The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-27
ORGANIZED LABOR
TO HOLD MEETING
AT VERSAILLES
Delegates Named by the
] American Federation
to Attend.
COMPERS is NAMED
James Duncan; John r.
Alpine, Frank Duffy,
VIM. Green Com
plete List.
COMPERS is NAMED
BY ROBERT ". HoBBs.


Washington, Nov. 26.-That organ
lied labor intends Its voice shall BIZ
heard at the peace conference Of the
nations became evident here tonight
when the appointment Of dciegn-
ttDn by the American Federation of
Labor to attend I'M International labor
peace conference AT the same time
and aanae place with the itcrnationai
peace conference was disclosed.
Even labor shall have no place in
the councils OF the nations. Its repre-
scutatiyeS sitting in solemn session
nearby the conclaye OF the nations
win voice the purposes of labor in the
rcOrgantzed world that /. To come,
and this voice will he heard In tho
peace conference itself
The war just won was called war
bowed to labor as the mighty instru-
bowed to labor as the mighty instr
ment of victory. This same labor he
lieves that having won the war. IL
should have part In the discussions
which will determine the conditions
OF the new world to follow.
AT the last annual convention OF
the American Federation of Labor
the executive board was authorized to
appoint delegation to attend an In
|ternational labor peace conference TO
sit at the same place and at the same
time with the International peace
conference, This committee is now
named.
II is headed by Samuel Compers.
president OF the American Federation
OF Labor. Mr.. Gompers' name is one
Of those mentioned on practically ev-
cry slate Of delegates to the interna-
tional peace conference to be named
tS1yy cSiA An sis 1tg
named by the president also. the two
conferences would be linked by q
f1csnnItH utaAEnte tTssl from the cham.
her OF labor to the halls OF the ma
| tons the message OF labor would be
carried by the joint member.
Associated with Mr.. Gompers will
be four vice-presidents of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor: James
Duncan. secretary of the Granite Cut
ters' union: John r. Alpine, president
of the United Association of Plumbers
and Steamfitters, who has been acting
pas head Of the federation In the ab-
sence OF Mr.. Com Irers,- Frank Duffy
secretary of the brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners. and William
Green. secretary of the United Nine
workers.
Many Of the problems OF labor dis.
4
Dor conference which Mr.. Gompers
attended as the head of me American
| delegation. win come before this la
bor peace conference for final settle,
msnt-
| The head and leader of the confer
ence will be Mr. Gpmpers. whose
! name II one to conjure with in Euro
pean labor circles AS we'll rs in Amer
lean. After his recent trip abroad al
lied labor lined up more strongly be-
hind it's governments in The prosecu-
lion of the war than ever before
Those governments and the American
government credit Mr.. Gompers with
the great work.
OF Americans, his strength abroad
/ is second only To that of President
Wilson and labor her and ahrcad
knows that the labor conference
which he heads and for which he VIII
be the spokesman cannot he kept
from audience in the secret chambers
Of the inter-allied peace conference
IL is said
Plans for this labor peace confer.
enee were laid and completed during
his recent visit abroad and the inter
allied labor conference which he at
tended there was in many ways hut
a preliminary session FIR this great
meeting OF labor. coincident with tbs
peace meeting and interlocking with
II so closely that the anal peace terms
will express labor's homes and ideals
as we'll as the political necessities OF
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