New Britain herald., 1924-08-23

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 lpsEss held thai tsriff benefits go chiefly la iaheE in sustaining an American wage as compared with the European wage and skslehed labor conditions he found in Germany last
 winter.
 "The benefits of trades unions, honr sslly administered, are recognized by me-" he said, Trades unleRism has elevated, protected and dignifei ia- hsr," and "heen sn element in the progress af nur nation"
 Trades ghienism stands layally hes hind its good leadership-ani never will follow the iemagegue," He also referred 10 "those fine citizens, the upright labor leaders of the country"
 "i have heen denounced" he said, "hseauss I opposed the kind of union tactics that have made building opera lions in Chicago dangerous to human life," naming as factors eAtariien. gun men and the bemh-msker,"
 Trades unionism, with a prepen. fsrani majority. does not approve these conditions"
 Dawes predicted that "the new la hor leaders who are attempting to influence patriotic union men into \ political combination with socialists are sndangerlnE their own leader ship"
 supreme court ot the United States has held that the right of employees in 2 body to bargain with their em- rloyers for the closed shop is one Of the inalienable rights of the individual under our constitution" He added that a political party placing an open shop plank In It's platform would be striking at the constitution.
 The republican nominee made his decision to touch upon the Kan after reading in the morning papers challenge issued by William R. Pattangall the democratic l candidate for governor at the state | election on September $, in an hd- dress nt saco last night. calling upon | Mir. Dawes to make known his posi- | tion.
 Republican leaders had urged Mir. Dawes to omit reference to the Klan while in Maine. because of the deli- cate situation In the party over that question, but he asserted:
 T have been challenged 10 declare myself on the Klan question, and l am not man in politics or other wise to refuse challenge"
 MT. Ihwes added that he would not, however. answer two questions put to him by Mir. Pattangall. de- claring that to answer every question put to a candidate by rivals through the newspapers was cheap stuff"
 The questions were: Do you be- Iieve that the ku klux Kan fills an useful place in the life of the United states?" ..5 .l
 Do you agree 10 the proposition get up by the republican managers of Maine, that a vote for klan-con- trolled candidate is vote for Cool dge and Dawes?" E."
 Mir. Pattangall was one of the lead srs of the anti-Klan flight, waged in he democratic national convention, md is making his campaign for the Maine governorship with klan oppo- sition as his "one great issue"
 Ralph 0. Brewster, the republican yubernatorial nominee. received the support of the 'klan in the primary, ,ut has refused to discuss any issue lot mentioned in the republican plat orm. Tho platform of neither par y mentioned the Kan.