Show i DOAK TO TOSU SU SUCCEED DAVIS DAVISIN IN lABOR P POST SI Officer of Brotherhood of Trainmen New Secretary OPPOSED D BY GREEN Highly Indorsed by Many Labor Unions WASHINGTON Nov 28 23 Associated Asso Associated Pr Press sS Pr President Hoover to today today to to- day named William N. N Doak as secretary secretary sec sec- of labor laor to succeed James J J. J Davis Cavi r The president said Doak had be been n Identified with the labor movement ment practically practical all his adult life lite and that he ha had luid been a n. g general officer of ot the Brotherhood of ot Railway Trainmen fOr 16 years cars Ho added that his appointment had d been indorsed by a score ro ol of labor unions some somo of them being affiliated with the American Federation Feder Feder- atlon o of Labor Libor Tho president said that while white William Green Oreen president of oC the theA A American an Federation of oC Labor had bad announced his opposition to the appoIntment appointment ap ap because Doak was not a n member r of oC the American l Federation of ot Labor he felt that all labor should bo be given an equal aI opportunity In lathe tile the lr ep 1 cs The Tho president added that while Green opposed tl tI tl e appointment ho he had had d him that ho held Mr l Doak Deak in tho the highest personal r regard gard g rd on the opp opposition s U n of or th the American n Federation of I. I TAbor Labor bor borIo fo 0 Io Doak k appointment President J e t Hoover said h ho did not feel fecI that he could consent to the principle of oC disbarment of or any worthy representative representative representative of ot labor In the United States He He added that he has the highest respect for President Green and said he luf felt lt that Doak would w uld represent all nU labor I I |