The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
ALABAMA LABOR
 URGED ID WORK
 FOR AMENDMENT
President and Secretary of State Federation Appeal to Members of Unions to
 Boost Highway Bonds
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau The AKe-Herald, 22l-2 First National Bank Building


 Montgomery. January 21.-(Spe- eial )--Members of all labor organi- cations of Alabama were appealed to by William L. Harrison. president. and Lewis Bowen. secretary, of the Alabama Federation of Labor, today to vote and work for the ratification of the highway bond amendment in the special state election January 30. They declared that organized labor had always stood for constructive work and all conventions have gone on record as being unqualifiedly' for the building of good roads in tho state.
 The appeal also emphasized the fact that n road construction pro- gram during 1922 will furnish em- ployment to many persons who are now out of work and who have boen unable to obtain positions.
 The letter, which was addressed to all officers and members of organ ized labor in Alabama. follows:
 s'In view of the fact that a spe- cial election Is near at hand in which the good roads bond issue Is to he submitted to the people, we feel It important to advise you of the at titude and position of the Alabama Federation of Labor on the matter of building and constructing good roads. Our conventions have gone on record from time to time unquali- fiedly indorsing all movements hav- ing for their purpose tho building of good roads in our state.
 "The federal Congress has outlined a program for cooperation with the different states in the construction of highways. that is, the federal gov ernment has allotted so much money to each state, which is available only when these states will match the money appropriated by the govern ment.
 At our last session of the legis- 1ature 1t was decided to submit to tho people a $25,000.0o0 bond issue for the construction of state high ways, and to match the moneys now available from tho federal govern nent to Alabama. This amendment at a previous election was adopted by an overwhelming voto of the peo- ple of the state, but was declared un- constitutional on somS technical point by the supreme court. Your representatives in the legislature, namely. Mir. Harrison, MT. Bargainier and MT, Russell, all supported this measure when 1t was before tho leg 
 we feel that tho adoption of this bond issue at the coming election on January 30 Is of utmost importance to the people of this state, in that if we fail t0 vote the bond issue, we will lose the money that is now awaiting us from the federal govern rnent. Organized labor has always taken . constructive view or these matters that 50 vitally affect the people as 8 whole.
 "It also occurs to us that now is e very appropriate time in which to vote these bonds and build good roads for tho reason that 1t will en- able SO many people who are out of employment and unable to get work. to secure jobs
 we merely sarl this tc your at tention that you may be fully ad- vised as to the position that we have taken on this question at all times and we also hope that the member ship of organized labor will give 1t very careful consideration.