The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-13
WILSON ASKS AID
OF LABOR UNTIL
VICTORY Is WON
Declares Germany Must Be
Whipped Before Peace
Is Possible.
WANTS UNITED FRONT
A. +. of L. Convention Cheers
Notable Address and Pledges
Loyalty.

BUFFALO. Nov. 12.-President Wilson
in forceful address here to-day before
the American Federation Of Labor. APP
pealing to the workingmen Of the United
States for cooperation in the conduct Of
the war. made 1t emphatically clear that
he opposes peace until the war against
Germany has been won.
The President declared that his heart
was with "the feeling Of the pacinsts"
but that my mind has a contempt for
them"
Il want peace. but know how to get
1t and they do not," he declared. Col. E
NJ. House, head Of the American dele
CATION to the allied war conference. the
President said, he had sent to take part
In q conference as to how the war was
to be won. "and he knows. as I know.
that that is the way to get peace II you
want 1t for more than few minutes"
Must stand Together.
The $50 delegates to the convention
and the several thousand persons ad-
mitted to the hall to hear the President
speak rose and applauded this declara'
ton with a tremendous burst OF cheers.
Another demonstration Of approval
came when he said: We must stand to-
gether night and day until this Job Is
finished"
The President, while devoting his ad-
dress to problems for the people OF the
United States. laid emphasis upon the
broader phases Of the world conflict In
a way that seemed to indicate that his
speech was possibly intended as a mes
! sage to the people OF Germany. OF Aus
| tria and Of Russia as we'll as OF the
United States. He declared his belief
that were II not for the Pan-Germans
the spirit of freedom would find Sas fine
a welcome in, the hearts Of Germans al
! 1t can md in any other heart"
Power" he said. ''cannot be used
with concentrated force against free peo-
pies II It 10 70 be used by free people
Speaking probably Of Austria, MI:
wilson referred to the intimations OF
anxiety for peace that had come from
one of the Central Powers" and declared
that 1t meant that the people In that
Central Power know that II the war ends
As IL stands they will, in effect. them
selves be vassals OF Germany. notwtth-
standing that they do not wish
| in their pride and proper spirit OF ma.
tionality to be absorbed and dominated.
Refer. to Russian "RefOrm."
| OF Russia he said that he vas amazed
that some groups in that country could
suppose that "any rerorm plans IN the
interest OF the people can live In the
presence Of Germany powerful enough
to undermine or overthrow them by IN
trigue OF force"
"Fatuous as the dreamers OF Russia
were those persons in this country. ht
declared emphatically. who suppose tha'
..the free industry and enterprise or the
world can continue IL the Pan-Germar
plans are achieved and the German
mower fastened upon the world"
The President directly asserted tina
Germany had started the war and salt
ne would leave confirmation OF th,'
statement to history. He referred Il
Germany's growth to place In thu
sun, and asked why she was not salts
med when she gained that position. II
answer he described the German Gov
ernment's methods Of controlling tn
coupetition Of MS industries and ASSERTED
that "all the while there was lying be
hind its thought. In Its dreams FOR IN
future, a political control which woul'
enable it in the long run to dominate tn
labor and the industry Of the world"
Mr.. Wilson cited In this connection tn
Berlin to Bagdad railway. which. he said
was constructed to run the threat o
force down the flank Of the industria
undertakings Of half a dozen other coun
tries. 30 that when German compet!tio
came in 1t would not be resisted too fai
sbecause there was always the posi-
bllity of getting German armies into tn
heart Of that country quicker than an
other armies could get there"
Summing 1t up. he said that German
is determined that the political power Q
the world shall belong to her. but tina
, never before had such ambitions bee
based upon SO exact and precise an
, scientific a plan of domination"
Has Praise for Gompers.
The President voiced in terms q
eulogy his approval OF the conduct c
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
, can Federation of Labor. and the spir
of cooperation he had manifested in hi
relations with the Administration.
1T like to lay my mind" he salt
"a,ongside OF a mind that knows how
null in harness. The horses that k!c
over the traces will have to be put In
corral" The Presidents references I
Mr., GOmperS were lOuuIy applauueu
.'While we are fighting for freedom
Mr.. Wilson asserted after these refel
ences, 1--WE must see among other thins
I that labor Ia free We mul
ace to It that the instrumentalities
which the conditions of labor are in
u proved are not blocked and checke
Nobody has a right to stop II
8 processes of labor until all the methot
Of conciliation and settlement have bee
exhausted"
The President took occasion also
denounce the mob spirit, which, he sal
n "is displaying itself hero and there
n this country"
He declared that "if our men ha,
i not self-control they are not capable
h that great thing which we call DEM
o cratic government"
Al the afternoon session Secretai
q Morrison read telegram from Frar
]. Hayes, president of the United Nil
: Workers OF America. denying a repo
C that Hayes or the mine workers 4
tended to lead n fight against Preside
Gompers or the war policies Of the Go
= ernment.
I'VE propose to stand strongly
;. hind the Government and those who a
- leading this fight until militarism
n wiped from the face Of the earth." Pres
n dent Hayes's telegram read.
d Gov Charles s. Whitman of Ne