Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-22
ILLINOIS LABOR FORCES
ENDORSE la TOILETTE

By International Labor News Service
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The execu-
tive board of the Illinois State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in session here,
unanimously endorsed Robert NJ. La
Toilette and Burton X. Wheeler for
president and vice president.
The board also pledged its support
to Len Small, incumbent re-
publican governor of nlinoih for
reelection. The Endorsement of
Small was based on his past perform
ance and present platform pledges,
particularly as to government by in
junction. The Illinois republican
platform for the 1924 campaign is
identical in many respects with the
Wisconsin idea.
Frank harrington, president of the
United Mine Workers of Illinois,
membership 100000, was in Chicago
at the time of the Federation meet
ing was being held and pledged his
support to La Toilette. 81 make no
pretense Of carrying the miners vote
in my pocket" said Mr.. harrington,
''but so far as may be able to in
fuence them to do 50 they will support
the candidacy of Senator La Toilette.
/ have never followed those of social
istic or so-called radical tendencies
on any of their fantastic expeditions,
but believe the time is here when
all those who believe in progressive
ness should unite and support the
candidacy of Senator La Toilette"
The Illinois State Federation of
Labor declares that it "adheres
strictly to the principles and poll
cies of the American Federation of
Labor in political activities as we'll
as in all other matters" declares for
La Toilette and Wheeler and exec
rates the republican and democratic
national conventions for having fail
ed to take eognizance of "the vital
public issues now pressing for solu-
ton"
Regarding the injunction evil, the
Federation makes the following de-
claration: Notwithstanding tn e
widespread public demand for the re-
storation of government by law and
the abolition of government by in
junction, the national conventions of
the republican and democratic parties
utterly ignored this extremely i'm
portant issue and thus gave evidence
OF a callous indifference to that
greatest of all American ideals, the
freedom of the citizens from auto
cratic rule. The platform of the in
Ill
Wheeler, strikes at the root of the
evil by declaring for the abolition
of the injunction as used in labor dis
putes. 1t is against working people
that the greatest misuse Of the in
junction system prevails, and it is
from the precedents thus established
that arbitrary judges seek to justify
their misuse of power against other
Classes of Citizens
Central bodies throughout Illinois
are urged to cooperate with other
groups to the fullest extent, but not
to surrender their authority as the
authorized agencies of the labor
movement and to maintain the lead
ership which is their proper func-
ton. They must not submerge
themselves as part Of any other or
ganization," it is declared.
Recognizing that one of the most
difficult problems the LaFollette
management confronted with is the
formation of precinct, ward and town.
ship organizations to take care of
the vote both before and after il is
cast, the Federation calls upon trade
unionists in all parts Of Illinois to
volunteer their services as election
workers.