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) Appeals for Labor’s Support in Address to j American Federation, i‘GERMANS BEGAN WAR’-{That Will Be the Verdict of History, He s Declares.ir iASSOCIATED MESS DISPATCH AUDITORIUM. BUFFALO. IN. y., Novc*mber t:.—Presidentmu Wilson made a personal and, eloquent appeal here to-day for io the fifll support, of organizedlabor for the Government in the 00 conduct of the war. Speaking 00 before the annual convention of ,0 the American Federation of „ Labor, he declared the war could,not be won unless all fictionsii*unite In a common cause, sink- I ing their diflepehces..t The President paid a warm trtbute to Samuel Gompcr*. president of the II federation, and virtually called U|»oii the federation to- give him .united support. He denounced pacifists andoo, critics and appealed for co-opera-t. lion. «Discussing Germany. the President_ declared flatly that Germany had j IS started the war aud that he was will-n ftjg to await the verdtot of history on ( ie that statement. New Instrumental!- I ie ties for better co-operation hetwoon t ^ rk laiior and capital were needed. ThePresident alluded to the present waras the last decisive issue between* the old' prinriples of power and the new principle of freedom. 11 t' “I believe. he said, “that the.spirit | of freedom can get Into the heart* . of Gertuuns and And as line a wei- J come there as It can find in any other 1 hearts. But the spirit of freedomdoes not suit the plans of the Pan- iPower cannot be used I” Germans. I _’ ’ with concentrated force against free . l»eoples If It is used by free people. 1people.'Yon know. he continued, how many intimations come to us from | one of the Central powers that It is ^ more anKlmiR for peace than the , 7* chief central power, and you know ’* that It means that the people In that (Central power know that if the war 1ends aa It stands, they will in effectthemseh es be vassals of Germany | bjJ notwithstanding that their impute- ,tIons are compounded of ail the peo- ] plo of that part of the world, and °. notwithstanding the fact that they ( *. I do not wish in their prkie and proper , '■* spirit of nationality to be absorbed lt;, 1 and dominated/' 4Referring in another part of his , speech to Russia, the President said: ( May I not Way It Is amazing io tne | *• j that aay group of people should be so , * Ill-Informed as to suppose, as some , I groups iu Russia apparently suppose, i Vj that any reforms planned In the in- lt;terest of the people can live In Hie | ” presence of a Germiny. powerful J® enough to undermine or overthrow j j them by Intrigue or lorce. anybody of i£ free men that comimund with the jGerman government, compourft* for * “j it* own destruction. * lt;Z' had a place In ‘the ■*• son,’“ Ihe President continued. “Wby ; c ,d;wna she net satlsflcdt What more «’ decs she want?,“ The Presldeal described Germany'* i ! expansion aa a uatlea. fsi have * 01 aae ansner Io the question why she ( !n wa*,,n«l Mtisded la her metbodk of t[*» competition, he mM, telling how the fgovernment of Germany had “laid held aa Industry and controlled the competition. He said It waa not aaly Industrial coatfot of labor hat political control aa well The President appealed for cooperation. He aatd that he would Ilka to eee ell the critic* exported. He aald we must get down to business and every one mustalo the right thing.Woman Ends Life i(TIME*. STAB SPECIAL DISPATCH.) IEVANSVILLE, lad , Nor*«b*r -ft. Jim. | ■
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Cincinnati Times Star
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Mon, Nov 12, 1917
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