Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-09-08
LABOR DELEGATES
ADOPT PROGRAM
OF AME RICANISN

Suppression ~ disl0yauss and
prO-German prOpaFandlsts
solidincaflon ~ labor behind the
government
Consumption Of wealth 40 eell as
81 men
Heavy taxes on Incomes. excess
profits and land values.
Government control ~ Industries
In case oi labor dispute.
Action against speculative inter.
esis which enhance prices Uf ucros
sarles OF life
Insurance Tor soldiers and sailors.
Equal suffrage.
Endorsement - President WI.
sons decision not 40 permit fho uar
20 De made an excuse Tor lowering
labor standards
Declaration that WIFe clruorH
must have voice Boz determining
conditions under which they give
service. must be- represented Zoo cDuu
ellis conducting tho war and 90 peace
negotiations
To Preserve democracy.
The over ahud0Nlng issue ihr
declaration SAYS. 'iH preservation of
democracy Either democracy HlII
endure and men will Ho FREQ Dr au
tocracy Wlll triumph aud Pho rirr
Will be- enslayed Tu compromise
now would boz 10 SOW rce1 fur "a
bloodler war"
A committee VaH appointed iO og.
tend aid ana encouragement fu urN
Russia n b. composed OF ST. Com
perH Frank y Walsh. John vuarpn.
former member of tho executive
committee ui tho Socialist party
ana James Duncan and Charles E1
ward Russell. tho latter two wore
members Of the American Mission
a. Russia
- am unable 10 Say now ph,'hor
the committee viii FD 90 Rus
said Mr. Gompers
Gompers T. President
Mr Gompers was elected president
~ the alliance amid au ouihurst of
applause
- am profoundly responsive o
tho honor and opportunity he mt
with some feeling Ny whole I'H
has been cOnserre1ied tu bcinr ~
service 10 my fellow mon ll 0
no aspirations Tor anything ON o1rfn
Or above than 10 continue Tho
vice You have couscrlpied mo ar
I am on duty"
The Red white and Blue" .ne.
Clal departed for tho east shortly
after midnight. after hlr muH'
meeting Literature win hr distrl
hut"d along the way urFur lwmc
diate establishment ~ alliance bur
.nus IN every town ana hamlet n
the country.
To Crush Di~loi alisis
~ IL a biz movement. Was the
parting word of delegates I'm nine.
" days American labor win have
crushed the disloyllisis and ailI u1.r
a clear field IN its mobile battle Tor
humanity"
Mr.. Gompcrs truIrh' addressed H
reply 10 President Wilson's letter u
August 81 pralsur ih. alliance fo'
the work u had rIHrtukru aud pre-
dieting complete success
After thankia. 'Hr president ln.
explaining that fh, need pf mo aI
lance became apparent when hostile
forces we're seen 'HrntuF u .ra1n
divided opinion ir tNs nation Wr
Gowpers' letter added
our purpose o. u enable 1I t
understand Amoriras conception u
human rights and freedom HuH
through UNDERSTANDING become 1u 100
cuuquornhle force in their H.f.ua.
The alliance elected thu executive
committed.
Frank ? walsh kansas .N 49,
p Gheut. Los Angelic |lH JOHN
Walfcr Uauvillc l'I John -.HHs.
N.v York william Edlu N,N }urt
Matthew VOL. Chicagu Shop
uard Fort scott. k1a. jaime. N
Mullen. san Franchise. jaime. o. U.I
land New York David . Barry
Pittsburgh
Declare Principles.
Tho declaration of principles a
tho alliance IN part folluWH.
We declare that tho ono over
shadOwing issue is tho preservation
~ democracy. Either democracy
viii endure and men will bv Ir'. nr
aufocracy will triumph, and tb" race
viii be- enslayed ON this prime o.
sue We take our stand. We drrIHr.
that tho great war must D" fought
90 decisive result. that unless lu.
t0racy b. defeated there can hD uH
hope Of an honorable peace. and
that 10 compromise the issue o. only
tu SOW the seed for bloodior Hn1
more Devastating wars boz tho future"
Unity l. Needed.
We declare that 10 this rr.aN
the one fundamental need b. unity
OF action. The successful pruso.t
ton OF the war requires that an 'h'
energies 81 an our peoples 'n con-
tautrated 10 a common purpose.