El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
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National, international
Chiefs to Confer
in Washington
CALL POINTS TO
WORKERS PERIL
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Washington, Oct. 29-Chlefs Of the
national and International unions
affiliated with the American Fedora,
ton Of Labor were called today 10
meet here December 13, ITO formu.
late such action as may be essential
to safeguarding and promoting the
rights, interests and freedom Of the
wage earners.1
The call, issued BY the federatlon,s
executive council, and the heads OF
the four railroad br~otherhoods, de-
clared labor vas confronted with
grave dangers affecting the very
foundation Of It's structure.p
The text of the call follows:
Nearly a month before the declara-
ton of war by the United states gov
eminent, the executives Of the national
and International unions mel in. con.
ference in Washington and then and
there declared labor'B attitude towards
Il government whether in peace of
War, and labor made good.
The armistice was signed Novem
Der II, 1918. Automatically hostilities
lave ended. Technically we are yet in
a state of war. The return Of indus
try from a war footing to a peacs
basis is not readily accomplished. Tht
patriotic fervor of our country in peril
brought about by the dangers which
threaten to overthrow democracy ant
freedom, to have subsidized,
In this critical construction period
labor Is confronted with grave dangers
affecting the very foundation OF its
structure. So great is the situation
regarded that at its recent meeting
the executive council of the American
Federation OF Labor and the represen
tatives of the railroad brotherhood
agreed that the executives oil the ma
tional and international unions shoult
be invited to participate In a confer
euce at the headquarters of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor at 10 o'clocl
on the morning of December is, 1919
n there to take counsel and t.
formulate such action as may be es
sential to safeguard and promote the
rights, interests and freedom Of wagt
earners, the workers, who form the
great mass Of the people Of our re
public.
1T is imperative that the respon
sible representatives OF the labor
movement shall, therefore. consider
the situation in the Industrial and leg
iSlative fields and agree upon funda,
mental principles and a program which
the wage earners will accept In per-
forming their duties as citizens and at
the same time maintaining the right
Of freemen in order to conserve hui
man interest and welfare.
We conferred with the representa-
tiyes of the various farmers organiza-
tions. The convention Of these sew.
eral bodies will be held within the
next 30 days. The representatives OF
the farmers. while In sympathy with
the purposes OF the conference, did
not feel that they had the authority to
append their names to the call How
ever, the formal communication will
be sent to their convention inviting
them to appoint representatives to
participate in the conference Of De-
cember 10 with authority to speak in
the names Of the organizations they
represent.
You are earnestly urged. to attend
the conference in person and thereby
give the most effective and respon-
sible expression Of the needs to meet
the situation"
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