South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
PRESIDENT IS
INTRODUCED BY
SAM | G0MPER5
Great Ovation GreetS Nations
ExeCutive-SpeeCh EpOChaI.
Governments Policy To-
ward Labor Outlined.
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BUFFALO \. y. Nov. IA
In the most stirring speech of his
career, PreSt Wilson today. adj
dressing the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention here.
pledged anew all the power and
resources of America t0 the de-
StTuction Of the PruSSian military
autocracy, declared victory Is the
only road To peace and called
upon labor for red0uhled efforts
towards the winning of the war
With a fire unparalleled In all
his previous war speeches the
president flayed The pacifSt
movement and made it clear that
the patience of the government
is near exhaustion in dealing with
the ObStruCtiOniStS.
Six thousand delegates and
visitors cheered The president
with an enthusiasm he has not
met before in the war 10 left
no doubt among his party as 90
where labor is standing iu the
conduct Of the war.
Calls on Labor.
Calling upon labor for increased
endeavor in the conduct of The war
the president said.
IF We are true friends OF free
dOm we will see that the power az
this country and the productive ac.
tivity OF this country shall he raised
10 the highest degree and nDbod,
should be allowed 20 stand bob Its
way"
The president quickly followed
this with statement declaring
capital more often to blaine Tor
labor troubles than The working
men he said he expected some
new nstrumentslitv Of cooperation
between labor and capital" 20 he
devised soon 20 bring about a
greater industrial erHciency
Labor Must he Fr-ee
While we are lighting FOR frre-
dom We must SEQ shat la Dor IS free
me declared
My counsel 100 YOU is This he
continued LET AS show ourseIEe-
Americans bv not going Off 90 sep-
arata camps but by cooperating 10
release the world from bondage.
That is the true test OF American
ism. We are aU 81 the same CLAW
and spirit AMI we can get together
d We want to-
Six thousand persons Were gather
ed ir Convention hall to hear the
presidents speech
on the platform with The pres
ident were Samuel Gomperz. pres
dent of the American Federation
Of Labor. Gov Whitman Of Neu
York. and many other Rev Fors
state notables.
Officers Porn Escor
The president was driven % -ff
convention han IN the middle OF "a
hollow square Of student officer
from Fort Niagara Tho streere
were filled with spectators DESPITE
the cold. ras, weather and the pre-
dent was given hearty welcome
Police held the crowd ont % the
hall until after the president
party arrived Ther tho door
were thrown open and thousands ~
people poured in. taking 30 eer
available inch Of space
Cheered Wildly
The president entered the hau q.
The strains of the "Star spa rgler
Banner" and cheered wildly Hr
was visiblv pleased bv t1c welcome
lIr. Gompers took the chair srf
made a brief address INTRODUCING th-
president re said after 1e-'ar
ing the convention open
This man 81 dcsurl rl.s man
who has risen 20 the great occasion
and opportunity ~ our time. Tho
sookeemau ~ freedom the inte
prefer Of the spirit OF our times. -re
leader ~ thought and action amor
the men oc the nations ~ the sartr
who aspire Is with us
pras't Wilson Jeff DIraI. CO. re-
t.rn a. washington ir1r ediatelr
afrar ne had concluded i speech