The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-16
British Delegates, After
Wide Tour, Applaud Spirit
of Americas Workers
OUR PACIFISTS
ARE NEGLIGIBLE
Mission Will Return Home, Confident
of This Nations Determination to
Win, Butterworth Asserts-Lab boz
Peace Conferences Opposed.

NEW YORK, March l6.-American la
Dor is absolutely sound on the question
OF vigorous prosecution Of the war, ac-
cording to views expressed by two mem
bers OF the visiting British labor COM
mission, w. 4 Appleton and Joshua
Buttelworth. who have returned to New
York after tour of the Eastern and Mid
die Western states Both men said they
were highly gratihed' by what they had
learned of the spirit OF Americas labor
ing men during their visit. The element
of pacifsm, they said, among the rank
and file OF the unions Of the United States
was so insignificant as to he negligible
1--WE feel, 50 far as our discernment will
permit US To Judge, that the heart OF the
American people is behind the govern
ment in the prosecution Of the war, said
Mr.. Butterworth, who is a national rep
rcscntatiye of tho Shipwrights' associa-
tion in England, Il speak for my associ-
atcs on the mission and myself when / say
that our visit here has convinced lis OF
is sound To the core, tina. it possesses the
determination 10 DO everything possible
to hasten victory for the Allies and 10
bring freedom and justice To the world.
When we reached here two months
ago we went to Washington, where We
saw many persons prominent in your
country and in our own. From there
we visited Chicago, Detroit, indianapolis.
/ Il,,H
Scranton. Philadelphia, Harrisburg, New
aik, and Jersey City.
In these places We met, OF course.
chiefly labor men, but We also had the
opportunity of talking with professional
and commercial men 1t seems to me
that | have met Americans of every walk
OF lie, and have discussed with them the
\ vital question to us all the winning 81
/ the war. Why, in Cincinnati, do You
\ know that / addressed the Cincinnati
\ Women's club. and found the members
I very responsive when | asked them tc
dGSi, WITH lah2r6F Rhfre. IS We Ihfd in .EIaR2 Eng
We have been trying to get to tho
hearts Of the American people and t.
/ give you all the experience Of three year.
and half OF war 50 that you might
avoid some Of our mistakes Ii America
can take anything from our experience
that Will benefit her IN any way we woull
De- too pleased Also, il is our hope that
She viii be able to develop and dovetai
our experiences in the situation here. o.
course, we realize that the United State.
and Great Britain are not in cntireh
similar positions.
In lmpartin9 our experiences to Amer
lsans | want to say that we were greatly
encouraged at the reception we received
/ everywhere We go back Satisfied tina
you are one with England in the will anc
the disposition to finish the job at hand
10 win the war
Asked il ne had found mLny traces o
pacifism throughout this nation, Mr.. But
terworth replied:
No, not to any great extent. At
meeting | addressed in Chicago two o
three persons from the audience ques
toned me, it appeared to me, rather Of
the method OF conducting the war thar
on its prosecution, but they were in sue
q minority that they did not wish to an
nounce themselves, and failed to stan
up. 1t seems to me that the question G
pacltism among your labor men is to
negligible To worry about
The British government from the begin
ming of hostiiities has taken the trad
unions into its confidence, and the union
IN turn have borne their full share Of IN