Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-15
ORGANIZED LABOT OF GERMANY
 COULD HAVE PREVENTED WORLD | WAR, DECLARES SAM GOAlPERS

the labor movement of that country had taken the situation in hand, it might have meant the destruction of few thousands; it might have caus- ed the incarceration of many thou sands, but if that occurred it would have stopped the war.
 Tine failure of men to act when the time has arrived, when action is es- sential, is 'faithlessness to the com mon cause 1 have nothing in my heart that can be intimated or sug- gested of feelings of antipathy toward the German, toward the German. la- Dor movement, toward their attempt to conduct a great republican, form of government. If it cannot be driven out of the minds of peoples who have lost young men of their flesh and blood, fallen in defense of this great common cause, to maintain some de- gree of self-determination in a dem Itocratic form of government.
 You know that the American la bor movement has made its. great con- tribution to, the great cause. And as | one, you know also that 1 have; tried | to dc my full duty in the critical cir cumstances in which we are all plae- ed; and the fact that at the peace ta-
 ble wisdom did not prevail. think most men who have given the subject thought quite agree with that judg-
 ment. But it is always hindsidht that i is so superior to foresight and in the frame of mind in which the people l were it is not difficult, to understand
 that they wanted to penalize Germany l in some way
 - We know that the representatives
 cf Democracy make mistakes, and l that is the penalty we pay for having
 democracies-but we have the right to make mistake rather than to yield to the dictation of some emperor, kaiser or king, If we>xvant democracy
 we must pay the penalty for the mis-
 takes demoeracies are subject to-" | President Gompers' remarks came
 at the end of one of the most impor- tant convention sessions in history
 marked by oratory of international
 character delivered by fraternal del
 egates from Great Britain and Canada
 tla ades union movements.
 After reviewing the international problems confronting organized labor
 of the world and the British coal min CTS strike, J. H. Thomas, British la
 bor leader. discussed the Irish ques- ton, when questioned as to what the Irish labor movement is doing for
 Irish freedom. I He declared that the British labor
 movements stand for freedom. for do- ninion home rule in Ireland, if it need be, adding 'the only limitation we put is that we are not going to have Ire ( land made a menace TOT <upmarine
 warfare"
 Don't assume, however, that the British labor movement stands for an
 independent republic.
 Now, that is exactly the position and we have fought and fought, but we don't want that, we want-we
 don't want your movement disrupted : because of differences in it.'' , Warming the workers of America , that they cannot solve the Irish ques } tion, Thomas said: sN
 T warn you against trying to create
 in their (lrish people, mind the feel ing that you can solve their difficul ties She Irish people love you. The Irish people know their friends, they s know you are their, friends. know , their relatives are yours. ' They don' understand at all, and istn't Ir u cruel
 thing flor people to merely assume i, that by the passing of a resolution
 they can solve this problem of hun
 dreds of years?
 We will continue to do our best,