Arizona republican., 1918-11-15
LABOR LEADERS
 FAVOR STRONG
 FUNDAMENTALS
Declare For Just Peace,
 League Of Nations, Fair Play For Workmen And
 Oppose Child La bor
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 14.-Presi- dent Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor today made known the program which organized labor in America wishes to be em- braced in the international peace treaty. A resolution embracing. five fundamental principles and seven sec ondary blanks was introduced by MT Gompers before the pan American la bor conference which was organized considered tonight by the resolutions tomorrow.
 The labor peace plan declares against reprisals for the purpose of punishment, but makes no mention of indemnities. Order would be secured by league of free peoples joined to secure justice and peace between na- tions. Welfare of the people affected, the resolution declares, must be the sole factor in determining changes and adjustments in power.
 An international eight-hour work day and an international child labor law are two of the results organized labor wishes to see come out of the war, the latter to be effected by de- nial of shipping facilities to goods manufactured by children under 16 years.
 Conference for Fair Play
 The resolution says:
 We declare the following essential fundamental principles must underlie the peace, as well as the principles, of all civilized nations.
 "A league of the free peoples of the world in a common covenant for genu inc and practical cooperation to se cure justice, and therefore peace, in relations between nations; no political or economic restrictions meant simply to benefit some nations and to cripple 1 or embarrass others: no repriSals based on vindictive purpose or de liberate desire to injure but to right manifest wrongs; recognition of rights of small nations and of the principle that no people must be forced under s sovereignty in which it does not wish i to live. no territorial changes or ad- i justment of powers except in further ance of the welfare of the people af- i fected and in furtherance of worlG peace; and be it further resolved: Child Labor Deeried
 That in addition to these basic principles, there should be incorpor- ated in the treaty which shall consti- ute the guide of nations of the new period and conditions into which wt are entering, the following declara- tions, fundamental to the best inter ests of all nations and of vital i'm portance to wage earners:
 That in law and in practice the principle shall be recognized that the labor of human being is not com modity or article of commerce; indus l trial servitude shall not exist except as 8 punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted 1 the right of free association, free as semblage, free speech and free press shall rot be abridged; that the seamer of the merchant marine shall be guar anteed the right of leaving their yes sels when the same are safe in harbor; no article or commodity shall be shipped or delivered in internationa commerce, in the production of which children under the age of Is years have been employed or permitted tt work; it shall be declared that the basic work day in industry and com merce shall not exceed eight hours day; trial by jury should be estab lished."
 Resolutions embracing suggestions as to the machinery to be adopted il perfecting an international organiza tion were submitted by delegates iron Mexico and South and Central Amer ican countries. They will be reporte, to the conference tomorrow.