Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-12
PACIFISTS AND
CRITICS DENOUNCED
Present War Described as Last De-
cisive Issue Between Old Principles
Of Power and New Principles OF
Freedom-President Landon, Of Buff.
falo Chamber Of Commerce Drives
Truth Homo to Workers.

Iof Labor convention today. President
Wilson made an appeal for the full
aid Of organized labor for the war.
He declared the war could not be
won unless all factions unite in COM
mon cause. sinking their differences.
The president paid warm tribute to
Samuela Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
virtually called upon the federation
to give him united support. He de-
nounced pacifists and critics. He ap-
pealed for co-operation.
Discussing Germany. the president
declared fatty that Germany had
started the war and that he was WILL
ing to await the verdict of history on
that statement.
The creation Of new Instrumental
ties for better cooperation between
labor and capital was one statement
by the president which was Of prime
interest to the delegates to the con-
vention. The president alluded to the
present war as the Iast decisive, issue
between the old principles of power
and the new prtnciples Of freedom. !"
Germans Would Wsicome Freedom.
II believe" he said. that the spirit
OF freedom can get into the hearts of
Germans and find as fine welcome
there as it can find in any other hearts.
But the spirit Of freedom, does not suit
the plan of the pan Germans. Power
can not be used with concentrated
force against free peoples If 1t is used
by free peoples."
You know" he continued, rhow
many intimations come to us from one
'of the central powers that it Is more
anxious for peace than the chief CEN
trail power. and you know what 1t
means that the people in that central
power know that If the war ends as
1t stands they will in erect themselves
be vassals Of Germany. notwithstand-
ING that their population Is compound
cd of all the people Of that part Of the
world, and notwithstanding the fact
that they do not wish in their pride
and spirit Of nationality to be alb
sorbed and dominated"
Referring in another part OF his
speech to Russia the president said:
May not say 1t is amazing to me
that any group Of people should be so
ill-informed as to suppose, as some
groups in Russia apparently suppose.
that any reforms planned in the inter
ests " the people can live in the pres
ence or Germany powerful enough
to undermine or overthrow them by
intrigue or force. ANY body of men
that compounds with the German gov
ernment compounds 1or It's own Iues-
truetion"
Landon Appeals to Labor,
Preceding President Wilson's ad-
dress, President A. A. Landon, Of the
Buffalo chamber of commerce, well
coined the federation with an appeal
to all American workmen to place their
full and undivided forces behind the
fighting men at the front and a stirring
picture Of what labor may expect II
Germany wins the war.
former labor leader himself, who
mas seen first hand In Europe, how
troops In the field gave their lives ana
blood Tor naught. when workers at
nome engage In disputes. instead Of
putting all their energy to keeping the
lighting men SUPPLIED. Mr.. Landon an
pealed to labor to sink everything in
a tremendous effort to do its part to
win the war.
German Victory Means Slavery.
president Wilson," declared Mr..
Landon. has said we are fighting a.
war for democracy. We are not only
fighting q war for democracy but a
war for Industrial freedom and self
protection: a war to conserve that
which we now have A victory for
Germany would mean slavery for the
American people for generations to
come and the people who work would
be the greatest sufferers.
4 was In England when the Prin-
cess Pat Canadian regiment was liter
ally cut to pieces. They went in a full
regiment Of 2.4o0 men and came out
with less than $50 men and eight Off
GERS, and most OF them wounded.
was talking to a young Canadian off,
Ger from Montreal and he told me they
had run out OF ammunition, and that
they had TO crawl Uut on tilviI ss::::::ss==, s:::s=
leaving approximately $500 men be-
hind dead and missing
Nation Psriled BY Holiday.
''And what was happening in Eng
land? A large shipments OF munitions
that was assisting on was completed
and ready to ship ana could have been
used In this very battle but could not