The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
LABOR SUPPORT
SOUGHT FOR .
COOLIDGE "
Presidents Record in Massa-
chusetts Is Cited to Gain
Union Backing.
BY JOHN 4. LAMBERT,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Cosmopolitan news service.
Powerful influences are today at
work to throw the strength of or.
ganized labor to President Coolidge
in the coming election,
Their work is based upon the be-
lief that the President has been
good friend Of labor throughout his
public career. In support of it, his
record on labor matters is being
broadcast to labor unions through.
out the country. 1t will be an issue
OF the campaign.
Many requests for the Presidents
record are being received by James
Duncan, Of the Presidents home
State of Massachusetts, who is a
vice president of the American
Federation of Labor. A typical re.
ply was sent by him today to the
Walters and Beverage Dispensers
Union Of Cleveland where the ma
tional Republican convention will
be held.
High.POints of Record.
The high. points Of the Presidents
labor record were summed up an
follows:
AS governor he signed the forty
eight-hour bill for women and chill
dren over the protests Of the textile
mill owners.
He told the American Bar Asso-
citation he would rather be known
as the Governor who signed the bill
than Governor during the Boston
Police strike.
He signed the weavers specifics
ton bill. measure the textile
workers had sought for fifty years
to protect themselves against I'M
scrupulous employers who withheld
their right to measure their output
Of piece work.
He received the thanks Of United
Textile Workers for exerting his
influence with New England EN-.
ployers to grant a fifteen per cent
wage increase.
He was commended by the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen
for support of legislation favorable
to workers.
He signed a bill to permit cities
to establish two-platoon system for
firemen.
He signed a bill requiring EN-.
ployer to post DEGREES Of the State
establishing a minimum wage for
women workers
He signed a bill to give at least
two weeks vacation to State la.
borers, workmen and mechanics.
lie signed bill to increase maxi
mum weekly payment to injured
workmen under the workmen's com
pensation act from $14 to $16.
Backed Full Crew Bill.
AS a member of the Massachu.
sets legislature, President Coolidge
also supported the full.crew bin
FOR railroad employees. for the in
stallation of first-aid equipment
for injured men In railroad Yards
and the voting bill sought
principally by railroad workers and
commercial travellers.
A factional fight is almost Ger.
tain to be provoked in organized
labor in the Presidential campaign.
President Gompers suffered a serl.
GUS jolt from President Coolidge
when he sought to justify the &C.
ton of Boston's striking policemen.
PRESIDENT CoOlidge's famous deGlara.
ton: There is no rights to strike
against the public safety any time
any where, anyhow" lifted him to
the crest of his popularity and
made him national figure at 4
time when Mr.. Gompers was lead.
ing labor into position which
Threatened 1t with great loss of
prestige
President Gompers has visited
President Coolidge at tho White
House TO exchange formal compli-
ments and to discuss the proposed
anti-child labor amendment, but he
has to date made no statement
which indicates that he has for.
gotten the exchange of teleRrams
during the strike.
BrOtherhOOds Back McAdOO.
That large section of labor rep.
resented by the railroad brother
hoods and the International Ma
chinists has indicated a determin-
alton to stay with McAdoo to the
end. Their inflence is rapidly ris-
ing In the American Federation Of
Labor. They will beat down, if
possible. the organized effort now
being made for the President. Any
attempt to secure a formal labor
Endorsement for the President Is
expected to throw the unions into
fraternal strife.
If they find themselves unable to
secure the nomination of McAdoo,
the brotherhood leaders may turn
to La Toilette or some other lib.
eral.