Evening star., 1921-10-09
LABOR WILL OPEN
ARMAMENT FORUM
Committee Seeks to Focus
Public Opinion on Issues
of Conference.


Focusing of public opinion of the
country on the issues to come be-
fore the conference on limitation of
| armaments to the end that the men
acing war clouds shall be removed
will be attempted at conferences to
begin here at 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of October IS. They will be held
at the La Fayette Hotel, and will
be under the auspices of the advisory
committee on armament limitation
formed by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
To be successful, according to Mr..
Gompers in statement issued last
night, the public opinion of Amerlca a
and other countries must be put unit
edly behind the movement. and 1t is
the purpose of this conference to con-
centrate this opinion in spirit that
VIII not oDstruct it's labors, but will
help it to successful conclusion.
Without this support, he says, the
movement will inevitably fam"
A. F. l.. to Take Lead.
The OCCASION. says MIR. Gompers,
presents an opportunity for the et-
fective mobilization OF pubic opinion
along American lines. The American
Federation OF Labor has steadily
favored every movement for world
PEACE, the limitation of armament and
the removal of the causes of war.
The committee will neither replace
any existing organization nor attempt
a federation or superorganlZatlon OF
any kind. 1t will work TO secure the
better cooperation of all the forces
no these
Cpjects in view. 1t will also invite
the cooperation of similar move
ments abroad, since only internation-
al opinion and action can bring
about any solution of these essential
ly international problems.
The committee will make its dec
larations of policy and selection or
ways and means when it is assem-
bled," the statement continued. but
it is safe to say from its democratic
and representative character that II
will view the work of the Washing
ton conference in broad and liberal
spirit, looking to 1T to bring results
not only in the limitation of arma-
ment, but in measures for prevention
OF war and removal of it's causes, for
1urthering international cooperation
and for securing for all peoples not
only Just treatment, but the fullest
possibilities of growth.
Invitations Accepted Here.
A number of Washington people
have accepted invitations to take
part in the conference. Among them
are:
John Barrett, adviser on International
AFFAIRS: kev. Charles Wood, pastor
Church of the Covenant. James LORD.
! president mining department, Amerl-
can Federation or LABOR; r. }. Galnor.
president National Association OF Letter
Carriers; William ]. Spencer, secretary
treasurer building trades department,
American Federation of Labor; H. F..
Howe, National Research Council: Will
liam J. Johnston. president lnterna :
tional Association OF Macnlnlsts; "A. J.
Berres, secretary metal trades
| LABOR; Frank Morrison. secretary
American Federation of Labor; Rev.
Edward l.. Hunt, Fred l.. Hewitt, editor
Machinists' Monthly Journal; Tracy
Copp, special agent Industrial rehapill- =
tatlon. Veterans Bureau; Charles A:
Lyman, secretary National Board of
Farm Organizations; Judson King,
executive secretary National Popular
Government League; James O'Conneil,
president metal trades department,
American Federation of Labor; Rev.
E. O. Watson, secretary Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches; Rev. r. A. MCGOWAN.
| National Catholic Welfare Council;
Ernest Greenwood, American correspon-
dent international Labor ONCE;
Charles Edward Russell. journalist and
mitteeman Federal Employees Union;
Luther Steward, president National
| Federation Of Federal Employees; John
j. Manning. secretary-treasurer Union
Label Trades Department.; Rev. William
j. kerby. Catholic University; Maud
OF Woman Voters; George w. Pound,
general counsel, Music Industries OF
America, and James =. NoOnan, presi-
denr International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Work kers.
Others to Take Part.
Others who have accepted invita-
tions to participate in the conference
are: Samuel McCord Crothers, Cam
bridge, Mass, author and churchman
Edward Eyre Hunt, New York, secre-
| tary to National Conference on I'm
employment; Calvin M. Rice, New
of Mechanical Engineers: John Voli
Philadelphia, president of Glass Bot
! tie Blowers Associations, G. L. Rose
mund, Washington, president OF In,
ternational Federation of Technical
Engineers. Architects and Craftsmen;
DR. Cassius J. keyser, New York. Ad-
rain professor OF mathematics, Co
| lumbia University; Ida N; Tarbell
phen 5. wise, New York city: Rev
( fnhn A. Ryan, Washington, Catholic
University; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, New York, honorary presiden,
OF National League OF Woman Voters
president of National Education AS
/ sociation: William A. Brady. New
| York. motion picture producer: Sau!
| producer; Arthur Woods. New York
publicist and director of municipa!
| emergency employment plans, United
States Unemployment Conference
ciate editor of Printers Ink; Henry
NJ. Dennison, Framingham, Mass
York York city, Municipal building: vii.
liam English Walling. greenwich
| Conn, author: Matthew Wollr Chi
cago, he. president of Photo Engrav.
ers' Union: John P: Frey, Cincinnati
mere: Snereiai Tribune building; col. Johr
dent. E. P. button & Co; Prof
Leo Wolmon.. New York. econo'
mist New School Social Research
Charles B. Stillman, Wilmette, Ill.
Teachers; Jacob Fischer, Indianapolis
secretary. Journeymen BARRIERS In
ternational Union; James ]. Eagan
Atlanta, Ga, Citizens and Southern
Bank building; Martin F. Ryan, Kan
sas City, Mo-, Brotherhood of Rail
way Carmen of America; Thomas l.
Hughes, Indianapolis. secretary
| brotherhood of Teamsters. Chauf-
| feurs, Stablemen and Helpers OF
America; Theodore Marburg. Balti-
more publicist; John w. Hays. Indian
biographical Union; Glenn Frank
Mssaztne; Msw aGff MRS e'gi Gifrord % Pincaot % ME-
ford, Pike City, Pa, B. A. Cleveland