Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
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NEW YORK. Oct. l4.-President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation Of Labor will be welcomed
back to America by a national mass
meeting to be. held in Chicago under
the auspices of the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy.
Announcement Of plans for the
mass meeting was made at national
headquarters Of the alliance here to-
day Simultaneous announcement was
made in Chicago.
Il rs planned 10 bring TO Chicago
representative men and women from
all parts Of the United States, in or
der that the substance and spirit Of
the message President Gompers will
bring from Europe may be as widely
spread thru America as possible This
Is done. Director Robert Maisel said,
because 1t will not be possible for Mr..
Gompers 10 make an extended speak
ing tour.
Many Notables Invited.
Invitations already have gone out
to the following:
President Wilson and members of
his cabinet
Governors of all the states.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Presidents and executive councils of
all international unions.
Members of the advisory commits
sion of the council OF national de-
fense.
Members Of the national war labor
board
Presidents and executive councils of
all state federations of labor.
pr.afdanfs md councils
of the railroad brotherhoods.
All city labor central bodies.
All branches of the American Alli-
ance for Labor and Democracy.
And a list of men and women who
are representative of the life of the
American democracy.
With President Gompers at the Chi
cago reception will be the entire mem
bership of the mission now in Eu-
rope with him. Members of the mis-
sion. in addition to Mr.. Gompers, are:
William J. Bowen, president Inter
national Bricklayers and Plastcrers
Union.
John p. Frey. editor International
Molders Journal.
c. l.. Bainc, secretary International
Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
Officers of the American Federation
of Labor are giving their hearty CO.
operation in the making of arrange
ments for the great meeting in Chi
cago.
Date Not Yet Fixed.
A local committee representative of
organized labor. the alliance and the
public, has been working in Chicago
for two weeks, planning for the big
event, which will be held in Chicago's
magnihcent auditorium.
Tho date of the event has heen pro-
visionally fixed for November s. but
obviously no definite date can be either
fixed or announced. Means for COM
municating the date quickly at the
earliest possible moment to those who
will attend have been arranged.
president Gompers will return
from Europe after having performed
an unusual service for America" said
Robert Maisel. director of the alliance.
"All America will want to know what
he has to say; all America will want
to welcome him back to America. He
will return with a great message for
all of our people, and only by holding
great national meeting such as we
have arranged can his message be
properly got to the citizenship of the
country. Mr.. Gompers will return to
take up the heavy load of his duties
here. His time will be at high pre-
MUM. BY bringing to Chicago rep
resentative men and women from va
rious sections of the country the spirit
of President Gompcrs' message will
20 thruout the country as it could in
no other way.
To BE Inspiring Meeting.
Already scores of warm friends of
President Gompers and of the labor
movement have voiced their keen ap-
probation of the plan we have made.
This meeting will afford means for
personal contact that would other
wise not be available to n great many.
We are confident that this great meet
ing, unique in character, will be an
inspiration to all those who are toiling
with the single purpose of bringing
victory to the arms and purposes of
democracy in the great war.
President Gompers has seen the
war as no other man from America
has seen it. He has been close to the
great currents of war and of the life
and toll behind the lines. He will