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Show MEAN TO ENTER POLITICS. Labor Leaders Favor Use of Ballot to Secure Their Rights. Washington. Tho executive council coun-cil of the American Federation of Labor La-bor spent some tlmo discussing the replies of President Hoosovelt nnd Speaker Cannon to tho bill of grlov-nnces grlov-nnces presented to thorn and to President Pres-ident Pro Tom. Fryo of tho sennte regarding legislation nffectlng labor IntereHts. Mr. Compers said that tho concluding pnrngraph In tho mcmor-Inl mcmor-Inl meant oxnetly what It said. That Is. If congress fulls to remedy the grlovnnco, the organization will np. peal direct .to tho people. In other words, ho said, the Federa. tlon of Labor will enter tho field In politics and urgo organized labor to elect mon of tholr own choosing and thus havo a personal volco la the government |