Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
||.ss;dent Urges Renewed ||isupport by Organized
 Tabor of War Program
bopKTNG MAN IS DOING DUTY NOBLY
Telegrsms to Labor Leaders, President Says No Controversy Nust be Permitted to In.
 terrupt War Work.

Washington, June 11.-President
 Elson today telegraphed to the Am
 .can Federation of Labor and the
 ,erican Alliance for Labor and
 Imocracy, in convention at St. Paul
 nn., urging renewed efforts of la
 in support of the war 1.rogram.
 rTbe war can be lost in America
 we'll as on the fields Of France,
 d illconsidered or uniustified in
 ruptions of the essential labor of
 country, may make it impossible
 win it." said the presidents tele-
 hm to Robert Maisel of the Ameri-
 u Alliance for Labor and Demo- bcy.
 No controversy between capital and
 Dor should be permitted to interfere
 bh the prosecution of the war. the
 esident said. until every instrument
 ty set up by the government has
 en employed to settle it.
 Telegrams to GOmpers
 |To MT. Gompers, the president tele- bphed:
 aPlease convey to the 3Sth annual hventinn of the American Fedora |n of Labor my congratulations up
 the patriotic support which the tmhers of your organization have Ben to the program of the nation
 the past year. not -onlv in the tnches and on the battlefield, where
 many of ou younger men are now
 uniform, but equally in the factor
 and the shipyards and workshops
 the country. where the army is pported and sunnlied by the loyal ir ,stry of your skilled craftmen. I've are facing the hardsbips of the |ucal months of the struggle. The )tion can face them confidently. as- Pred now that the intrigues of the lemw can never divide our unity bv |esns of those industrial quarrels ld class dissensions which he had fed so diligently to foment. In these (ys of trial and self sacrifice, the Fnerican working man is bearing his lare of the national burden nobly. In le new world of peace and freedom nlch America is fighting to estab- ID his place will be as 'honored and B service as gratefully esteemed"
 Message to Maisel
 The presidents telegram to MT. aisel said:
 The American alliance for labor la democracy has my earnest hope successful convention that will ,e added strength to future activity. liled into being to combat ignorance 'd misunderstanding. skillfully play upon by disloyal influences, your sanlzation has done a great and 'Ssessary work. It has aided mater lfv m ,promoting the unity that pro- GUS from exact understanding and 'oday "a valid and important part of Teat machinery that coordinates energies of America in the pres .ssaon ,s Of a just and righteous war. q iae war can be lost in America as U as on the fields of France and considered or unjust interruptions .ne essential labor to win it. No Aloversy it impossible to wn t. controversy between capital and Ur should be suffered to interrupt aata every instrumentaiit4 set up n tue government for it's amicable a,ement has been employed and it's needed to the utmost; ' U. tne government has set up instru- 'a'aiit'es $ wholly fair and adequate. " thls duty to avoid such interrup- ls ol industry wherever they can avoiaed without the actual sacri- 2, 1l essential rights rests upon the ysoyer as imperatively, as upon the sAman. No man can afford to do .; ssslce at any time, but at this time nce , IS of the essence of national ruse and contests fo rany sort of 'sa.age s. that at other times would .ustilled may now ieopardize the lfle of the nation" ..