Evening journal., 1920-09-30
A. T. OF |. OUT
AGAINST REDS
Repudiates Position of Brit
iSh Labor as Well as
Soviet Rule
GOMPERS STATES
UNION POLICY

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3O-The Amer
ican Federation of Labor has declar-
ed its Independence Of die radical and
revolutionary labor movements Of
Europe In a statement published In
It's organ. the American Federation.
The American body repudhtes the
labor movement OF Great Britain. de-
clares utter lack Of sympathy win
The policies sanctioned By the Inter
national Federation OF Trades Unions.
which ms last month al Amsterdam.
and declares against ile Soviet move
ment OF Russia n is signed by sam
uel Gompers president, and Mathew
Mohl, president
u is regarded as The most import
ant prunOuncement ever made by
labor in America and Is exparied 10
have far reaching international erect.
liquidation Of British labor and Of
I The international organization Is
based on The refusal Of American
hhor 90 Join In a sOcialistlc move
moni Wh.ca aims 10 support The So
ylel system Of Russia and is urging
support Of world revolutionary aciIv-
itics. Sovoism and AN that lho
| Russian movement means us utterly
condemned
Recognition is made Of The fact
/ that The ballot IN America Offers the
/ opportunity FOR any changes In GOV.
ernmenl demands desirable, brought
about through The peaceful operation
4 Of universal suffrage. The position
taken by The American Federation of
Labor is regarded as The most import
/ ant development IN opposition To thc
/ effort Of lle Russian radicals To TO-
ment world disorders II places The
federation In direct opposition TO The
/ International SOcialistic Labor move
ment and SETS 10 IN line with The ma
liOnalislc tendency of The American
public In It's reputation Of ieh 0d-
! venture IN he realms N internaliOn-
allsm contained In The League OF Ma
t'ons.
Tho ISSUANCE Of the statement at
This time Is believed TO be The M
ever 10 plois emanaling from The in
| nucnce OF The Third lnlernaiionalc
! 40 inaugumtc labor and industrial
! Disturbances In This country as part
| OF a world revolutionary movement
/ 90 aid 10 maintaining he power of
/ Lcninc and Troizky.
The decision has moi been reached
without cons derahle debate within
labor circles and represents @ victory
/ for The more conservative. element
/ OVr those who have sought 10 VIII
the federation over TO Socialism by
"bOring from within"
Whaever flirting The Federation ma,
have engaged with thc radca ele.
lmenis within It's ranks, V stonpot
short In rs support of The worlt
Reds an diakes a distinctly American
attitude
ms direct remdlatlon Of the meth
ods of British labor supports states
men under ihe leadership of NJ llcran'
Of France in refusing 10 deal IN am
tmanner with the present rulers o
Russia u is confidently anticipated
lacllon by American labor VIII hayl
Ms Influence IN Great Britain and Wi
llcnd support 10 The wavering nnh
lcies Of LLOYD George. whose earlioi
leaning toward an understanQn
with Soviet Russia forrcaslod a dip
lomatlc triumph for the Sovie
regime.
The distinctly American position o
The American Federation is voiced q
that portion OF the statement whicl
says;
"But 70 ,Amerca) is a republic bas
cd upon The principles Of freedom
! Justice and universal suffrage Ou
! men and our women are not likely I
throw these rights and principles int
, The soran heap Tor The dictatorship O
! NOscow's Lcninc and Troizky."