Show Urges Labor Federation to Put United Shoulder B. B Behind hind U. U S. S S in Big War WaT WarBy WarSy By Sy Associated Press BUFFALO FALO N. N Y No Nov 12 With With appeal an to all AmerIcan place their workingmen to toh hind h nS the fighting full lul and undivided d force orce be behind be- be a men mell at the he front and stirring picture of what labor expect if It may dent A A. A A. A Germany Landon wins the war war President President ber oer ber of commerce of the Buffalo Bufalo chamber chamber cham- cham today welcomed American the Federation of Labor J-Abor at the opening of Its convention here A former labor leader himself who has bas seen first hand in Europe how tops in the field give their lives and Blood for naught when workers in at home en engage engage en- en gage disputes instead of putting all their energy into keeping the fighting men supplied Mr 1 Landon appealed to all labor to sink everything In a tremendous i dous effort to do its part to win the war Pr President Wilson declared Mr Landon Landon Lan Lan- don has said we are fighting a war wai- for tor the democracy We are not only fighting a war for tor democracy but a war for industrial freedom and self protection protection tion a war to conserve that which we now have A victory for Germany would mean slavery for the American people for generations gen gen- to come and the people who I w work Ik Iks will be et the greatest s ss s sufferers r r I s spent t the summers of f 1915 and ci 1916 In n France and Italy doing what I 1 could In helping them in their efforts to increase increase in in- in crease the efficiency of their industries so that they could hold back the German German Ger kr- krman man army and possibly defeat lefeat It In 1915 England was in a very sad way HORRORS OF WARI WAR I was in England when the Princess Pat Canadian regiment was literally cut to pieces You know they went In a full tull regiment of 2400 men and came out with less than men and eight officers and most of them wounded I was as talking talk talk- ing to a a. young Canadian officer from Montreal l who used to be a salesman and therefore a worker in civil life lite and he lie told me that they had run out of ot ammunition ammunition am am- that the artillery had run out of shells and that they had to crawl outon out outon outon on their bellies leaving l approximately 2300 men behind dead and missing Th They y even had to witness s one of their officers officers officers cers crucified before their very eyes And fAnd what was happening in England A large shipment of munitions that I Iwas Iwas Iwas was assisting on was completed and ready to ship and could have been used and should have ha been bell used in this very ery battle upwards battle upwards of pieces of munitions munitions munitions mu mu- entirely completed with the exception exception exception ex ex- of ot a small firing pin I was told that they could not be delivered Inless inless in less than three weeks for the reason that the wo workmen kle were taking their usual summers summer's holiday Think or of that While venue their own brothers and sons and relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives were undergoing the hardships and tortures of hell and nd the very nation was in danger And now we are in this war and this convention is going to give the answer so far tar as you are concerned to the American people and to our allies and last but not least to the emperor of or Germany And I want to say to you that so far as we have gone the answer Ison is ison ison on the side of Germany We Ve are still washing our dirty linen and we have not as yet settled down to a realization of our condition The German propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda is a broad one in the land and may be numbered among your you delegates And why not They were in the house of ot parliament in England land they were In Inthe Inthe inthe the duma of oC Russia they were woo in the chamber of or deputies in Italy they wre were In the chamber ha r of or d deputies ul s 's in France They had haC Greece 1 Iw h the throat and I I I I if such liuch is the case why should they not be In our own legislative bodies national state and municipal And tf if it there I repeat why not h here And if here hero how are we e going to know him Wm He lie wont won't tell us We e can only Judge by his actions action and aDd how hM he approaches this great problem of ot winning the war It matters not what a a. man claims as a areMon reason reMon for Justifying the retarding or holding back of or our war activities We Ve must stand on results or any man or any body of or men who a assume ume to get in inthe inthe the way of ot the tho results of winning winning- this war for democracy conservation and humanity humanity humanity hu hu- manity Is on the side of Germany re regardless regardless re- re of ot what his Ills method of reasoning reason- reason lag iDS may be DUTY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE Do you jou OU Imagine that under German rule you could possibly have Ilave the rights you now have under a a. democracy Y Ask any man who has come como from Germany Ask him why he ho left Germany He will tell you jou the answer if It he Is honest If wo continue to argue among ourselves as to the right and wrong of ot this principle principle principle prin prin- ciple and aDd that principle and If It we continue continue continue con con- trying to satisfy our personal ambitIons ambitions am am- and our pocketbooks at the expense expense ex ex- what ex-what pense of our national efficiency what will we say when our boys return from France Franc lies How are we wo going to excuse our negligence to them when they return legless armless armIes and eyeless If they re return return return re- re turn at all knowing that the reason for It was that we failed Called to back our boys bos at the front That the tho boys boy's very ery father refused for tor some sane reason or other to make him another shell to shoot or another bayonet bayonet bayonet bayo bayo- net to defend himself or refused tb load loada a sufficient quantity of ot food on ships so that he be could be fed or reused re refused refused re- re fused used to build ships so that the food and clothing comfort even medical supplies supplies sup sup- plies might be carried to hi him across mo th theseas the the- theseas seas seas What t hat are going to tell them How flow Howare Howare ourselves with are we e going to square him and how are we e going to square ourselves with our conscience c e Personal disagreement ncr or or ei- ei C.- C. forts to take taLe of this war war either b by capital or labor is un Ameri can and if It the men are arc not loyal to the nation they should at least be bo loyal to their own flesh and blood If Jf Germany wins this war it willbe willbe will willbe be because she has beaten us to our knees If she beats us to our knees how do we know that Belgium will not be a side show compared to what Germany Germany Ger Oer- many will do to America And it will willbe willbe be no time then to say sayI I r dont don't know because we do know It will be no time then to say I r wish I had done differently differ differ- because It will be too late May we not hope that a national spirit may be reborn here May we not hope that a message will come from rom this tills convention into the very teeth of ot the I kaisey kairey saying to him that this is a de democracy democracy democracy de- de that marching shoulder to toI shoulder in France are the rich man l I and the poor man one everyone striving to the common end honor and victory for democracy and self preservation And being sure that we have given to those eons of ours and those of ours who are In France everything that could be required so that they may maydo maydo maydo do their work well so that they may maybe maybe maybe be a credit to American traditions so that they may never be able to say Why didn't you back me up Oh father fath fath- er why did you stop when I was suffering suffering suffering suf suf- fering and hungry Why didn't you help me |