Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01

each she'll, with each pair of shoes,
with each uniform, or with anything
else that goes out of the factory or
workshop, not only should it be well
done and 100 per cent good, but let
labor feel, by realizing that it is rec
ognized properly, that their very
hearts and souls are in that work,
and in the highest enthusiastic man.
ner they are American citizens, first,
last and all the time. (Applause.)
few days ago we read in the
paper about tremendously large
gun that the Germans had shooting
marveled. Some were not ready to
believe it. Our greatest scientific
men and women who understood
things of this kind could hardly be-
lieve that there was such a thing
possible. Yet believe we have all
come to realize that it is true
We may not be able to build gun
to shoot as that particular gun has
been shooting, but | have in mind
that the American people could build
gun, by united determination that
will not only shoot seventy-fve miles,
but will shoot from the United States
of America into the very heart of the
city of Berlin, Germany. (Applause.)
and constructed of the patriotism of
the American people. (Applause.)
Echo of Americans.
The shells which it should fire
would be made from the voices, from
the determination of the American
people, and its echo from Berlin
turnout Germany to the trenches on
the Western and other fronts, to our
boys in the trenches and to our al
lies, should be the voice of the Amer
lean people when that shell exploded,
the voices of all our people ringing
out to the world that we are united,
determined that this war shall be won,
that there is no division among us,
that the rich and the poor will give
everything material that they possess
in order to bring this about and if
necessary, we will place upon the
altar of sacrifice our very lives in
order that the world may be safe for
democracy. (Applause.)
This war is going to do more to
humaniZe the world than anything
else that ever came into it up to the
present time. While it is a terrible
price to pay by the sacrifice of thou
sands upon thousands of young lives,
the flower of this and other countries
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helped. Our great, our wonderful
President (applause), tried his best
and after he tried by every method
known to human being, and failed
then it became necessary to say that
natural word that we are at war.
And while / have been opposed ia
war all my life, when that word was
spoken, when the nation that had
strived by every honest means to
evade a conflict, became involved
not in order that we might advance
our own cause for any selfish pur-
pose, but in order that we might steI
in and save, not only the ideals of oul
own country, but that of others, ir
order that we might present the on.
ward march of that despotism-some
times called a system of government
in Germany, in order that that might
be prevented, in order that the worlt
may not become contaminated ant
controlled, we were compelled to &c
into the war.
Things Worse Than War.
Let me say there are things some
times that are worse than war, ant
to have remained out would have
been worse (applause). The honest,
of a nation must be protected at al
hazards and at any cost. And thai
is what we are fighting for. That i.
what we are uniting on. When we o.
organized labor thru its representa-
tives on the 18th day of last March
months prior to our going into thi.
war, said in the form of a resolu
ton, signed by it's leaders, represent
ing nearly three million men ant
women workers, to the President ant
people of the United States, that i
we had become involved in the war
labor would take its place and stant
squarely behind the President in thi
conflict (applause).
The American Federation of Labo
sent, and there is at this very mo
ment, commission of men and WON
en- in England who have visited tn,
trenches in France and have talket
to our boys and their boys, bringing
the message of labor and that mes
sage has been one of hope, one of in
spiration, because they have toll,
them you are here fighting in tn
trenches, suffering the privation, AM
; hardships that soldier must endure
! and we bring you this message tina
the men and women of labor at home
, in the mines and the mills and tn
workshops have commissioned US t.
say to you that we will stand loyal
behind you in the production of tn
/ things that you need in order to carr
on your fight, that we will supper
; every movement, the Red Cross, tn
Knights of Columbus the Y. M. c. A
| and all these wonderful uplifting an
. helpful movements to the soldiers, W
, are joining with them, and if W
: can't work physically, we will Civ
, them our encouragement and we vii
l say we are in accord with you, no
r sympathetically, but 100 per cen
{ American in everything we do"