Evening star., 1949-12-27
AFL Publishes List
Of 1O7 in Congress
Who Voted WRONG
BY the Assoeioted Press

The American Federation of La
Dor yesterday published list of
lot Congress members whom it
described as having opposed the
best interests of workers. farmers
and small businessmen" this year
The list. including 26 Senator'S
and 81 Representatives. appeared
in a weekly paper, "The League
Reporter" published by Labor's
League for Political Education,
which is the political arm of the
AFL.
The paper did not specifically
call for the defeat of those it listed
in forthcoming elections, but said
they had failed to vote right
on key labor farm small business
issues.
OF the 26 Senators. it cited Is
Republicans and one Democrat
Senator Byrd of Virginia.
On the House side, the list
noted 10 Republicans and two
Democrats, Representatives Bull
winkle and Chatham, both OF
North Carolina.
Taft Measures Mentioned
The newspaper said the 26 Sen
ators failed to vote right on "even
one" Of these three issues:
l. The Taft Smith Connell
omnibus amendment to labor leg
islation, which the labor organ
said would have repealed the
Taft-Hartley labor law "in name
only" It said the measure passed
the Senate, ~ to A. and "a
vote cast for this bill was vote
cast against the interests OF
workers"
2. Taft amendment to the hous-
ing bill, which it said would have
eliminated aid for farm housing
from the measure" The news
paper said the amendment was
rejected 41-30 and "a vote for the
amendment was a vote against
the interests of farmers"
3. Appointment of John Car
son to the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Carson is friend Of CO.
operatives and small business, !"
the publication said. big business
opposed Carson. He was approved
1926. A vote against Carson was
. vote against the interests OF
small businessmen"
It went on to say that the 81
Representatives failed to vote
right at least once" on three key
issues.
In this category, the newspaper
noted: =
/. Recommittal Of the anti
labor" Wood bill. which it said was
killed by a vote of 212-209. It
said q vote against recommittal
was a vote against the interests
of workers. )
2. The rural telephone bill. ap-
proved 281-109. The AFL paper
said a vote against the bill was
against the interests of farmers.
3. Amendment to the antitrust
laws to make it harder for big
business to form monopolies." It
said the amendment passed
:223-92 and a vote against the bill
was against the interests OF small
businessmen"
;. These votes" the newspaper
said, "once again show that Con-
gressmen who oppose the interests
of workers also fight those of
farmers and small businessmen.
Several Up for Reelection.
Besides the lone Democrat, Sen
ator Byrd, the publication listed
these Republican Senators ('indi-
Gates those up for reelection in
1850:
Knowland of California. 'Milli-
kin of Colorado, Williams Of Della
ware, 'Capehart Of Indiana,
'Hickenlooper of Iowa. Schoeppel
of Kansas, Brewster Of Maine,
Saltonstall Of Massachusetts,, Fer
guson and Vandenberg of Mich
igan, KEN and 'Donnell of Mis-
souri,, Butler of Nebraska. Bridges
of New Hampshire. Hendrickson
and Smith Of New Jersey. Bricker
and Taft Of Ohio. Gordon of
Oregon, Martin Of Pennsylvania.
"Gurney Of South Dakota, Flan-
ders of Vermont, Cain Of Wash
ington and Mccarthy and wiley
of Wisconsin.
In the House, in addition to
Democratic Republicans Bull
winkle and Chatham. the paper
listed the following Republicans:
California-Anderson, Bram-
blett. Hinshaw, Werdel: Connecti-
cut-Patterson, Sadlak; Delaware
-Boggs; nlinois-Allen, Arends,
Chiperfield, Church. Hoffman.
Jenison. Jonas, Mason. McMillen,
Reed, Velde; Indiana-Halleck:
1owa-Jensen; Kansas-Scrivner;
Maine-Fellows, Hale; Maryland
--Beall; Observation-Disclosures
Herter, Nicholson, Rogers. Wig
ellsworth; Michigan-Blackney.
Crawford, Dondero. Hoffman,
Michener, Shafer, Wolcott. Wood
run; Nebraska-Curtis; New Jer-
sey-Eaton. Towe; New York
Gamble, Gwinn, e. A. Hall, L. W..
Hall, Kearney, Kilburn, Latham,
LeFevre, Macy. Reed, Riehlman,
st. George. Taber, Taylor. Wads-
worth; Ohio-Bolton. Brown,
Clevenger, Elston. McGregor,
Smith, Vorys; Oregon-Ellsworth;
Pennsylvania-Dague. Fenton,
Gavin, Gillette. Graham, James.
Kearns. Kunkel, Lichtenwalter,
Mcconnell, Rich, Hardie Scott,
Hugh Scott, Simpson; Vermont
Plumley; and Wisconsin Smith.
AL Representatives will be up
for reelection in 1850.