| Show lA LABOR B 0 R HEADS URGE SUPPORT If FOR OR HUGHES Issue Appeal to Organized Workmen to Give Their Votes Totes r otes to the Republican Nominee as Labors Labor's Friend CONTRAST RECORDS OF TWO TO CANDIDATES Warn Varn Against the Danger of Perpetuating the Und Underwood Underwood Under Under- rood r- r wood Tariff Policies and Q Quote From Labor Journal LONG LIST OF SIGNERS I Chicago Nov Noy 5 Prominent labor leaders of the Unit United d States States' today is issued issued issued is- is sued an appeal to their fellow organized organized organ organ- workers in all states to vote for Charles E. E Hughes for President at Tuesdays Tuesday s 's election Signers o the plea liea issued from the tho hea headquarters of ot the Republican national nation nation- al at committee are arc James L L. Geron chairman gener general l executive o board Pattern Pattern Pattern Pat Pat- tern Makers Makers' League of ot North America Daniel S S. S Jacobs CI Cigar ar Makers Makers' union local No 13 New York City Matt Comerford Com Com- erford former Cormer general president In International International International In- In Union of ot Steam and Operating Operating ing Ins Engineers Ens John Gill Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Plasterers' International Union of or America local No 37 37 New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City John Williams foz general G l president United Brotherhood of ot Carpenters and Joiners of ot America local No Xo Utica a N. N Y Y W. W F. F Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- mer secretary and treasurer International Order of or Blacksmiths John A. A president ent Carpenters Carpenters' District council Chicago o Mahlon Mablon M M. Garland former President ent Amalgamated Association Asso Asso- elation of ot Iron Steel and Tin Workers I H H. H L. L FIdler B 13 B. B of ot L. L E E. G G. C C. of ot A A. Pennsylvania Pennsyl LInes Linos West est In Indianapolis Ind md Frank A A. Fetridge sixth vice president Wood Wire Ire and Metal Lathers' Lathers International union W. W O. O Jones local No Xo United Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of or Carpenters Utica N N. Y former former for tor- mer president New York State Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion lion of or Labor M. M G G. G Wooley Order Railway Telegraphers Telegrapher New York Central Central Central Cen Cen- lines John S. S Strachan United Asso Association lation of New Plumbers and S o 11 I. I oL nl L 0 U V. V V I Cent C dent ent of or Now New York State Plumbers Plumbers' as- as sedation Harry Engle International Iron union local No vice president New York State Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of ot Labor Robert A A. A Barber member mem mom bor ber executive beard of ot Amalgamated Street Railway I Employees of ot North America local No J J. J J J J. OConnor O'Connor International president International Railway Cler Clerics Clerics' cs association and Thomas J J. J Dolan former general sec see r rotary tar and treasurer of oC International Brotherhood of ot Steam Shovel and T To T o Compared Tho The labor Jabor record of ot Hughes hes when hen governor s of or New Ne' York the n need ed of or a protective tariff the bitter attitude of ot Woodrow Wilson toward union labor prior to his election to the presidency and antI the friendly attitude of Hu Hughes the tho recent opposition of oC President Gompers and the Ule American Federation of L Libor to legislative regulation res of or wages wageR and hours and tho the Adamson law ia are arc the tho chief chic subjects discussed In the document which Is as follows Wo We earnestly urge Very every organized org worker to cast his vote oto In the election for tor Charles 15 g Hughes the Continued on In Pig Page 0 G. LABOR CHIEFS 0 K HUGHES TAsk Ask Support for or Republican 1 Leader as Friend of the then n Working king 11 Man all Continued From Page Pape 1 1 Republican nominee for Cor President Because Be Be- causo cause of ot his Ills demand for Cor systematic and reasoned reform and ami hl his strict welfare adherence to principle our would be safer ter In his hN hands We e may realize Just jUt how much the former governor governor gov gov- ov- ov of ot New York sought Iou ht to accomplish accoro- accoro pUsh for our benefit while in office when It Is remembered d that during durIng durIng dur- dur Ing his nearly four tour years jears ears at Albany Alban ho Asked for or a commission to employers into questions question relating to anti and compensation for tor a workmen's work ork ork- ork liability t mens men's injuries the Injuries thc the first step In that direction direction In America America- Reorganized and extended the powers powers powers pow pow- ers of the labor department Restricted R the hours of ot labor of ot children Promoted the health and lIar safety h of ot employees In mercantile establishments Appointed a commission to investigate Investigate In