The Washington times., 1936-09-11
LandOn on Labor

IdlluOu OIL LdUOI
Split in Union Ranks Imperils Wages and
Hours, Governor Says
81, for one, am sorry to see the recent split in
the ranks of labor and hope that it IUiU be speedily
healed.
"The great gains made by labor through its Or
qarizations are in danger so long this division
exists.
"Here, again, unity is requisite for progress and
achievement.
"The prOdding by labor unions in the past has
freOuentLV awakened Gp1thetic management TO
need for improving conditions.
"AH labor will be in a stronger position if it
eliminates the cHt-thrOGt competition OF cheap
labor in the sL1eGtshOps.
"LOU living standards for some of our people
in this competitive age are continuing threat to
the standards of IUOrkerS in other sections more
fortunately situated.
It's to be hoped that organized labor may con-
tinue its part in the struggle for higher living
standards.
"And to be really effective it must remain
united"
From Governor Alfred NJ Lcndons speech at Wichita
KGn, September Z, 1886.
President Roosevelt last Sunday and Governor Landon
last Monday both made Labor Day speeches.
Mr. Roosevelt completely reversing his previous class
warfare utterances cooed out message to labor that
must have made Rex Tugwell and the other Reds in his
Administration squirm-t couched in such amiable
American terms.
Anyone remembering his recent attack on economic
royasts could scarcely believe that the same man had
delivered both talks.
Of course ex-senator Jim Reed had pointed out few
days previously that MIR. Roosevelt something of
an economic royalist himself.
Perhaps that inconvenient fact tempered the Pres
Dental address Sunday.
But though Mr.. Roosevelt was full Of sweet reason
ableness he strangely omitted to dwell on the split IN
the American Federation of Labor split more or less
engineered bv his own Labor Department. and which,
in the Judgment of most persons has set abor
back farther than any other occurrence in many years
The split WAS referred to by Governor Landon, how
ever in practical terms
The Governor said plainly what everyone will realize
is correct-that labor must be UNITED it is to I'M
prove wages and working conditions and that any civil
warfare within its ranks most damaging to itself
Governor Landons speech was noteworthy for what
he said.
Mr.. Roosevelts speech was noteworthy for what he
left unsaid.
Governor Landon, neUer having 1UaUed the Red
fLa0, made Straightforward analysis OF LGbOrS
problems and indicated the sensible OOGy to sOIUe
Them
Mr. Roosevelt 1UhO has lUaUed the Red flag
freeIv in some of his public utterances and has
permitted the TugUeIIs, WalIaces and HOpktnses
to vave it for the last three and half years,
tucked that emblem decOrOusIy out of sight THIS
tin1e
It was rather amusing to those of his hearers who
remember few months back.
The President carefully left out the embarrassing
FACTS of the Raw Deals labor record and devoted
the remainder of his remarks to praising The Amer
lean Way"
It was such sane speech that it sounded very much
like the one recently delivered in West Middesex Penn
sylvania by Alfred M. Landon.
Maybe that is where the idea came from If so, the
President is to be compmented knowing good thing
when he sees it, and adopting it as his own.
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