The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-22
FEDERATION OF
LABOR UPHOLDS
THE PRESIDENT
Resolution Condemning In
tervention in Mexico Fails
of Adoption on Purely
Patriotic Grounds.
GOMPERS RECITEs
CAUSES OF TROUBLE
Eulogizes Madero and De-
nounces Huerta as an AS
sassin; Union Leader Sup
ports Monroe Doctrine.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov 2l-The
American Federation of Labor refused
today to adopt resolution copdemning
armed intervention in Mexico on the
ground that such intervention might be
justifiable and desirable. The conven-
tion unanimously adopted the following
resolution.
"The American Federation Of Labor
condemns attempts being made by
American and foreign corporations and
certain jingo newspapers to force armed
ernment in Mexico. and urges upon the
president Of the United States the con-
tinuance of policy looking to peace
full adjustment Of the conflict among
the Mexican people, and that the prcsi-
dent and secretary of the American
Federation of Labor be instructed to
transmit the position of the federation
upon that matter to the president Of the
United States"
John Mitchell took the floor and
begged the convention not TO hamper
President Wilson. While he was
peace advocate, he believed there were
conditions that sometimes justified war
within 8 nation and between nations.
Gompers Recites Causes.
President Gompers said the subject
had taken much time of the executive
council, which had listened to rcpresen
tatious Of both Mexican factions, and
had had much correspondence on the
subject.
"We are unconcerned In that con-
test" he said, eff it means displace
mcnt of an armed man like Diaz by an
other armed man.
Mr.. Gompers recited the causes that
led to the Madero revolution, saying in
part:
"The lands of Mexico wero parceled
out by President Diaz to his favorites
and his friends and TO American and
other foreign corporations or persons
for their own private gain and royalty
paid to Diaz. His iron rule fastened
peonage on the Mexican people, Ma
aero. although himself rich man, en-
bodied the best concept OF the people
of Mexico for the redistribution Of the
lands Of Mexico to the people who
worked upon the land
Eulogized Madero.
"Madero was On idealist. He was
given no chance. All the corporate in.
terests were at work for has updolng;
Mr.. Gompers eulogized Madoro, de-
nounced Huerta as an assassin and
pointed out the Importance Of main
tanning the Monroe doctrine. He con
tinued;
est have heen vested In Mexico and
these interests are protected or pro
posed to be protected by the countris
In which the holders reside or are sub
land. Hands off, this is an American
affair We must keep our house in or
der, One OF two alternatives confronts
us; To make Mexican conditions hao'
table and tolerable, or foreign coun-
tries will intervene 10 overthrow the
Monroe doctrine and cast IL TO the four
winds.
this subject in stntesmanlikc way.
tyvinr 10 find a peaceful solution OF
tho problem, but I don't think we
ought to enable Huerta to say organ
led labor will not permit intervention
and that he may go on with his bloody
record
Huerta Denounced.
All the other speakers denounced
Huerta and praised Madero, but some
said intervention by the United States
would never be necessary; that the in
surpents would win if given chance,
All Stho speakers declared the trouble
in Mexico could never be settled until
the land question was solved The main
question was brought up after tho con"
yention had adopted strong deelara'
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