The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-07
MASS MEETING TO
TERMINATE THE
BIG GATHERING
OF LABOR FORCES
American Alliance Delivers
Reply to Those Who Ask
Peace Terms
AMERICAN AIMS
ALREADY KNOWN
No Government Ever Stat
ed It's War Aims More
Clearly or Fully
RESOLUTIONS
ARE APPROVED
Unofficial Answer to Paci-
fists and Pro-German
Propagandists
RESOLUTIONS
ARE APPROVED
fRv Anscc,atsd Press.l

Minneapolis, Sept. THE Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy expected to conclude its busi-
ness today and adjourn tonight aft
er a public mass meeting.
Most of the eastern delegates will
return to their homes on the Red,
White and Blue" special train.
the way telling OF the work accom-
plished here in the first drive Of the
big campaign to make the nation
labor masses loyal to a man, and to
clear the land OF pro-German
propagandists.
Clarence Darrow, Chicago, will be
one Of the principal speakers tonight
at the meeting over which Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation OF Labor and chairman Of
the alliance will preside. Brief speeches
will also be delivered by other well
known labor men.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor today
was unanimously elected president
OF the Alliance.
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor, was
elected secretary of the alliance and
J. @. Phelps Stokes, New York,
treasurer. Vice presidents are w. r.
Gaylord, Milwaukee; James Duncan,
Massachusetts,. and B. Fuller, Pitts
burgh.
The declaration OF principles adopt
ed pledged labors support to the
government, advocates suppression
of o-German propagandists, favors
conscription Of wealth as well as
conscription of men and urges
prompt action against speculative
la Hrg
to enhance prices OF necessaries Of
life".
The conference was thrown into
temporary disorder when a delegate,
Thomas O'Rourke, Baltimore, arose
and shouted:
"Mr. Chairman, q friend Of the
Kaiser is sitting beside me taking
notes on these proceedings.
The hall rang with shouts OF
throw him out"
President Gompers then ordered
the man in question. Elixis Georgian,
editor Of a local Socialist paper, to
leave the convention floor.
Georgian arose and protested that
the was a citizen OF Russia.
go along without argument you
might speak German" Mr.. Gompers
retorted. ..
Edward Carr a Chicago delegate
entered a vigorous protest against
the eviction of Georgian.
''Td rather deal with a known
scoundreI than an unknown fool"
shouted Mr.. Gompers amid ap-
plause. ...-
The incident ended and the conven-
tion proceeded with its business.
The Alliance late yesterday un-
animousIy. adopted a resolution de- |
nouncing as unwarranted the dec
larations Of the Peoples Council OF /
America for Democracy and Terms /
OF Peace, and those of other similar
organizations. that America has not /
clearly stated her war aims.
mo government has ever stated /
its war aims so clearly, war aims /
entirely consistent with ideals OF /
democracy and internationaltsm,"
the resolution said.
The resolution, viewed by some
delegates as the governments un-
official reply to the criticism of paci-
fists and pro- German propagandists,
was submitted after q lengthy ses-
sion Of the resolutions committee.
It was read by John Spargo, former
Of the executive committee
Of the Socialist party and adopted
almost Immediately amid applause.
American War Aims,
The resolution on war aims fol-
lows:
"The socalled Peoples Council and
other organizations allied with 1t,
TO speak in the name Of
the working people OF America, have
declared that the aims and purposes
for which we are at war have not
been definitely stated. These people
have made a great deal Of clamor,
that the president of the
United States make a definite state
ment OF the reasons we are at war
and the ends we seek to attain. We,
the members Of the Minneapolis
Of the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy, declare
that this demand OF the Peoples
Council and other pacifist organiza-
tions, even IL made in good faith, is
entirely unwarranted. The record
shows that the aims and purposes
Of this nation have been stated with
singular Iucidity and precision by
the president OF the United States
on various occasions. In support OF
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