The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-11-14
Powerful Address to Labor
Congress.
CHARGES GERMANS
STARTED THE WAR

tiOn Hall Arose and Cheered PreSi-
dent Wilson whe nile Unlimited War
Must be Brought to Conclusion by
Force OF Arms.
Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. l2.-Presdcnt
Wilson, in q forccful address here to-
day before the American Federation
Of Labor, appealing to the working
men of the United States for coopcra-
ton in the conduct Of the war, made it
cmphatically 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 pac-
fists" but that my mind has a con
tempt for them"
81 want peace, but know how TO
got it and they do not" he declared.
Col. e. NJ. House, head of the Amer
lean delegation to the Allied war con
ference, the president said, had been
sent to take part in q foncerence as
to how the war was to be won, land
he knows, as | know, that that is the
only way to get peace if you want it
for moro than a few minutes
The d50 delegates to the convention
and the several thousand persons ad-
mitted to the hall to hear the presi-
dent speak, arose and applauded this
declaration with tremendous burst
Of cheers. Another demonstration Of
approval was given when he said, "We
must stand together, night and day,
until this job Is finished"
Power" he sold, cannot be used
with concentrated force against peo-
pies, If it is to be used by free pco-
PIES"
Speaking, probably Of Austria. Pres
ident Wilson referred to intimation of
anxiety for peace that had come from
one Of the Central Powers" and de-
clared that it meant, that the people
in this Central Power know that If the
war ends as it stands they will, in
effect, themselves be vassals of Ger
many, notwithstanding that they
do not wish in their pride and proper
spirit of nationality to be absorbed
and dominated"
or Russia. he said that he was
amazed that some groups in that coun-
try could suppose that any reform
plans in the interest Of the people can
live in the presence Of a Germany pow
.f,,1 ,oh - Il ,irn n,
throw by intrigue or force.
"Fatuous as the drcamers Of Russia"
were those persons in this country, he
declared, cmphatically, "who suppose
Of the world can continue if the pan
German plan is achieved and the Ger
man power fastened upon the world"
The president directly asserted that
he would leave confirmation Of this
statement to the verdict Of history.
He referred to Germany's growth to
place in the sun, and asked why she
position In answer, he described the
German governments method OF con-
trolling the competition of its indus
tries and asserted that "all the while
there was lying behind its thought, in
it's dreams for the future. a political
control which would enable It in tho
iong run to dominate the labor and the
industry Of the world"
Summing ft up, he said that Ger
many Is determined that the political
power of the world shall belong to
her and that never before had such
ambitions "bcen based upon so exact
and precise, and scientific a plan of
domination"
The president voiced in terms Of
culogy his approval OF the conduct OF
Samuel Gompcrs president of the
American Federation of Labor, and the
spirit of cooperation with the admins
tration. His references to Mr.. Com
pers were loudly applauded.
"Whilc We are fighting for freedom"
Mr.. Wilson asserted after tho reassur-
ances, I'VE must see among other
things that labor is free. = I" Wc must
see to 1t that the instrumentalities by
which the conditions Of labor are i'm
proved are not blocked and checked.
- Nobody has right to stop the