Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
ny CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT.

BY CHESTER wi. "RhohA'
Leaders of American organized labor
claiming TO represent voting strength
of at least 100000, viii meet at At
lantic City, beginning July 81, to de-
termine the course to DC ioiio"eo III
the national campaign.
These leaders, members of the exec
utiye council OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor, viii deal with the con-
pressional campaigns as we'll as the
presidential contest. They Will near
the report Of the non-partisan polit-
ical campaign committee, which pre-
sented labor's planks to the Repuo-
lican and Democratic conventions, e%-
anime the analysis Of both platforms
and then consider what labor should
do.
THAT there will be an out-and-out
indosement of either presidential can
didate is regarded as extremely unlike
ly by those best informed. Certain
phases OF labor history are unlikely TO
be repeated There are most exceileiit
reasons for these conclusions.
Four years ago neither major parry
platform was even measurably satisiac-
tory 10 labor, and as a result LABOR
helped the La Toilette ticket roll up
s. 600 900 protest votes The executive
council of the A. r. of l.. reported. 70
the last convention of that body tnat
this protest vote should be a warning
to both parties.
Expressions of members of the coun-
ell since this years political coilyen-
lions Indicate that labor Is disappolns-
ed at the extent to which this warn "
ing" has failed to register. The clear
fact is that labor is disappointed Win
both platforms, but not TO the extent
recorded in the last campaign, ana with
no third party movement IN wnlch TO
seek soiace, in any event. Furthermore,
it is certain that there are important
labor leaders to be found among the
adherents of both presidential canol-
dates.
Labor regards the injunction issue
as paramount, and It goes not i,liu
promise in either platform In TINS
respect The simple truth Is that the
situation presents q quandary, OF
course. the records OF Candidates
Hoover and Smith win be examined,
and the results Of this examination Will
have some effect, but undoubtedly NOT
a deciding effect Out OF the wnoie
puzzling situation this seems the pioo-
able course of action:
The executive council will present TO
the members of organized labor
throughout the country a statement
containing the analyses OF platforms
and records Of candidates for the presi-
dency and win say In effect, "Here arg
the facts upon which you may pase
your own judgment. "a
Nothing beyond that advisory action
seems to be in prospect as the council
prepares for the most important session
ii has held since the little group OF
leaders gathered four years ago IN the
sickroorn OF Samuel Gompers to de-
eide In favor Of plunging into the thlfo
party movement with La Toilette.
Internationally the labor leaders re-
oret not having before them at this
time declarations on the part Of Mr..
Hoover and Gov Smith clarifying" the
platform declarations. Immediately
after the Houston convention president
Green said he hoped for utterances by
the candidates which would put upon
the labor planks In the platforms the
meaning which the candidates intended
I'd read into them. Concedediy, strong
utterances b3 either candidate would
have much weight In determining lahor's
official course. But there have been no
such utterances, and none Is likely be-
fore the notification ceremonies, ana
those win not take place until after the
co,rnciI has concluded Its labors. A pos
sibllitv In this connection seems To pc
that the council viii authorize its po-
litical campaign committee, which u, 10
all intents and purposes subcommll~
tee of the council, to take any sucn
declarations into account after the
speeches OF acceptance have been ana
lived. Thus the council would ma a
way to leave the door open until further
evidence could be got into the record.
if T. -
Az far as the platforms are concerned,
the American Federation Of Labor
headuilarters already has sent out a
document comparing the labor planks
~ the two platforms and comparing
both with the pianks presented by
labor To both platform committees.
This document contains about as mueh
white space as II does type-tilled space,
showing the lack Of response IN both
platforms To labor's requirements,
All things considered. II. cannot be
seen at this time where any warm par
tisanship or support can be oHefeo 10
either presidential ticket barring some
striking developments IN che notifiea"
ton ceremonies.
AS to candidates for Senate and
House the situation Is different, Such
candidates MS Wheeler In Montana,
la toilette in Wisconsin and Mcclellan
in Tennessee will have labor's support.
I'VE viii support our friends, William
Green says In relation to House and
Senate candidates. In as much rs there
are a great many friends among those
up for reelection, there are prospects
oil great labor activity in the congress
sionai campaigns II IL not on the
cards that labor will permit, II II can
help 1t, the defeat OF members who
made up u House and Senate which
was described as 40 friendly to labor
that no important anti~labor measure
could get through
Secretary Fran Morrison OF the
federation describes the official n0n-
partisan policy of the federation a.
being one under which records are
presented as basis for local Judgment.
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