Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-06
Russian 1 Line Must Hold.

Z, portance that the Russian line should.
hold. Il IT. can be held only by the en-
ergy and the interest Of the Russian
people. The Russian army does not
fight because it is the will Of the czar,
but because 1T is the will of the RUS
stan people. !, The interest Of the Rus
sian people in this war has been
steadily undermined byHcertain sena-
tors and representatives. in the United
States congress. 8 s ls Z.
EVERY sdisloya1 resolution passed
by a combination of German agents
who call themselves a Peoples Coun-i
Gil of America, every time the mayor
OF Chicago turns that city over to dis
loyal meetings, It is Interpreted to
the United States does not want to
light. It weakens the faith Of the
Russian people in the United States
and encourages the feeling in Russia
that the United States is getting out
Of the war and the thing for Russia to
do is to beat us to a separate peace.
These are the reasons why say Riga
was captured by La Toilette, Gronna
and stone, thes Peoples Council and
the Mayor of Chicago. They should
be mentioned by the Kaiser in his
declaration
no Organize State Branches.
The American Alliance for Labor
and Decomracy, having disposed Of
the preliminary work Of organization,
today took up plans for stablishing
local branches from coast to coast in
the campaign to bring organized labor
up solidly behind the government in
4 Its prosecution of the war and to
4 stamp out disloyal and pro- German
societies. IA q
The resolutions committee in spe-
cial session began drawing up the
declarations Of the alliance. recently
formed for the announced purpose ct
n combating disloyalty. which are ex-
pected; to ..put organized labor right
i before the world. ]"
I. u Couldn't Stand Socialism.
John Spargo, former member of the
executive committee of the Socialist
Il party. who with number Of other
leading Socialists, left the party be-
cause of its ahtt-war stand. issued g
4 statement denying a statement that q
new Socialist party would be organ
2 ICED during the present conference. |
Speaking for the Socialists in this
Il gathering" he said. 1--WE have no in
tention OF forming or attempting to
form any new party here, whether TO
be known as a labor party, Socialist
y party, or otherwise. We had q
I sinGle-minded purpose to join with
our labor union friends to constitute
III u ANpcEIIldAACuI OA6c1iL1oISAoAA " AA>'S SA-E
ly purpose will be the crushing Of ex-
A patriatas and the enHsting Of the 10y
al support Of the laboring MASSES OF
the country In this war, but the or
y ganization formed here will not IN
y any. sense be a party. 8ss 81
Tonight Samuel Gompers. presi-.
dent Of the American federation OF
Labor and permanent chairman OF
the alliance, Will address q q mass
meeting In st. Paul. Other speakers
win Include Mr.. Spargo, Frank =
Walsh and Charles Edward Russell.
(sompers Denounces Pacifists.
Mr.. Gompers as president OF the
# American Federation s Of Labor,
pledged the united support Of organ-
lied labor to- the government In tts
\ prosecution OF the war, assailed peace
Y,ropagandists and denounced the fu-
tile activities of those who would split
iabor,s ranks on the question of war.
Several members Of the ~ Peoples
Councilfof America for Democracy and
terms OF peace, barred from meeting
4 In Minnesota and other states, were
srattered Through the audiences, In
cluding G. IF. Kruze, president of the
international Brotherhood Welfare as
ISOLATION and one Of the council lead
ers; Mahlon Barnes and ID. Shier
no ask the government to state its
B terms OF peace now is playing into
the hands OF the enemy said Mr..
Gomperas referring 70 one OF the Peo-
ple's Council demands.
sAnd, predicted Mr.. Gompcfs
& Frank y. VaiHh OF Kansas City and
other speakers, IA three months the