The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-11-24

ever, they believed that the time to
do so was just at the outset of the
primary campaigns, and hat when the
conventions came to draft and stand
by series of legislative demands
these demands would be far more ad-
vanced than would any which were
framed just after the elections were
over. They concluded that the radi-
cal element had nothing to lose and
everything to gain by competition in
legislative measures before the dele
gates in the coming years. -
Majority Viewpoint.
Delegates of the "old-line majority,
who voted for the new arrangement,
took the ground that the federation
would be able to virtually dictate the
platforms of the old parties, and thus
reduce the chance of any political
stampede to radical candidates of
other parties. They denied the sug-
gestion that there was any plan to
deliver the labor vote"
In this connection it should be
noted that the endorsements given
to political candidates this year by
labor bodies were not particularly val
liable. For instance, the Chicago
Federation of Labor endorsed the So
cialist judicial ticket. 1t did not de-
liver the labor vote. In otheN cities
the attempt Of leaders to put a solid
labor vote behind Republican or
Democratic nominees also broke
down.
One possibility of the situation
talked over among delegates priv
ately, is the discovery at the next con-
vention that there is too much trade
union work before the convention to
admit of much discussion of political
measures. This may lead to the
creating of sort of auxiliary con-
vention, later on, to deal especially
with legislative issues. It would do
the work performed in England by
the joint conference of the Trade
Union Congress with the Independent
Labor party.
British Delegates.
The first weeks work at Buffalo
has resulted in the adoption of this
very significant change in the law of
the federation, and in the adoption of
some ten or a dozen resolutions on
other subjects. The remainder of the
time has been given to speeches and
to committee sessions. The British
fraternal delegates, John Hill of the
Shipbuilders and Arthur Hayday of
the General LaDOrers, wee heard on
Thursday. They denounced the war
p~ofiteers of England, who seem to
have kept up pretty we'll with the
scale set by the bloated war profiteers
of America. They told how the Bri-
tish workers toiled in the munition
and .shipbuilding plants seven days a
week, and long overtime every day,
until their strength broke down, and
government had to forbid Sunday
work and most of the overtime.
Manhood Is Real Wealth.
I'VE have already conscripted all
the real wealth that is in our coun-
try" said Hill, discussing the British
workers demand for conscription OF
wealth. "That is, all the efficient
manhood has bc"n taken by the state:
and having taken that, it is only sim
pie matter to take the material wealth
where that is necessary to equip and
carry on the national cause, And l
ask you to think, is there any man in
Great Britain today who has given
son to the state who would not gladly
change places with any man who has
only given or lost gold? There Is no
comparison" IL - $~-
Each Of the British delegates has
lest g son in the war; -
Hill reported that the British move
inent stood committed to the opinion
that an International (labor) con-
ference would be Of the greatest serv-
ice. and as a necessary preliminary to
the conclusion Of q lasting democra-
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