The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-30

! have placed upon US the duty of seeing
to it that the demands which labor
makes upon modern society for right
and justice shall be carried to thet
legitimate conclusion. This involves The
activities of all so that our efforts shall
be crowned with success.
1t is expected that every man in this
crisis shall do his duty.
You can readily understand that we
shall have to depend almost entirely
upon such financial contributions in the
present crisis as our union men and our
friends can give. To secure tangible
results not only members of organized
labor but all the workers must be in
formed through the medium of speakers
and by the distribution OF literature
and large quantities of printed matter
/, as to the issues involved. The real is
sues in which the vital interests and
rights of the toiling masses are involved
must be set forth so that the men in
the ranks of labor and all others Will
neither be confused nor divided
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor has authorized
the issuance of an appeal for funds to
carry on the campaign for labor's rights
to successful issue. In the name of
the executive council and in the name
OF all labor and of our common people,
we appeal to you to contribute some
thing to a fund which shall make IL
possible to wage a campaign Of the
most intense interest for the establish
ment of labor's rights.
Every union is in a position TO make
some financial contribution. and il is
hoped that the contributions may be as
large as the means of the union VIII at
ford. In addition TO this, unions aff
urgently requested TO appoint commit
tees to appeal for and collect funds and
to forward them TO this office.
Enemies and Friends.
We cannot expect the interests" and
those who are hostile to labor TO aid us
in our just contentious.
The forces of corporate power and
the Van Cleavites are sinking their diff
ferences and concentrating their fight
against labor. An opportunity is now
presented to the wage earners of our
country to administer a singing. eff
fective and lasting rebuke to our an
tagonists and to secure the justice and
the rights which are ours by every con-
stitutional guarantee and by the prin-
ciples upon which our republic is
founded.
From your previous experience you
know that every dollar received by the
American Federation OF Labor has been
accounted for to the last cent In the
campaign of 1906 the American Fedora
ton of Labor printed and distributed
an itemiZed account of every penny re-
ceived and from which source received.
every penny expended and for what
purpose. We. the executive council, as
sure all our fellow workers and friends
that not one penny received from this
appeal will be expended for any pur-
pose other than that which will bring
the very best results to the toiling
masses and the people generally of our
common country, and at the close of
the campaign a similar financial ae-
counting will be given as heretofore.
You are therefore again urged to con-
tribute as promptly and as generously
as possible. and to forward the contri-
button of your organization and it's
members. and such funds as the COM
mittees Of your union can gather, to
enable the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor to take
up the work Immediately and with
vigor.
Let us stand by our friends and elect
them. Let us oppose our enemies and
defeat them, whether these be candi-
dates for president, congress, COVER
nor. state legislatures or for the judi
ciary. Let all unite with the determi-
nation to see that labor's wrongs are
righted and labor's rights secured.
Send all contributions to Frank Nor
rison. 423425 street Northwest.
Washington. D. c.. who will promptly
receipt for the same.
Fraternally yours.
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
President A. F Of L.