The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-07-05
ST. PAUL. Sessions Prove That Ameri-
can Labor Is A Unit For Win
ming The War.

have their backs to the wall fighting
the minions of autocracy, makes the
present moment assume a ragged and
dangerous front and moves US to the
solemn duty of determination, to
determine whether we are doing our
full part.
"That grievous industrial wrongs
still exist no one can deny The
agency that has fought wrong, that
has lifted men and women up to high
er planes of life and work, that has
stood between the oppressed and the
oppressors, is the organized labor
movement. 1t has accomplished this
constructive remedial work through
organized economic power.
"Use of our economic power has
been tempered with such warmth of
dealism that we have won the re
spect and confidence of those in places
of responsibility and authority The
present administration, under the lea
dership of President Wilson, who has
interpreted by word and act the spirit
of democracy and humanity in a way
that has made him the spokesman for
world democracy, has recognized that
only through labor has it been pos
sible to fight this world war. The
government has entered into contracts
with organized labor and has provided
agencies for dealing with problems
that arise in production in which the
government and workers are partners.
Urge Full-Power Production.
Continuous, full-power production
depends upon the morale of the work
ers; that, in turn, is dependent upon
a sense of justice.
"The workers in war production are
practically part of the fighting force,
the army and navy. They can not
stop work without interfering with
the whole program. The whole cam
paign from production to where muni-
tions are used in the field must be
so precise, so we'll articulated, that
nothing shall interfere with any for
ward movement if we are to check
and defeat the best organized war
machine the world has ever seen. No
action should be taken in the shops or
on the field not in harmony with the
purposes of the war
"Organized labor, susceptible to
every impulse and stimulus of right,
must recognize in its impartial and
exacting judgment that the hour has
struck for it to emphasize and de-
clare its purpose and attitude anew
and to help meet the oyerpowering
force of circumstances and necessi-
ties which confront our nation.
organized labor, true to its ira
ditions, has proffered its full and
comprehensive support to the Com
mander in Chief, and it will not now
be paralyzed by infrmity of purpose
or action.
"The pressing need at this moment
of imminent peril is that ships bt
provided whereby American soldiers
food and munitions can be transported
to reinforce the American army al
ready fighting with the soldiers o,
France and England In order tina
this may be accomplished there mus
be full cooperation and earnestnes'
of the people of our country. We ad
wise the organized labor movemen
that in this crisis it must prove it
loyalty to our Republic and to ou
fellow-men, and demonstrate its ca
pacity to deal with big problems an,
big needs in constructive manner
Labor Can Be Generous Now.
Deeply impressed by the event
upon the western battle fronts, we ar
constrained to place before our fel
low-worklnen definite course of ac
ton. Yielding to no one in our de
termination to maintain for the work
. ing people OF this country the rlgh
to work or not, to work for reaso,
or no reason, yet at time when tn
destiny of the democratic institution
of the world are trembling in the bal
ance land still holding sacred tn
principles of the rights enunciate
we can well afford to waive their eS
ercise in patriotic desire that tn
issues of this war may result in
successful termination.
"In several departments charge
with war production, agencies hav
already been established to adjust ls
Dor difficulties as they arise. Thes
agencies have been supplemented b
/ a larger program, national in scop