The Glenwood post., 1922-07-13
vacIe Tets Bed Time Stories
Current Events For the ChilArsn
and 0rowA-uJs, Too
LABOR APPROPRIATIONS MORE
FOR 1928 THAN FOR 1922

FOB 1928 THAN FOE 1922
'ssure he belongs to the union.
guess ought to know cause wanted
to find out how to join myself some of
these days." was Jack 3 comment as
Uncle Ted entered the garage where
Ruth and Jack were talking.
sI didn't think he did," answered
Ruth.
"Freddie's father does belong to the
union. That's all right. There's no
harm in that. The unions are fine
things cause Uncle Ted says 50, but
they got some men in them who are
NOT so fine.''
"Guess you re right, jack" spoke
up Uncle Ted from the other side Of
the car where he had not been seen by
the children.
"when did you come out heref"
askd Ruth.
"Just minute ago." answered On.
ele Ted, "to see what you were up to.
IT'S getting dark and bedtime, 50 como
along. You've made me think Of
story I've wanted to tell and now / IN
going to tell it.
apparently, Jack, you were talk
ing about the attitude taken recently
by the American Federation Of Labor
and its president, Samuel Gompers,
when that body met in Cincinnati.
There is no doubt that the federation
= controlled by Democratic officials
led by Mr.. Gompers. They have in
dnlged in the grossest misrepresenta-
ton Of the efforts Of the present Re-
publican administration. They have
proved that the American Federation
of Labor is not led by men devoted to
the problems Of the honest and indus
trious majority Of laboring men. It is
controlled by few officials who are
using it to spread malicious charges
against the Republican party. It
doesn't take much effort to remember
how Samuel Gompers used to camp on
the doorstep of the White House and
attend official functions at the right
hand of Woodrow Wilson. He was
practically an official of the admins
tration when the Democrats were in
control. Now HE IS ON THE OUT
SIDE LOOKING IN. If he and the
other officials of the organization
80 ~
who belong to it they would have no
time to indulge in unfounded attacks
upon the work Of the administration.
"Their attack against the manner
in which the budget system has been
handled at Washington is without
foundation. The appropriation bills
passed by the congress now in session
provide more funds for the department
Of labor for the year beginning July
! than for the present year. The total
amount of money spent by the depart
ment Of labor for 1922 stands at
$5,454, 1856. The amount voted by the
present congress and agreed to by Pres
ident Harding under the budget sys-
tenn for the department of labor for
1923 is ss,e1e,s2ol This shows that
tie amount of money provided by the
budget system for the department
stands at $1,4e2, ,Os5 more than the
amount provided without the budget
for the year ending June 30.
"In other words, the appropriations
for the labor department under the
budget are 81 per cent higher than
they were for the preceding year. The
fact is that the federation had no rea-
son for making such charges as were
indulged in at Cincinnati The Repub-
liean party is strong enough to weather
them. But the part of it that makes
me and any other real citisen mad is
that the attacks are really at the gov
ernment. Mr.. Gompers and his asso-
eiates have also attacked the supreme
court of the United States. He wants
his listeners and readers to believe
that because former Republican pres
ident is chief justice, and because
Republican administration is now in
control of the government, the decision
recently handed down declaring the
child labor law unconstitutional was a
Republican move.
"Mr. Gompers also bitterly attacked