Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-21
A. r. O. L. Will
Continue to
idGOUernnlenf
Delegates Unanimously Re-af-
firm Loyalty to President
Pacifist Silent-Negro Or
ganization Is . Considered
Gompers' International
Conference Approved

BUFFALO. n. Y. Nov. 20.-Without
a dissenting vote the American eder-
alton OF Labor today reaffrmed its
answering loyalty to the country ana
a determination o stand behind the
national administration until peace
comes. The pacifist element. which
yesterday mustered small minority
against President Gcmpers in support
OF the war, was silent.
The resolution containing the decla-
ration was reported fayorably by The
resolutions committee. 1t was sweep
ing in scope The course pursued b.
President Gompers in calling a confer
ence OF the national and international
officers of the federation at Washing
ton on March 18th was approved and
all his subsequent actions and Those
ence to the war were concurred in.
Loyalty To Country.
The pacitists declared that they were
unaware that the resolution was to
come up today. They made no move
for reconsideration, however. and it
was pointed out tina. while their fight
yesterday was based on a vote of con-
fidence in President Gompers, today's
resolution called for declaration on a
clear cut question of loyalty to the
country
This resolution with others from the
on resolutions occupied Yir-
James Duncan made a report at the
afternoon session on his trip to Russia
as a member of the commission APP
pointed by President Wilson. and Gif.
ford Pinchot. speaking for the federat-
ed bSard of farm organizations, asked
for closer relations between the farm.
ers organizations and the American
Federation of Labor
s Negro Labor.
The only resolution that caused ex-
tended debate related to the organiza-
ton of negro labor. 1t was submitted
by Delegate Murphy of San Francisco,
and embodied in its preamble a resolu-
ton adopted by the International Ne
gro league and presented TO the San
Francisco labor council for endorse
ment. The negro leagues resolution
specifically referred to the southern
states" as the scenes of wrongs in.
1icted upon the race.
The resolution committee, reporting
10 the convention, assumed no respon-
sibility for the statements in the pre-
amble OF the Murphy resolution and
reference TO the execu-
i've council of only that part of it re-
ierring - organization of the negroes.
o. D. German of Georgia, protested
against the reference 10 the southern
states remaining in the record and
moved as an amendment to strike out
he entire section.
Objects Tc Statement.
THE slaughter at East ST. Louis
,ame as a result OF thefts by starving
negroes enticed away from their south
ern homes" German said Il defy any
delegate to Point to one instance OF a
negro being killed for robbery in the
south. | resent this reference to the
southern states. The treatment of the
negro in the south is better than it has
)een in the north"
Finally. the report was amended by !
he resolutions committee to read: !
Your committee connot be responsi- |
lie for and rejects the statements con- /
aimed in the preamble of the resolu-
ion." and as so amended the report /
vas adopted.
Russia Needs Opportunity.
In his address on Russia, Vice Presi- /
dent Duncan expressed confidence in
he ultimate formation of stable and /
asting republican government there.
Give them an opportunity to devel /
'p their new democracy and there will
,e born in it a national spirit that will I
,e worth fighting for" he said. ]