gate ato the condition welfare and Industrial Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial opportunities o of aliens in the time state tate ftC Compelled the railroads to pa pay their men semimonthly Instead o of monthly t Signed SIs a n law defining mor more mor clearly time the application of ot the hour eight law lane to certain kinds of or work worIe i out or of I Prevented Presented abuses of or persons work ork b by employment agencies Sought to bring brin- about a six-day six working week rn Based Improvement in conditions upon unon full tuIl and fair lair inquiry into the facts before belo action Nor 01 was he less les sympathetic with our alms aims while a Justice of oC the supreme SU court of ot the United States The rho hat hat- case had already L been De n decided in m mits its essentials two years before his appointment The opinion In which ho lie took look part was merely mereb upon the technical cal point of ot whether the Jury jur trial and assessments ts against the union had been m lIe in proper form questions form questions of ot otle le legal al evidence and bookkeeping which had to do with the tho right or I wrong rong of ot the contention that the thell t hatters hat hat- hatters were subject to tt tu the Sherman antitrust antitrust anti anti- trust trul law The The- Law I He has opposed the Adamson wage 1 saw law recently placed on the statute books b by tho the present Democratic administration ad administration ad- ad ministration because enacted without the thorough investigation In which he has BO so consistently stood for tor and be becaUse because because be- be cause of the tho relinquishment of the principle o of arbitration which we ve cannot can can- not not give give gl tip lip That 1 law a 1 does docs oes not limit the work o of a day day- dayto da to eight hours hour It provides that the standard of ot compensation com com- shall be eight hours instead of ut ten hours It therefore merely increases In Increases Increases In- In creases the pay of oC the thc men 20 0 per ver cent Less than one half of 1 1 per cent of ot the entire population benefits about benefits about In the tho brotherhoods The who work In the shops and freight houses hou and on the tracks receive no ad ad- ad vantage Y Without looking into the Justice or necessity of ot the advance ance in Wa wages e at nt this time which might have been heen a ascertained b by arbitration the law w was as enacted at the expense of ot the time small business men farmers and the We entire remainder of the life people To re refuse use investigation and arbitration opens the wa way for such In the future futuro on the part of 0 ca capital which Is better organized than labor Govern Govern- Government ment should be the tho means of ot providing for tor the maintenance of the Just rl rights of ot all In the community In this case It was wat u used ed b by the thc few to secure ad advantage advantage ad- ad vantage antage In compensation from tho the something many many something quite different froman from froman an nn hour eight law The attitude of Mr Hughes toward the A Adamson amson law is consistent with that of t the tho American Federation of ot La bor itself In the tho convention at Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia in 1914 the following resolution resolution reso reso- lution was adopted r. r Attitude It The American Federation of ot Labor as In tho the past again de declares declares de- de clares that the tho question of ot tho the regulation of ot wages and hours of labor should be trade union activity and not be subjects of ot law through h leg leer Ie n n I e enactment Nor or Is the view of ot Mr Ir Hughes Bushes In Inconsistent Inconsistent inconsistent In- In consistent with that of or President Gom- Gom pcr pens pern Speaking before the committee on Industrial relations of oC the const constitutional constitutional convention of oC New e York Tori on onIa May Ia 26 6 Mr 1 Gompers Compels thus expressed ex expressed ex- ex pressed himself I should sa say that I should not favor tavor a a. proposition which would put power Into the ho hands of the Legislature to regulate the minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum wn wage e for Cor men in private employment employment em em- or for the regulation of ot the hours of or labor Jabor of or men in private private vate nto employment Let me mo say this That reading history as I have hava Iam I Iam Iam am char chary of ot placing in the power of ot an any governmental o agency pow pow- power er to re regulate the conditions of or employment of the workers of our countr country The bC best t evidence of ot th the fair and just attitude of ot Charles E E. Hughes toward to toward toward to- to ward labor is the following comment of or the Legislative News the recognized organ organ of or labor on legislative matters masters in New Sew York Fork state In October when he was not a n. candidate for tor office Now