The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09

v " uCSSA w RAOAA0SC NAC AAASN@
national solidarity Of labor.
Purcelps two big arguments
may be summed up as follows:
FiRST-Grest changes have taken
place In the world since the war.
Capitalism Is organizing intsrnatIoD
ally. Labor must have It's world or
ganizztlon. American labor must
come into the world fold.
SEcoND-Labor is assuming vast
responsibilities IN the Soviet Onion,
American labor must stand by and
aid the Russian workers IN the
closest fraternal relations"
Urges Delegation to Russia
Purcell urged that the American
Federation OF Labor send q delegation
to Soviet Russia, just as the British
Trade Union Congress had done He
vas a member of the British delega-
ton. His speech In part follows
II want our two great labor move
ments to come closer and still more
closer together-to be linked together
in steal-like bonds Of friendship and
solidarity, mutually helping and in
spring each other, coming to each
others assistance in days Of trial and
.dfficulty, giving each other encourage
ment to tackle those formidable tasks
with which we are confronted, engag-
ed in rivalry-if rivalry there need
be-of organization, Of the spread OF
IDEAS of building up and strengthen
ing our movement.
THE call l want to make is a call
for the unity of the worlds workers
for the world brotherhood of all those
who toll make no apology for max
ing that call. consider it my highest
duty and my finest privilege TO make
that call here and now, at this great
convention OF American workers.
"over there, in Europe, Just as here
in the United States and In all other
parts of the world, many things are
happening, great changes are taking
place.
Things do not stand still Things
have not stood still with the world, or
with any part of the world. The
world is today a vastly different
place to what it was even at the con
clusion of the great war.
Appeals for Trade Union Unity.
81 have been in Manchester and
London, In Amsterdam, in Paris, Ber
IN.
these places as a workman and as
representative of our trade union and
labor organizations. I have been brot
into contact with labor union officials
and leaders OF all kinds. and with or
ganized workers. have spoken at
countless conferences and meetings
marched in professions. participated
in demonstrations. l have felt the
pulse of our great movement; heard,
as it were, the beating Of the mighty
heart of the toiling millions, and In
London, Berlin, Moscow and Vienna,
and IN many other towns and cities.
have watched the serried ranks Of
the hosts Of labor go marching past
1t is impossible for me TO convey 10
you the surge and thrill OF II ALTO
give you any idea of the sweep and
passion and power OF IL all
I have been made to realize that
there is growing upon this old world
of ours a vast and tremendous vital
force, a gigantic confraternity OF labor
world power, possessed of neon
ceivable potential strength, profound
and pregnant with the genius OF new
human mode Of life and culture.
This | say. is growing up. taking
shape, coming into being. It is only
half articulate as yet. Its power IS
dispersed, and in many cases. unreal
lied. Its strands have yet to be
gathered together It's forces have
yet TO be centralized. reorganized and
rendered capable of full expression.
But there it is.
"The call want to make to YOU
our fellow workers OF America, is 10
4