Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-06
CONPEPS SAYS LABOR BEHIND GOVERNMENT
 IN WAR PLANS.
Support of Labor Is Pledged to the United States for the Prosecution of the War to Successful Finish.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

MINNEAPOLIS. Sept 5.-Samuei Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, late today pledg- ed the support of organized labor to the government in its prosecution of the war. assailed peace propagandists and denounced the futile activities of those who would split labor's ranks the arguments of those who declare the working masses want peace and challenged pro-German socialists to step forth into the open and match their disioyalty against labors loyal ty.
 Keynote Speech.
 It was the keynote speech of the Conference of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, of which Mir. Gompers had just been named permanent chairman and was punctu, ated by applause from the POO ac- credited delegates-labor leaders and former leaders of the Socialist party assembled in the auditorium.
 Sparqo Vice-chairman.
 John Spargo, former member of the executive committee of the' Socialist party. nominated MT. Gompers, and was himself named vice-Chairman. Morrison. secretary of the American Federation of Labor, was elected sec tary and T. J. Mead of Maryland, as- sistant secretary. Committees on permanent organization and resolu- tions were named S everal members of the Peoples Council of America for Democracy and Peace, barred from meeting in Minnesota and other states, were scattere dthrough the audience, including C. F. Kruze, presi- dent of the International Welfare as sociation, and one of the council lead CTS. Mahlon arnes and D. Shier. There was no attempt to remove them.
 Request Not Timely.
 "To ask the government to state its terms of peace now is playing into the hands of the enemy" said MT. Comp CTS, referring to one of the Peoples Council demands.
 The Alliance. which met here to off set the work fsuch organizations as the Peoples Council, and more con- pletely to Americanize labor's will and establish local branches throughout the country.
 Wave of Patriotism.
 And" predicted MT. Gompers. Frank P. Walsh of Kansas City, and other speakers, "in three months the wave of patriotism will have swept aside the disloyalists and thrown their activities open to the eyes of he world"
 Mir. Gompers spoke before local business men his noon and tonight ad- dressed a mass meeting. Before his late afternoon address the newly organized alliance made public its dec laration of principles.
 The Greatest Country.
 "A moments thought will decide that there never was in all the world a great country that was so altruistic in purpose and idealistic in its prac- tices as is the republic of the United States" said Mir. Gompers. With thinking men and women l count my self honored as one of the critics of the shortcomings of our government and our country. l am not given to hide or to gloss over the wrongs which are committed against our people.
 Protests Wrongs.
 Hinder all circumstances l have protested against wrong committed against the meanest and humblest ol our people and have tried to be help full so that the wrong should be right ed because l realized that we in the United States have not yet reached the acme of perfection. Is that req son why I should befoul my own nest Is that a reason that l should lack 1T approbation of that which has beer done and that which has been accom- plished?
 Democracy vs. Autocracy.
 Take country for country, take tho countries at war against each othel and see where liberty and a consci ence and freedom prevail and beyond question it will be admitted by those
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