The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-22
Labor's Political Banner UnfurIed
By SAMUEL GoMPERs


Congress cnn not do any single
thing IN which labor IL not lntcresied.
A study OF the dorunienia resulu-
t~ionsrnnd declarations adopted By la
Dor will disclose 10 those not familiar
with the records the bread. active.
.day-to-day Interest that labor mani
TESTS in everything tnnt concerns the
welfarc Of our civilization.
An examination q luhor's recent
docnmutaly declarations ma, be Of m-
tcrest no this time. The range % sub
iects covered la labor durun4enu pro-
luced during the lasi two ehr ma,
be astonishing but certainly NOT more
70 Than the thoroughacss and logic
with which the various questions have
been treated.
Lahore approach 20 questions n
public interest Is from "a basis Of anti
mHto contact with the realities ~ life.
its analysis starts from "a beginning
OF truth.
Taking from the documents OF re-.
cent mrntns produced by labor the
declaration upon spicific points. tho
demands FOR definite things. thc at
tncks upon itcmized evils. u group
ing them together according to the
subjects dealt with. there u produced
a document which leaves untouched
scarcely any question Of broad public
interest nov before our people.
n will be valuable to an to know the
range Of labor thought as found in an
analysis OF this kind.
lAhofs declaration for the present
campaign has been made clear and
emphatic.
The Necessity for protecting fundn-
mental r.ghta and liberties b. not u ne
cessity created Us labor. u IL u ne
cessity treated BY the enemies 81 lubo"
and By the enemies OF the people
everywhere.
Labor in America Is able 10 enter
me contest and ia In duty bound to
enter the contest Tor the protection
OF these rights and interests because
labor h an organized unit having the
ability TO fight
The unorcanized can make 10 e.
fective protest either politically or In
dustriaiiy.
The Industrial struggle Tor better
meut and for progress always has
been made by taoso who were orga-
nized.
Always the -uuorEanized havc shared
in progress though contributing moth
ing TO the fight
That the struggle now happens to
turn upon mo political issue changes
must be used.
The American NtNNN MNN'iA'NN NA
this campaign has tho right tu expect
and To have tho support ~ every man
and every woman "a wnuin progress
has "a meaning and who finds inspirl-
ton In the enlargement ~ human up-
p%orfunlty and the protection OF rights
and liberties already sccurrt.
The outcome OF this struggle IS Of
interest 10 thc world.
In It's agony and uncertainty %
world looks 20 America cor material
aid and moral leadership.
II is clear that America can not
provlde mnraI leadership Tor others
Unless the moral STANDARDS as OK
preasod by her chosen representative
are equal 10 the strain lint Will bo put
upon them Ut home. Hud So b Is with
double Significance that labor sends
forth 10 America this year the cam
paign slogan;
stand faithfully by our friends
and elect them, Oppose our enc
mics aud ,.cfcat them; whether
thoy De- candidates Tor president.
for congress or other offices,
whether executive legislative, or
judicial
Men % labor. he up and doing
Roar ln mind that vigilance b. the
price of liberty as much today H-
that salieut warning was coined.
Men uf labor. hp up and doing Ai lht
primnrlos aa well ns iu the ei'cuun-
Now b. tht time uItt irics mon
souls