South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-17
LABOR WARNS
AGAINST CUT
IN DAY WAGES
American Federation Serves
Notice 1t Will Not be Forced
Back by All BourbonS
OF United States.
Aa.ociatel Prsss service:

Associated Press Service:
LAREDO. Texas. Nov. 16.-Sam-
uel Gompers. president OF the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, in the
closing hours Of the Pan-American
Labor conference, here today. served
formal warning that no general re-
duction OF wages or increase in
working hours after the war would
be accepted without a bitter fight by
organized labor
Mr.. Gompers issued a statement
inspired by a recent public utterance
OF William II. Barr, president of the
National Founders association. that
"a reduction Of wages and longer
hours would be the only means 20
ena bic American manufacturers TO
continue to cope with foreign indus
tries after the war
Notice is given here and now.
Mr.. Gompers said. that the Ameri-
can people will not be forced back
by either Barr. his association. or all
the Bourbons in the United States"
Pres't Gompers read into the rec
ord a published statement in which
Mr. Barr was quoted.
Perhaps I might not have taken
notice OF this declaration If the same
character Of information had not
come 20 me from various quarters"
Mr.. Gompers said
Reap Reward For Sacrifices
There are some people who Will
not understand. there are some peo-
pie who do not understand all that
is meant by the willingness of the
people Of the democracy 20 fight and
make the sacrifices In order that a
better time shall come 20 the worker.
The time has come IN the world
when the working people are com
ing into their own They have new
rights and new advantages. They
have made the sacrifices and they
are going to enjoy the better things
Tor which the whole world has been
I'm convention
The American labor movement
whole heartedly supported this world
struggle. and we knew just what was
involved.
The American labor movement
will cooperate with all other agen-
cies 20 help I'm this reconstruction
time Our movement is not to de-
sfrOv. but 10 construct And all may
lust as well understand now as at
amy other time that the advantage
which the workers Of America and
of the allied countries have gained
and which we hope To extend TO the
people even OF the conquered cOun-
iris. are not going 20 be taken away
from u.s. And we viii resist in that
.ttempt 20 the uttermost"
Tor PAN American Union.
The conference adjourned after
pan-Amcrican federation Of labor
had been formed and Samuel Com
l,ers elected its chairman. The new
oreanizatton is 10 he composed Of
dereeates from the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and from the labor
orcanizatIors Of other pan-American
republics.
The objects OF the new labor fed
eratfon arc the esta bIishmeut of bet
fetr conditions FOR working people
who emierate from one American
country 10 another: the establish
mcnt or nelieE uIV'i ~lii'''-I'- 'i''''l'-
the working people Of all tho Amer
icas and the utilization of every
means for the promotion and well
fare OF the peoples of these Coun-
-rieq Each country viii be entitled
ro at least two delegate. The fed
Grafton VIII maintain permanent
headouarters I'm W8shi- cton and Will
meet annually on the first Tuesday
u July.