Evening journal., 1916-01-27


tain. Let US withhold our Judgment
bit until we know better as to what
this procedure portends. We can form
academic judgments here without the
/ responsibility of our judgment or our
utterances. One thing | do know:
that the organized labor men of Great
Britain have done their duty. And
know feel as confident thai they will
continue 10 do their duty as ] am
confident that the American union
men will do their duty in the hour
Of peril of our country. Tremendous
spplause.) The apprehension which
is felt among some of our fellow
/ union men of Great Britain-and they
: speak not only for themselves, but
! for the men of labor whether organ
lied or uuorganized-the apprehen-
/ sion that they feel that IL compulsory
service is employed during the war
and compulsory industrial service is
enforced during the war. II may mean
/ the turning Of the clcck backward
! and bring them into the dark ages
/ OF industrial and military slavery
which existed hundreds of years ago.
"That is their fear; they do not
I fear taking up arms in defense OF
their country. I mention this re-
gardless Of my feeling, regardless Of
my sympathies. or my Judgment /
refer 10 England because that is the
only country which, up TO the pres
ent time. Of all the countries engaged
in this great struggle that has not en-
forced compulsory military service,
and II is therefore the only country
in which that discussion can\ have
any justification at our hands
7 II want to say Just a word In con-
nection with our own country. We
hear much OF military preparedness.
and the question is after all. What
have the advocates OF military pre-
;, paredness in mind? II il is intend
, ed to make OF this republic an in
stitution founded upon militarism'
there is going to be dissent from that
conception and undertaking. We be
Iieve-at least speaking for myself
believe-,-that this republic OF ours
must be in a position to defend IT.
self against any attack. (Applausel
believe that a republic which shows
that IL is unable TO defend itself viii
not long endure. I believe that the
citizenship Of a republic who are un-
willing and unable to defend It are
/. unworthy Of that republic. II there
is going 10 be anything like war real
/, ipreparedness for defense and the ser
vice of the great masses OF our peo-
ple is to be expected. then we must
have in our country industrial anu
r educational training; we must nave
, physical training and be taught now
! 10 hear arms. taught how to defend
ourselves and our country, taught
/ civic rights and civic duties, ana we
/, must have that military training, that
r military system and organization
p ldemocratically organized. democratic
sllv administered. and democratically
controlled. ~ -, ,s
make up the sovereignty OF the GU,
zenship of the republic, ana we az
exnected TO give service we must DC
An the councils which devise the plans
.nd tha systems under Whlch thal
b gorvtre shall be given. we cahno'
, b.va an automatically governed MIL
tarv training and military service aho
exnect the universal cooperation o.
| me masses of our people. am iol
= defense There is not foot OF sol
, In the whole world that ! think We
,aod ar ought 10 covet. There is not
an iniustice that we want TO lmpOs'
} unon any other nation OF any othel
} people. We do propose to defend the
| renubHc of our country which Is SC
near and so dear to us-Where oul
dead are buried, our precious dead
, where our living men and women ah'
{ children give us love and aheetiol
and duty. as we'll as sympathy, Wher'
I our future where our children ant
Y cbildren's children, we hope, may hv'
? in A brighter sky in broader day, II
a more beautiful country than even l
= is in our time. to work for the high
5 est concepts of human justice, OF hu
n man rights; to contribute our enor
!. and our share to this great movemen
r 10 rthe welfare of all our people ina
3 the flag of our country may mean S
e much. not only TO us and not only Z
l. the people of the whole world. bu
= 10 the countless millions yet unborn
4 Continued spplause.)
Il With Mr.. Gompers at the CUES
d table were. in addition TO JAIME
. O'Kane. the POSTMASTER. forme
$ Judge George Gray, Attorney Genera
n ]. o. WoIcott. Mayor James +. Pric'
II President Henry c. Downward of Cit
q Council former Congressman Franl
r. lin Brockson, Thomas +. Bayard, -
Is perintendent of Schools Clifford
n Scott, Principal A. Fl. Berlin, OF tn
4 High School John s. ROssell Pres
a dent John ri. Hickey of the Centri
n Labor Union; Fred II. Steinle, Final
+ cial Secretary r. A. Houck, J. Fran
n Ball. David Snellenburg, George Ca
% ter Albert w. Cummins, A. o. !
= Crier Howard ID. Ross, Richard
70 Monck. Joseph Fitzpatrick, John Ea
ris. J. G. Clark, Emilio Spina, Leol
II ard =. Cooper. II. G. Stout, GeOre
p r. Thary, Joseph Lafnk, William
n McCorkindale. Samuel ii. Rodearme
" John S. Mullin and George N. Spacl
b. man.
A. Band Escort for Chief.
lie During the banquet an orchestI
D. from the First Infantry Band furntsl
10 ed music from the stage where 1t wa
10 hidden by palms.
Id MIR. Gompers was met at the Penn
er sylyania station by the reception con
IN mittee and entertained at the Ne
IN Merritt House by Edward Krauss nj
IT iii il was time to march to the bal
80 ouet hall. Headed by the band
n. local union No. 311. American Fe'
a. Grafton Of Musicians. the union me
ms marched to the New Century Clu
al During the march Mr.. Gompers vi
en- surrounded by a Gordon OF police.
OF AfteY. the speaking Mr. GOmpers he