The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-11

to war. 1t IS only when war IS the sole remedy for an evil that it can be justified on any grounds. Labor pre- fers to make plowshares rather than swords and rifles. A world full of plow-shares is better than world full of rifles. Labor earnestly hopes that the disarmament conference may have a large part in the general move ment toward bringing everlasting peace to all the peoples of the world" At the opening of yesterdays session of the International Labor Conference in Geneve, Switzerland Lord Burrham, the President of the Conference, called attention to the fact that today an In ternational Conference of highest impor- tance would convene III Washington, and asked that the International Labor Conference extend a full measure of confidence and enCOuragemen according to cabled information received at the Washington Office in the International Labor Office
 Lord Burnham proposed that he send, in the name of the International Labor Conference the following cablegram to President Harding:
 The Third international Labor Con- ference, representing the Governments, the employers, the workers, of 39 nat lOllS, HOW III ScSSlOll III OGllcNd, SIcclS the President of the United States on the eve of the Conference which he has convened for the Limitation of Ar maments, with deep appreciation of his great purpose; and respectfully request him to~convey to the Delegates assembled at Washington its most earnest wishes for the success of their deliberations Being gathered here to seek the promo tiOn of better social and economic con- ditions through international cooperation every delegate here trusts that by the same methods the Washington Confer ence may achieve solid and lasting work for the frmer establishment of peace in the world, without which so- cial stability and economic progress can not be realized. They are convinced that the meeting of the representatives of the great American Republic, with those of other great peoples from East and West, cannot but materially ad- vance the cause of humanity. May their work prosper.
 (Signed) Burnlam, Great Britain,
 President.
 Braga, Brazil;
 kdStrOm, Sweden;
 ~Jouhaux, France;
 Vice Presidents.
 Albert Thomas,
 Secretary General. Lord Burnham's cahegranr was greet ed with tremendous applause and received the unanimous approval of the delegates assembled in Geneva, and has therefore been sent to President Harding.
 The following IS the text of the speech of Lord Burnham, of Great Britain, President of the International Labor Conference, in advising the Con- ference of the cablegram which he pro- posed to send to President Harding.
 What 1 have to announce will l hope and believe. carry full and hearty as- sent of all my colleagues in this Confer ence. It is within your knowledge that tomorrow on invitation of the President of the United States there will meet in Washington an international conference of highest importance to consider the grave issue of the reduction of arma- ments by many states of the world. We all know that if this high purpose be success fully achieved 1t will tend to insure peace and good will among Ma tions and avoid risks of i'll will and mis- understanding which so gravely imperil the welfare of mankind We here in this Conference are occupied with prob lems which concern industrial life and international relations with respect to the industrial world. Therefore, 1 am certain we shall extend to the internat- ional conference about to meet in Wash ineton full measure of sympathy and encouragement. We earnestly hope and many of us will fervently pray that pro ceedings there will be carried to a sue cessful issue and we are certain that if that be so 1t will tend to the good of humanity 1 therefore propose to send in your name as well as my own, ap- proved as 1 understand it has been by all sections which make up our confer ence, the following telegram"