, 1924-09-04

SENAIOR WARREN fRESETNlS HlS VIEWS ON Labor
ing Republican presidential electors and one Of the most promi-
Frances E. Warren for the purpose of finding out just what the
in which he outlined his stand regarding labor. Senator War
Cheyenne, Wyo, Aug. 25, 1924.
l am in receipt of your favor of August 21st in which you
inquire as to my stand toward laboring men and women, and Ia,
try to be just as frank in the following reply.
expect to be. From earliest childhood / was a common laborer
for my ag,f father ir on nh his nt farm n .s a hired lima man + for tn sa r51re, %eis g stons
mason and engaged in various various other erI forms sc of ts common T4ninn labor um.
a private in a Massachusetts infantry regiment. After my dis
charge, at the end of the war, l went back to my favorite occupa-
ton of farming, and have pursued that industry to a greater or
lesser degree ever since.
or more eST I hav Sse and q 1aS' iabers m have ap been a~ag pSi in f the }nf sssss
of Wyoming e and all of her p people e. to fs the best Of my ad synn The
and in my humble way have attempted in every particular to be
how, I need ne not to resite the so1 long list G.a of enterprises mt r p stt in which !
in of railroads, the opening of mines, the location and building
posts p s,a and o S%ns- we thou thousa M bigger ger and di smaller thing" things
want During ct this iso time have nave had de- constantly na9 tsn, in my y, employ gaaSs
much of the time more than two hundred, without ever a strike
S ~ho T iabop wi ia1G their si9q hasds and 4 dove With and th sSsD ssad Rs" i "a n% U o1e Of
t MerR la b6sy un a5s %y wd dse uaSn a%a i Had th 1abor u mn my s sasy l at
that time undoubtedly would have Joined As is the usual Gus;
live i% stock raising, NY employees M yes are not usually anIonized, s far
asn I k nc Ii.c6 On the 6 other m hand; no b man al a was "a 1e eysr asn,ed employ
v,; Practically rvt.s nsi all Of f the bull a,a and Improvement mp wen en- INV work %and in
WyOHlnY WlUn WHICH 1 nav DetH OHleC uS DSGH III lS HdIuS
of union labor, with most harmonious associations.
1t is needless to say that l fully recognize and appreciate
the right of working men and women to unite for the protection
of their interests. No man could fined fault with the lofty prin-
ciples upon which labor unions are founded; on the other hand,
there is every reason to cherish and foster these worthy purposes.
Innumerable requests in the interest of labor come to me
in Washington from labor unions and individual union men. l
have taken great pleasure in receiving these appeals for assist
ance, and have complied with them to the best of my ability.
do not pretend or presume to say that all of my official
acts during my years in the United States senate have met with
the approval of all laborng men. Were you or any other laboring
man acting in my position, under similar circumstances; it would
be equally impossible for you to please all of the people. Bear
ing this in mind it has been my policy at all times to govern my
official acts in labor matters by what consider to be the great
est good for the greatest number.
Everything we have in this world comes from the soil
water, or air, and all Of us are dependent upon labor to convert
these great gifts of nature into articles which are useful for our
necessities, comfort, and prosperity. Thus the laborer becomes
the most important individual of our citizenship, and we must
honor him accordingly.
A man cannot devote his life and his efforts in the de-
velopment of our great state of Wyoming without dependency
upon friendly and harmonious association with labor. The labor
er is worthy of his hire, whether he earns his bread by the sweat
of his brow or by the product of his head and hands combined.
thank you for this opportunity of addressing you upon
this subject, and hope that in a measure have answered your
inquiry.
With every good wish, | am
Cordially yours,
+ T. WARREN