Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-11-22
WILSON APPEALS
TO LABOR FOR y
WAR SUPPORT
Tells Delegates He Would Like to
See All Critics Ex-
ported.
ASKS FOR A UNITED FRONT
Gays Paciflsts Cannot Bring About
Peace, but He can-WhiIe We Are
Fighting for Freedom We Must
See That Labor lie Free.


Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Presldent
Wilson delivered message to the
workingmen of the United States in
an address before the annual conven-
ton Of the American Federation of
Labor.
His entrance to the convention hall
was the signal for tremendous out
burst of cheers from the 5000 people,
assembled to hear him.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
federation, introducing Mr.. Wilson, re-
ferred to him as this man of destiny,
spokesman for freedom, interpreter
Of the aims and spirit Of our time, lead
er Of thoughts and action among the
nations of the earth"
This is a great privilege and
great honor" said the president. Il
gladly accepted the invitation because
II seems to me that II was welcome
opportunity to speak to you some of
the thoughts which have been gather
ing in my mind for the past few
months. I would be glad if you re-
gard me, not as the president, but as
a man seeking counsel.
Causes Of War.
81 think that in order to realize of
Just what moment this counsel is, 1t
would be well to remind ourselves Just
how and why this war came about.
1.-THE war was started by Germany.
Her authors deny 1t, but l am will
ing to await the verdict of history.
Why did Germany start the war? Re
member the position Of Germany in
the world. The whole world stood in
admiration Of her intelligence and ma
ferial achievements.
AS a university man 1 have been
surrounded by men trained in Ger
many. Nowhere else could they get
such training. Her industries were
perhaps the most competent In the
world. She had access to all mar
11ets in the world, but men in those
markets feared Germany because Of
her almost irresistible competition.
'Her industries were perhaps the
best in the world. Her label, Made
IN Germany was a guarantee Of good
workmanship. She had place In the
sun. Why was she not satisfied
What Did She Want7
"What more did she want? There
was nothing in q world Of peace she
did not have, yet she was not salts
fed.
'There is no important industry In
Germany upon which government has
not laid its hand to direct and, If
necessary, to control it.
"They were the same kinds Of COM
binations that we have tried to pre-
vent by law. The conditions of COM
petition were thus controlled by the
German government.
"a political control which would
enable to control all labor and indus
try of the world was behind it all.
Look at the map Of Europe-Ger-
many, In thrusting again her peace
proposals upon us, talks of Belgium
northern France, Alsace-Lorraine.
Those are deeply interesting, but they
are not talking about the heart of the
matter.
Vast Dominion
Look at the map of Germany's do
minion. l saw a map the other day
appropriately printed in black, and the
black stretched all the way from Ham
burg to Bagdad.
"If she can keep that, her power can
disturb the world, always provided she
expects the present influences in the
country and the government can still
control.
Germany is determined that politi
cal power of the world shall belong tC
her. There have been such ambitions
before; they have been real. But never
before were they based on such ar
enact and scientific plan of domination
Power Of Freedom.
"Power cannot be used against fret
peoples, If it is used by free peoples
"What am opposed to Is not the
feeling of the paciflst, but their stu
pidity. My heart is with them, but my
mind has contempt for them.
"Any people that compounds with thu
present German government is com
pounding for Its own destruction
II want peace, but know how t.
get Il and they don't"
A great cheer went up as the presi
dent spoke these words.
you will notice sent a friend o.
mime, Colonel House, to Europe, WIT
ls as great lover Of peace as Their
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Thouuht Kent Him Alive.