The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
LABOR URGED
TO RED0UBLE
THEIR EFFORT
President. Wilson in Telegram
Says War Can Be Lost
in America
DELEGATES MAKE REPORT
Indications Are That Some Spir-
tied Controversies Will
Be Fought Out
Can Lose War Here,


Washington, June 11.-Presi.
dent Wilson today teiesraphed to
the American Federation Of Labor
and the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy, in conven.
ton at st. Paul, Minnesota, urp.
ING renewed efforts Of labor In
support Of the war program.
1.-THE war can be lost In sAmeri-
ca az we'll 40 on the fields Of
France and i'll considered or un-
justified Interruptions Of the es-
sential labor Of the country may
make it impossible to win it," said :
the presidents telegram to Rob- I,
ert MaiseI, Of the American ali.
ance for labor and democracy.
No controversy between capital mad
labor should be permitted to inter.
fere with the prosecution of the war
the president said, until every instru-
mentality set up by the government
has been employed to settle 1t. To
MI. Gompers, the president telegraph
ed: ~"
please convey to the 38th annual
convention Of the American Federa-
tion Of Labor my congratulations upon
the patriotic support which :he mem
bers Of your organization have given
to the program Of the nation in the
past ,yeaF, sena, I'M ttsssas s,tsisssaand
On the battlefield, where SO many Of
our younger men are now In uniform,
but equally in the factories and the
ship yards and workshops Of the coun-
try where the .aEpjt b. supported and
supplieds by the Loyal industry Of your
skilled cfsftsmen. s,,
1--WE are facing the, hardships Of
the crucial months Of ) the struggle.
The nation can face them confidently,
assured now that the intrigues Of
the enemy can never divide our unity
by means of those Industrial quarrels
and class dissensions which he has
Med SO diligently to 1oment. In
these days of trial and self sacrifice
the American workingman is bearing
his share Of the national burden mob
ly. In the new world of peace and
freedom which America is fighting
to establish his place will be as hon
ored and his service as gratefully es-
teemed"
Presidents Telegram.
The presidents telegram to Mr..
Maisel said: "a.
"The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy has my earnest hope
for successful convention (that will
give added strength to future activi.
ties. Called into being to combat ig-
norance and MISUNDERSTANDING, skill
fully played upon by disloyal influen-
ces, your organization has done a great
and necessary work. 1t has aided
materially in promoting the unity that
proceeds frbm exact understanding
and is today valid and important
part of the grea: machinery that co.
ordinated the energies of America in
the prosecution of just and right
eous Wa". -...
Can Be Lost Here.
"The: war can be lost in America
as well as on the fields Of France
and i'll considered or untustitied in.
terruptions of the essential labor of
the country may make it impossible
to win it. No controversy between
capital and labor should be suffered to
interrupt it Until every Instrumental
ity set .up by the government for its
amicable settlement has been employ
ed and its intermediation needed u
the utmost; and the government has
set up instrumentalities wholly fair
and adequate And this duty to avoid
such interruptions OF industry wher.
ever they can be avoided without the
actual sacrifice of essential rights
rests upon the employer as Imperative
ly as upon the workman. No man
can afford to do injustice at any time
but at this time justice is of the es-
sence of national defense and contests
for any sort of advantage that at
other times void be justified may now
jeopardize the very life of the nation"
St. Paul. Mimi, June 11-With the
preliminary details of opening day dis.
posed of, the delegates attending the
annual convention, of the American
Federation Of Labor here, today got
down to real business which probably
will keep them in session for two
weeks.
The various committees appointed
yesterday began preparing reports
and recommendations to submit to the
federation and indications were that
many questions to be brought before
the convention would bring about
spirited fighting.
The federation now has member.
ship of more than 100000, according
to the annual report of Frank Morri.
son. secretary. During the past year
355,044 members were added. There
are 27,7S5 local unions in the fedora.