Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
COMPERS URGES ALL
 PAN-AMERICAN LABOR TO ATTEND MEETING
Western World Organization to Gather at Mexico
 City

doHlhS COIl, Oau w O1hCIS III the Latin-American republics are urged in a manifesto issued today by Samuel Gompers, chairman, and other officials of the pan-American Federation of Labor, to organize ma tional labor associations for affilia- tion with the pan-American or ganization. This action is urged ato the end that the workers of all the American countries may be bet ter prepared to act concertedly for their mutual protection and advance ment and to impose upon these for ees who would subordinate them to their own material aggrandize- ment."
 Calling attention to the third ran n-American labor congress- t3-fbe held in Mexico City, beginning next July 12, the manifesto says the work CTS in the Americas should begin no wto make preparations for send | ing their representatives to this gathering.
 | Collective action by the national labor movement of all the American countries through the pan-Americar federation of labor," says the mani. festo, twill be a potent factor in protecting the American continent from being overrun by military dom ination from any quarter. And above all, it will contribute greatly to the realizationY of that great and noble desire that is being manifested so strongly since the European war came to conclusion-the preserva- tion of peace in the Western Hemis- phere and the establishment of the most friendly relations between the American countries.
 But in order to render this in fluence more effective, the masses of the people must be impressed with the necessity of demanding ot their governments the application o1 the modern principles of true demo. cracy, and the recognition of the rights of humanity as of paramount importance in their international re. lations.
 Must Protect Selves.
 "Since the financial, commercial and industrial interests of pan. l America are so closely allied ant are every day extending activities Il OVrc Wlucr ItelO Opeueu up Uy tHS conditions created by the late war il is all the more evident that the wage es rners of pan-America must unite for their own protection, for in oul present day the organization of tht wage earner on purely nationa scale will not be adequate for thu protection and promotion of theil interests and for the attainment ant realization of their hopes ant Inspirations.
 "In the councils of the pan-Ameri can federation of labor all the prob lens will be rendered easier of solu tion of all the pan-American labo'
 movements contribute with thei
 moral and material support. There fore, to the end that the workers O
 all the American countries may b better prepared to act concertedl, . for their mutual protection and ad vancement, we again urge them t. organize in their respective countrie in unions of their respective trade or callings, these to affiliate unde :, the banner of one national fedora < tion, which will in turn affiliate t the pan-American ederatio o
 labor so that the collective actiol of the wage earners of the Ameri
 can continent be better served t
 promote the interests of humanit,
 and to impose check upon thos
 forces who would subordinate then
 to their own material aggrandize , ment."