Evening star., 1924-08-04
Text of Report of Labor
In Indorsing La Toilette
By the Associated Press.

Inc compete text OF the CONCLUSIONS
and Recommendations" for the indorse-
ment of the candidates. and platform Of
Senators La Toilette and Wheeler, as
adopted Saturday by the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation of Labor
and made public today, follows:
THE executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor national
non-partisan political campaign commit
tee presented labor's proposals to the
Republican convention.
The Republican convention gave la
pors representatives brief and curt
hearing. The Republican platform ig-
nores entirely the injunction issue 1t
rails to deal with labor's right to or
ganize or the right of the workers even
IN setrdefense collectively to cease
work. That platform SustainS the Rail-
road Labor Board, with all that it
means in the direction of governmental
coercion of wage earnerS 1t fails to
recommend the ratification by the States
of the child labor constitutional amend
ment.
The Republican convention nom-
mated candidates unacceptable to labor.
Its candidate for Vice President is
one of the most outspoken enemies of
idUor, ana is the founder of an Organi-
zat1on dedicated to the task of writing
INTO all political platforms planks calling
for the anti-union shop-an organization
which also encouraged and supported
the Daugherty injunction against the
railroad shopmen.
Democrats AntagOnistic.
Labors representatives submitted to
the Democratic convention identical pro-
posals to those submitted to the Repub-
llcan convention. AT the convention an
extended hearing was granted The
Democratic platform pledges that party
70 legislation to regulate hours and con-
olllonS or all labor, a proposal against
which the American Federation of Labor
has struggled throughout it's whole his
tory.
1t is silent as to the injunction. It
does not meet the Railroad Labor
Board issue. On that point 1t is so
may well feel that their desires will
be met. 1t, too, fails to recommend
the ratification by the States of the
child labor constitutional amendment.
The Democratic convention nomi-
mated candidates unacceptable to la
Dor.
LAS the candidates and platforms,
both the Republican and the Demo-
cratic national party conventions
Haunted the desires of labor-the Re-
manner. the Democratic convention
by evaSiveness, which is the GUS
tomary mark of insincerity.
There remains the candidacy of
Robert NJ. La Toilette and Burton X.
Wheeler, the first an Independent Re
publican; the second an Independent
Democrat, running as such.
"More Nearly Conforms,
These candidates have proffered a
platform in which the economic issues
of the day are met in a manner more
nearly conforming to labor's pro-
posals than any other platform.
This platform pledges a remedy
for the injunction evil.
1T pledges the right to organize
and collectively to cease work.
TT pledges protection of the rights
of free speech, free press and Tree as
semblage.
road Labor Board
ut pledges a measure to annul tne
power of the Supreme Court to de-
clare laws permanently unconstitu-
tional. ,o.;o ~
President and Vice President and
election of Federal judges.
cit recommends prompt ratincatloh
bv the States of the child labor con-
stitutional amendment
"It pledgeS subsequent Feoerdi
legislation to protect child life.
..On International issues this plat
for,,, docs not conform to labors pro-
nosals but it does more iully thai.
any other political platform nleet
labor'S views In relaIioh ~
economic issues.
Calls Candidates Loyal.
1--WE cannot do other than point
out tbis fact. together with the FUR
thor and perhaps more important lact
that the candidates La Follette anu
Wheeler have, throughout thelr Whoie
political careers, Stood steauidst -.
defense of the rights and interests VI
the wage earners ana the lai tst
1--WE cannot fail to observe that
both Republican and Democratic par
ties through manipulated conIroi are
in condition of moral bankruptcy
which constitutes menace aiu
peril to our country and It's lnstltu-
tions. Machine politicians nave
hromgbt upon our country moral OBJ
iinuity and unashamed betrayal. we
are iudeing on the basis of the conol-
tion which exists and this judgment
will be reversed only when the CON
ditions upon which 1t is paseo are
service to the people is noble
oause which demands conservation,
and the American labor movement
demands that there be that consecrd
ton in candidates to whom 1t gives
support. ,o;,+;ro
70 tba nIatform and records of the
independent candidates we do so with
the confidence that no other course
can be pursued if we are 10 reIlaih
true to our convictions ana our traul-
tions. Those who are hostile 10 Id,
bor and to the people generally ana
nybo devoted their energies to the
service of reaction and special inter-
eSts must be opposed.
Calls Masses to support.
I'VE call upon the wage earners
and the great masses of the people
everywhere who stand for freeoolh'
Justice, democracy and human prog
ress to rally in this campaign, 10 the
end that the representatives or reac-
tion and special interests may be de.
feated and the faithful friends and
of the masses elected.
"Co-operation hereby urged is not
q nledee of identification, with an IN
dependent party movement or a th1ro
party, nor can it be construed as sup
port for such a party, group or move
ment except as such action accords
with our partisan political policy.
We do not accept government as the
solution of the problems of life. Major
problems of life and labor must be
dealt with by voluntary groups ano
of which trade unions
are an essential and integral part
Neither can this cooperation imply
our support, acceptance or 1ndorse-
ment of policies or principles adVo-
Gated by any minority groups or or
ganizations that may see fit to sup
port the candidates. of Senators La
Toilette and Wheeler.
I'm the campaign to elect to Con-
gress, regardless of their political
group or party affiliation, men de-
serving of labor's support there must
be unity of purpose and method;
therefore leadership must lie with
the only organization having the
right to speak for the entire labor
In this the American
Federation of Labor yields to none,