The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-02
"WUSON NEEDS F4IMr'
Is: SLOGAN OF DISTRICT
Euery True Friend of Presi-
dent Wilson and His Var.
Program Are Rallying
to the Support of
". L. Cmss.

The political stock of w. L. Carssi
the union labor and peoples Candle
date for congressman for this dis-
trict, is above~ par today. Every.
true friend of President Wilson and
his war program is coming to the
support of Mr.. Carss. "Wilson needs
him !" is the slogan Of the district,
and it is being carried from home to
home with a spirit that spells VIC
tory.
Mr.. Carss is workingman. He
possesses the workingman's point of
view. He was chosen as the candi-
date for congress by a workings
mems convention. His committee is
composed entirely of workingmen.
The fourteen principles announced
by President Wilson for the Settle
ment of the war have become the
platform of the: working class or
ganizations Of the world.
The American Federation of Labor
supports these fourteen propositions.
The British Federation Of Trade
Unions has endorsed them. The
French Confederation Of Workingmen
declares their admission by the family
OF nations is necessary to guarantee
the future peace and security of the
world. The Swedish and. Norwegian
labor unions have made them part Of
their basic law. They have given in
spiration and hope to the common
people of Serbia, Hungary and the
Slavonic peoples Of Southern Europe.
Through the clouds of war comes
hope from Germany that they are
shaking the foundation Of autocracy
and are the base upon which is to be
built a new and democratic structure
of government.
Colonel Roosevelt declares the four
teen propositions announced by :Presi-
| dent Wilson, accepted by the countries
associated with the United States in
the war against Germany, and adopted
by the labor organizations of the
world, are "mendacious and mischiev-
ous." Colonel Roosevelt is the chief
spokesman Of the Republican party.
Every Republican newspaper and
nearly every Republican congressman
are depending upon Roosevelt's per-
sonality, opinions and strength to lead
their party to victory in next Tues
days elections. The election of a Re-
publican majority in congress would
be the entering wedge to divide the
nation on the Presidnt's war program.
Sc.
tecting the country as it is to save the
party and prepare it for the greater
drive to be made in the elections two
years hence. There can be no divided
responsibility at this time. Men in
sympathy with President Wilson's war
program and his plan for reconstruct
tion after the war must be elected to
both houses Of congress.
The Tory Republicans are endeavor-
ing to poison the public mind against
such men as Claude Kitchen. chair
! man of the house committee on ways
and means, because Mr.. Kitchen, a.
sincere pacifist, voted against war.
They are not making their campaign
against Mr.. Kitchen on this account at
all. Sincesthe waraMf: Kitchen as
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, is making the ''big fellows"
bear their share of the expense of the
war. He is a.. dangerous man to big
business now and he will prove to be
| more dangerous during reconstruction
when it will be necessary to tune our
laws to the democratic ideals for
which we are striving in the great
! world struggle. According to Tory
Republicanism, Kitchen and his kind
should be relegated to- political OBJ
livion. .... ,'..
Congressman Miller is part of the
Republican machine. that is making
such a desperate effort to undermine
the strength Of President Wilson at
home. On the other hand Mr.. Carss
is unequivocally supporting the pro-
gram and policies of the President.
He will be with Mr.. Wilson during
the war and in his reconstruction aft
er the war. That is the important
thing to the average voter Of ordinary
means in this district. =. .tsE
Every citizen who places his Amer
icanism above his partianship will
consider we'll this phase Of the polit-
ical situation before casting his vote
next Tuesday. : Wilson needs Mr.. Carss
in congress. and every friend Of the
President is urged tosvote for him.
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