The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-28

Conference of Labor Repre-.
sentatives MayHaye In:
portant Results.

w4sHfNGToNs March 2S.-The'
American Federation of Labor's call
tos Eab0rsEWorld8Peace Congress. 70,
he assembled at the same time and
place Acknowledgements meet to make the
terms which end the world war, was
sent out today to the organized labor
movement otsaIdS countries.
proposedif FIRST by the executive coun;
eli III the American Federation. and
appfnyedIat the national convention IN
SIN francisco 1ast;year, Laboz's World
ReaeesCongress would be an assemble
OF workers to demand that the peace.
d8legates:otsthe warning nations deter.
minesncthtng touching the ltvesiofsthe
workers. without taking counsel with
them. Such an assembly OF represen.
taayeSGo OF wage earners close by the
d~etfberationS OF the peace delegates
rs 0expectedfto have q large effect on
khe acknowledgements OF the lat:
Thescallfor$the Congress follows:
no thaSorganiEed labor movement Of
% &epuptrtes:
Friends and Brothers:-WM you.
send representative to attend a La
bor's World Peace Congress? This.
Goneressfto&be3he at the same time
andffnAt6elsanle city asJtheirepresenta:
ftveEF tr6msthe different countries will.
INSTRUMENTATION .termsfof peace.
ThesAmertcan Federation gof Labor
CohEenion, held November, 1914, four
mprthBSafter the war began, adopted
e RESOLUTION which provided for the
caifingsofgR Labor Congress- for the
lame time and place that the general
HeaceGCongress shall be held, which
Will determine conditions an terms
EoeSpaacegatsthe close OF the war. This
action waszofflcia1iy communicated to
allnational trade union centers.
The proposals to hold a Labor Con-
BressSw was discussed BY the various.
national labor movements during the
past and some of them have of
ideally approved the plan.
IN other countries, thought is con-
centTated on the immediate and com.
polling problems OF daily life--prob-
lens sosurgent that all else must wait
uppn the future. We appreciate the
AItansea strain with which out fellow
of the days struggle on the battle
fela and the ultimate decision Of the
war 9taasa%'
WeSare not Sunmindful of the issues
involved forSwhich men are shedding
their blood and giving their$liyesSWe
too haveSbeen confronted by national
problems which have grown out of
WnF Conditions and now IL great
4concernyissthat out of the horrors, the
suffering, the destruction Of war,
there shall come greater opportunity,
freedomsand protection for those who
q stheSworld,s work-the toilers Of all
countries.
Everywhere the wage.earners by
aerVicaRhaye proved their. loyalty to
conceptsSof honor their patriotism,
their value as men and women. In
the Shavedborneinot only the
buTdeusiofI1ghting during the war, but
have been weighted down by the war
debts acknowledgements attending q
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The workers can refuse to be the
victims of the blunderers. the evil
pIans; the ambitions Of those respon.
stbla forSthis war. In their struggle
9sgetnst oppression have been born
yearningssfor human freedom, for bet.
ter Opportunities, for Justice in life
and work During the centuries they
have made Professionalism slow,
It fsitrueSS but always progress. It has
been q long fight from. slavery to thel
PRESENT degree of freedom.
There IS great opportunity in the
Immediate future for democracy and
4reedom. century agoEthe system
died Ia the Napoleonic wars that con.
vsIseda Europe. and the third estate
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