Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-15
WIN THE WAR" Is
LABOR'S SLOGAN

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founded upon the bedrock Of princi-
Piles of equality and democracy in re-
lations between men.
1.-THE present war is an extraor-
binary opportunity to determine those
principles. The life and death strug-
gle between the nations of the world
is a laboratory which is disclosing the
strength or weakness Of every social
relationship and institution. War is
forcing US back to the essentials OF
life. War is q fundamentally cooper
alive action of organic society. The
present war is on such a gigantic
scale that every part Of national life
is involved. The whole nation is in
the war. The spirit of war activity
and organization is essentially social
The national organism is at stake. AS
| war necessity we are seeking the
principles which will insure the most
efficient cooperation. This co-opera-
ton must come from the two primary
forces of society-the possessors of
creative labor power and controllers
of capital"
Labor Not Classed as Commodity.
In behalf of labor, offering this CO.
operation, the report renewed its
declaration that labor cannot be
classed as a commodity, and demanded
equal right to representation and
equal voice on all agencies determin-
ing matters affecting their interests
and welfare, whether in private or
government employment.
The report announced also that the
executive council, in accordance with
the instructions of the last convention,
had adopted resolution recommend
ing to affiliated unions that no indi-
viduals be admitted to union mem
bership unless they were citizens Of
the United States.
1.-THE American labor movement
faces the difficult problems of the fu-
ture with an organization numerically
stronger and more effectively united
than ever before" the councils state
ment concluded. During the past
months the trades union movement
has earned for itself a recognition and
n value more adequate than ever pre-
viously achieved. IL has stood the
most difficult tests and demonstrated
that it is an indispensable part of or
ganization for production, and there
fore an integral part Of the organiza-
ton Of society.
Because it is an agency that pro
notes efficiency and is indispensable
to the quickest and most effective pro-
duction of war materials. il is newt
able that the coming months will
bring great opportunities and increas-
ing organization. Let us strive to
take every advantage Of these oppor-
tunities in order that the workers may
be in a position to deal wisely with
the difficult problem of the recon
struction period that will follow the
war and thus to establish perma-
nently the higher standards Of life
and work"
Foreign Delegates Speak.
Foreign delegates had their inning
Tuesday. Belgium's sacrifices. plans
Of rehabilitation and the earnest ap-
,preciation Of Americas help were
clearly put forward by Lieutenant
Henri de Man of the Belgian army.
and Prof. Albert Van Hcge Of the Uni
versity of Louvain, both delegates to
the convention.
despite Americas efforts to pro-
vide food, Belgium is on the verge
of starvation" Lieutenant de Man
said. AT present there are 100000
Belgian workmen idle because they
refuse to do war work for Germany.
can safely say that there is not n
single pacifist in Belgium because
most of our people. having lived I'M
der German rule, know what less Of
the war would mean"
In reply, President Samuel Gompers
assured the foreign representatives
that the Federation would stand be-
hind Belgium as well ms other allied
nations and that the American gov
eminent would not stop until German
military forces were swept from Bel
GUM.
Objection by Socialists to the re-
port of the American labor mission
which distinguished Socialists from
labor unionists enlivened the earlier
session. When President Gompers
called for rising vote on adoption
Of the report, four members of the
Garment Workers Union remained in
their chairs.
Later Chairman Frank Duffy of the
committee demanded that one Of these
Socialists, Schlesinger Of New York,
be removed from his committee.
Bny-w. y. s.--Today