The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-03

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tude in secular journalism on issues
OF the war. We read the labor pa.
pers regularly and look in vain for
oraggadocio, nationalistic preiudices.
bellfgerent preferences. false pride and
olngoism. We find no open or secret
abetting of the ammunition and arma.
ment interests and lest we be accused
OF anti-English bias, we will include
IN this category the labor press of
Canada.
The labor editors are not college
bred men with pretenses of higher
education. But they do understand
the problems Of the workingman
which affect the mass of the people.
iney know instinctively that those
VINO are calling loudest for war are
the worst enemies that they them.
selves have to contend with in peace,
II the clash of industrial struggle can
indeed be termed peace. Their Ia
Dor unions have been to them a school
IN which they have learned more
than the sons Of the rich in the gold
plated universities. The labor press
reflects all this and thus gives life
to policy that is unsophisticated,
sane, humane, fearless and democrat
&c. There is no stronger influence to.
day in America over against the met.
ropol1tan newspapers to which Mr..
Bryan refers than the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, all the peace soci-
cites and German-American elements
notwithstanding.
A Reason and Method.
In conclusion, we wish to recon.
mend to the friends of Catholic Fed
Grafton the resolution adopted by the
American Federation of Labor and ask
them If it is not the duty of the Chris.
tian democracy of America to do for
the Christian democracy of the world
what the American Federation of La
Dor proposes to do for the Interna.
tional Labor Movement.
The resolution below is in part
only:
WHEREAS, political experience
shows that the welfare and the in
terests Of all the people are promoted
In proportion as they are represented
in the government, and the govern.
ment is responsive to them, it is nee
essary that the workers have q will
and an effective voice in determin.
ing international relations; and
WHEREAS, The workers of every
age had special and imperative rea-
sons for advocating and endeavoring
to secure provisions, insuring the
maintenance of peace with justice,
since upon them fall the burdens of
actual warfare and the real fighting
in the ranks, while the hardships and
the sufferings accompanying the war
and following it are felt most keen
ly by them and those dependent upon
them and the costs of the war ever
fall disproportionately upon their al.
ready inadequate resources:
WHEREAS, the organized wage
workers of the civilized nations have
established fraternal relations for the
purpose of binding together the trade
unions of all countries for the promo.
ton of common ideals and interests,
and by frequent and regular commun-
ication, cooperation and exchange of
representatives, have brought about
an understanding and sympathy be;
tween the organizations and their
members in the various countries, re-
lations which are necessary for the
inception and continuance of peace,
and
WHEREAS, ETC., etc., therefore, be
it
"RESOLVED, That we the dele.
gates of the organized labor move.
ment of America, express and hereby
convey to the organized labor move.
ments of Europe fraternal greetings
and our sympathy with their great
suffering and distress, and that we
express our most earnest hope for
the early cessation of the terrible
warfare now desolating the lands, de.
stroying the families and impoverish-
Ing the nations of our fellow-work-
ers and be it further,
"RESOLVED, That the convention
of the American Federation of La
Dor, in view of the general peace con-
gress which will no doubt be held at
the close of the war, for the purpose
of adjusting claims and differences,
hold itself in readiness and authorize
the Executive Board to call meeting
of the representatives of organized
labor of the different nations, to meet
at the same time and place, to the
end that suggestions may be made
and such action taken as shall be