New-York tribune., 1921-08-29
(Gozn1loers Urged
{ Or Place ON
Arms Council
Belief Prevails in Labor
Circles He Will Be Sc
Eected if Toilcrs Should
BE Given Representation
A Foil. Asks Recognition
Correspondence With Har.
ding on Subject Is Made
Public in Atlantic CITY

''''' t'~<'i1"el NoHperS concerning the
American Federation of Labors request
that organized labor be represented Of
the conference for the limitation Of
armaments to be held in WASHINGTON
on November S was made public nv
the Fcderation's executive council, in
session here to-day at the Hotel Am
bassador. President Harding's atti
tude according to the council, is fa-
vorable to the appointment of a labor
delegate.
1t is the belief of labor leaders that
II the President acccdes to the request
M, Mr. Gomps-y,ss p.-s himself will be chosen
The Denvs@ Convention of the A. F. Of
L. in June adopted a platform which
said, "The working people, the masses
OF the worlds popula ton, can end wars
II they but have the independence to
think and to give their convictions
reality by daring to do" CoDies of
TINS document were sent to the Prcsi
dent. On July 18 Mr.. Gompers called
at the White House to discuss the sub
Ject. The next day he wrote the
rresidcnt to confirm the conversation.
Presldent Harding, on July 2S, re-
spondcd as follows:
Consideration Promised
"My Dear Mr.. Gompers. am belatod
in making due Acknowledgement of vorr
communication of July 19, in which
YOU not only pledge to ME the support
of the American Federat;on ~ nho p.'; =
the disarmament confnronoa ''tuVi h.'9 III
which you also made tho va,.,- ,,.'a.; nut III
suggestion that il won1d ~ =, '1I 81 JT'oa =. |
have labor represented rnor ~ ~ W
spcctive declarations II is v;4h;n ~.
province to rive this recouno,,la4:l.s' :'is
Consideration so far as # conco 'tD ~
American delegation b,f connat ~ ~
more than that. II is crot;fr;,s. a. a.
know of your good viii and snn3ort o,rt' ), W
Mr.. Gompers in his letter tn +,,o
'es auent salo: In connection with
for rou,. cons;Corot;o 81 em'e naeuef 10 you
thonght and tbo bny>o 'lo pressed the
annoint tba doloex,4;, 'ope e''at "heh you
oovernmont of ~, 5f.V'''l Ir ~ ispIeSehc 1he
the d;sarma,oar+ We Gnleeo states IN
sao so w. ~ '"nilenU nd conference you VIII
rcnroson+od o'4I on H. % haVIhg LABOR
jndicated that +be e"nr uelegallon: You
of consideration and ft't.a ~ aao', maa "orthy
that tho suraost; t;nn or'" ~ seei"su 70 me
impression nnon vo,, sto4aS 4"I olapie .i.
wjth ron, re.n,;s.;o r;' Uu' s'a'cu 'hat'
| ,lI
ara 60" s''eros+; ~uu;esS ~ you onat thougnt
mannor ,s' p to @9'''" !" more formal
"I nou, o.no4f,,,,.
cons;dar"+;a,, peeV' p.,, ui.? uige lof your
anno;,t r,'o', "'tu ~ aeeion cnac you may
~ 1nro ppV',. rpoa .ne compassion one or
a., n - eSN Nl''a'iVe9 oi lapor.
tbo,'obt T'ua''.c 1a,'d WIN thls same
letfor r. tho Il 1'ou' 1a,. esscu anu malled
other countries 70 wbon, N''e,"IS ho va ene
tended tbn in,;tot;or ~ m"o,u you nave ex-
nrova;l nnon thoi, ,ocuast; ~ s4;,s 'nein 10
ments to have labor represen+ed sV,u,n, "nan
tho;,, roS-a+;'. 'aoTi pIesehueo upon
uions' ana reel
NIX faroal|' .a'%I '',e't iucS's VIII meet
1ho; s'Dlo aO',o' o'i 'he part or
'''N'' eo'ei''"e"'S'
Other Nations Solicited
Pleas that otbor co,+,o
have bcon ;r,,;tod oune4ie? "hlch
thesconferonco a1so o,,ro'. fet pa 'J ~
Gates wero sent h., H. C,r, ,~nol uo''-
leaders in Crcat Rr;+a;n Tro-,a, ~
and Janan "Fron no frst s,,' 10y t,,s
nration of 1ahor hos +ollnn a. 1a.i,;,' .''-
nart in b,;ng;no ~ ~ [s',." leeul''s
Of the world the need for 0G"9O.UrSeSs
ond +ho ra1ao e ,'' uio"l III" ",.'el'1
the terrible burdens and dangers
~ "ocU pS Sicdt iidNdl anu !HllIldIy CS-
adjustments.
Numerous declarations on this sub
lect have been made by the American
Federation of Labor, and specifically in
1898, 1907 and 1913, and transmitted
to the organized labor movements Of
the world. These declarations were re-
affirmed by the American Federation Of
Labor convention in Denver in June Of
this year, when the Federation called
upon the President Of the United
States to take the initiative for a
general disarmament agreement. The
President has issued the invitation.
"The convention, deeply impressed
by the fact that the cause of disarma-
lnent and international peace can be
effectively promoted by creating and
stimulating public sentiment that
will not tolerate waste of life and that
will demand the establishment of in
ternatDnal relations and understand
ing and agencies that will constitute IN
supcrable barriers to policies of force
and destruction, also called upon the
workers and all the people everywhere
to aid in every way within their
power in bringing about fulflment
Of the aspirations expressed in the
declaration.
Parficinat;or Irood nc p;oht
.7,.. r,
nc a.nel ic"n reoera1lon Oh LABOR
uo''SNco ''"0 .nlS moVeihenO VIII pc
N'iCoi''eu ny 'he .oilerS everywhere,
~ n"' ~ S"ouiu "oC DC lnc province Oh
I, gne "ase e"Ihets mercy 20 observe.
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