Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-18
Federation Declares That
Struggle With Germany
Workingmcn's Fight.
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quate Wages VIII Assure
Loyalty of Producer.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ameri-
can lahor's endorsement ur war aims
"s stated bl President Wilson and
recognition that the war against
hrussirnlsm is a worknrmau's war
~ recorded In a declaration issued
tonight by the executive council "
the American Federation of Labor ct
the close Of seven day scssion at
headquarters here
The declaration Ntys the peace
parieys between Russia ana Germany
have shown the fuulty of diplomat tic
negotiations untll the German mill
taris,s are convinced they can not
superimpose their viii ON the rest or
the world, and that spontaneous up
rising in Germany have demon
tuated The mllilariN governments
stiu TX stronger than the movement
ior Emancipation. A gigantic strug-
EI" lies ahead and now is time
when alI workers must soberly face
the grave Importance OF their daily
work, says the declaration. aud adds
GIVE workers a decent place TO
live, protect them against conditions
To take al their wages for bare eN
istence. k.vc them agencies whereby
grievances can be adjusted aud in
duStrial justice assured make II plain
that their labor counts In the win
MEG Of a war FOR greater freedom
not Tor private pronteering. and
workers can confidently he expected
10 do their part Workers are lovnl
IheN want 70 do their share for the
republic and Tor winning the war"
Following ia the text or the decla-
ration
Facing World CRISIS.
We are face to face with a world
crisis. We are In a world struggle.
which viii determine FOR the hume
dlhie future whether principles OF
democratic freedom or principles OF
force shall dominntc The decision
VIII determine not only the destiny
OF nations. but OF every community
and OF every Individual No lifa
will he untouched
Either the principles OF free
democracy or prusslan miiitaristic
autocracy viii prevail There can be
no compromise SO lhera can be no
neutrality among nations or indi-
Niduals.-we must stand up and be
counted with one cause or The other.
For labor there is but one choice.
The hope OF labor lies In oppor-
UNITY for freedom The workers OF
America VIII not permit themselves
10 he deceived or deceive themselves
into thinking the fate of the war
VIII not vitully change our own
lives A victory for Germany would
mean pan-German empire domin- I
'iing Europe and exercising a world
balance OF power which Germany
VIII seek to extend by force into
world control
."Prusslnn rule means supervision. /
checks, unfreedom in every relation
To ne
Roots In Ola Ideal
Frussianism has It's roots In the
old Ideal under which men sought Ia
rule by suppressing the minds and /
wills Of their fellows, II blighM the /
new ideal OF government without 7
force or chains political or Indus .
I lriaI- protected by perfect freedom I
for all
Unless the reconstruction shall
soon come from the German work .
"rs within that country n iH now .
plain that an opportunity to uproot
me agencies OF force win come only /
Wh"p democracy has defeated autoc- |
fioy I'm the military field. and wins.
the right TO reconstruct relations he /
~ cen nations and man. The peace
pUieys bCtwcen HGssih and Ger
many have shown the mull,y of
diplomatic negotiations untu Pms.
NlAu mtIitATiEts Hra gonytp,sJ tt...I
can not superimpose their will ON
the rest of the world. Force s the
basis OF their whole organization and
iT the only argument they will un.
dcrstand.
Spontaneous uprising I'm Germany
I'm protest against the militarist gov
eminent have shown that the Ger
ma. 1N, Nu'u' u o ytroEGf
than the movement for German
German freedom ls
the problem of the Ger
man people liut the defeat OF PruH
san aututrnCy ON the battlefield viii
bring an opportunity Tor German
liberty AZ home
We have passed the peIiod when
any one nation can maintain its
freedom irrcspv,uyely Of other ma
tons. Civilization has closely linked
nations together by the ties OF com
msrce and uuIok communication.
common interests. problems and
uuipor"s. The future OF FREQ nu-
iluus viii depend upon their joint
ability 20 devise agencies for deal
iur with their common affairs so
that the rreH 81 opportunity for
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