The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-04-01
.RLPL SWINGS
Into Action

Into Action
Washington OPA)-Railway La
boris Political League, political arm
Of unaffiliated and AFL unions in
the railroad industry, issued its
first set Of endorsements Of pro-
labor Congressional candidates last
week, and let Henry Wallace know
in case he hadn't already guessed
that he won't receive any sup
port from the men who keep Am
erica's trains running.
Illinois primaries are due on
April 10. RLPL urges support Of
Democratic candidate Paul Doug
las, Marine Corps hero, and long
time Illinois liberal leader.
Incumbent Congressmen endors-
ed for reelection are Dawson, Cor
ski, O'Brien, SABBATH and Gordon,
all Democrats and all opponents Of
the Taft Hartley law.
Melvin Price, 25th District Con-
gresham, and vigorous proponent
Of liberal legislation was also a
recipient Of RLPL's goodwill. Like
Douglas, Price has been told that
he will be opposed by the new Wal
lace Illinois Progressive Party.
"Runt" Bishop, from the 26th,
one Of the few Republicans to vote
consistently against Taft Hartley,
is the lone Republican incumbent
from Illinois to have railway labor
support.
Two unionists who are campaign
ing against members Of the Goth
Congress-H. L. Williamson, mem
Der of the Int'l Typographical
Union-AFL, a Republican, is rec
commended in the 21st District, as
is c. f. Spang, member Of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and -AFL, Democratic as
pirant in the 23rd.
For the 22nd District Republi-
can nomination William L. Springer
has RLPL support as has c. P.
Trowbridge in the 18th, and form
er Congressman Stephen Day in
the 18th. RLPL spokesman ans
wered criticism Of Day as violent
pre-Pearl Harbor isolationist by
remarking that he had a good la
Dor record and opposes Taft-Hart-
ley. He is also supported by the
AFL's Labor League for Political
Education in the Republican pri-
maries.
In its attack upon Henry Wal
lace and his new party RLPL noted
that "Wallace and his Red advis-
ors will not support any candidate
for Congress, however good his
record may be, if he dares to vote
for the Marshall plan. 1t happens
that all branches of organized la
Dor have endorsed that plan.
"Most progressives have sup /
ported it, and so Wallace and his
Red musketeers insist they will
do what they can to defeat those
progressives. On the other hand,
if a reactionary opposes the Mar
shall plan, Wallace and his Red !
supporters will back that candi-
date"
Commenting on Wallace's own
record RLPL said: eve are fami-
liar with Wallace's record during
the 16 years he has been in Wash
ington. We have been unable to
discover where he ever did any
thing in particular for the working
man, and has done so little for
the farmers-the element he rep
resented in President Roosevelt's
he failed to carry his
home state of Iowa in 1940-the
only time that he ever faced the
voters"
"The reason the trade union
of America has repudi-
ated Wallace and his associates is,
first, because the American labor
is not Communistic and
will have nothing to do with Com
and, second, because Wal
lace's so-called party is manned
in every important post by rec
ognized Red or by someone who
is prepared to play the Red
panna" +"