Evening star., 1924-10-31
Action of New York Council
in Changing to Davis Re-
sented by Morrison.
GRUNDY RAISES $521,OOO
OUTSIDE OF PITTSBURGH
Total for Pennsylvania Now Put
at $791 ,0O0-Denied Canadian
Labor Solicited.


Grafton of Labor on behalf of Sena-
tor La Toilette and the operations of
the Grundy committee in it's collec-
tion of Republican funds in Pennsyl-
vania were further inquired into to-
day by the Washington section of the
Senate campaign fund committee.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
Federation or Labor, testified that
the organizatio had collected $4,000
and spent $4,000 in promoting it's
campaign for La Toilette. He declared
contributions were voluntary, that the
regular force at federation headquar-
ters here had done much of the extra
work entailed, and that expenses had
ben further kept down by inclosing
campaign circulars with letters sent
out from headquarters to local unions.
Grundy Raises $521 900.
Joseph r. Grundy. the Pennsylvania
manufacturer. who is head of the
Republican ways and means commit
tee in counties of that State outsid"
the Pittsburgh district, told the com
mittee that collections by his COM
mittee had reached a total of more
than 1921 900, bringing the total Re-
publican fund raised in Pennsylvania,
according to figures previously given,
to $4,000.
Chairman Caraway of the commit
tee drew Morrison into long dis
cussion of the action of the execu
tive council of the Central TradrS
and Labor Council of Greater New
York, which last night reversed 4
previous Endorsement of La Follett"
and came out for John w Davis
They had right to do that, didn't
they?" asked the chairman.
Would a committee of the House
have right to rescind a decision %
the House" continued Morrison.
Il have no official Information, but
L have read that the executive boar:l
of the central organization took tho
action"
No Coercion of Any One.
You do not intend to do anything
about it?" asked Caraway.
There is no coercion on the part
of any body by the A. F. of L."
| replied the witness.
Before the conference for progress
sive political action was held, when
Senators La Toilette and Wheeler
were indorsed, was there any refer
endum among the $4,000 locals in
your organization. Without any con-
| ference with your members you
-
tion?" asked w. L. Bourland, the Re-
publican counsel.
NO, that is wrong. The A. F. of L.
adopted its policy years ago. 1t dates
way back"
There were some members in your
executive council who did not approve
of the decision?"
"As far as ] can recall, ii was prac-
tically unanimous. There was one
organization which claimed its con-
stitution would not permit it to take
any political action
Amount In Treasury.
Under questioning by Bourland, the
federation secretary said the treasury
of the American Federation of Labor
now has $230,000.
And you say none Of that has been
contributed to the La Toilette fund ?"
Yes"
mo appeal sent to any of the af-
f1liated unions in Canada?"
1T might have been sent by mis-
take"
Did your organization receive by
mistake or otherwise any contribu-
tion from Canada to help the Progress
sive movement"
Not that / know Of"
isn't it a fact that appeals were
sent out to international organiza-
tions as such?"
Yes"
and you say no appeal was sent
to Canada?'
INSTRUCTIONS were issued that no
appeals for the campaign should be
sent to Canada"
Canadians Not Invited.
Were any organizations in Canada
invited to come to this country to
take part In political campaigns?"
mo, sir"
Samuel Gompers appearing in the
American Federationist, Bourland
asked If it wasn't a fact that the
A. F.. of l.. has been put into this
campaign as such?"
1.-The A. F. of L. is not any more
in this campaign than it has been in
years. 1t is conducting a non-parti-
san campaign" Morrison said.
Bourland then asked IL the witness
didn't expect a financial return" to
organized labor through the con-
struction the Independent candidates
would place on the Clayton act IL
elected.
THE question of the action of the
Supreme Court is the basis for our
wishes to have the judges elected by
the people" Morrison replied.
ISedQllS lTOHl announcer dTtlCie VIII
ten by Gompers Bourland brought out
that there are. about 10000 labor
unions in the United States, and that
Morrison had testified that circulars
were sent to $4,000 labor unions"
Asked About Alaska.
Have you solicited funds from the
Government employees of railroads in
Ala sk@r asked the attorney.
mo, I don't think We have an or
ganization in Alaska"
Bourland then read from an article
in Labor, newspaper published here
by several labor organizations, saying
that Alaska railroad boys give dol
lars to send Bob to the White House."
isn't 1t fact" he continued, rthat
coercive methods are being used to
force members Of labor unions to
cease their activities for the Coolidge
ticket?"
NO"
A letter written by Morrison to
William j. Reinhardt, an organizer
of Carlstadt, N. j., requesting" him
to call on labor unions for contribu-
tions. was read by Bourland. But
the witness disagreed with Bourland
that the request" was equivalent to
an order"
Taking up the list of contributions
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