Arizona republican., 1918-11-14
LABOR CONFERENCE ID PROMOTE GOOD
 WILL IF WORKERS
Gompers And Secy. Wilson
 Aim At Union Of Men To
 Forestall Repetition of World Ga a strophies
Republican A. p. Leased Wirc1

LAREDO. Texas, Nov 13.-The or sanization of the workers of Mexico and Central and South America and the formation of a reciprocal confeder- atlon of all the union bodies of America was urged today by Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson and President Com pers of the American Federation of La DOT in addresses to representatives of the countries south of here. The forma- tion of such a confederation, it was pointed out by President GomperS, would be the first and chief step in tie organization of the forces of peace and humanity, that would forever prevent a repetition of the attempt by forces of autocracy and imperialism. to catch the world mapping and impose their will on all nations.
 Governor George w. P. Hunt of Ar izona also addressed the visitors say ing the Mexican laborers had been tried by fire and proved their depth of character in the Arizona strikes of 1915.
 Consider Pan- American Body
 The committee on credentials was named today, and tomorrow morning | the American conference will be organized and plans discussed for the creation of an all-American federation of labor.
 | The chief direct purpose of the con- l ference is to consider plans for pan American congress- to be held in the near future. and to devise some way for the immediate organization of the Mexican workmen in this country. of whom there are said to be more than a million, many of them working in the crafts requiring much skill and training.
 | nf hn ence is the promotion. in every way. Of the relations of the United States with Mexico and the American republics.
 Mexican Delegates Welcome
 Secretary of Labor Wilson, repre- senting the president of the United States, and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, today walked to the boundary line at the center of the international bridge and welcomed into the United States a delegation of the representatives of or ganized labor in Mexico. with whom they will undertake the formation of 1 pan American confederation of labor. General Reynauldo Garza. commander of the new Laredo garrison. of the Mexican army. accompanied the labor delegation into the United States.
 We wanted the right to work out IRUf uGSllnleS. Sdlu secretary W llSOH. 1 ''unimpeded by the mailed fist of any 3utocrat. and we insist that all the peo- ple of the earth shall have the same
 right. Achievement of democracy is not the end. but only the means. to accom- plish the end. And the end to be at tained is the working out of our own
 problem in accordance with our own
 hearts and consciences and ideals. and
 rot by the methods of someone above"
 The achievements of the United
 States in giving to every citizen a
 voice in the government, Secretary
 Wilson continued. had been effected
 chiefly by the development of the free
 public school system, compulsory school
 laws and free text books.
 , Good Will Alone Sought
 President Gompers assured the wis itors that the unions of the United States, in urging a pan American con l federation, .wanted nothing from the other American countries but their } good will. There is nothing in our } proposition to exploit your countries
 nor to exploit yur peple," he said. Be { cause the forces of exploitation. of i'm perialism and autocracy have been so l thoroughly organized throughout the world, the kaiser was able to plunge ? the world into war. Because the forces ? of love and humanity were not organ r ized tine kaiser believed he could con Quer the world.
 "The laboring men of America req f lzed this and realized that there must , be perfect organization Of the forces ; of brother love and honor. The Ameri- , can labor movement hopes to bring out . the best possible fraternal cooperative q and sympathetic agreement of the : working people of all American coun- n tries in order that we shall be able tC . live in peace and amity.
 Nor do we believe in alternating our h selves from the laboring people of othel V countries. We believe in the restora.
 tion of the international labor move
 ment after peace has been completely i. restored to the people, even in tn, |. countris we have conquered, so the, will have the opportunity of living un y der the peaceful governments we vii
 have helped to establish