The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-11-11
union AGAINST
M|L|7AR|SMN NOT
TO STOP EDITOR
WASHINGTON Nov 2.--The A

WASHINGTON Nov. 1.-The Am
erican Union Against Militarism
which has been fighting the so-called
preparedness propaganda, has an
nounced its intention of remaining on
the job to watch ilitarist legislation
at the short session of congress which
pens In December.
This announcement Is made ir re-
spouse to many inquiries received at
the National Headquarters of the
Union, as well as to set at rest all
conflicting reports. Some of the rabbi"
preparedness" organs have intimated
that the union had thrown up the
sponge.
''The American Union Against Mill
tarism Is in the fight to stay" said
Charles T. Hallinsn, Editorial Dr.
rector. There are some newspapers
and organizations which would like to
see us abandon the fight, but I want
say right here and now that they
are doomed to disappointment.
1--WE are satisfied that the pre-
paredness' wave has reached its crest
and has gone down. The defeat of
Robert Bacon, the head of the Ma
tional Security League and the lead
ing advocate in this country Of COM
pulsory military service, in the race
for the Republican senator in New
York state. shows the way the tide is
running. These signs are we'll UNDER
stood in WASHINGTON.
Face Big Obs tacle.
Nevertheless. we face a peculiar
situation at the short session Of con-
"ress. That session will be made un,
IN the lower house. and in the unper
house. of men who have either been
defeated for Reelection and who are.
therefore, Indifferent to non,,lar con-
domination and Of men who have been
reelected and who feel correspond
'nglv secure.
THE militarists are counting upon
hat situatf They have two pieces
Of LEGISLATION which they hone to
pass under the peculiar conditions
which will be then obtaining. They
hope to pass the Chamberlain bin
providing for compulsory military
training with it's clause au+on +ica11v
"onscripting American Youths into the
army in time Of war; They also nlan
to force through. if they can. their
bill giving the milit1ry authorities
complete censorship of the press in
time Of war. The latter bill, which
has already been drafted nv the Army
War college, is DESIGNED to give the
military censors the power to sup
nress. not merely news REGARDING the
location and the movement Of troops.
hut-what is more ominous-a11 pub
LEGATIONS which in the. oninion of the
military authorities, tend to 'discour-
age recruiting or to 'eroharrass the
military authorities in the vigcr ous
prosecution o. the war;
Bill Will Gag Press.
This bill has. apnarent1v secured
the complacent support of Melville r.
Stone, the general manager Of the
Associated Press. It has also secured
the support of some OF the rowerft1
metropolitan newsna pers who fierre
ike 7 ,rd Northcliffe of the London
Times, that they are 80 powerful tha+
they can print what they please and
no censor will touch them. The bill.
in short. is destined to throttle the
independent press. ,koever criticises
the conduct Of the war will come
under it's han. What this would mean
to the labor and radical press it Is
easy to see. The American Union
AGAINST Mi1itarism considers this hill
damnable inva sion OF the freedom
If the press. freedom which is more
necessary in time Of war than in time
~ peace. We shall .isht both these
hills to the .irit''
The Executive Committee OF tie
American Union is comm ct I'LL
ian D. Valid. Paul U. Kellogg L. Ho1-
'ingsworth Wood, Crveta1 Fostr,an
Jane Adams, A. A. Ber1e, Herbert
Rigelow, Sophonisba Rrect;nridoe
Francis King Carey, William F. Coch-
ran, Max Eastman, John Loveiov ST.
lott, Mrs. G'endower Evans, IONA
Gale. John HAYNES Holmes, Alice
Lewisohn. Frederick Lynch. James H.
Maurer, John A. McSnarran, Amos
Pinchot, Rudolph Sprecl.les. Oswald
Garrison Willard, James P. Warbasse
Stephen S. Wise and Charles T. HAL
Imam.