Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 318, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1920 — LABOR UPHOLDS REDS [ARTICLE]

LABOR UPHOLDS REDS

k '-'" ’ Denounces U. S. Raid on An* archisfs. Passes Resolution Calling on Government to Discontinue CampaignHits American Logion. Chicago, Jan. s.—The Chicago Federation of Labor unanimously passed a resolution characterizing the recent state and federal raids on radicals as “a gigantic plot to overthrow organized labor in the United States.” The resolution, introduced by the delegate of Cigarmakers’ union, local 527, calls upon the government to discontinue these raids. A delegate of the Painter"’ union, local 275, announced that his local had takensteps to weed out from its membership all members of the American Legion. He said such members were tools of “the capitalist system” and warned the other delegates to take similar action. His remarks were applauded. No action was taken, A resolution which passed with but one dissenting vote called upon congress to give Victor L. Berger, elected Socialist congressman in the Fifth Wisconsin district, his seat Berger, out on bond, is under sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment for violation of the espionage act. ।