Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-06-06
BEWARE OF CON-
FERENCE AT ST.
PAUL ON JUNE II

May %, 1924.
To All Organized Labor:
Trade unionists, American citizens,
be on guard! A plot has been made
to trick you into injuring our labor
movement and undermining our ma
tional institutions. The exploiting in
terests of this country-ever the enc
mics of labor-and the Communists
the enemies of orderly development
in all lines, are trying TO get their
hands on the machinery of America.
| Upon you rests the burden of defend
ing our institutions.
| This is the plan. Circulars are be-
ing sent to organizations of labor by
various groups of seemingly harmless
or well-meaning individuals urging
| that delegates be sent to convention
to be held in st. Paul, June II, 1924,
to nominate candidate for the presi-
dency of the United States. These
communications are disguised as an
effort to promote political and econo-
mic progress.
We have dependable information
that those who are planning this st.
Paul conference and who intend to
direct its work are the group of inter
national communists who from Mos
COW are sowing seeds of dissension
and revolutionary propaganda wher-
ever they can obtain an opportunity.
This group works through profession
al radicals and such well-meaning
agents as it can deceive.
They are working to have at the
June II conference few dona fide
trade unionists to make that meeting
and its deliberations have the appear
ance of labor and progressive
movement. But they will control the
machinery and seek first of all to de-
stroy opportunities for genuine pro-
gressive action and when that is done
reaction and radicalism hold the stage.
The interests of this country felt the
challenge of the American Trade
Union Movement and are therefore
uniting with the Communists and pro-
fesional radicals to destroy the agen-
cies for constructive progressive de-
development.
port to the June II st. Paul Conven-
ton. Do not believe any statement
to the contrary. The executive officers
of the National Farmer Labor Party,
realizing the danger of the situation
have called upon all progressive farm
ers and trade unionists to abandon
the Farmer Labor Party for the time
being and to support by every hon.
orable means the laws, principles and
policies of the American Federation of
Labor Non-Partisan Political Cam
| paign.
The undersigned representatives of
the American Federation of Labor,
acting by full authority and instruc-
tions of the conventions of our Fed
Grafton, have no purpose to serve
other than that which shall protect
the rights and interests and promote
the welfare economically and politi-
! cally of the great mass of the wage
earners of our Republic.
We, therefore, urge that your or
ganization ignore all appeals from the
so-called organizing committee and re-
fuse to send delegates to the eonven-
ton called to be held at st. Paul
June II. Shun it as you would and
| should Shun band of political pirates.
Fraternally yours,
By Authority of The American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
SAM'L GoMPERS,
President, American Federation of
Labor, Chairman.
FRANK MORRISON,
Secretary, American Federation of
Labor, Secretary.
JAS. 0'CONNELL,
President, Metal Trades Department,
A. +. of L.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
A. F. of L. National Non Partisan
Political Campaign Committee.
Representatives of church, bar and
industry urge American participation