The labor world., 1921-11-19
LOCAL TRADES ASSEMBLY APPEAES I
FOR STEPS AGAINST ANY MORE WAR

Declaring that war is mad socialt
and economic waste and that the
spirit of the world calls for peace,
the Duluth. Federated Trades assem-
bly,. at q meeting held last Friday
evening, adopted q resolution which
was sent to- resident Harding, Plead
ing for the acheivment Of the ends
that the disarmament conference
seeks to work out, namely. everlast-
ing peace.
The resolution is. as follows:
"Whereas, The International Con-
ference on Limitations. of Armament
Armistice day, convened in WASH
ington, D. c.. upon invitation of the
government Of our. country. be it.
Resolved. as the profound con-
viction of the Federated Trades AS
sembly of Duluth, Minn., That the
conference thus assembled in WASH
ington remains in session until it ac-
complishes to. the fullest degree the
purpose for which it was invited to
convene.
Must Shake Armament Burden.
I'VE proclaim it as our conviction,
and as the conviction of the great
masses of people of this and other
countries that civilization must
shake Oft the terrific burden of arm
ament, that it must turn it's energies
and its abilities from war to peace,
from destruction to rebuilding.
with regret and astonishment we
learn that our government spends
approximately SO cents out of everv
dollar of revenue for past wars tor
present armament and preparation
for future possible war. The activi-
ties Whi CHI make for DEVELOPMENT
.. and progress are starved. This is
mad economic and social waste.
We not only petition our Amert-.
can representatives to use their best
endeavors to win the world away
from war and it's terrible toll of life
and wealth. we demand that they
succeed.
We do not propose that America
alone d1sarm. That would be folly
and would endanger all democratic
civilization. We demand interna-
tional agreement, knowing that the
peoples Of all countries voice the
| convictions here expressed.
I'VE have obliterated tho last of
the great Unlimited autocracies.
us a world organized democratic
cally to confess it's inability to use
the machinery Of democracy? We
declare to the world our faith that
the machinery Of democracy is suf-
ficieht-that it must not be permit
ted to invest democracy with the
ancient traditions, fears, supersti-
tions' '~mechanics and economic mall
adjustments Of autocracy.
'We are gazing upon a. world
whose spirit calls for peace.
Peace with the world of todav is
more than an economic necessity
it is spiritual necessity, moral uec-
esslty; necessity that conforms TO
a world that has reached that stage
where democratic government is
possible and where fearless recosni-
tion of, truth is possible
World Ready for Peace
1.-The international conference has
a great task. It must accomplish
much. It must respond to the heart
beat Of. the world. 1t must answer
the call of the soul of the world. It
must recognize the intelligence of
the world and it must, above all,
measure up to that intelligence and
satisfy it.
international peace is PRACTICAL
not because the world in it's depres-
sion. and anguish wishes peace, tut
because the world is capable Of
peace. That is the final, clinching
argument for peace.
1.-The world has outgrown it's
childhood. 1t cannot longer confess
the. mental inability to envision
peace and to organize for peace. It
is intellectually capable of peace.
Dem ocracy has proved itself.
Democracy makes peace possible to-
day ana unless we proclaim the fu-
tility of democracy. we must pro-
claim the feasibility. the immediate
possibility Of lasting world peace by
international agreement and the in
ternational conference on Limitation
| Of armament is charged to find and
proclaim that agreement.
BE it further resolved, That these