Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-30
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS DO
NOT CUDDLE TO NO STRIKE
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New Zealand for all infants it is five
per cent

more Chlldlen, Less AtuAments.
"If the requests of the bureau be
granted" said Representative keating in
the course of the debate, 1--WE will ex-
pend on it something over 100000.
hope to see the day when this bureau
will be spending millions OF dollars for
the care of the children of the United
States"
"Within short time We shall be
called upon to consider the military and
naval appropriation bills. We will vote
more than SS00,000,000 to purchase or
construct the machinery with which hu-
man lives may be destroyed Before we
enter upon that gruesome work let us
pause for n few minutes to appropriate
the trifling sum suggested for the up
keep of an institution designed to con-
serve human life"
Stafford Afraid of Sentiment.
Typical of the attitude of the element
seeking to shake off the investigations
made by Miss Lathrop and her bureau
is the speech Of Representative Stafford
OF Milwaukee: The question before the
house is whether you are going to run
wild with sentiment. The CHIEF OF this
bureau has the idea of having travel
ing railroad car going around the coun-
try like the fish commission has, dis
that is very commendable, but there is
no harm in going slowly. When you
find bureau running wild with expen-
diture, is it the province of the com
mittee charged with detailed inves-
tigation of this matter also to run
Wild"
As the money has been voted by the
house, the senate will probably approve,
and Miss Lathrop will take up the task
of getting the baby death rate in the
United States reduced-saving the lives
of tens OF thousands OF children each
year thru better care.
Labor and Peace Movement.
What part the labor movement OF
America has had in bringing President
Wilson to call upon the warring nations
for showdown of their peace terms,
can only be guessed, hut that a great
deal of the credit for this move belongs
to organized labor is conceded in Wash.
ington today. Not only has the Amcri-
can Federation OF Labor, thru its last
two conventions, at San Francisco and
at Baltimore, appealed for worldwide
understanding OF the working class
which should prevent future wars by in.
sisting upon democratic control OF for.
eign policy, but instances such a. that
OF last July, when President Gomperz
Of the Federation personally intervcned
with Carranza in the Carrizal affair, and
so prevented war upon Mexico by the
United States, have made a deep i'm
preston.
President Wilson wants popular sup
port thru the coming four years. He is
convinced that the organized workers
will support him just in proportion with
his efforts for abolishing war and re.
Al
itarism. In this program the first step
is the ending of the war abroad. No
element in the country has more enthu--
iastically approved his peace note than
has the labor movement. Members of
the Labor group" in congrcss-Kcating
of Colorado. Casey of Pennsylvania, No
Ian of California, Meyer London OF New
York, Crosser OF Ohio, Buchanan of II.
linois and Lewis of Maryland-all look
upon this note as an indication that the
administration believes that the highest
interests of humanity will be served bet
ter by peace than by the military
crushing" of any militarist group by
any other militarist group.
Man Killing Idea Is Growing.
Indeed, the labor group in congress l.
looking with increasing anxiety upon the
continued dominance of the world by
military fanatics, and the effect of tins
condition upon the United States For
example, the advocates OF compulsory
universal military trimming, who were n
mere handful one year ago, are now com
ing close TO having a majority in the
senate, and are n very large minority
in the house of representatives No one
need be surprised If compulsory univcr-
sal military training, which is the scien
fNR Il. 4
trained man killer should be forced TO
a test vote in this session of congress
General Scott and General Wood. pres
cnt and past heads of the general staff
Of the army, have just been telling the
senate and house committees that this
system must he adopted at once IL the
country is to be enabled to defend itself
from attack
Flank Attack on the Jingocs.
During the recent convention of the
American Federation of Labor at Bal
timore, in n debate on militarism Paul
Scharrenberg, secretary of the Callror.
mia state Federation of Labor remarked
that he was perfectly willing to defend
the rights OF the workers in this coun.
try, il attacked, but he WAS unwilling
TO fight for Iiearst's ranch in Mexico.
That was the viewpoint of the conven-
tion-that the way to just defense OF
human rights in the United States did
not lie thru military preparation to con
quer other nations.
keating and some other labor spokes.
men in the house are making n flank
attack on the jingoes by calling for real
preparedness for national defense. thru
public ownership of everything ncedful
for defense. They want to so squeeze
the profit out of the war business that
the professional shoutcrs for n big army
and navy will lose their financial inter.
est in the racket. Nolan of California
hns brompht forward his hill rrrn niinn n