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‘GERMANS BEGAN WAR’That Will Be the Verdict of History, HeDeclares.■#. « *------» ASSOCIATE0 MESS DISPATCH AUDITORIUM. BUFFALO. N. V.. November tPresident Wilson made a personal and eloquent appeal here to-day for the fifll support, of organized labor for the Government in the conduct of the war. Speaking before the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, he declared tire war euuld not be won unless all fdctions unite In a common cause, sfnk-ingtbeir differences..The Preaidem paid a warm tribute to Samuel Gompcrs, president of the federation, and Virtually called U|»on the federation to- give him united support He denounced paciAsts and crtttca and appealed for co-operation. w Discussing Germany, the President declared flatly that Germany had started the war and that he was will* fbg to await the verdict Of history on that statement. New instrumentalities for better co-operation between lat*or and capital were needed. Tho President alluded to the present war as the last decisive issue between* the old* principles of power and tho new principle of freedom. *’•'I believe. lie said, that the.spirit of freedom can get Into the hearts of Germans and And as fine a welcome there as It can And in any other hearts. Hut the spirit of freedom does not suit the plana of the Pan-Germftns. Power cannot he used with concentrated force against free peoples If It is used by free people.You know. he continued, how many intimations come to us from one of the Central powers that It is more anxious for peace than the chief central power, and you know that It means that the people in that Central power know that if the war ends as It stands, they will in effect themsehcs be vassals of Germany, notwithstanding that their populations are compounded of all tha people ttf that Rtrt of the world, and notwithstanding the fact that they do not wish in their pride and proper spirit of nationality to he absorbed and dominated.Referring in another part of his speech to Russia, the President said: May I not hay it is amazing to me that may group of people ehould be so Ill-Informed as to suppose, as some groups In Russia apparentIV supple, that any reforms planned in the interest of the people can live In the presence of a Germany, powerful enough to undermine or overthrow them by Intrigue or torce. anybody of free men that comiioiind with tha German government, compouffils for its own destruction. ’-Germany had a place In ‘the sun,* the President continued. -Why was she net satisfied! What more dees she want**.The President described German}'** expansion ss a nation. -Ton have oae answer to the question why she waMnBot satisfied in her methodic of competition, he said, telling hew tho government of Germany had -laM hold oh Industry- and controlled the competition. He said It was not oalj Industrial control of labor hat poUti-cal control as well.The President appealed for cooperation. He said that he would like to see all ths critics exported. He said we must get down to business and evary one mustalo the rightla
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Cincinnati Times Star
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Mon, Nov 12, 1917
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