The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-11
CLAYTON BILL
CALLED TRIUMPH
ron LABOR CLASS

Philadelphia. Pa. aov. s.-AfS-
nouncins the passage of the Clayton
trust bill as organized labor's great
est single accomplishment for the
last year. the Executive Council of
the American Federation of Labor
presented its annual report today to
the Thirty-fourth convention of the
Federation here. The voluminons
document covers every question
which has affected labor during the
year, including the European war.
or the Clayton bill the councils
statement says that it contains the
most fundamental the most compre-
hcnsivc enunciation OF industrial
freedom, found in any legislative ACT
in the history of the world and that
1t was obtained through the organ
lied economic power" represented by
the workers of the United States.
Discussing economic organization
as the key note of the Federation 8
thought and effort, the council en-
pressed pride in the report of pro-
sress transmitted Fat time when
most of the civilized countries are
submerged by a worldwide war
while in the United States ION ev-
cry hand the workers are insisting
ton and resistance to deterioration
of present working conditions. Or
ganiZcd labor" 1t adds. has assist :
ed the effort to mitigate the indus
trial Dissemination and losses en-
tailed by the European war"
Before the war it continues.
the thought and effort of civilza-
tion were centercd upon the devel-
opment and sterilization of human
life, One life was counted of infin-
lite value. But since the cataclysm
that brought war between the ma
lions. men are treated as only mill
tary pawns. Things are valued for
their misunderstanding lower Guns
are worth more than men.
The war is said to be the product
Of artificial conditions and policies
repngnant to the thought and polite
al progress of the age: but so far we
hav" made little progress in provid-
ing agencies for organizing interna-
ttonal relations to maintain peace
and justice. The war has shown that
war cannot he stopped by resolutions
and that war cannot put an end to
itself War will cease only when so.
ciety is convinced that human life is
really sacred and when society cs-
tablishes agencies. International as
well as national for protecting lives.
summing up steps that may bt
taken toward the adjustment of war.
the report continues:
'Militarism and competitive ar
mament must be abolished and tri-
bunals for awarding justice and
agencies for enfort ing and detcrmin.
ations must be instituted. Interna.
iional interests and issues exist. Po-
litical institutions should be rstab-
lishod corresponding to political de.
veopmcnts. Those most interested
should lead in demands for world
fedora ion and the rule of reason he,
tween nations. The working people
of all lands bear the brunt of war
They do the fighting. pay the war
taxes, suffer most from the disor-
ganization Of industry and commerce.
which results from war.
Turning to the Mexican situation
the report makes public n letter from
President Gompcrs To Rafael Iubar-
an. United states Representative.
Mexican Constituencies. dated
July IL. of this year. saying the Fed.
Grafton. more than any other Amer
lean agency except the government
of the United States. aided the sue
cess of the prospective government
and urccs the withdrawal of the
avowcd declaration OF those who