Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Whitney Accuses COP
Of Placing Grown
OF Thorns' ON Labor
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July IA
demand for removal of Repub-
lican crown of thorns" from
labor and an appeal for defeat
ofzf8 Republican Senators fea-
tured oratory prepared for the
Democratic National Conven-
tion today.
labor demands the immediate
repeal of the Taft-Hartley law"
DECLARED A. F. Whitney. president Of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men.
Senator Lucas of Illinois said a
firm foreign policy can be assured
only with restoration of Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate.
Homer Cummings. former Attor-
ney General, contended the Republi-
cans masquerade in Democratic
habiliments" in their quest for cleo
ton. victory.
Borrows Phrase from Bryan.
Mr.. Whitney borrowed a phrase
from the famous 1896 Gross of
Gold" speech of William Jennings
Bryan in accusing the Republican
Party of pressing a crown OF
thorns" on the head of labor.
Labor. he said, was placed in a
straight jacket by the enactment OF
the Taft Hartley law and the
rapery of the antiinjunctlon law"
by Republican Congress that
sneered at the toilers, and poisoned
the minds of the people by their
tittle-tattle and false propaganda. ="
Two years ago, Mr.. Whitney an
erily threatened to spend millions to
defeat President Truman. That
was after the President broke up a
prospective Nationwide railroad
strike by asking Congress for au-
thority to draft striking union
members into the Army.
The union leader later changed
his mind.
TO his credit" Mr. Whitney told
the convention today. president
Truman vetoed this obnoxious
Taft Hartley law, but the veto
was overridden by the Congress.
Labor demands the immediate
repeal of the Taft-Hartley law"
Tax Law Revision Urged.
Mr.. Whitney also called for re-
vision of the tax laws on "a far more
equitable basis" The Republican
tax reduction, he said, was rich
mans tax bill"
AS another affront to labor, he
said, the Republicans continued
the paltry 40 cents an hour mini
mum wage"
Labor insists that these injus-
tees be corrected. and that the
wage-hour law be materially
strengthened" he said.
Senator Lucas, the chairman of
the Democratic Senatorial Cam
paign Committee, said the voting
record of the Is Republican Sena-
tors seeking reelection this year
requires that they be replaced by
Democrats.
He referred specifically to the for
eign aid program and reciprocal
trade agreements.
Only a victory for the Demo-
cratic candidates for the Senate can
give the American people the assur-
ance they detnand-that never
again will the ghost of lsolationisn1
rise to kill Americas determined
effort to live in a peaceful world, y
Senator Lucas said.
Until the Congress of the United
States stand solid, united, ard firm
in our relations with other nations
the enduring peace for which we
daily pray will always be threat
ened"
Mr.. Cummings told the delegates
he Is willing to stack up the records
of Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman
in contrast with the administrations
of Harding. Coolidge and Hoover,
and abide by the result
The Republicans dare not repudi-
ate the domestic and foreign policies
of Wilson and Roosevelt, he said.
They beat their breasts and as
sert that they too are liberals" MIR
Cummings continued. The only
reason in the world why they have
any chance of success is because
they masquerade in democratic
habiliments.
so much do they hunger for VIC
tory and it's flesh pots that they
suppressed their normal inhibitions
and sought to put on new psy-
Geological front.
1.-THE old guard, temporarily of
guard in their recent convention
has been willing that the grand Ole
party should have, not a new deal
but new look"
rs it possible" he asked. "to
visualize Mr.. Dewey as wearing the