The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-04
LABOR w RNED
OF WILSON PLAN
FOR FREE TRADE
Workers Told to Pro-
tect Selves by Vote
for q. 0. P.

CHICAGO. Oct 26.-Representa-
tives of various labor organizations
met yesterday concerning the attitude
of union labor in the coming election.
AS result of the conference they
authorized and prepared a statement
declaring that labor must protect it's
self and prepare for the settlement of
the problems which will follow when
readjustments are made at the end
of the war.
STATEMENT is ISSUED.
At the conference the following
pronouncement was unanimously in
dorsed and signed by members of the
committee delegated for that purpose:
American labor has fought this
war both in the trenches and in the
workshop. 1t has given its sons to
the army and it has worked night
and day at home. 1t has done its
share cheerfuly, giving its blood. its
time and its money wherever called
upon.
The war is coming to an end-per-
haps sooner than we think. American
labor must protect itself in the final
settlement and see that its interests
are not sacrificed in the readjustments
that will follow he end of the war.
FREE TRADE MENACE.
The Republican party stands for
a protective tariff and the American
scale of wages and living. The Demo-
cratic party is the party of free trade
and competition with European
wages and living standards. If free
trade comes as i part of the peace
treaty it cannot be replaced after its
effect is realized. The Democratic
plan must be beaten now and free
trade kept out of the peace treaty.
American labor can do this only by
defeating the Democratic party.
Opportunity is knocking at your
door Labor has always received just
recognition from the Republican
party. DO you realize that the value
of your dollar under Democratic rule.
when measured by what it will buy.
is only Al cents? Let US get back to
Republican administration and 100
cent dollar.
DANGER OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
BY electing the entire Republican
ticket we will be guaranteed against
the conditions that obtained for more
than a year prior to the entry of the
nation into the war, when thousands
upon thousands of fellow workers
were tramping the streets seeking an
opportunity to work. Those dark days
of 1914 were the result OF tariff tin
kering by the Democrats. and now
they propose free trade to tempt Ger
many into peace.
Vote for that policy and that
party which has always made it pos
sibIe for workingmen to provide food.
clothing and comforts for their family
and still have left in their pockets
few dollars to jingle that are worth
100 cents each.
IF each voter does his bit in
thoughtful way, he can make the
world safe for US all without sacrifc-
ing his own scale of wages and living
by giving free trade as a basis for
peace
VOTE WHOLE TICKET.
your vote for the whole Repub-
lcan ticket will show a determine
ton to end this war and force a peace
which shall secure to yourself and
those dependent upon you the con-
tinued opportunity which a protective
tariff has always given to American
labor.
Think over this new Democratic
plan for fastening free trade upon
the workingmen of America and then
kill it by voting the straight Repub-
Hcan ticket That is the answer that
will count"
The statement is signed by:
VIM Fitzpatrick, o. r c.
c. D. Kellogg. B. r. T
Geo. H Leitch, A + of NJ
John A Metz, Carpenters
John ]. O'Connor. Freight Hand
lers-
w. A Harper. St &, Elec- Ry.