Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-28
GomperS1 Sounds a ToCSin
to Labor Voters
Hughes Represents Wall Street
and Its Allied Interests, While
Wilson Stands for Common
People and Humanity
To the Officers and Members of all
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Organized Labor.
Greeting: Never at any time within
the last fifty years have the workers
had more at stake in any political cam
paign than in the one that is to be
decided in the election November 7.
During the present administration and
particularly in this campaign there has
been developed a clear-cut issue between
the workers-the producers-and those
who manipulate the products of the Ia
Dor of others--the exploiters
The issue is represented in the cam
paign by the conflicting interests repre-
sented by labor and Wall street. Labor
represents the masses of the nation,
their rights as human beings, the possi-
bilities and the ideals of human develop
ment. Wall street represents the pow
ers OF greed and exploitation that have
mercilessly used human beings in order
to pile up vast unearned fortunes and to
carry out their purposes of restricting
the rights and opportunities for men to
work and enjoy the products of their
toll.
During the present administration the
organized labor movement has been able
to secure recognition for the rights of
human beings and opportunity for all to
participate in the affairs of the nation
in degree that has never before been
accomplished.
Has Kept Us Out of War
The dignity of human life and the
value of the cooperation of those whose
work are necessary to the processes OF
industry and commerce have been given
an important place in considering all
problems that concern the nation. This
recognition has taken the form of legfs-
lation necessary to protect the interests
OF wage-earners and in the ideals of hu-
manity that have guided and directed
national policies both at home and In
our relations with other nations
Tho half OF the world has been in
volved in terrific conflict and it seemed
at times as tho our nation must be
drawn into the vortex of human slaugh-
ter. yet the chief executive of our land
has been able to manage the affairs of
the nation and the interests of our citi-
zens so that without the horrors of war
he has established and maintained pro-
lection of human life and human rights
in the somewhat vague domain of inter-
national law. Without involving this
nation in war, he has secured for US
all the protection and all of the benefits
that would have accrued from a success
ful international war, and by diplomatic
correspondents, has achieved the victory
OF embodying concepts of humanity In
international activity, at least in so
far as America is concerned.
Ideals of Justice in Mexico.
What has been true in the case of
the European war is also true in the case
with the relations between our country
and Mexico. Mexico had been engaged
in eonvulsive effort to secure freedom
and to shake off the despotic control
OF personal rule and spoilation to benefit
those who have been granted special
t,.-
forts to free themselves the people of
Mexico may have made mistakes. Have
the people of the United States always
been free from error2 Mexico is irving
to work out its high ideals of rights
and Justice.
The interests that have been seeking
to plunge our country into war not only
with European countries but also with
Mexico are the interests that are repre-
sented by the most selfish and most con-
scienceless element of Wall street. These
elements have not stopped with an effort
TO use existing mistakes and wrongs as
an excuse for war and have not hesitated
to endeavor to create situations that
brought the nation to the very brink of
war. 1t was only by the determined re-
sistance of the citizens who understood
that an element of reasonableness was
injected into the situation and action
discovered and the will of the masses
of the citizens could prevent the evil
purposes and designs.
Labor Given Recognition.
SO far as the internal affairs of our
country are concerned, the organized Ia
Dor movement, as the authorized rep
resentative of the wage earners, has de-
manded for them the right of participa-
tion in all the affairs of the nation and
has secured recognition of that demand
to degree never before realized Men
from among those who do the nations
work have occupied high places in the
councils of the nation and have had =
hearing and an influence when matters
were under consideration that affected
the interests and the welfare Of the
masses.
During the past four years there has
been enacted by congress and signed by
President Wilson humanitarian protect