Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-12
10000 PERSONS
RAISE VOICES IN
FAVOR OF PEACE
SAMUEL GOMPERS TELLS
NEW WORKERS DISAR-
MAMENT EXPECTED.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. li.-Repre.
sentatiVes of labor, capital. the
churches. the arts and the profeS.
sions. raised might voice In ia
Vor Of reducing armansnts to-
night. when the more than 10000
persons. called together by some
three hundred public spirited organ.
ixati0ns. assembled IN Madison
square t'ar,i,n 10 show their APP
proyal of the purpose of the Wash.
ington conference for the limitation
Oi armament.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. the
principal speaker. declared the peo-
Pile ~ the world expect success for
the armament conference. and they
do not want an excuse or reason
for failure. They are looking to
ward Washington with "A mighty
appeal. he added. and are not con.
cerncd with differences IN the
meaning ~ words.
\ resolution calling upon the con.
ference TO remain In session until Il
accomplishes To the fullest degree the
Turuso for which It was invited to con
ven"" was adopted
The world war was the high climax
ui the contest between the old and the
new Mr. Gomper said The phlloso
ply ot rule lv force. by tyranny hy
autorracy and miliarism has been
swept out of the world That II the
pa, mount fact of our time. \ system
has been slain. Unless those who are 10
lc engaged in those great labors shall
comprehend this fact and shall build
upon H. We may well nave fears for
the future. / statesmen do not under
stand the age into which We have enter.
ed, II may well be doubted whether the
world can persist under the needless
burden whcih their actions viii impose.
Possible 10 Organize.
With the THREAT md the challenge II
the last great stronghold OF militarlsm
ne II rs possible for the nations ~
the world Co organize for peace. and
unless they do so organize They may
fFrc HarastTnphr There iy today
throughout the world rovulsion OF
f. ling ana recruitment against further
criminal waste of manhood and woman
hood and of wealth There is in the tide
~ the day great current which ru-s
toward peace. We must take this cur
rent as % serves ~ reduce IN, nrina
Wouts uf the world 90 the las, possiM
DIES pr 90 make surt the prac, of IN,
peoples uf M the nations of the earth
II we fail tp uso this current a. 70
runs We shall, fear lose all our ven
turcs.
we are confronted with accounts 0i
tho difficulties that h.ert tho confer.
cucc vs., arc hosrf hy ar,puui uf vn
r'oYs chshiug poliiu and Industrial
interests w are hc-pt hy those wh5
lnrp uulr th. differences between dis
armament limitation of armament and
reduction ~ armawcnts. An ~ thcs,
ar" doubtless calculated IN some meas
mr." ~ servo as am excuse Tor possible
failure.
No Excuse Acceptable
Let me say here that tho peopl
~ tho world dO not want nn excuse foI
7 IlNI' W.. 'li N'I fh'I want ffNNNi
fnr failure The people of tho world mr.,
looking toward Washington with O.
mighty anpoBl. with p great trust and
profound hope and they want sue
.D"ss Tho people OF The world are moi
concerned about differences of meaning
bon words
They demand unity of purpose IN ar
t,nr Thov demand freedom from IN,
burden ~ armament and thcv DEMAND
o. world organized f0r peace
W. haro hoon urged not 20 arous,
too great an expectation. not 10 agitat,
'hc mind ~ our people too cncrgcticalv
Lot mo cay that The expectation exists
md the mind u the people IL deter
mined Tho expectation viii not 10 snt
igfcd With failure and tho mind VII
not be- Gained with unfullmeut