Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-01


ingman in his own home and associa-
lions, the labor press has come to
what we regard as the sanest attitude
in secular Journalism on issues OF the
war. We read the labor papers regu-
larly and look in vain for bragadocio,
nationalistic prejudices, belligerent
preferences, false pride and jingoism
We find no open or secret abetting OF
| the ammunition and armament 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 edu-
cation. But they do understand the
fproblems of the workingman which al
feet the mass of the people. They
know instinctively that those who are
calling loudest for war are the worst
enemies that they themselves have to
contend with in peace, if the clash OF
industrial struggle can indeed be term
ed peace. Their labor unions have
been to them school in which they
have learned more than the sons OF
the rich in the goldapIated universities
The labor press reflects all this and
thus gives life to a policy that is I'M
sophisticated, sane, humane, fearless
and democratic. There is no stronger
Influence today in America over
against the metropolitan newspapers
ITO which Mr. Bryan refers than the
American Federation of Labor, all the
lpeace societies and German-American
elements not withstanding.
i "A Reason and A Method.
In conclusion, we wish to recon-
mend to the friends of Catholic FEEDER
alton 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 WorlG
what the American Federation of La
Dor proposes to do for the Information
al Labor Movement.
The resolution below is in part only
"WI4DREAS, political experience
shows that the welfare and the inter
ests of all the people. are promoted In
proportion as they are represented in
the government, and the government
is responsive to them, it is necessary
that the workers have will and an
effective voice in determining inter
national relations; and
WHEREAS, The workers of every
age had special and imperative reas
ons for advocating and endeavoring to
secure provisions, insuring the main
tenance of peace with justice, since
upon them fall the burdens and the
sufcerings accompanying the war and
following it are felt most keenly by
them and those dependent upon them
and the costs of the war fall dispro-
portionately upon their already made
quate resources; and
"WF1EREAS, 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.
of common ideals and interests.
and by frequent and regular communi-
cation, cooperation and exchange OF
representatives, have brought about an
understanding and sympathy between
the organizations and their members
in the various countries, relations
which are necessary for theA inception
and continuation of peace; and
Il WHEREAS, =" :, etc, etc.; there
fore. be it
'RESOLWED, That we, the dele
gates of the organized Labor Move
ment of america, express and hereby
70 convey to the organized labor move
ments of Europe fraternal greetings
and our sympathy with their great
suffering and distress, and that we ex-
Ipress our most earnest hope for the
early cessation of the terrible war
fare now desolating the lands, destroy
ling the families and impoverfshing the
nations Of our felloW.workers; and.
be u fgythsF