Denver labor bulletin., 1918-02-23
LOYALTY WEEK
STIRSLABOR TO
GREATER EFFORT
PAT RIOTIC MASS MEET
INGS IN MANY CITIES.
General Organizer Robinson Issues
Rousing Call to Friends of Amer
lea to Form Local Alliances in
Every Industrial Community.
Especial to The BulletIn)


NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-With Ma
tional Labor Loyalty Week an un-
qualified success, General Organizer
Herman Robinson of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy to-
day issued a rousing call for organi-
zation work thruout America. Mr.
Robinson's statement follows:
"The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy now has l3O local
branches. There are branches in all
but eight cities of the union. Almost
every large city has branch and in
dozens of smaller cities there are
branches. Nearly all of these are
fiourishing and working hard for 10y
atty and American unity in support OF
the war.
"The eyes Of all America are on the
alliance today. In more than lOO
cities Loyalty Week mass meetings
have been held or will be held. The
greater part of two million pieces of
literature has been distributed thruout
the land The work of the alliance
has been made known thru hundreds
of columns of newspaper publicity.
For Freedom and Democracy.
This is the time for organization
work. ! believe that most alliance
branches will realize this and redouble
their organization efforts. Every
branch should do this-and branches
should be formed where there are
none.
"The energy displayed in connec-
ton with National Labor Loyalty
Week proves beyond question the fire
and spirit Of the labor movement IN
support Of our country and the war
for freedom and democracy.
This energy. this fine loyalty, viii
be douhly effective II organized and
given voice Let us 30 forward with
organization work. Let every man be
counted: let us see who lis 10 be
counted for America! This is the
great year Of the war; perhaps tho
deciding year Of the war. Let US hold
none Of our strength from the bal
ancc Let us put our full weight into
the harness for our country and our
country's causcl"
Middle West All Right.
Reports flooding national headquar-
tiers Of -he alliance. 81 Chambers
street. NeN. York. indicate that the
Middle west led the nation in its dem
onstrations Of patriotism. Comment
ing on this, Herman Robinson, general
organizer for the alliance, said II
showed beyond question that the Mid
die West had been maligned by
charges OF paCluHils anu hAu uN'aA-'A
this method Of showing where it stood.
National Labor Loyalty Week has
been a success for the reason that II
gave long lookcd-for opportunity TO
let labor show its stand said Robert
Maisel, director Of the alliance. We
who have been in close touch with
the American labor movement know
its intense loyalty and its sympathy
with democracy.
Pacifists Put to Rout.
"The American labor movement is
the most truly democratic institution
in the world, and war for democracy
is labor's own war. For this reason
it is solidly back Of the government in
this war.
Labor Loyalty Week has demon
stratcd once more the falsity of the
claims advanced by pacifists that they
spoke for the labor movement of this
country They speak for only small
minority, and il is a thoroly discrNd-
tied minority at that"