Show r BOR WILL WILL- POLITICAL 1 ENTER 0 I J ARENA FEDERATION liON PREPARES TO 10 DICTATE I U 1 I IE Union Men len Exhort Farmers to Pick Toilers f for r Congress Favor avor Attack on Unfriendly Officials Br nr t Associated r Press Feb I C. C Definite G.-Definite Definite plans for the fir first t wide nation-wide a e political campaign b by organized organized organized or or- labor to control Congress and elect friendly national and state stale officials of of- have been heen made b by a committee of f the American Federation o of Labor find and will bo ho announced soon The fight labor officials declared today will be bipartisan and will be bl launched in the coming presidential primaries Or ni rilio derails ils' ils 1 have a ac c tC formulated formulated formulated-by by a a. committee compose composed of the executive council and department department depart depart- ment presidents of time the fed federation which has been heen in session for forthe the last two days Gompers Spied Selects Hoard noard Samuel Gompers president of or the federation said tonight that an ex explanation explanation explanation ex- ex of the thc movement would be made mado public tomorrow Tho The commIttee committee committee com com- formulating plans was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by b Mr Ir Gompers In accordance with Instructions of or the general labor Jabor conference held here last December 13 13 to put Into effect the Declaration of ot Principles s adopted at that time Representatives in Congress Con ess Who whoso whose o record shows hows them to be bo unfriendly to organized labor l It was said by members of or the committee will be opposed opposed op op- posed I vigorously for tor re-election re and new candidates hOl hostile to labors labor's In Interests interests In- In will meet the same opposition Every Ever craft affiliated with the tho federation federation federation federa federa- tion will bo lIo called upon to join in the fI fight hl it was added and congressional tonal districts will be actively canvassed and an army arnn of organizers ors will be L put out in the field The federation now claims a membership of more than State and Local Action Favored or d dIn In addition the campaign will wilt be carried into state and anti local s sand and elections eJections and an nn att attempt pt made to obtain governors go Judges and legislators legislators legis legis- well disposed toward labor Labor leaders lenders explained that though fin to n effort would be made to enlist the support of ot the farmers no third party purt movement Is d considered tJ advisable No attempt to lo reach reath an a agreement with national farm arlit organizations will b be made malic but bul the appeal will be lie addressed directly to the tho workers worker themselves It It was said sald The op co-op operation co-operation of or friendly state and local r farm rm organizations however er Is Is' Is hoped for particularly h lu It Continued on pa page o 2 2 LABOR WILL ENTER ARENA Of OE POLITICS Continued from Crom Page Pas 1 1 North orth Dakota Minnesota and adjoining adjoining adjoin adjoin- In ing states where the Nonpartisan lea league has gained s a hold and in NewYork New NewYork ew York South Carolina and other states having strong stron- farmers farmers' organizations ors Men U n Keep Mum Chiefs of tho four big railroad brotherhoods broth- broth now in Washington ton for Cor wage conferences with tho director r- r general nral refused to discuss the political situation when asked ed to today a If the railroad em were aligned with the tho federation federation federa federa- tion in the tho contemplated fight tl Warren War Yar ren S S. S Stone chief of oC tho the locomotive e engineers said that ho hI had hail been too bus busy with other matters and had talked to no one regarding the tho projected scheme On tho the other hand tomorrows tomorrow's issue of or Lab Labor 0 1 tho the official organ of ot the Plumb Plan league leas will have ha as its leading editorial a n. call to wage earners and farmers to organize organ orgon- ize now no to elect their quota of congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen II H. 11 E. E Wills chairman of oC tho the I legislative e committee of oC the tho brotherhoods brotherhoods broth broth- and L. L E. E Sheppard president of or the conductors are members of oC the editorial board of oC Labor Jabor The editorial declares 5 that there thero should be bo at least en t 00 OO workers and nd farmers In Con Congress instead o of the lawyers lavers tho the bankers tho the trust barons and the mine operators now holding seats scats I farms nn and Labor r Will HI Rule Labor and the tho tho farmers have the votes the editorial says The They need only mobilize these votes for results The They should begin to organize ors now It will bo be too late after primaries close And th there re never was greater reason for tor such a union and for tor such an action than now The editorial condemns the return of ot the railroads to private ownership universal universal uni uni- versal training intervention In Mexico ann and A. A n V naw 0 o and sedition law Privilege It says sas 1 wants an attorney general g of or its own choosing so 80 it can put men in Jail for Cor even C discussing tho the right to strike In a a. Republican district a man should be nominated who can be bo rolled relied upon to oppose these things it continues con con- In a Democratic district a Democrat should be nominated who will oppose these things |