The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-12
World War Must Wipe Out All
vestige of the Old Conceit That
the Nation Belongs to the Ruler,
Is Declaration.
READJUsTMENTs NEEDED
IN INDUSTRIAL FIELD
Withdrawal of Hundreds of Thou.
sands Of Men for Military Pur.
poses Makes Change Necessary
Equal Pay for Equal Work.
Bv Associated Press
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By As,ocated Press
Buffalo. y. - Nov. Demand
for adequate and direct" represent
alton uf wage caruers az the world
peace conference is made n the am
nua report OF the executive council
of the American Federation Of Labor
submitted today tp the federation In
convention here The report declares
tibet the woTlt war must wipe ,ut
all v"stigcs of the old cunccit that the
nation belongs to- the ruler"
Questions raised hy the war occupy
vrtualls tbs entire report SO room
is left for doubt that the United
Stutcs government has the unanimous
support uf organized American labor
iu the war. and o. b. asserted with
equal emphasis that thc vital inter
ests ot the average citizen demand
l that ne have % voice in the read just
Eruts tu como with the dawn uf
peace.
optimism over labor achievements
u tu, last wear is tempered with q
warning that benefits obtained from
I emergency oppurtuniucs must hc
based ON principles uf human welfare
aud not a., result OF taking adyan-
I tag, of the nation necessity Free
dom of expression is upheld but the
4 report SAYS those who abuse the free
/ dom of the press tu undermine the
J nations tree Institutions should bee
iuui-hcd Js traitors,
/ pre~idcg, Wilson's war address tu
congress b. included in the report
with the declaration adopted by q
l. D.
/ when 10 was seen to Doc inevitable
/ that the European conflaFration
would spread to America Under the
heading Labor and the war the
report says
Under AN circumstances 1t b. the
duty OF au. government To protect
it- people against wilfuU amt whole
sJIr murder \ people unwilling to
/ make the supreme sacrifice In sup
port uf the government which under
takes 90 make that principle good are
undcscr,iug tu live aud enjoy the
privilege of free, democratic govern
m,nt'
Wage Farmers Ia the War.
The duN ut wage oaruers ia tho
war rs emphasized particularly In the
section uf the report devoted "a
Peace Terms" which advocates am
international agreement 60 secur,
ponce and the settlement Of the pres
eut war without "Nindictivv' indomni-
ties or territorial changes The sec
ton says
"lt is m imperative duty from
which there is uo escape that wage
e1rucy~ as well u- 400 other citizvns
of this republic support our govern
mcat iu ,ts righteous effort O" defend
principles Of humanity and O." estah.
lish democracy boz international rcla
tiuu. l3ccuusr Wr desire permanent
peace 70 is our dut, Go fight and sGc
; rifire uuul THESE purposes can h'
p achic.cd
D when nations cam send represent
? ltiNr- io uepotiat. peao, terms iu lr
cord with THIS concept We muuuu
that the basic provisions uf the peace
trta" should hc formulated with 20
EirJ 10 the rights and welfare ut th
. men women aud children ooustitut
inr the nations rather than th" gov
rrnmcut uf the nations The gov
. .rumout should hp ouh 1u mstru
mentality OF the psupl. Instead 90
9 dominating and tttuutur their Nt'
2 This trrrif., wur must wipe aut a
3D. yr-tigr- of tho pld concept that ,h
% nation hcluur- tu the ruler or govern
urnt
We huId thnt the same priu,ipl,
should apply tu relations hetweeu us
: uuu- and that secret dtplomac
should nr replaced hN diplomat
- representatives responsible 10 th, pc,
- plo uf thcir own people aud receive
, ny ,ithr fhr parliament uf th. cuur
ir DOB which the, are accredited ,
n, 3D. rrprreeututiv, ot the pcoplr o.,
e. -ponslhlr Co. thouD
n "NnrhuuE ur,ul, have never b-e
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