New-York tribune., 1918-11-24
kilograms Pour In ON Will
,on Asking Representa-
ton at Farley
p.cked President
In War Policies
g.deration Chiefs High
Standing Abroad Cited
as Argument
Special to The Tribune

Special to The Tribune
rasHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Bccause
.sisbed guesses have failed to men
!. any representative of organized
~, on the American peace mission,
,.srams have begun to pour into the
gsS, House asking President Wilson
rame Samuel Gompers, president of
4. American Federation of Labor, one
! The commissioners.
ne kilograms are from labor organ
,.iOns as we'll as from individuals
.,,nscted with or interested in the
,sor movement. These have expected
~ labor would have a place on the
.;,son. and the failure of Mr.. Gompers
:. srure in any of the published lists
-, led to fear in some quarters that,
,,s that the war is over. the assist
.,,e Mr. Gompers and the movement
!. represents have given in putting it
.,ough may be overlooked.
Long Has Demanded Place
Wore important that this, however,
the demand, voiced from the early
aes of the war. that when it came to
rske peace terms, the organized labor
-,ysment in America should be repre-
:.nted at the peace table. At no place
Va this demand made more strongly
Ian at the Buffalo convention of the
,mercan Federation of Labor which
Il
.ss been the contention of organized
.bor that in view of the loyal support
has given the war measures of the
ljministration, and the Importance to
,bor of many questions that would
Ave to be settled at the peace table,
would have one member in the
~sce mission. Nothing that came from
ise White House tended to disabuse
,bor Of the idea that it would be so
rpresented
Failure of Mr.. Gompers or any other
rsoresentative of the official labor
nSvement to be named in any of the
yntative lists of commissioners has
I'D to belief on the part of some
sSor men that it is the intention of
he President not to appoint Gompers
Lists Believed Inspired
They believe the lists made public to
dste are more or less inspired, and can
not understand how, if there was any
hought in the Presidents mind of rec
.rgsnizing Gompers, no hint of it has
zen allowed to become public.
Gompers's friends urge many reasons
'G his appointment. The first and
sast important is his position at the
issd Of the American Federation of La
~, and his prompt binding of the
.deration, before the country entered
hs war, to support the Administration
asll OF its war endeavors. This prom
3 it is pointed out, has been loyalty
a't. In addition to this, Gompers,
Esre than any other person, was re-
sensible for the defeat of the pro-
Gsrmans and pacifsts in their attempt
array organized labor against the
nr and the President.
Gamperss high standing abroad, it
'so is pointed out, is another reason
'hy he should-be appointed. His work
ID Europe, more particularly during his
ecent visit to the countries at war.
'dasd greatly to his reputation as a
Ale and sane leader of labor.
Gompers Intensely Loyal
Gompers also has been loyal in his
,1apport of the personal fortunes of the
resident. Only few weeks ago, when
Ns returned from Europe in grief over
'ewS of the death of his favorite
asughter, he issued an appeal to the
sOor men of the country to stand by
,i ne President in his appeal for an all
0VlTocratlc Congress.
wen who are not in the labor move
-en'' but who keep in close touch with
: various phases, are inclined to think
&c failure to date to mention Gompers
y one OF the peace commissioners Is
Sae 10 the opposition the Socialist ele-
saent can be relied upon to make to
n' mn' This element, if it cannot have
I sue OF It's own on the mission, would
neier that labor be nominally repre-
isu'ed by one of the many college pro-
.SSsofs who, because of their eminence
s economists, have been appointed to
Ipoftant labor bureaus and boards
,iOsI OF these have been in sympathy
~ mere 'ney have not been in touch with
'aought.
=. %uch an appointment. labor men here
.sa'e, 10 you'd be even more offensive to
Ss Ss. olhclal organized labor movement
,.au .an violation of the implied under
M lying .Sl that it would be represented
VI tne mission