Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-29
ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 49, 1916


fellow workers Of the present and the
future ~ we'll as "A great opportunity.
The problem is 10 have the fullest
land best representation Ia the labor
congress ana through II voice and
influence in the world congress.
The report Of the executive coun-
! en- 70 tho thiriy-fifth annual conyen-
lion Of The American Federation Of
Labor. held in san Francisco begin
ming November >. 1915, contained n
plan for the holding Of ihc proposed
I 1abors Pence congress The plan Is
necessarily Flexible and broad the
purpose is to insure fun representation
from the workers Of all countries and
you are urged TO COMMUNICATE with
me as soon as possible, .expressing The
attitude OF the lahors lncNemcnt Of
yonr country upon this pFnn.
Plan suggested.
The plan approved by the Americas
Federation Of Labor contains the fol-
lowing general suggestions
Let every national center affiliated
ia the International Federation Of
Trade Unions send not more than two
delegates 10 the conference. The la
Dor movement OF any country. even
though not affiliated. could send one
delegate If there Il no one general
labor movement IN a country, let the.
representatives of the ORGANIZATIONS of
that country agree Ia send one dele
gate. Then il should also be under
stood that representatives of this con-
gress must be either officials or duly
accredited representatives Of economic
organizations Of wage earners The
delegates to this international confer
enee before leaving their home conn
tries should make provisions for pub
Lefty through the labor and reform
press of their countries for the delib-
crations ana the decisions Of the labor
conference so that the wage-earners
Of the whole world would be in pos
session Of the truth in regard to what
transpires
You will note these suggestions are
TO facilitate the holding of such a
congress. This communication TO you
constitutes the necessary official invi-
tation ana notification to participate in !
that congress. And additional an
nouneemcnt through the press that
the general world peace congress will
he convened in certain place AT a GER
tain time. viii constitute the only no /
tifieation necessary for sending your
representatives to the Labor Peace /
congress
Labor Power for Democracy
The proposed plan for the labor I
congress Is formulated for the purpose I
aud conviction Of the organized labor /
OF the world It Is well I
known that the labor movements in +,
every country are a power for democ- ,
racy. and nsistently and fearlessly
urge in every relation the paramount!
importance Of the human element
There are no other organizations that I
are concerned wholly and purely with
human welfare~thc protection and ,
conservation Of human life. The la /
Dor movement everywhere is move
ment Of the people. ia the interest of .
the people. for the rights Of the people Z
In all other world congresses and gen
era conferences for considering na- !
tlonal affairs, il has not been the GUS /
tom To have representatives. who stood /
for human rights ana human interests. /
Political commercial, industrial. legal |
interests have always been represent /
ed, but despite the fact that nations ana +
civilization exist for human beings. (
human beings as human beings, aud .
principles Of human welfare have never
been represented In these councils. til
is this wider and broader concept that .
we wish TO bring into the next world .
congress aud SO to humanize and ele- /
waite the thought and the decisions
movement for for this lahor's Peace I