The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-14
MACHINISTS MAY STRIKE IN
 ALLUNITEDSTATESWA WAR WORK
International Machinists Association Will Soon Make What They Con- sider a Move to Stop Wars - Radical De- parture From the Atti- tude of American La Dor Heads.

Washington, Oct. 14.-American workers in the arsenals, munition Iplants and navy yards are preparing to make what is declared to be the first practical move to end war.
 The International Machinists' As sociation, one of the most powerful labor organizations in the United States, with membership of 350,000 and control all the organized machin- fst semployed in the manufacture of munitions and naval vessels, will take initial steps within a. month to call conference of metal workers of the world for concerted action a pro- gram to bring about the worlds dis armament.
 This announcement coming today from William 1T. Johnston, head of the organization, produced a Sensa- Ition in official labor circles The move, it was pointed out, is the most radical departure from the policies of organized labor in America in years and assumes special importance be- cause It comes from the third largest union in the American Federal ton of Labor. Next to the miners it is garded as the most powerful body af- filiated with the Federation. Also it constitutes, in effect, a repudiation of Samuel Gompers' stand on European labor.
 In making his announcement John Ston said:
 "The question Of future wars rests in the hands of skilled mechanics and other metal workers of the world. They are the men who make the death dealing devices of war. If they should cease making these devices war would cease.
 ITO stop the transportation of munitions in opposition to war is futile so long as munitions continue to be made.
 ''we are striving for peace and we Know of no better way to secure the peace of the world than to get to- gether with all the metal workers in the European countries and formulate a definite policy dealing with the imanufacture of munitions
 Modern wars are fought with ma- .chinery, created and fashioned by the hands of machinists and their related craftsmen in all countries, who in the light of recent events must bear the responsibility for future wars.
 we believe that the worlds peace and safety rests in the skilled hands of the worlds artisans who fashion steel and iron into armaments and munitions of war.
 ''We believe that this power wisely used will do more to abolish forever the menace of war than the efforts of all the statesmen and diplomats in the world"
 Johnston said his organization will request the International Federation of Trade unions to arrange the con- in his recent statement repudiatins European lahor, announced that the American Federation Of Labor would sever connection with this interna- tional federation on account of its lBolshevik tendencies.
 "Mr. Gompers' statement on sever. ing relations with European labor ii not the position of the Internationa Association of Machinists, nor is i the position of the American Feeder ation of Labor. It is MT. Gompers position" said Johnston today.
 Advanced labor in America know that the workers of America and tn other workers of the world mus stand together on questions vitally af fecting the future of labor through out the world. At this critical stag in the history of labor they cannot af ford to remain apart. Their interest are the same and for self preserva ton they must continue united.''
 The Machinists organiza ton at it recent convention in Rochester, N. Y declared for the recognition of Sovie Russia.