Show LABOR PLANK IN PACT DEFENDED GO Gompers Replies in Statement State Slate ment to League to Enforce Enforce Enforce En En- force Peace Washington ton Au Aug O 30 Samuel Gompers GomI Gom- Gom I pers president of or the tho American Federation Federation Feder Feder- atlon of ot Labor In a statement to the League to Enforce Peace takes issue I with the opposition to the labor articles articles arti arti- cles of oC tho peace treaty which has a apropo proposal before th the tho S Senate nate foreign re relations re- re lations committee to strike them out The covenant for a a. league of or nations nations na na- an and l t the l. l tr treaty t of oC peace c of which it 1 is y a part saW sale air lr Campers noia hold the first world a agreement among amons the tho j nations to keep all that hut had been tlc tic uc- cured for labor and to make the j j I I cr universal ul standards already alread gained I I advancing and improving for Cor all men for all women and for or ull all children I I Until ratified the covenant and treaty are not safe safo and tho t United I j n amendment j i States Is la not a party part Any to this treat treaty will send sand It Il back to all aU the twenty seven nations concerned I I Germany included I The world needs to be made safe aCc for Cor I labor as well aa as for democracy The world cannot bo be safe for Cor democracy until it Is la sate safe for labor Jabor The only I I sure suro protection for tor an any any where here Is universal justice to o all labor every every- where there The Thc article of or the treat treaty creating a conference on labor in which all nations nations nations na na- na- na are arc represented provides that tho rho article shall shaH bo be interpreted in accordance accordance accord accord- ance with tho the following principle In Inno In no case shall shan any member he be asked or required l as a a. re result of or the adoption of oC an any recommendation or draft convention by the conference to lessen the pr protection afforded l b by Its existing l legislation to the tho workers concerned The Tho labor articles of or tho the treaty were drawn by labor men for labor Th They will stand tand |