaries have dis
closed to be so strong, that he--and
organized labor would hold the bal
ance of power between the republi-
can and democratic parties, and be
able perhaps, to make Lafollette the
republican presidential nominee in
1924.
First. however, they desire to
make a dent in the old parties con.
gressional control, and they hope to
get Lafollette to tell them how.
Lafollette's visit was being much
discussed today as the conventions
second session opened. The day was
to be spent in further routine, the
Of resolutions and the
of committee,