The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-11-13
WALSH AND LABOR
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|: .produeer Of food, clothing and the
necessities Of existence. i
/ I'VE respect. neither an individual
nor a nation who forgets his or its
rights merely for the sake Of main.
ttinlhg peace. Individuals or nations
who occasionally permit q right to be
denied establish a precedent Of injus-,
ztice that affects ell others. =, =;
Peace Up To Europe.
I'VE do not condemn nations or in
dividuals that have fought nobly for
ideals and for rights. Had our fore
fathers preferred peace to justice, we
would not now have the ideals and
the: Institutions OF freedom that exist.
60 now In, our attitude toward Euro
peAn nations and the European war
We must have in mind justice for
americas citizens az well as our de-
sire to restore peace. 81"
Peace can not be restored until
the European nations are willing.
There have, been In the last year
sentiments and movements for peace.
that have been powerful Some of
these movements have been genuine,
others have sought to use the good
name of our labor movement to fur
thor the interests Of some foreign
country.
t. :; Wor3kingna1 Faithful.
The efforts to use the workinEmen
Of our country have been Of two
Kinds; one to get through them the
Endorsement of the foreign policy to
place an embargo upon so-called tmu-
nltiof,s Of war; the other has been to
stir up industrial contentious and. dis
putes and thus interfere with the
actual process Of production so that
products sent abroad may be stopped.
Foreien agencies have been trying
to 'corruptly reach some Of the organ
nations Of the workers but they have
not succeeded. They have sought ali
angles of control but everywhere they
have found a spirit OF faithfulness in
! America
Plan Labor CONGRESS.
Recommendations were made con-
corning plans for 4 rapid assembling
Of 'I4abor's Peace Congress-" when the
eelligerents decide to agree ON peace,
The report urged that the wage work
ers must have a voice in the mar ad-
1ustment Of peace terms so that the
principle that the welfare of human
beings Ia Of the greatest Importance
In International relations and inter-
course" be recognized.
! The warning nations, it is conceded
have the right to determine their own
policies. but the council ur ged that
the welfare of--*tt1e workers
:; should be given, consideration in the
deliberations Of a world peace con-
tress. =
! Strong demand was made in the re-
port for protection for American citi-
! zenshin rights. -
/ Urges Protection, Treaties,
! The whole United States govern
meht was urged to try to negotiate
treatfeA TO guarantee: protection for
American. citisens,< whether native
born o. naturalized, and ''speciflcally
recognize the fact that no country on
the. face Of the globe has the risht to
claim any act OF allegiance Of any
native born or natura1ized citizen"
Formation Of Pan-American trade
unions was urged on the ground that
1t will he necessary for the working
men OF: the 14atin-American republics
| to organize to protect their interests
IN view Of the proposed combination
OF Pan-American financial interests in
the Interest Of trade development.
The report touched on the Colorado
mine situation and recommended tina
laws be passed to curtail the activities
Of detective bureaus and employm ent
@xencies In: connection with strikes.