Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-14
lternational Organization
Urged Which Will Help In
Preventing Another World
War And Which Will In
prove Conditions Gener-
ally.

hhat the United States has not ratified
;&Ehe League of Nations, Samuel Com
g@Ders, president of the American Fed
$ration of Labor, declared here today
h an address before the federatior's
4rere submitted to the American peo-
Ole without any other entangling
Questions, it would be Overwhelmingly
accepted" he said.
III Mr.. Gompers expressed regret that
ssthe United States "has forgotten the
salffort of the nations of the world to
Essprevent another horrible conflict such
as that which started six years ago"
vi The labor draft of the league
Spvenant, he added, would "help in
ahe reunion of the working people OF
sSthe world and would help workers in
fsthe most backward countries"
NJ Mr.. Gompers made a strong appeal
s,Ihat the convention support the
geague and lend a helping hand TO
sthe toilers of the smaller countries,
sslnd aid them to take their places
slmong the civilized nations of the
Eorld."
r Montreal, June 14.-1nternational
I organization of the worlds union
skworkers to further their aims and pre-
went another world war. was advocat-
cd by J. w. Ogden, delegate OF the
SBritish trade union congress before
\ Mr.. Ogden, however. warned the
federation that it must ignore any
] 'internationale' similar to that form
| ed in Russia or other countries.
! 1.-THE only internationale we can
/ recognize is the one that is formed by
!. right, proper and legal basis" he said.
"The only way we will be able to pre-
. vent useless conflict is by linking the
workers of the world into great in
! ternational organization"
The spirit of organization Is speak
ing in England and the "non-uMonist
! Is almost extinct in that country" Mr.
Ogden asserted. He predicted the Brit
lsh congress would have a member
ship of 100000 by next August. an
increase Of 100000 in twelve months
Fight High Prices.
British workers are constantly fight
ing the high cost of living, MIR. Ogden
kaid. adding, that they had assured the
government if, it would smash prices
and proflteeriEg, the workers would
ask no further wage advances
'.Ths cost of living in England Is
not any hishsr han in MontFeal,'" hi
added
Mr.. Ogden asserted that the labor
party in England was only out-strip'
ped by the coalition party, which II
'now threatened by the labor party.
IT. c. Cashem Of Cleveland was Civ.
On unanimous consent to introduce 8
resolution, on behalf of the Interna
tional Switchmen's union. oondemnint
central labor bodies which recently
aided the "unauthorized' railroad
strike in the United States The resolu
ton was referred to committee.
j. A. McClelland. delegates from the
h trades and labor congress of Canada
urged the federation to investigate the
Catholic labor union movement anc
take steps to end it's activities in Can
ada.
The Catholic union, he asserted. il
opposed to any International labor or
ganization and has been labor:
greatest enemy in Canada"
Mr.. McClelland declared that or
ganized labor was slowly "conquerins
the one big union movement" He sale
there are now 2,309 local unions il
Canada with a membership of 2G0,
Eat.
In outlining the growth of the la
Dor party in Canada Mr.. McC1ellant
said, I'VE are growing slowly, but arr
assured success"