Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-14
LABOR HEADS URGE
WAR ON D|SLOYALs
GomperS Elected by Conference
at Minneapolis.
COMMITTEE TO AID RUSSIA
Alliance for Suppression of DisloyaI-
lists and ro-German Propagandists
For SoIdification of Labor
in War for Democracy.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 8.-The
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, organized three weeks ago
with President Wilson's approval, con-
cluded it's big loyalty conference here
with the election of officers and the
adoption of d ringing declaration of
principles.
The alliance, composed of the ma
tons labor leaders and having as it's
double purpose the crushing of dis
loyalty and the solidifying of labor
in the war for democracy, by unani-
nous vote elected as its leader Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor.
Principles of Alliance.
The outstanding provisions in the
declaration of principles include:
Suppression of disloyalists and
pro-German propagandists.
Solidification of labor behind the
| government.
Conscripion of wealth as well as of
men.
profits and land values.
Government control of industries in
case of labor disputes.
Action against speculative interests
which enhance prices of necessaries of
life.
Insurance for soldiers and sailors.
Equal suffrage.
Endorsement of President Wilson's
decision not to permit the war to be
made an excuse for lowering labor
standards.
Declaration that wage earners mus
have a voice in determining conditions
under which they give service, anG
must be represented in councils con
Quoting the war and at peace negotia
tiOns.
''The overshadowing ISSUE" the dec
laration says, SIS preservation o.
democracy. Either democracy viii
endure and men will be free or au
tocracy will triumph and the rae,
will be enslaved To compromis,
now would be to SOW seed for
bloodier war"
Committee to Aid Russia.
A committee was appointed to ex
tend aid and encouragement to nev
Russia. 1t is composed Of Mr.. Com
pers, Frank P. Walsh, John Spargo
former member of the executive com
mittee of the Socialist party, ant
James Duncan and Charles Edwar'
/
the American mission to Russia.
81 am unable to say now whethe
the committee will go to Russia,
said Mr. Gompers.
Mr.. Gompers was elected presiden
of the alliance amid an outburst o
applause.
81 am profoundly responsive to tn
. honor and opportunity" he said wit
. some feeling.
Frank Morrison, secretary of tn
American Federation of Labor, wa
elected secretary of the alliance, an
]. G. Phelps Stokes, New York, trea.
urer. Vice presidents are W. R. Gay
, lord, Milwaukee; James Duncal
Massachusetts, and Gertrude B. Flu
Ter, Pittsburgh.
"CIear Field in 80 Days"
The "Red, White and Blue" speci;
departed for the East following bi
. mass meeting. Literature will be di
, tributed along the way, urging imm
, date establishment of alliance b1
: reaus in every town and hamlet in Il
, country.
Z 1T is big movement was the par
| ing word Of delegates. "In 80 da!
: American labor will have crushed Il
; disloyalists and will have clean fie
: in it's noble battle for humanity"
3 The days conference was throw
: into temporary disorder when a del
: gate, Thomas O'Rourke of Baltimor
8 arose and shouted:
: "Mr. Chairman, a friend of Il
kaiser is sitting beside me takil
= notes of these proceedings
= The hall rang with shouts of 'aThro
4 him out! !"
+ President GOmpers then ordered t
@ man in question, Alexis Georgian, e
f itor of a local Socialist paper, to lea
r the convention floor.
( Georgian arose and protested th
n he was citizen of Russia.
q $50 along without argument; v
o might speak German" Mr.. Gompe
r retorted.