The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-01
ALLIANCE TAKESF|RM STRONG STAND
Statement Of Principles and Purposes Adopted By the American
Alliance For Labor And Democracy.

NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-The Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democracy
has issued a declaration of principles
and purposes and has called upon the
Orga niZcd workers in every city where
there is a central labor body for the
formation of local alliances.
The declaration is a ringing chal-
lcnge to those who are untrue to
America and the cause Of democracy
and is strong and inspiring statement
of the true principles of the working
people of America.
The declaration, in full, follows:
The American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy submits to all the American
people the following statement Of the
purposes which called it into existence
the principles it socks to inculcate, and
the purposes it aims to achieve.
We uphold as fundamental the ideals
Of Of Democracy and internationalisn. po-
licltally as we'll as industrially. There
and ideals Of the American La Dor
movement, and We hold further that
never was the active, assertion and
emily needed than at this time.
AS believers in the great and splen-
did vision Of democracy and interna
tionalism, the fraternalism and solid
arlty OF all peoples. we assert at this
time our unqualified loyalty to the
republic of the United States of Amer
lea and our determination to do all
that lies in our power to win the war
in which it is engaged.
Loyalty to the ideals OF Freedom
democracy and internationalism re-
au n;s Soi legally to a America ., ~
crisis is disloyalty to the cause Of
freedom, democracy and International
ism.
No national selfishness impelled this
republic to enter the war.
The impcllinS motive was the con-
Stunning idealism born with the estab-
lishment of this republic itself to pre-
for all nations, great and small. and
the body Of International law which all
the free democratic, nations of the
the brutal autocracies seek to dishonor
and DESTROY In such a conflict real
standard bearers Of democracy and true
tnternationa1ist; can have no heSita-
has made its own the cause and in
terests Of all free peoples. 1t is there
fore in truth not a Capitalists war"
alizing that a noble intcrna iona ism
is. implicit in our American conception
of national existence; it shall be our
government all the moral and material
power Of the working class of the ma
ton. 1t shall be our task to inter,
purpose in this conflict to our fellow
workers. especially those of foreign
birth, and to combat every form Of
propaganda. no matter by whom it may
ne carried on, W hich tends to weaken
the loyalty and devotion OF the masses
and their willingness: to strive and
sacrifice for the nation and it's high
purposes.
We aim to strip the mask from those
who in the name Of democracy anti
mllltarism. and peace are engaged in
the nefarious propa ganda OF trcachery
to all that these noble words repre-
sent We Indignantly rcpudiatc the
claim that this propaganda-Which. be
It remembered: brings joy and comfort
OF the labor movement Of America. Not
even at the behest Of the led
peoples council wi i'll the organized
MG boT OF America the
power responsible for the infamous
rape of Relsium-the power that would
subject Russia to worse despotisnl
than that of all the Romanoffs.
victory Of artoeracS. BY 1ettinG the
planted by the kaiser's fiat " sup
Militarism will not be checked by
Eanized all the resources. Of civilization
to the end Of imposing its brutal iron
rule on the world.
Peace will not be secured to the
We shall be as 10 loyal al to 9th the struggle
Tor freedom and democracy at home
as to the struggle for freedom and
Democracy in International relations.
We harbor no delusion. We know that,
war inevitably brings it's abuses. Eff