The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-05
GOMPERS MAKES.
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
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Suddenly Finds Denis
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fAIIlSIlCdIl TCuSi dtlOIl VI Law
released the endorsement of
the hybrid political ticket of La
tte-Wheeler according to
plan.
The plan was to make the
document public in time for its
appearance in the Monday
papers. Sunday is generally a
quiet day in newspaper offices
and editors are grateful for
anything that may come along
even a repetition of the Com
persian political formula for
Forwarding friends and punish
ing enemies"
The councils statement makes it
quite clear that Gompers has not de-
parted from his time-worn policy of
non-partisanship. 1t also takes a left
handed crack at the socialists who are
supporting the combination republic
,an-democrat ticket, when the report
states that the endorsement of the
LaFoIlette candidacy does not mean
that the A. f. of L. has anything in
common with the views held by other
groups that may support the Badger
state senator. No matter how low
the socialists sink Gompers will in
sist on humbling them still more.
Suddenly Opens One Eye.
The executive council of the A. F.
nP 7 euddapIxr vooIi1ao tbot fba 20
publican and democratic parties are in
state of moral bankruptcy (which
constitutes a menace and a peril to
our country and its institutions" But
the moral bankruptcy" of both par
ties consists of their willingness to
serve the big capitalists of this coun-
try and not to any lack of mental
vigor. The latter deficiency is easily
more observable in the high places
of the A. F. of L. and proof of this
intellectual inertia and bankruptcy
can be seen from the fact that when
ever the labor takers are forced to
change their political bearings it is
as the result of pressure from the out
side, as was the case when Glenn S.
Plumb reused the federation from its
1ethargy with his railroad program
and now the republican politician La
Toilette with his "back to 1875" plat
form.
The document states that the pre-
sent non-partisan policy of the A. F.
of L. was inaugurated in 1906. 1t has
worked out so well, despite a heavy
crop of injunctions whichits friends
were unable to block that the policy
is good for ever.
Leaves "cal" Alone.
Gompers does not attack Coolidge
but hands couple wallops to Dawes
and the Minute Men of the Constitu-
ton. The general is not talking much
about his strikebreakers these days
The democratic party is attacked
because it platform is silent on the
injunction pledges itself to legislate
to regulate hours and conditions of
all labor and fails to recommend the
ratification of the child labor law by
the various states.
Mr.. Gompers does not say that
etrikebreaker George L. Berry. with
the support Of Gompers was perfect
~ willing to run for the vice-presi-
dency on this obnoxious ticket and
that Gompers kept his mouth shut
until Berry was dropped by the demo
cratic convention.
After setting the seal of approval
on LaFollette and Wheeler, the Com
pers document takes slam at the
Conference for Progressive Political
Action, which is the Federation's
foremost rival in the non-partisan
field. This is the horseshoe in the
glove:
I'm the campaign to elect men to
Congress, regardless Of their political
group or party affiliation and deserv-
ing Of labor's support, there must be
unity of purpose and method, there
fore leadership must lie with the only
organization having the right to
speak for the entire labor movement.
In this the American Federation of
Labor yields to none, but will main
tain steadfast it's leadership, guild
ance and direction"
Part Of Bargain.
The LaFollette attack on the Com
munists and his refusal to consider
the formation of third party is
looked upon as part of his bargain
with Gompers for the endorsement of
the A. +. Of l.. What this endorse
ment may bring in votes cannot be
appraised with any degree Of &C.
curacy. Gompers was not able to de-
liver the labor vote to Cox in 1920
and but for the widespread antagon-
ism against the two old parties among
the working class 1t is not likely
that Gompers' approval would mean
20 much now.
What Gompers, LaFollette and the
other bourgeois elements who dom
mate the so-called independent ticket
have aCcom nj iahad M fhta fi,,,o a. A..