The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-09-05
LOYAL LABOR MEN
GATHER TGPLEDGE
U.S.FUlL SUPPORT
Freeman, Naf. Saw DOln.
per, At Minneapolis Nsetins
CalleitoCr Pa,i'i,iS.

hiNhEAl Oldst MN. NsfN -
20 Ansrllhn Alliance f8f tsbHf hnd
Dsmo. icy. oresh.Eed 10 oounterAc'
ths sruvIiiss ~ pocihsts and pro-
0sfmsh TfopaF ndlsts hud 10 b. nG
tie nations lADof forces up sollaly
behind tie uovsrnmsnt ia its pross-
,utioU % tie war. opsasI . three
dsy loyalty conference here to-day.
D. q Hail President of the state
Federation Of Labor. called the meet.
ne 10 order and Frank y. walsh.
CUb rmsn Of the United states Com
mission IN Industrial Relations,
sctea ss temporary Chairman.
Afisr The appointment Of a Com
mittee on Permanent Organization
the delegates planned 10 recess until
late In the DAY and then receive tho
committees report.
Samuel Oompers, President of ,he
American Federation OF Labor. out
lined the purpose Of the organic zion
as the assembling for tho support a.
the Government Of "all the moral
and material power OF the work ag
class OF the nation"
1t shall be our task" ho said, TO
interpret Americas democratic bpirit
and purpose in this CONFLICT TO our
fellow workers. especially those OF
| foreign birth. and to combat every
form Of propaganda. no matter 10y
/ whom Il may be carried on, whloh
tends TO weaken the loyalty and de-
votion OF the masses and their will
inEnes TO strive and sacrifice for he
nation and It's high purpose"
The declaration Of principles a,
announced by Nj. Gompers is, In part
as follows:
AS believers in the great ant
splendid vision OF democracy and in
terna tionalism. tho fraternalism ant
solidarity OF all peoples. we assert o.
this time our unqualified loyalty b
the Republic OF the United States an<
our determination to do all that liei
in our power to win the war In w'hicl
1t Is engaged.
! Aoyalty TO the ideals OF freedom
az ocracy and internationalism re
qH'ss loyalty to America
episloyalty 20 America in this crlsi
is tisloyalty TO tho cause Of freedom
democracy and internationalisn.
mo national selnshness impelled thl
Republic 10 enter the war. The i'm
pellinE motive was the consumin!
idealism born with the establishment
OF this Republic itself to preserve free
dom, not only for itself. but for al
nations, great and small and the bod.
Of international law which all the fre
democratic nations OF the world re
spect and deserve and only the bruta
autocracias seek 10 dishonor and de
stroy.
I'm such conflict real standar
bearers OF democracy and true inter
nationalists can have no hesitation Il
supporting our Republic, which ha
made its own the cause and interest
OF all free peoples. IL Is therefore II
truth not capitalists war. but
freemen's war.
Fully impressed by these factl
realizing that a noble international
ism IL implicit In our American con
oeption OF national existence, 1t shll
be our purpose TO bring TO the sup
port OF the Government all the mora
and material power OF the woriSin
class OF the nation. II shall be ou
task TO interpret Americas doml
cratic spirit and purpose in this con
fict 20 our fellow workers, sspeciall
those Of foreign birth, and to comba
every form Of propaganda. no matte
by whom II may be carried oil. whic
tends TO weaken the loyalty and de
votion OF the masses and their will
linEness TO strive and sacrifice for tn
nation and Its high purposes.
other speakers at to-day's sesEO
denounced as dlsloyal and seditiou
, the activities OF the Peoples Counc
, OF America for Democracy and Term