The Omaha guide., 1956-09-14
Stevenson, Eisenhower
Bid For Labor Support
BY Max K. GiIstrau


President Eisenhower issued Day report saying the
United States has higher peace or war; as
The report dealing with nations economy had
been submitted to Mr. Eisenhower by Secretary
Mitchell The document appeared add by
for support of rankandfe aborunon the
election
In his report Eisenhower Mr. Mitchell said:
Every private and federal protect
the worker against the of unemployment this adj
mnraion has worked increasingly to build economy will
maintain for the worker and his family high level with
steady purchasing power"
gave Mr. Eisenhower this picture of the situation
at present:
@The level economy higher peace or
There 81 million people employed today than
there when you took office.
"The American factory today almost s13
week than he did four and his akehome a
ter adjustments have been made for and of living has
creased by more than $50 week in the past four
Above ALL these achievements especially
cause they accomplished with country at peace"
In accompanying statement Mr. Eisenhower said the report
rs personally gratifying it will be to all citizens He
added:
The constant mpx men of the economic strength and well
fare American workers has been of the obecves
the administration
Ada E. Stevenson with humorous qu that the Joe Smiths
obviously his big poygot Labor audience
in Detroit formally launched his presidential campaign with the
that the Democrats understand lead the labong
classes down the road to new America"
being questioned by national observers whether there
socaed labor vote" for Particular emphasis
this question when five of the executive
Gil of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations including the GoPncined presidents of the powerful
and Carpenters Unions recently refused the
councils recommendation to the general board that endorsement be
given 10 the StevensonKefauver ticket.
Howevss many labor people, particularly the United
Automobile Werkes in Detroit which Is predc=iany
Stevenson labor that the Democratic
Party getting of it because it for the
working class.
Prolabor COP Claimed
On the other Undersecreary Arthur Larson
Harps magazine that labor has benefited
Democratic administrations He points to
which showed So of union members
avorng He documents his argument that
conditions what is done under Republican
administration proabor than what done when the Demo
control Congress
To friendly of 10000 mostly union
sts Cadillac Square Mr. Stevenson admitted
that part Such prosperity how
ever largely of Democratic stewardship
when Republicans bong about their prosperity he said
II think of fly sitting md saying, What good
Job of blowing today cded the Republicans for
claiming prosperity of autoindusry unemployment
Adding their support of Mr. Stevenson and getting
more response baiawck Walter Reuther
president the president the JAW and Gov Men
men Williams CD Michigan who had been battling the Republ
poyment compensation.
Called False Values
In obvious made by President Eisen
about being affairs and conservative in economic
poyment factory depression farm and the cost of living
problems They business end in itself
ess something you slide rule and prosperity as
statistic
hee false values continued "They create
smugness compaceny the esatsacton which todays
great America They what this election is about