The Connecticut labor news., 1924-11-29

American Federation of Labor must be
 constantly active in the support of men
 to public offices who are truly respon-
 sive to the interests of our people and
 to labor in particular as we'll as to be
 constantly on guard that those having
 received labor's support will be true to
 the promises made The attainment of
 this object demands that the non-par-
 tisan political campaign committees
 created during the recent national presidential and congressional cam paign be maintained on a permanent basis, instructed to carry on their work
 continuously It is, therefore, recom-
 mended that our National Non-Parti-.
 san Political Campaign Committee be charged with the duty of carrying out this suggested procedure.
 With the extension of the right of suffrage to the women of the United States a new factor has entered our
 political life which cannot and should
 not be ignored but which should be
 included i'll our non-partisan political
 campaign procedure We need but
 mention the right of suffrage now granted to the wives and~Women mem
 bers of the families of trade unionists to indicate the importance of the ex- tension of our non-partisan campaign activities among women in general.
 Then, too, there are other progress sive1y minded groups composed of per sons who cannot by reason of their occupation or station in life be afflli- ated directly to the trade union move ment, but who are sympathetic and responsive to the needs of the Amer ican wage earners and to our non-par- tisan political policy To embrace these helpful influences in labor's political struggle, 1t is recommended that our Non-P Partisan Political Campaign Com mittee, with the cooperation and ap- proval of the executive council be di- rected to devise plan and procedure that will accomplish that end
 This extension of our non-partisan political procedure will not only attract to ourselve the ympathsetic support of all progressively minded groups and in fluences, but will enable the wage earn CTS of our land to direct the political tendencies and activities of our nation, our states and municipalities, without the necessity of concerning ourselves with the coming or going or reaEgn ment of any political party or group.
 "In the pursuit of an honorable course to protect and promote the rights and interests of the great masses of our people, wage earners included, we have been and are less concerned with partisanship than the achieve ments of practical results. We are partisan to principles-not to political party The American labor movement, if 1t is to be true to its. mission to de fend, advocate, promote and protect the rights, interests and welfare of Amer ica's wage earners and American peo ple must be as free from political party domination now as at any time i'll the history of our movement.
 Concerning the results of the cam paign, the report says:
 "The number of congressman elected with labor's endorsement totals 170, the same as the number of congressman elected with labor's endorsement in 1922. Of these 125 are Democrats, 40 are Republicans, three are Farmer Laborites and one Is an Independent. The results in the Senate have not been definitely ascertained at this moment because of the uncertainty as to the results in some states and pending re- placements in other states.
 Tt is evident, however, that labor's partisan political campaign, in so far ss congressional elections are con cerned, in spite of exceptional difficult ties of presidential year, thoroughly justify the assertion that labor achieved a signal success in the furtherance of l the interests of the wage earners and | of the people of the country generally. | The non-partisan political influence | thus maintained in the popular branch | of government of the United States | assures the people that whatever re- actionary proposals may be at any time from the executive branch ot | government shall not find a ready re-