December 12th-29th; Correspondence from Wade Shurtleff to J.A. Lecher (Dec.12, 1923) re_ support (assume by subscription) for Labor in Ind.; Correspondence to C.A. McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer, Missouri Pacific System Federation from C.A. Newton (U.S. House of Rep.), Joseph A. Meed (U.S. Senate), L.C. Dwyer (Senate) Harry B. Hawes (House) and Selden P. Spencer(Senate) - all Congressmen from Missouri re increase in wages for Postal Employees; correspondence from B.M. Jewell, President, RED to Keating (Dec. 12, 1923) re one Mr. McAdoo and "How he got started to Knoxville, Tenn." Correspondence from J.H. Rae to Keating (Dec. 13, 1923) re_ delivery of handwritten letter of Senator Frank B. Willis (Dec. 3, 1923) -Willis contends will not support child labor law because unconstitutional and upholds Supreme Court decision - Rae is critical of the decision and Willis; Memo to Willis and Lovell (Dec. 14, 1923) re lobbying of Scott Wolff for bill to prohibit interstate traffic of strike breakers, from Keating; Press releases (Dec. 1923) re referendum for American Peace Award (Committee consists of Leonard Hand, Mrs. FDR, Henry Stimson, Elihu Root, etc.) unclear of what referendum is for; Correspondence from Keating to B.M. Jewell re tariffs and Keating as a free trade advocate; correspondence from Jewell to William Johnston (Pres., IAM) and J.D. Noonam (Pres., IBEW) re tariff protection; correspondence between Keating and I. Derrickson, Gen. Secretary-Treasurer, Order of Railroad Telegraphers re appellation of U.S. Railroad Board; Correspondence from Keating to J.H. Rae re constitutionality of child labor law; from W.W. Warwick, Oficina del Agente Fiscal, Panama, to Keating re Herbert Brews attack on Warwick; from Esther Everette Lape to Keating (Dec. 17, 1923) re attempt to secure ballot printing for American Peace Award in Labor, includes description of award, set up by Edward W. Bok offering $100,000 for the best, practical plan by which U.S. may cooperate with other nations and achieve peace in the world; From William McAdoo to Keating re McAdoo's speech Labor printed; Between C.A. McDonald (Sec.-Treas., Fed. #2) and Keating, Dec. 1923, re private vs. government ownership of the railroads; From Robert McKinley, (Sec.-Treas., Texas State Fed. of Labor) to Keating re policy platform adopted by above at labor political conference, includes typed copy of platform; from George E. Sloan, Editor in Chief of the Si-De-Ka, accompanying enclosures from said publication re Labor, Dec. 23, 1923; from (unreadable) to Keating, Dec. 23, 1923 re the sad fate of C.A. Phelan, former General Manager Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad; from Wayne B. Wheeler (General Counsel of the Anti-Saloon League of America)to Keating re prohibition; from Jewell to Keating re success of meeting of the conference for progressive political action in Chicago; from Jewell to Keating re endorsement of McAdoo's candidacy.