Denver labor bulletin., 1917-09-01
LOYALTY TO LABOR AND DEMOCRACY
Is MINNEAPOLIS CONFERENCE IDEAL
Call Issued for Great Convention Wednesday,
Unionists Affiliated With American
Garry Message True Amercanism Into
Midst of Pro- German Sympathzers.

, nations of Europe. America, thru the
call of our president, has centered the
thought of the world on the necessity
for achieving democracy everywhere.
Democracy is today the secret hope of
all the oppressed peoples of the world
and the war must be carried to a sue
cessful conclusion in order that democ-
racy may prevail.
OF Prime Importance
In our midst in this crucial hour are
many whose efforts are being directed
against victory for America and Amer
ica's cause. Whatever may be the mo-
tives of these people. the effect of
what they do and say is unmistakably
antagonistic to the triumph of the
democratic principle of this war, and
just as unmistakably helpful to the
cause of the autocratic Teutonic al
lance.
At present these efforts are being
directed largely thru so-called work
mems councils which in no sense rep
resent the American labor movement
and thru so-called peoples council
whose aims are in complete accord
with the present needs of the German
government.
1t is of prime Importance that at
this juncture we, whose primary inter-
| tSl III LAils "dI Is lIlS SuCC6SS OI ueIlOC-
racy and the welfare of all working
people, consider the situation as it
affects these things today. Moreover,
we should consider now the record al
ready made by the labor movement of
America in this war, and what can
be done in the immediate future to
forward the aims and ideals toward
which the labor movement has been
striving.
Trade Unionists Invited.
To the end that the American peo-
ple-especially the American working
people-may be aroused to the need
for a clearer understanding of the
effect of the war on the American and
international labor movement, we is
sue this call for a representative con-
ference to be held in the CITY of Min
neapolis, MINI. (hall to be named
later), beginning on September and
lasting until adjournment may be de-
termined upon by the body
We ask trade unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor to
send representatives, and we ask those
American Socialists who have been
driven from their party by its treach-
cry to the democratic cause to join
with US in this conference which will
be. truly representative of the spirit
I
Industrial Democracy.
| This conference should make plain
and unmistakable the devotion of the
workers of America to the cause of
industrial democracy, and should con-
Germ itself with everything that will
make for the welfare of our nation
and its people, and for the victory of
the allied cause.
The provisional conference commit
tee: Albert Abrahams, New York;
Joseph Barondess, New York: Ernest
Bohm. secretary C. F. U. of New York;
w. J. Ghent, Los Angeles; Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, Boston; James P.
Holland. president of State Federation
of Labor, New York; Ben B. Lindsey,
judge Juvenile court, Denver, Colo;
William Green, secretary United Mine
Workers. indianapolis; William kohn,
president c. F. u, New York; John S.
Lewis. New York Union Printer; Rob-
ert Maisel, secretary n. L. p. o.,
| New York; Mia Upper Maynard, Los
/ Angeles; +. A. Maynard, Los Angeles:
I Charles Edward Russell, Washington;
John Spargo. Old Bennington, VT;
1 Rose Pastor Stokes, New York; J. G.
/ Phelps Stokes, New York; John B.
| Walker. Chicago: Chester NJ. Wright,
New York.
Please notify at once the committee
secretary, Chester NJ. Wright, Room
1872. 2S0 Broadway, New York city, of
your intention to attend this confer
/ enco.