Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-23
WHEN THE BOYS
COME HOME JOBS
MUST BE READY
U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERV-
ICE TO BE FIRST AID
IN THIS WORK.
Charles Zueblin Says World Has
Been Saved by Two Great
Strategists, Marshal Foch,
the Soldier, and Wood
row Wilson, the Idealist.

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To-day we are citizens in the great
est epoch of our history, and America
has become the leader of civilized ma
tions," declared Charles C. Zueblin
in an address at the regular semi
monthly meeting of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly in Painters
Union hall last Tuesday night. THE
Goddess of Liberty in New York har-
Dor, facing east, now holds the torch
Of liberty spreading over greater
part of the earth's surface than ever
before. Those who once doubted the
wisdom of placing the Bartholdi statue
with Its face to the east today realize
that the democracy of our beloved
America has travelled in that direction
Few of US as yet realize what has
been done for human liberty by the
allied armies in driving back the Huns
, until Germany met the most complete
and ignomInious surrender in all his
tory
Two World Strategists.
Two great strategists were instru-
mental in freeing the world from the
rule of Prussian militarism- General
Foch led the allies in defeating q
military force which had been build
ing up for 200 years. Woodrow Viii
SON, the diplomatic strategist and
democratic statesman, was able 10
bring the allied nations together in
susn way lat everything needed to
suse.ss1ully prosecute the war was
readily provided. America today has
the proud honor of being acclaimed
the worlds saviour.
Those of US who werenot within
the conscripting age were enlisted at
home to furnish food and other sup
plies. This was cinch compared with
our boys in the mud and underground
trenches over there. All we had to do
was to buy gilt-edged government Sc
curities and occasionally give a little
money to the Red Cross and other So
cieties or associations doing the hu-
name work for the army. We stood,
with our army and our men in the
industries, as a human wall to keep
the Hun from capturing civilization.
Staggers Our Imagination.
when the United States declared
war We started out to build S2,OOO.-
100000 worth of ships; before our
present campaign ends we will have
constructed $4,000, 900, 900 worth Of
ships. This means that when peace is
finally declared, American ships will
carry American commerce to all points
Of the compass,
Since this war began another class
of men has been released from hu-
man slavery. l refer to the sailors.
who can now claim kinship with the
men on land. American ships manned
oy American sailors have established
such high standard that all our al
hes are striving to reach it Orien-
tails are no longer employed on our
merchant ships.
Some OF the things accomplished by
our government during the past two
years almost staggers our imagina-
tion. Eight hundred railroad corpor-
ations have been brought together un-
der the national administration, and
are providing service that means, to
my mind, they will never revert to pri-
vate ownership again.
when the Boys Come Back"
But the most remarkable thing of
the war was the selective draft. Those
who opposed it at the beginning are
now its tirmest advocates. 1t raised
mighty army without the slightest
friction, and gave square deal to
every man, rich and poor alike. 1t was
the one of the great things accom-
plished by this country that took the
nerve out of the kaiser and weakened
the morale of his armies.
And when these brave fellows come
back, what are we going to do? They
must be given employment, their old
jobs. II possible; but employment they
must have. They are entitled to the
best this country can give. We are
about to enter the greatest era of
prosperity the United States has ever
known. However. the readjustment Of
industrial conditions, closing of war
manufacturing plants and converting
them to peaceful industries, is tre-
mendous job. There will be no immi-
grafton from foreign lands to compete
with our American workingmen. And
we are going to recognize the good
that has come out Of this war and re-
tain the best Of it. This world has
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