Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-18 | Page 3 | Thomas Raps Bid to Labor

Thomas Raps Rap Bid to Labor CHICA CHICAGO O Oct 18 INS INS INS- The bid of Wendell Willkie Republican Republican Re Re- publican presidential candidate for the support of labor will be rejected on election day because of his party's hostile attitude toward labor legislation Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Elbert D D. Thomas D. D Utah declared Friday Senator Thomas chairman of the senate committee on education tion and and labor and director of the labor division of th the midwest midwest mid mid- w west st campaign headquarters of the Democratic national committee committee committee com com- asserted Mr Willkie has attempted to win labors labor's votes by announcing his his belief belief in the gains labor has won under the new deal I do donot donot donot not question the Republican nominees nominee's sincerity sincerity but but Mr Willkie can be no more friendly to labor than is his party The Republican party has shown and nd continues to demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate dem dem- whenever there is a showdown that it does not agree with its nominee on the national labor relations act or many of the other reforms to which Mr Willkie pledges allegiance al al- al