Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-16
PAN-AMER|CAN LABOR
OPPOSES REPR|SALS
Must be No Economic War on
Germany, Says Conference
Resolution; For League
of Nations.

Ioredo, Tex, Nov. ~ Samuel Com
pers introduced resolution into the
Pan American labor conference here
in which he outlined the demands Of
labor ON the peace conference The
resolution, embracing five fundamcn-
tai principals and seven secondary planks,
is expected TO he adopted II lndorsea
n League Of Nations and declares against
an economic war on Germany or re-
prisals on the part Of the peacemakcrs.
This, it declares is tho status of American
trades unlonlrin IN its movement toward
intcrnntionaligm
II declares against the economic theory
that labor is commodity, demands
cessation of industrial seryltudc, denies
the right Of international commerce to
the products Of child labor, stands for
an eight hour day and trial by jury.
ron UNITED rsTrREsT
The Mcxican organization is to be
based on the general lines Of the American
Federation of labor, and is to succeed
an organization here 10 fore carried on
| Bolshcvik ideas The aim of the leaders
| il the amnlgamation Of the various move
| rncnts on the Continent INTO an orRanI-
| zation promoting a united interest Mr..
| (.ornttcfa was elected President
This message from President Wilson
| 10 one from the conference was read
"'The measage from the Executive
| Council Of the American Federation 81
| Labor has been received with deepest
apprcclntion JON with them IN re
| jolcine over the steadily advancing
| progress Of freedom
Mr. Gompcrs resolution IS rs folloHH
| s'Rcsoved, That we declare the fol-
| lowing essential fundamental principals
must undcrlc the peace as we'll as the
principals Of all civilized NATIONS,
/ league ~ the free peoples 81 the world
IN common covenant for gfnlhne ana
! practical co-ul1cration - sccurr Jt9fif'
and therefore Pcace n relations hetweeT
nations
aNo pnIitIcal or economic restrictions
meant SIMPLY 10 hcrefit sorne nafIons
and r. Cripple or ernbarrass others
OPPOSED 70 RfrmsALs
"No rrprisals based on mndlc'ivf
ptlrr,uso or deliberate desire - inInre
| but 10 right manifest wrongs
"RcropnfIon ~ the nights of sTnai
NATIONS md If the principal that n
people must bc forced under sovereignty
under whlch Il docs not wish 70 fy'
No territorial changes or adlust-
tprptq IL power except IN furtheranc'
ef tic welfare If The peoples affected
md az firfheranre of world peace
And br Il further resolved, that Y
addition to these hasIc principals ther'
should he Incorporated IN the trcafJ
which shall constitute the guide of natloni
IN the new pe1iod and conditions whirf
We arc entering. the following declaration
fundamental fn the host interests .
all natlons and of vital importance z
nage caTncfs.
THAT III law and IN practice inc prln
cjpal shall ~ recognized that the iabo'
IL human hclng IS not cfnm"dit,
or article of commerce
Industrial servtnde shall not e11s
except ~ 4 punishment for rTime where
Of the party shall have been duly con
y1ctcd
TSsIaT os FRFE SPEECH
oTbe right of free association. frc
aescrnbage. free speech and free pres
shall not be abridged
That the seamen of the merchan
marine shall be guaranteed the night Q
leaving their vcssels when the same ar
IN safe harbors
No article or commodity shall =
shipped or delivered in rntcrnatlona
commerce IN the production Of whic
children under the age Of sixteen year
have been employed Or permitted :
work
1t shall be declared that the basi
workdav in industry and commerc
shall not exceed eight hours per da1
Trial by jury should be established