that Governor Hughes Hushes has retired from politics and as ascended as- as to a a. place on the highest judicial tribunal In the world the fact can be acknowledged without without without with with- out hurting anybody's political corns that he was tho the greatest friend of or labor that over ever occupied a a. governors governor's chair at Albany DurIn During During Dur Dur- In ing his two terms ho he has signed six fifty labor laws Including among amons them the tho heat best labor laws ever enacted in this or any other state He also ur urged ed the tho enactment enactment enact enact- ment of ot labor laws in his annual message to the the- legislature even e going going- so far as td place the demand demand demand de de- de- de mand for tor a R. labor law in one of oC his messages to an extra session of 01 the legislature OnI Only labor laws have havo been enacted in this state since its erection in 1777 1777 years third One-third of or these exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing ing- ingin in quality all others have been enacted and signed during Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Hughes Hughes' s' s term of ot three years cars and nine months month Of or organized labor Governor Hu Hughes in 1908 at the dedication of the tuberculosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- pavilion built hullt by the Central Federation of ot Labor at Alban Albany said Another A. A no 1 Statement r to My ty friends there are arc some who regard organized labor as a source o of strife and menaco menace of difficulty I regard it as s a fine tine opportunity for Cor the tho ho amelioration of or lh the tho condition condition condition condi condi- tion of men working with no other purpose than to make th the most of themselves and to achieve something something something some some- thing for fOl- their families Under wise leadership with statesmanlike statesmanlike states states- manlike manlike- guidance V with th a a. sincere intention to lo promo promote to the benefit of oC the country and to secure honorable honorable hon hon- progress the time mission of or labor la labor labor la- la bor organizations is one oTle of or the finest finest finest fin fin- est that any association of or men could guard guards There is 13 a great movement In this country from one end to the other a movement mOVement movement move mOVe- ment for tor progress that is not sensational sen that is 18 not for tor the tho benefit bene bone fit tit this of or that particular man selfishly considered that is not controlled by b- bany any set of men mon but Is for tor the improvement and progress of of humanity because all our de decent decent decent de- de cent citizenship is determined that every abuse that can be corrected shall bo be corrected and that everyman every everyman everyman man shall have a fair chanco chance in theco the tho co country un tr Contrast these words with those of or Woodrow w Wilson In In a letter written u 4 January 1 1 iz i 1 1909 u no sam said i 1 am a I If f fierce fierce erce partisan of ot the open shop In 1905 1906 he ho stated that labor Jabor unions drag the highest man to the level of or the lowest In 1907 1901 he declared that there thoro thorois is another equally formidable enemy to equality and betterment of or opportunity It ity and that Is the class formed by the labor organizations Again in 1909 he hc asserted that the usual standard o otho ot of the tho employee In our da day Is t to give Ive as little as a. he may for his wages ages and that tha labor is standardized by tho the trade unions union In n addition to our support of Mr Hughes Hushes because of ot his labor record we believe belle it Is essential to our well well- being and prosperity that the tho protective tive tariff be bo restored by tho the Republican Republican lican party which has fathered that tha policy and that we eve have o at the head of ot the government an executive who will bring this about In such a way a ato asto ns as to cover fr the difference in the cost COt o ot of labor hero here and Abroad broad and maintain ou our moro morn comfortable comfortable- standard of ot living hiving and yet d who has haft the tho coura courage n to sc see seetha that tha it Il be done clone without abuses The Underwood Tariff We lVe point to a falling faIlIng of off in revenue of ot 8 and an Increase in imports Im- Im ports of und under r the thc Underwood Underwood Underwood Under Under- wood law lau in spite of ot three twenty months of ot war up to July Tuh 1 1 as sufficient sufficient evidence of or the the aJ ages 8 caused In our national finances and Industrial system by the abandonment of or pro pro- The countr country is 18 drifting in n a false paradise The conflict In Europe Kurop has resulted in enormous demands fo for tor I our food munitions and other products product erecting an nn unnatural tariff wall t teven to I give even further r proof of the prin- prin i |
