The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-11-22

LAREDO. TeN. Nov iG--Samuel
Gompcrs. president ~ the American
Federation uf Labor. In the closing
hours of the pau-AmCricon labor Con-
ference here today served formal
warning that uo general reduction ~
wrEes nor increase M working hours
after the war would hc accepted With
out hitteor fight boy urgu ~izcd labor.
lie issued statement inspired 10y
recent puhhiir uttornnyc ut william a.
iiarr precedent 90 the National
Founders association. that rcduc-
ton ot wages and longer hours would
bee the uulv means tu enable Amcri-
can manufacturers Co continue 60
cope with foreign Industries after the
war
"Nnt,o b. given here aui now.
gomp,rs said. that the American
people viii mot tc Ior,cc back bv|
either liurr. his association ,r ~ the
huurhous in the United st1tcf Th"
American labor movement whole.
holrtedly supported this world rtruL-
gle. aud we knew Just what was .u
VOWED The American labor move
mcut viii cu-uperntc with al other
agencies 60 help IN this reconstruction
time. our movement is not To- dcs-
troy hut to construct And ~ mv
Just ns we'll understand now NJ ~ any
other time that the advantage which
the workers 81 America aud ~ tho
nl allied countries have gaiifcd and
which We hope 60 extend e. the people
even uf the conquered countries are
not going To- hc taken away from uH.
Aud We viii rcaiHt IN that attempt a.
the uttcrmuat"
The conference adjourned after the
pun-Amrricau Federation of Labor
had hcou formed and samuel gnmpors
elected w. chairman. The now urRani. !
yatiuu a. o. hc composed ~ delegates |
from the representatives of the Amcfl. |
can Federation uf Labor and dele !
gates from the labor organizations ~
other puu-AmeriCnu republics. The |
objects OF the new labor federation
~" the rc.pHtnhlishmsn 90 better
conditions Tor working people who |
smlsrnto from one American country
o. another ~" establishment ~ bot !
ter understanding among the working
people 81 nii the Americas. ana the
utilization ~ every means Tor the
promotion and welfare ~ the peoples
~ these countries. Each country
viii be- entitled To- az least two dele.
gates. The federation viii maintain
permanent hcndpuartcrs In Washing
ton. u. g., with chairman. Tho
federation viii meet annually on the
firrt Tuesday IN July.
Tho first annual congress ~ the
Pan American Federation of Labor
viii Ice held nt Panama. John Murray
was elected the English speaking
secretary of the federation. ana
Cnnntn Vargas 81 New Mexico. the
Spanish speaking secretary, The cN-
ecutiye council 81 the American Fed
Grafton ~ Tabor adjourned tonight
and viii complete ~ meeting ~ San
Antonio. Tex. The conference wns
termed hy President Gompera nH an
unparalleled achievement ~ "pupu-
inr diplumacy" Tie issued state
ment tonight expressing his satisfac-
ton
In thus bringing the people ~ tho
pnn-Americnn nations Into a working
relationship" uompers Hnid greater
promise n brought a. al the people |
of North ana South America. Under !
standing between peoples makes for
just AZ II does be- |
tween individuals, This conference |
has earned permanent place In hiss |
tory hs constructive effort We have |
had here an example 81 popular |
diplomacy In which people ~ differ
ent nations have met and talked out
their differences, and, finding them
selves In harmony az the conclusion. |
are prepared o. 40 forward In unity |
OF purpoFe Tor the gr,-~test gain of all /
THE Pan-Ameficnn Federation ~ |
Labor comes into being az mn hour Ia /
the worlds history when we need all /
tho Intelligence and effort We can |
muster Tor the right ana for the de-
velopment 81 the opportunities that |
have been snfeguarded to us by. our |
glorious victory al arms Labor 81 1
pan-America has placed itself IN ac-
cord with the labor movements ~ the /
arpa.N N.V...ss.. 49, 81 IA. ssH.EfN