Evening star., 1921-06-15
L.:RESQtU10N
URcES:D|SARMING
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President and Congress Call
D.: ed on to Lead Way in
- Movement. i
By the Associa ted Pres.

- Movement. @
By the Associated Pres.
DENVER, June 15.-President Hard
ing a4d Congress are urged to lead the
way IN bringing about world disarrns-
ment in resolution presented today al
the forty-hrst annual convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor.
They are requested to call a confer
encs of the powers of.the world with
the 7hope and in the belief that
now being expended in naval arma-
ments may be saved to the taxpayers
of the several countries. .
The whole world eontemplatesw with
horror" said the resolution, the POS
sibiGty Of race for naval power be-
and Japan similar to that between
Great Britain and Germany which
preceded the great world war: '''',.r,
Such a race IS inconsistent with
and must serve to postpone and pre-
vent general disarmament, to which
the American labor movement stands
committed"
Warning Replied To.
Irish sympathizers-today replied to
the warning sounded yesterday by j.
H. Thomas. British labor leader. that
organized labor of America could not
solve the Irish question by introduc-
ing resolutions demanding action on
the part of the convention supporting
the Irish republic.
Failing TO get recognition in the
resolution drafted by the committee
appointed by mass meeting of Irish
sympathizers. representatives of the
Irish republic presented two resolu-
tions demanding boycott of English
mads goods and concerns in this
"
The boycott resolutions. presented
by T. j. Wind. secretary Of the labor
bureau OF the American commission
on Irish independence, have caused
the split among the Irish sympa.
thizers to widen. They are reported
of the Irish republic" but they
failed to get the support of the dele
gates who signed the resolution
drafted by a commission Of Irish
sympathizers.
Demands OF Resolution.
The resolution presented by Peter
j. Brady of New York, chairman of
the Committee selected at q mass
meeting of Irish sympathizerS and
signed by nearly $50 delegates. de-
manded:
That the American Federation Of
Labor. in convention assembled. re-
tterateS and affirmS the action of
tine Montreal convention which supports
the Irish people in their struggle for
freedom and the recognition of the
Irish republic. - -
Thats' copies of these resolutions
be anttto the President. Vice Presi-
denE and members of the. cabinet,
urgfng gGrecognition Of the republic
of t1elshd and urging a protest be
brutil and tncivilised warfare now
being conducted in 1relaRd. ~.
Thatstthe executive officers of the
Amarican Federation of Labor be IN
structea to communicate with oil
menabeYs of Congress urging imme-
saryEto bring about full recognition
of the republic of Ireland,
Erred to Appeal to PIesiaeat.
That the Federation Of Labor res
quest all of it's afhliatea bodies and
dent Harding. Vice President Cool
idge. members of the, cabinet and
members of the Senate and House
of Representatives. urging the imme-
diate recognition Of the Irish nation.
That the officers off, the American
Federation Of Labor be instructed to
urge the President. members of the
cabinet and Of Congreas to take the
necessary steps to demaHd fram Great
Britain the defauNed Interest and
now used II part to promote the
That the hericAY Federation ! OF
Labor ask t1k Brttish trade unions
colonies and Aaminions to cooperate
in the objects Sherein set forth. =.
That q special resolution be sent i'm
mediately by 3he executive council to
the British Remfer. his cabinet and
members Of ofpaTliament protesting
ssainss sss,Ims,ias the apaisn Of violence and
The resoiutt4n also pledges support
to Irish trade Anionists. and instructs
the federatio4ss officers to take up
with the tradc unions of Great Brit
ain. her colonies and doninions. pro-
posal to inaugurate a campaign for
the trial and punishment Of officers
andAmen Of the British regular and
auxHiafy forces guilty of atrocities IN
!rel4rd In a manner similar to that
In Yhidh the German officers are-now
being Fried and punished for their
violation Of the laws of civilized war
fare in France and Belgium"
The executive council Of the fedora
struction" Of the resolution.
Nearly a ton of literature and pro-
paganda has been distributed in the
convention hall. urging the delegates
to support the Irish republic.
Blame for the recent world war was
organized labor in Germany by PFesi-
dent Samuel Gompers in an address
yesterday.
In putting upon organized labor Of
Germany blame for the war, Me-.
Gompers said: = -. =.
IT have nothing in my heart that
can be intimated or suggested Of feel
4ngs Of antipathy toward the German
people. toward the German labor
movement. toward their attempt to
conduct a great republican. form Of
government. 1t 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 a self-determination in a
democratic form of government.
You know that the American. labor
movement has made its great con-
tribution to the great cause. And
you know also that I have tried to
do my full duty in the critical cir
cumstances in which We are all
placed. and that at the peace table
wisdom did not prevail. I think that
most men who have given the sub
ject thought quite agree with that
judgment. But it is always hindsight
that is SO superior to foresight, and
in the frame Of mind in which the
people were it is not difficult to un-
derstand that they wanted to penalize
Germany in some way"