Arizona republican., 1918-02-23

propaganda, so misIed by hired agi- tators. Far bitterer than the failure of the submarine to sweep the seas has been the failure of the German spy to tie this great republic hand and foot by stampeding labor, organized and unorganized, into something very nearly approaching a social revolution.
 Labor will continue its same wise policy, and when this war is over, it will have won its own fight as well. No hide bound capitalist of that type which is so rapidly disappearing in this enlightened time, who made the name capitalist something of a re- proach, will dare then to rise and seri- ously announce his belief that labor should be suppressed with an iron hand. He will have no standing in the court of last resort-public opinion. For capital and labor are beginning to understand each other and are finding each other not one tithe as bad as they have been painted.
 We are getting together, and when we get together and the last mutual misunderstanding and suspicious are cleared away, not all the power of the German army, not all the thunder of the German guns can shake the tri- umphant progress of real democracy throughout the whole world"
 Resolutions were adopted by the 2,OO0 union men present pledging CO., operation in war work.
 Resolutions Are Adopted. we once more declare our stead fast loyalty to Americas enlightened cause" said the resolutions We recognize in this great struggle a war that is essentially labor's war war of the useful people of the world against the agents and institu- tions of tyranny and oppression-and that we are resolved to remain with this struggle to it's victorious conclu- sion."
 | Determination of the American labor movement to have no dealings with enemy nations as long as they remain autocratic' was warmly commended.
 A message of greeting was sent tc the first contingent of American wounded to arrive here from France
 We salute you," it said. I've holG out our hands to you in the fellowship of Americanism. You have faced tho barbarian enemy of enlightened man. kind to defend everything that fire, people hold dear. You have come bacl to us bearing the wounds of honorabl, battle-the wounds of a battle wageC for homeland and liberty.
 NC Scllu yOu ct IleSSdRe on uQltN among our people; of a great, over whelming national determination to la, upon the altar of our nations neet every resource we possess, all tn, strength we possess, unto the last sac rifice possible to humanity"
 Tragedy and Pathos."
 Secretary Daniels alluded to tn tragedy and ps.thos" of the situation in Russia, declaring that the Russian had. however, apparently arouse themselves from their dream" of
 peace with Germany and had learne that mo man loves anything he wi not die for"
 Samuel Gompers said the America
 people would not permit itself ito b lulled into a fancied security and, unde the guise of radicalism, go back a hun dred years" in treating with German through international conferences. Tn the name of American labor" M , Gompers declared, q say: you can l, talk peace with us now-you cannc talk international conferences. Eithe you smash your aurocracy or we smash it for you. Get out of Franc , back from Belgium. back from Serbi; : and back to Germany; then you ca talk peace.'"