Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-12
SAYS US.
WANTS THE TREATY
claims at Peace Forum Harding
Election Was Not Con-
demnation Of Pact
PRAISES MEETINGS HERE

PRAlSEo w.t. "No
somucl Gompcrs, long the doughty
,homnion Of the laboring man ana tnt
,r,des union. appeared iast h,gnL u,
trd"tS roo"inr meeting Of the PUBLIC
wv 1rrrrn forum on the peace confer.
htn'i ha in thc foyer of the Academy ot
"1;, "Tyy' and received probably more fas-
.nin"tcd " and rapt attention from the
'.itorco than any Of the speakers has
oninoI The things that lie said
~, - Tho things that he has said in
WIZ. nublic uttcranccs before. but toe
Il'n,S Il'oS,,dTIity of tho indomitablc little
,.on md the carnestness of III! tone
,no, ,.o" him nm enthusiasm that carried us
own tribute. o1 .,
.on about the framing OF the laOor
starter and the inclusion III tue peace
t.coty Of clauses designed to raise thr
standards of labor and oi llVing IN az
,i,o gicnatory countries. Due tn
oo, ,hr trnublp. his prepared speech WIS
..',d by his secretary, Guy ii. oyster
.,,J IN this way much of the effective
,n," ,oss was lost. but Mr.. Gompcrs fully
n,odo m for this in his answers to the
nmOs,ions n"" That we're asked nfterward.
u nm deeply impressed. said, the
,o,or IN conclusion. "with the keen
.,tcntion that you have given to the
",s,ycrs 10 the questions. | think that
croat service is being performed by
,rconization that is conducting
,hsoc lectures. There should be be-
,or Understanding among the people
81 tho United States as to what hll the
rrovisionS Of the peace treaty mean.
II decline to accept as maj !he
declaration that the votes cast last No
yomber were q condemnation OF lhe
treaty Of peace. ,., ,, =
d.. far away from other countries. But
Is ,bc? One hundred and forty years
Ngo she was far away from Europe.
Now we traverse the distance in four
and one half days. The science of
tLe air, the telegraph cable and the
wireless. make communication possible
IN hours and minutes.
we have seen that the United
>YatcS could transfer two million men
Eh their accoutrcmcnt across the sea
Ihin Il year.
/"Our industrial. commercial. social
And political life is now so interminglci
/with the world that we can no longer
regard ourselves ms apart from the
struggles Of the world
Must Minglo in World Affairs
We cannot much longer remain out
sid" the influence Of world affairs.
World affairs would not be decided with
the United States unrepreSPnted where
we have n commanding voice and in
Aucnro if we but had the sense and de-
termination that the treaty should be
ratified by the Senate of the Uuited
states.
For political purposes the treaty
was made an issue in the last campaign.
It's spokesman, its father. the idealist.
was stricken and could not speak. But
hi> spirit. his brain. his character and
Lin courage live.
Had the people of tho United States
Lad the opportunity to vote on the
question OF the treaty. it's ratification
would have been by an overwhelming
Affirmative vote.
The prepared speech itself was a
lesumc Of the various drafts of the
labor charter and an explanation of
Low American thought and American
aCa'S had been solely responsible for
Slch q feature of the treaty. MIR,
Compcrs found several occasions to rap
Socialism and the Socialists, and lie did
j, in his we'll known style
Asked whether legislation controlling
ia" labor of women and children Is now
economically possible in central Europe,
h. answered:
conditions in central Europe are
nov most extraordinary. When there
is a contlHgration in our ncghborhood
" utiiz" every possible means for It's
extinction.
"l'uiI central European conditions
Irrumr normal it Is doubtful whether
Nr t,r,,,iSinp. - kn Ink Il,
raM be- enforced. AS soon as il is prac
t"abIo think they will be.
"Ihrrr are now lorty -onc nations
Nh" are part Of the league and the
!a1or office. There arc four who are
A"' part Of either. They are Rus
Sit, Turkey, McXiCo-und the United
Satcs."
II" paused a moment and then NUT =
tered, Splendid company 80
Asked whether labor's bill of rights
N"EId have Il direct effect in this coun =
try, he said:
1T is an cnunciation of high pur.
("scs and principles What is the
declaration of Independence worth IL
rs; 1t has done much u spread th,
='>n"I of freedom and independence and
.'Nl!re throughout the world.
II may be questioned whether the
practical result on the people of the
! nt'd States directly but the greatest
N"1Iue Is the help to the backward peo
pes Of other countries.
iOu cant improve the standards OF
"ic anywhere but what it will have q
,''N anu nm advantageous one upor
VIZ Pcop'" OF our own COuntry.'
ENades Praising Himself
what would have happened at the
,Ioor conference, some one asked, Ill
~ r., "ompcrs had not been thcrc:'
me speaker paused until the laughter
'aI SubNidcd and then said:
ave n right to the constitutional
Guarantee Of not discriminating myse,f
ranhIy; do not know. 1t is prob
I"matic6! paw
III" International labor conlercnc,
rr'Th"' impose it's will upon any nation
mas none of the functions of Il super
40. Qumrht 1t cannot compel any ma.
'" [" lower its existing standards, OF
U"PrON" them. 1t cannot punisl
,.'."o'r nations for nonadoption of rec
"'u"Hdatons or draft convention!
agreed upon.
,"E whole organization for labor
'''ed oy the treaty is nothing NOR,
'"n u moral force which has the power
O''hg truth into the light and Civ,
Loard. 'Pp'' '"'''' " "
want TO say word to those, no
''' 'HHarily present in this assemblage
E"' nav" Protested that progress anC
yGN'l'r were jcopardized by the grantin:
VI vote each to the British dominions
'hrsr commemorative. Canada
sM.S'raIin, s,, New Zealand, South Africa