Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-11-22 | Page 5 | A. F. L. Keeps out of Mexican Muddle

I A. A F. F Lt L KEEPS OUT OF MEXICAN MUDDlE SEATTLE Wash Nov Nor 22 22 The Tho American Federation of Labor refused to adopt a a. resolution condemning armed intervention n in Mexico on the tho ground that Buch intervention might be j justifiable ji able and desirable Tho convention unanimously adopted tho the following resolution reso- reso resolution reso roso- lution Tho The American Federation of ot Labor condemns attempts being made mado by by- American and nd foreign corporations ns and c certain jingo newspapers rs to force armed intervention by tho the United States government gov gor- in Mexico and arid urges upon the president of the United States the continuance continuance con con- of a policy looking to a peaceful peace peace- ful adjustment of tho conflict among the Mexican people and that tho tim pros pros- and secretary of tho American Federation of at Labor be bo instructed to transmit tho the position of the tho federation upon that matter to tho the president of tho the Unit United d States John Mitchell took the floor and be begged Jerl the tho convention not to hamper President Wilson While he ho was a peace advocate ho he believed od thoro wore were conditions that justifier justified war within a nation and between nations