The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-31
| AB0R COUNCIL
INCL |lEs To
HOOVER
By LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
nv In1ernatlomal News service

ALLAN " 4tS2 III 4 X July 81 s-s-S105ls
fronted with the most difficult
political decision lii its Iaietory. the
executive council of the American
Fedora ton 81 Labor met hera to.
day to formulate IT. fecOmn1enda.
lions Tor the ri esidential campaign.
a majority Of the council o. III
favor Herbert Hoover, according to
An Individual DOLL of tltp member.
ship today by international News
Services But four nlerhbere came
10 this seaAnors resort determined
To champion the light wine and beer
plank, repeatedly adopted by the
federation convention every year
since 1920. and ID fight for an en-
pi1atic endorsement of the legisIa.
tive labor record of Gov. Alfred 2.
Smith.
Nonparflsan Report
The nonpartisan political commit
tee or the Federation, consisting Of
five members. al ot whom attended
both the kansas city and Houston
conventions. submitted FOR It's report
4 straightforward narrative Of its ex-
perience at the convention cities and
recital Of the labor plank In each
platform.
This report will Be passed on to
the membership Of the federation for
its guidance In the election.
The report Of the nonpartisan com.
nnittee was unanimously approved by
President William Green, of the fed.
Grafton; Matthew wolf and Martin
r. Ryan. vice presidents; Frank Nor
rison, secretary, and james M. O'Cori-
nell, president OF the metal trades
division, one of the largest units In
the federation.
Cites Hoover. Record
Although the bylaws OF the fed
Grafton provide that In cases Of nom
partisan reports the committee shall
cite to the membership only The
legislative records of the respective
candidates. The committee, in view
OF the fact that Herbert Hoover
never has served In an elective
office, went beyond the letter OF
the rule
1t cited Hoover's advocacy OF
scientific management. elimination
Of waste In industry. standardiza
tion practices. accident prevention.
and. finally. the Republican adj.
ministration record during the last
four years in the restriction of
innmigration--a cardinal policy of
organized American workers.
The tariff as factor in the
present high level of American
wages, and the vital necessity OF
maintaining that standard, were
cited in debate as additional Repub-
hcan contributions to the welfare
of labor. Hoover's public utter
ances upon the theory that wages
should increase with production
was also advanced by President
Green as point of agreement be-
tween the policies OF the federation
and the Republican party in the
present campaign.
Morrison Fights Smith
Frank Morrison, a protepe and
old-time fighting companion OF the
late Samuel Gompers, carried the
fight before the executive council
against formal endorsement Of
Governors Smith attitude on pro.
hibition. as expressed in his eleventh.
hour message to the Houston con-
vention.
Morrison, an ardent dry has re.
sisted in every federation convention
since the passage OF the Volstead
act any advocacy OF modification.
Although President Green I was
formerly active in Ohio poIitics Is
Democrat, having served a presi.
dent OF the Buckeye Senate for that
party he has remained steadfastly
true to the traditional nonpartisan
policy OF the federation since he
took up the torch of leadership
from the hands Of Samuel Gompers
in 1924.
Gompers' iron leadership Is missed
IN TINS present situation. 1T WAS
under Gompers, in, 1924, that the
recreation for the first time in its
history. avowedly foresooI- the non.
partisan attitude In 4 presidential
SsIlpaign y Endorsed Senator
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