The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-09
LABOR PREMIER TO SPEAK HERE
 JANUARY 16TH

Not frequently has Bridgeport la Dor been as much interested in a pub lie event, in this city, as it is in the projected appearance of Crawford Vaughan, former premier of South Australia, elected by the labor party, and distinguished labor leader.
 MT. Vaughan will speak in the High School Auditorium, Jan. 16, at p. m-, under the auspices of the Bridgeport War Bureau. MT. Vaughan came to this country at the request of the United States Council of Defense.
 MT. Vaughan landed in San Fran cisco several months ago and spent some weeks in California He has attended labor meetings and confer ences in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, H.
 linois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. To the trades union men in each State he has brought the mes
 sage from the Antipodes that the la
 boring man of the allied powers must
 do his bit no less than the fighting
 man to help beat autocracy.
 MT. Vaughan is now speaking in
 Massachusetts and on January A, 15 and Is he will speak in Connecticut.
 
 ! have secured one of these dates.
 In an interview yesterday in New
 York, MT. Vaughan said:
 ''I found the laboring men every where whole-hearted in their support
 of the policies enunciated bys Presi-
 dent Wilson" said MT. Vaughan l
 do not believe that in all America
 there is an element of labor not in accord with the ideals of democracy
 set forth by the Allies If all other
 countries that are waging war against
 the Kaiser and his allies could boast
 labor situation equal in patriotism
 and in efficiency to that in America then assuredly the Allies would need !, have no fear of any industrial trou-
 bles arising to hamper the conduct : of the war.
 ''The- outstanding fact in regard to
 labor as I saw it. he continued, twas probably the spirit of co-opera- ton which seemed to exist between the various classes of your commer- . cial and manufacturing world, not to mention the perfect accord between employer and employe- l found the laboring men not only willing to me- diate their differences with an em-
 pIovef who was willing to meet them half way but I also discovered that business men were anxious to coop crate with and receive the support ot
 the trades union people.
 'For example, in San Diego, Cal,
 where I spoke at several meetings,
 was impressed and gratified to learn that the local Chamber of Commerce had invited representatives of the unions to take part in it's dehbera-
 lions and to lend a voice in directing the business of that city. Such in
 stances as this will lead to a better
 understanding between labor and business, and makes for the best sort . of war preparedness
 eeIn the coal districts I was just as much surprised as in San Diego to sec that the miners had voluntarily agreed F tc curtaiI their holidays and to work the mines so that the nation migh1 not lack an adequate supply of fuel , In this matter I really believe thai . America is ahead of Australia, anc
 YOU know we believe our labor meT l are as patriotic as any in this crisis r T do not think that Australians would v as willingly have given up their hoh' l days.
 l q would say, as the highest com e pliment I can pay the American < workingman, that I found him to be s above all things thoroughly Ameri
 can."
 I MT. Vaughan took occasion to war1 S inc laboring people of the United e States not to 'let up
 l "In addition to keeping up maxi @ r1um effort in war production,' ht V said, q sincerely hope that the pa r triotism displayed in the factory, th' t mine. the railroad, or the munitio1 e plant will be translated into ever! e day life. The man at home must mak'
 sacrifices to this war just the sam as the man in the trenches. Unles = production goes on the army in tn = field is useless.
 e Labor will get it's reward whe1 l. the war is over, of that I am sure . The reputation of organized labo U both in England and America is a Il stake, and the laboring men know it ,' When the war is over, labor will re ~ ceive it's just recognition" :, "I want to say that nowhere il It the allied world" he said, will vol
 find higher spirit of patriotism O II more thorough determination to sup a port the government in the presen n crisis than you will find in the grea - mass of workingmen in your countr. .s who are Iaboring night and day t n keep America at it's maximum of va @ production"
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