Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-11-12
ARMS PARLEY
MUST NOT FAIL,
SAYS C0MPERS
Philosophy Of Rule by
Force Swept Out of
World, Claims Chief.
People of World Will
Accept No Excuse for
Failure of Conference.

| New York, Nov. 11.--The people of
the world expect success from the
armament conference at Washington,
and they do not want an excuse or a
reason for failure, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, told the disarmament meet
Ting in Madison Square Garden here
Friday night.
The World War was the highest
climax of the contest between the old
and the new" Mr. Gompers said. The
philosophy of rule by force, by tyranny,
lby autocracy and militarism has been
swept out of the world. That is the
paramount fact of our time. Unless
those who are to be engaged in those
great labors shall comprehend this fact
and shall build upon it, we may well
have fears for the future. If states
men do not understand the age into
which we have entered. it may we'll be
doubted whether the world can persist
under the needless burden which their
actions will impose.
Wave of Peace
With the threat and the challenge
of the last great stronghold OF militar-
ism gone, it is possible for the nations
of the world to organize for peace and
unless they do SO organize they may
face catastrophe. There is today
throughout the world revulsion of
feeling against further criminal waste
of manhood and of wealth. There is in
the tide of today great current which
runs toward peace We must take this
current as it serves. to reduce the
ornaments of the world to the last pos
sible degree. to make secure the peace
of the peoples of all nations of the
earth. If we fail to take this current
as it runs we shall, fear, lose all our
ventures.
eve are confronted with accounts of
the difficulties that beset the confer
ence. We are beset by accounts of
various clashing political and indus
trail interests. We are beset by those
who harp upon the differences between
disarmament. limitation of armament
and reduction of armament All of
them are doubtless calculated in some
measure to serve as an excuse for pos
slble failure.
r Let me say here that people of the
world do not want an excuse for fail
ure. They do not even want a reason.
A'iN PNoP'S VI thE WI iu uIt itohjuS To-
ward Washington with mighty ap-
peal. With great trust and pro-
found hope and they want success. The
people of the world are not concerned
about differences of meaning in words.
No Excuse Accepted
They demand unity of purpose in
action. They demand freedom from
the burden of ornaments and they de-
mand world organized for peace.
We have been urged not to arouse
tco great an expectation. not to agitate
the minds of our people too energetic
ally. Let me say that the expectation
exists and the mind of the people de-
termined. The expectation viii not be
satisfied with failure and the mind will
not be calmed with unfulfillment.
Those who see and understand will
be failing in their duty If they see fail
ure impending and do not proclaim to
the world what they envision. I pledg.
TO you that for myself, hopeful as am,
confident as l am, determined as I am
to help, if failure becomes apparent I
shall speak and / shall proclaim to the
people the truth as / see it, sparing
neither institutions nor persons"