The New York herald., 1921-06-15

| the only limitation we insist upon is that
Ireland shall not be allowed to become a
menace.
GOmpers stops Debate.
For 100 years the people OF Ireland
have been deceived. For 100 years they
have been fed upon promises-broker
/ promises-by British statesmen. Now the
! Irish people are looking to you.
II warn you against trying to create
IN their minds the feeling that you car
solve their difficulties. You can't solve
| by passing resolutions this problem that
! has existed for the last one hundred
| years
Mr. Thomas's remarks immedia tely
| brought q response from Irish sympa-
thizers among the delegates, who de
manded the right to question him.
After the British leader had answered
several questions regarding the acts OF
the military in Ireland Samuel Gompers
stopped further debate.
| In answering Timothy Healy of New
York. one Of the leaders of the Irish
| sympathizers, Mr.. Thomas said that
"militarism may go on TO doomsday but
1t will not solve the Irish problem"
Al another point in his address Mr..
| Thomas said mo nation to-day can
lock itself up in a water tight conlpart-
ment and isolate itself from the rest OF
the world and prosper.
DO not make the mistake that any
nation of the world to-day can build a
wall around itself" he said. do not be-
lieve that it is possible for any country
to isolate itself. to hold itself aloof from
the world affairs. Only fool and IA
natic would believe that. To-day every
nation In the world is dependent and
interdepandent rlDop aocb ntba,.p
Disarmament Mr.. Thomas declared.
is the only panacea for the worlds
ills. The only triumph and justifica
tion,' he said, "for the lives sacrificed
in the great world war will be the
knowledge that they have died that war
may be impossible In the future"
No nation is entitled to claim credit
for winning the war. asserted the labor
leader. adding. "let us realize we all
shared a common sacrifice and shared
in the glory of victory Don't confuse
the winning Of the war with the winning
of peace. While I believe the wAr won,
] am very apprehensive as to whether
we have won peace.
I'VE have also been living in artificial
prosperity FOOLS paradise. The work
ers of the world also are suffering the
inevitable price of living riotous life
during the last six years"
He pointed out that much of the "arti-
fetal prosperity was due to the mis-
takes of the governments confusing
paper money with wealth." This, he said
had resulted in the serious depression
OF the value of currency abroad
OverprOduction Denied
Speaking OF the internationl prob
Ia m of hn iA.u <f tI.a ~,
Thomas said
There is no difference to-day in any
part of the world with regard to the
problems with which we are confronted
and compelled to face. The only diff
ference is difference of degree. and we
to-day in America, I'm Great Britain,
France. in all the Central Powers are
suffering the inevitable price of having
lived riotous life for six years. A
nation pays the same price as an in
divioual; if nature is abused. nature
will exact her price,
The world Is not suffering from over
production, The British labor leader
asserted. replying TO reported arguments
that workers do as little work as possi-
BILE to increase their chances for EN-
ployment
"If you were suffering from over
production he continued, everybody
would have boots, clothes ard comforts
Overproduction could be possible only
when the worlds requirements are
adequately nnet. But, as matter OF
cold hard fact. the world was never so
poverty ridden as she is at this moment.
Your goods are more required at this
moment than they ever were. There are
more men and women bcotless, more
without clothes than ever in the history
Of the world. and overproduc.ion is not
the cause. Il IL under consumption that
we are suffering from and not overpro-
duction
Success OF the British Goa miners
strike was predicted by Mr. Thomas
who declared that the miners had gone
on strike without a brass copper In
their fund"
They are still standing unbroken."
he added, mo man going back, no scabs
imported. hope 1t will soon be settled
and settled honorably. but whenever It
is settled you may take it from me
that 1t will be settlement recognized.
signed and accepted by .he recognized
miners trade union"
America France. italy and every
power that was q party to the peace
treaty must bear a share of the respcn-
sbiiity of the miners coal strike crisis.
ATi. Thomas asserted.
Il know IT is an easy phrase TO re-
pud:ate governments At our conven-
tions in London / have frequently heard
resolutions abusing them. You win
have the same here. But as a matter of
fact these are condemnations OF your
selves, for the Government is only a re-
fection Of your own intelligence"
The peace treaty. which he said was
destined "to make Germany pay" gave
France 100000 tons of German coal
per month, and as result 1--WE woke up
one morning In England and discovered
the mines which were taken over during
the war and controlled by the Govern
ment were losing f4.500.000 month.
"The Government in panic said:
This Is no good to us. We don't mind
running mines when we are making
prof.. but II is shoclSingly bad business
when we are making loss. and they
promptly gave notice to decontrol the
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