Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1936, Page 35

RELIEF, UNIONISW * KEYSTONE ISSUES Open Attempt to Create Class Division Seen in Pennsylvania. BY JAY G. HAYDEN. PHILADELPHIA, October 2 (N.A. N.A.) —Entirely aside from the State’s erucial block of 36 electoral votes, the eampaign in Pennsylvania this year may be epoch-making as the first open attempt to create a class division in American politics. The Democrats, under leadership of Gov. Earle, Senator Guffey and John L. Lewis, are frankly appealing to the wage earners and small farmers and attempting to organize these as against the employers and property owners. To this end, they are promising a continuance of Government doles and Government protection of the indus- trial union movement which Lewis particularly is sponsoring. Nowhere else in the country is there so0 frank a use of Federal and State unemployment relief funds to line up the votes. Figuring this campaign, also, to a greater degree than in any other State with the possible exception of West Virginia, is the suggestion of a Farm- er-Labor party as an outgrowth of the New Deal. Lewis is preaching the idea that labor must band to- gether politically, through mass rather than craft organization, if it is to exert its full power for its own bene- - fit. Thomas Kennedy, Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania, and, like Lewis, an official of the Bituminous Coal Miners’ Union, has assured the indus- trial unionists protection by the po- lice and other branches of the State government, Reported Angling for 1940 Bid. Gov. Earle is currently reported to be angling for the presidential nomi- nation of the Democratic party in 1940, if this can be captured by the Farmer- Labor group, or of & third- party movement. Senator Guffey, previous to 1934, was rated a Democrat of the old school. As a candidate for Senator, however, he was drawn by Gov. Earle nto close alliance with the Lewis labor group, and this was cemented when Guffey became sponsor of the bill to create a little N. R. A. in the bituminous coal industry. Because of his long experience in the field of ma- chine politics he is perhaps the most important single personality in the combination of interests that is the present Democratic party in Penn- sylvania. An attempt on the part of labor to turn government to its own uses has a degree of justification here be- cause business in Pennsylvania in times past attempted to use it in a similar fashion. The Republican party, under the leadership of Matthew Quay, Boise Penrose and Joseph R. Grundy, was trankly allied with the industrial interests of the State. Nowhere else in the country was the combination of business and politics, against which Theodore Roosevelt and ‘Willlam Jennings Bryan railed a gen- eration ago, so completely dominant. “Bystanders” Held Alarmed. But in Pennsylvania, also, there is & huge population of farmers and small townspeople whose attitude— bourgeoise or proletarian, as the case may be—will decide this election. There are evidences -that these by- standers are alarmed by the growing power of the elements which are allied behind Earle, Lewis and Guffey, and that they are turning against them, Just as they turned, under leadership of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and Gifford Pinchot in the 1920's, against the Republican Old Guard machine. The two issues that loom largest in Pennsylvania today are unemploy~ ment relief and industrial umonism. The first of these was accentuated in the legislative battle at Harrisburg iast Spring over Gov. Earle’s request for appropriation of $71,000,000 to care for the unemployed during the Yemainder of this year. As in New Jersey, a majority of legislators, drawn principally from the rural sec- tions of the State, rebelled against this additional” tax burden. As in New Jersey, also, an army of unem- ployed marched on the capital and camped in the legislative halls for several weeks. Here, the issue was settled by a compromise. Fifty million dollars was appropriated and Gov. Earle, al- thought he bitterly protested that this amount was inadequate, was com- Ppelled to accept it. Strengthened in Cities. ‘The incident probably strengthznad the Earle administration in the cities, but there are evidences that it turned many people in the rural sections egainst him. Republican candidates for the Leg- slature in country districts are mak- ing their campaigns almost exclu- sively on the relief issue. In addition to emphasizing that the taxpayers must bear the burden, they are as- sailing the relief administration, Fed- eral and State, as grossly wasteful and honeycombed with politics. A great majority of the relief re- cipients reside in the large citles, and approximately 80 per cent of them are colored. Tens of thousands of these are taken daily in special trains into the rural sections to work on roads and other like projects. The complaint is made that they are paid Zfor the time consumed in transporta- tion and that they actually work only three or four hours for a full day's pay. This practice is being much talked about by Republican speakers in the rural districts where the work projects are located. It is said also that the Earle ma- ¢hine is lining up the rellef workers to vote and much documentary evi- LUMBER Any tu:l :rdn promptly If you need just a single board, don’t hesitate to come in or phone. We cater to small orders. That's why think of Kelly's for every lumber need. Here you uality lumber and ma- terials, at reasonable prices. Our expert lumberman Will gladly hel, your re- pair problem and advise without cost or obligation. If you're going to make re- pairs see Kelly first, Free delivery always. * J. FRANK ELLY Lumber l:ncd Millwork homeowners: dence has been offered in proof of this charge. The most recent offer~ ing is a letter written to & W. P. A worker by Gertrude Ely, State direc- tor of women’s work in W. P. A. and woman Democratic leader of Mont- gomery County. Miss Ely said: “For my information and in order that I may have records which may be asked of me, will you write me at 116 Pine street, Harrisburg, Pa., with what party you are registered now and how you were registered at the time of your appointment to W. P. A. Alse, it you have any Democratic sponsor- ing agent, organization or individual, will you send me tbe name? a5 “I am asking for this information simply because the question may be asked of me as to your party affilia- tions or sponsor.” Under the Pennsylvania law, a pe: grays. his clothes. hat. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, s0f Tegistering to vote must publicly declare his or her pgrty affliation and | they the Republicans say the relief work- ers, of which there are approximately 100,000 in the State, all are register~ ing as Democrats, because to do otherwise would endanger their jobs. Heavy increases in Democratic regis- tration in precincts where large num- bers of relief workers live tend to substantiate this charge. The industrial union issue is being argued chiefly among the factory workers, many of whom are mem- bers of craft unions, but this alsc is sald to have & kickback in the rural districts. The fasmers and small townsfoik are showing the same re- sentment against domination of the State government by Lewis and his mine union that they displayed in the past against domination by big busi- 313.‘75 Tus Boys’ Srore, Fourtr FLOOR. 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