The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-13
NO PEACE Until


! stf11 "a undcrcated the president char
acterized as amazing.
: Any body Of men he declared. that
compounds with the present German
government is compromising for its own
6cstruct ion. It Is amazing to me that
any group or persons should be so Ill IN
formed as TO suppose, as some groups In
Russia seem To suppose. that an! re-
forms planned in the interest OF tho peo-
pie can live in the presence Of Ger
many powerful enough 10 undermine or
overthrow them by intrigue or force
For World Domination
The war was started by Germany, the
president declared because tn" German
government sought political control
which would cradle it 10 dominate the
l;th"r ana industry OF the world.
They are not content with success
by superior achievement" said he, they
wanted success by authority.
Austria tho president said. is begin
ming t. Sre that If the war ends ~ II
stands the Austro HuuEnrians Will bn
made mere vasaals Of Germany. not
wiihStanding that the peoples OF the
monarchy do not wish their spirit OF
nationality thus absorbed Never In
III" history OF the world be declared.
have 4 nations ambitions to control the
political fortunes OF the world been
!
tic plan ~ are Gerrnany's.
PacisSts Denounced
The president took occasion to do
nouncc the activities Of pachsts in tho
United States. Any man in America
ne said. who believes m" peoples of the
world can be made free without Ger
many's defeat. are as fatuuus rs the
G.cam.rs IF PuSsia-
What l am opposed TO- he said, us
not the feeling of the pacihstS but their
stupidity. My heart is with them. but
nav mind has contempt for them. l want
peace but know how to get it and they
do not.
Tho president drew again line OF
diff.r"nc" between the spirit of the Ger
tna, people and their government when
he declared that in saying peace now
would mean q German conquest he
meant provided the same forces continue
70 control the German state.
= Labor and CSpttnl
Appealing 70 organized labor to put
it's whole force into carrying out its
part Of the war program the president
declared that nothing would be permit
ted to stand in the way of obtaining
from tho country It's greatest amount OF
productivity The American spirit and
not tho force Of the government he said,
would prevent q misuse OF power either
by capital or labor. Disputes during
he war. he said. must be settled by con-
Citation and mediation.
and I Nigh, add right here the
president said. that ! aln not talking
10 you alone. You sometimes stop the
COURSES of labor. but there arc others
who do the same; and l believe l am
speaking from my own experience not
only but from the experience OF others
T hot nm bic III
larger number Of cases than are the cap
itallsts."
The president praised tho work OF
Samuel Gompcrs. candidate for re-elec-
ton as president of the federation. Tor
his large vision and statcsmanlilo
sense Of what has to DC done
Text Of Speech.
The text Of the presidents speech Is
as follows:
Mr.. President, Delegates Of the
American Federation Of Labor. Ladies
and Gentlemen:
II esteem i; great privilege and a
real honor to be thus admitted to your
public councils. When your executive
committee paid mo the compliment OF
inviting me hero I gladly accepted tn"
invitation because II seems TO me that
this. above all other times i'll your his
tory, is the time for common counsel for
drawing not only Of the energies. but
of the minds Of the nation together. l
thought that il WAS a welcome oppor-
tunity for disclosing to you some of the
Thoughts that have been gathering In my
mind during the last mornentous
months.
Il am introduced to you as the Pres
,dent of tho United States, and yet |
wuuld be pleased II you would put the
thought Of The office into the back
ground and regard mo as ono Of YOUR