The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-05
CHICAGO LABOR.
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ed the following declarations and
passed the subjoined resolutions,
which speak for themselves:
We are today facing a worlds
crisis. Whatever may have been
the original cause or causes for the
present world struggle, the issues
for which the soil of Europe is to-
day being drenched with blood and
for which men and women are call
ed upon to make the supreme sac
rifice, are the perpetuity and extern
sion of the principles of freedom,
justice and democracy-the right of
men to determine by and for them
selves their conditions of life, lib
erty, and pursuit of happiness. The
present contest, the greatest the
world has ever known, is one to
forever destroy the rule of autoc-
racy and the subsection Of free peo-
pies by the power of militarism and
to glorify the ideals of democracy,
llD6IGN, lIStuoI1l anu JuSJlCc.
The time is here for deeds, not
alone words. Every one, no mat
/ ter in what station in life, whether
rich or poor, strong or weak, has his
duty to perform to himself, to his
fellowmen, and to his country. We
declare that it is the duty of every
man and woman to do his or her
utmost on promoting the great and
grand cause of our government in
this world struggle. To this end
we appeal to all to interest them
selves, without qualification or res
servation of any kind, in the solicit
ing and contributing of funds for
our national government, with which
to carry on its great struggle to
an early and successful conclusion,
and to again establish at a very
early period the peace and tran
quillity of all peoples of the world
Prompted by these motives and
ideals, we, the undersigned men,
bers of organized labor, in answer
to the appeal of the Chicago L.be T.
Loan Committee to further the sal,
of bonds of the Third Liberty Loan
soon to be announced, hereby re-
solve to act as committee for the
purpose Of enlsting the active, or
ganized cooperation of organized
labor, in the sale of this great ma
tional loan.
Therefore Resolved, That through
the chairman of this committee and
its executive committee we appeal to
organized labor throughout Cook
County to Immediately align itself
solidly back of the work of floating
the Third Liberty Loan, and call
upon all individual members of the
various unions in Cook County to
volunteer their services as solicitors
to work in their residence neighbor-
hoods, shops, mills and other places
of employment and in their unions.
| Resolved, too, That we urge all
unions to invest whatever funds
they possible can, in the purchase
of Liberty Loan bonds. and that we
call on each individual member of
the trade unions in Cook County to
do his or her utmost both in work
ing for the sale Of bonds among his
or her neighbors and friends, and by
himself or herself subscribing to the
extent of his or her ability.
The hearty and earnest coop
Grafton of all citizens is necessary in
order that the great United States
Government Liberty Loans may
prove an unqualified success. Organ
lied labor is vitality interested and
concerned in these activities of
our government, not only because
through the sale of Liberty Loan
bonds will the present industrial
activity of our nation be maintained
and increased and the workers en-
abled to maintain their activities on
the economic field, but because of
our patriotic love of country, its
free institutions and ideals of free
dom, justice and democracy.
Geo. W. Perkins, Monon Bldg,
Chairman; John Fitzpatrick, Victor
Olander, Ed. N. Nockels, Simon
ODonnell, Matthew Vol, A. A.
Myrup, Fred G. Hopp, C. w. Frey,
Jos. W. Morton, Martin McGraw,
Chas. Dold, Margaret Haley, Annie
Fitzgerald, C. D. Wheeler, Mary An
derson, S, N. Cam, w. J. Griffin,
Chester A. Sample, W. A. Neer, B.
C.. Dillon, S. j. Konenkamp, VIM. F.
Kramer, Will R. Boyer, Arthur
Therrien, John Kikulski, Mike SEA-
frainski, Martin P. Murphy, W. z.
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