Evening star., 1915-09-16
Maryland and D. C. Labor
Federation Approves Presi-
dents War Course.
UNION WORKERS NOT FOR
"PEACE AT ANY PRICE"
Ready to Rally to Support of Gov
eminent, Says President John
H. Ferguson.

Heated debate which for time
threatened to tie up the business of the
convention of the Maryland State and
District of Columbia Federation of La
bor was started at the session today
over the policy of the United States in
allowing the shipment of munitions oil
war to the fighting nations abroad. The
debate followed the introduction o1
resolutions by President John H. Fer
guson approving the course of Presi-
dent Wilson. The resolutions were
adopted. =
The resolutions set forth in part that
the convention should approve and in
dorse the wise and patriotic course fol-
lowed by the President of the United
States In his endeavor not only to pre-
serve and promote peace on this Eemi-
sphere but in his offer of mediation to
nations at war. in the hope that peace
may be-restored to the earth
Immediately following the introduc-
tion of the resolutions {. p. Reichel.
question of adding a statement as TO
the export of munitions of war.
Compelled to Take Up Arms.
."Is it right that the instruments of
murder manufactured in this country
should be pressed into the hands of
the workingmen of other countries!
he asked. SHOULD we workingmen NOT
say something about this? These men
are compelled to take up arms, not be-
cause they want to do so, but because
they are compelled to do so by a great
military machine machine that
works more smoothly than any other
ma chine that has yet been made.
Mr.. Ferguson said it was not for the
labor body to go into the details of
policy. but thought the federa1o
should uphold the. hands of the Presi-
dent and give him every possible sup
I'VE should he particularly glad to
see this war halted" he said.~
.Mr. Reichel declared he had no In
tention of trying to defeat the resolu-
tion Che voted in favor of it when the
vote was taken), but that he thought
some word should be included as to
the exportaGont of arms.
II have near relatives in that war
who have been crippled for life he
said. Il would be willing to make
any sacrifice, to give up my life, even,
iE. 1t. could stop that war
i Not for .sPeace at Any Price,
During the debate Mr. Ferguson
touched on the attitude of organized
labor toward war in general. We are
for peace" he said, but not for peace
at any price Let any foreign nation
Insult the American flag and you Will
seen then how quickly organized labor
will support this government"
Resolutions urging that government
onicials be restrained from aiding for
efgn competitors by setting uD print
ing plants in foreign countries Ito the
prejudice and embarrassment of gov
exnment plants of like character were
adopted. The resolutions set forth in
part that through passage of a bill
by Congress the Secretary of the
Treasury should cause such rules and
regulations to be adopted and placed
in force for the regulation of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing as Will
effectually forbid and prevent the OFF,
cials and employees of said bureau
from giving their time, skill, knowl-
edge, experience or services upon any
basis to any foreign government or to
any individual. firm or corporation
whatsoever, domestic or foreign. for
the purpose of assisting any such gov
eminent, Individual, firm or corporation
IN the establishment or carrying on
of any printing or engraving business
or of any business whatsoever which
ia or may be directly or Indirectly COM
petitive with American industry, or
which may directly or indirectly de-
1sfve American labor of it's employ
,n1ent and means of livelihood"
Similar resolutions were adopted by
he International Steel and Copper
F1ate Printers of North America at
their convention in July last.
), List of Nominations.
Mr.. Ferguson. it is expected, will be
reelected president tomorrow, his
name being the only one placed in
nomination yesterday afternoon.
Other nominees are: First vice presi-
dents. J. E. Toone and A. W. Leake;
second vice president. Fred G. OFT;
third vice president, Thomas McQuade:
fourth vice president. Louis Scheuer-
man: fifth vice president. Harry F.
Club: sixth vice president, Anna
Neary; seventh vice president, Robert
s. Jones and "A. B. Fogle: seeretary,
James F. Considine and Henry J. Hardy;
treasurer. ]. s. G. Bridihan and John A.
Bans; organizer for Baltimore. Charles
c. Hayes: organizer for Washington,
John A. Mcdonald: organizer for west
ern Maryland. Ross w. Ayres; delegate
to the A. f. of l.. convention. Newton
A. James, Norman Sprague and =. J.
Ryan.
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates are
to visit the bureau of engraving and
printing and tomorrow night the ses
sions will end.