Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-14 | Page 3 | German Labor Makes Answer

R MAKES ANSWER ANSER I Denies Gompers Charge of Responsibility BERLIN July 14 By tho the Associated Press German organized labor which has Just received the text of at the address delivered at the Denver convention convention convention con con- of ot tho the American Federation of ot Labor b by President Samuel Compere Gompers charging that German labor Jabor was re responsible re- re for tor tho the war has given out through its general commission an answer answer answer an an- to Mr Gompers' Gompers charge The Tho German Gennan workman says Ray the tho reply has as little tittle to hide his face In shame as tho the American workman Tho The contention of ot Mr Gompers that tho the German workman could havo have prevented tho the war b by the tho sacrifice of ot a a. few fow thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand lives betrays a n. surprising lack of ot understanding of ot European conditions B By such a course the tho German workmen would have opened tho the wH way for tho Russian army to march on Berlin A x p peace aco worse than that ot and anda a fearful tearful enslavement of ot all an Eur Europe po would have bee been tho the consequence Tho The German workmen n participated In tho the war only to prevent tho the oem oom- J overthrow of ot Germany and the victory of or tho the entente capitalistic Im Im- Im Their purpose was waa to secure the quick ending of ot the war through p. p a peace of oC understanding During the tho war wo strove strove we we admit with Insufficient success success to to prevent tho worst horrors Wo We vainly opposed tho the opening opening open open- ing of or the ruthless submarino submarine warfare I But on the tho other hand wo we succeeded c cIn In stopping tho the Belgian deportations Recently we caused Germany ny to ac ac- acx accept x copt tho the terrific burden of tho the ultima- ultima turn tum In order to open tho the way through colossal for tor tho the v 1 meat ment of ot real J peace Wo Ye are aro tho nationalistic policy of oC revenge an and we are aro working for tor democracy and truo true P peace co Wo Wa would bo be happy if Ie workmen would renounce unjustifiable reproaches let bygones bo be bygones I and extend us the hand of ot comradeship In our common endeavors