The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-04-26
LONG LIVE THE
BROTHERHOOD
OF NATIONS
Anti-War Sentiment Dominates
Resolutions Passed BY
Socialists at st. Louis

ST. LOUIS.-"Down with misery
and hunger and mass MURDER must
be the cry of the proletariat. Long
live peace Long live the brother
hood of nations and the solidarity
of the international proletariat"
This is the ringing conclusion of
an address to the Socialists of the
belligerent countries adopted by the
national emergency convention of
the Socialist party The address
was presented to the convention by
Louis B. Boudin, as chairman of a
subcommittee chosen to draft it,
The address expresses the hope
that the war will strengthen the
consciousness of a common brother
hood between the workers of Ger
many and the United States, and
pledges the Socialists to make every
sacrifice necessary to force the mas
ters to make the speedy peace.
Urge Combination for Peace
The workers in the belligeren'
countries are called upon to JOIN
hands with the American Socialist.
to bring about just and lasting
peace. The text of the address fol
lows:
"To the Socialists of the Belligeren'
Countries:
"Comrades-Now, that the people
of the United States have beer
forced by their ruling class into thi
world cataclysm, as you have here.
tofore been by your own rulers, we
the Socialists of the United States
feel it our right and duty to ad-
dress you on this most momentous
subject
No Enmity Toward German Workers
"We wish to say at the outset
that the workers of this country
have no enmity towards the work
ers of Germany, and that we, the
Socialists of the United States, feel
that the great affliction shared in
common by the workers of the Unit.
ed States and Germany should, and
we hope that it will, strengthen that
consciousness of common brother
hood between them which will ulti-
mately bring about peace between
these two countries and general
world peace with it.
eve also wish to convey to you
our firm determination, and we
pledge ourselves to do our duty and
make the sacrifice which may be
necessary to force our masters to
conclude a speedy peace, and we
hope and expect that, whatever may
have been the policies which some of
you may have followed in the past,
you will henceforth adopt vigorous
measures to force your masters to
the same course of action.
Join Hands for Lasting Peace
1--WE therefore call upon you to
join hands with US so that all of US
may use all the means at our dis
posal in a common effort to bring
about general peace which will be
just and lasting, without indemnities
and without any forcible annexa-
lions of territory by any of the bel
ligerents, whether avowed or sought
to be hidden by some less offensive
term that may be invented for the
purpose; so that no nation may be
deprived of any part of it's liberty
or made in any way dependent, po-
litically or economically, upon any
other nation; and that no change
of territory shall take place without
the consent of its inhabitants, free
ly and Enthusiastically expressed.
Down with war Down with
misery and hunger and mass MUIR
der, must be the war cry of the
proletariat. Long live the brother
hood of nations and the solidarity
Of the international proletariat!"