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Show 'i-t i i ii Ji! ii!J--" Federation President Urges Nation to Stand by President Presi-dent Until After War Ends. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Samuel Gom-Jpers. Gom-Jpers. president of the American Fed-oration Fed-oration of Labor, and chairman of the ; lAmerican Labor mission, who arrived at an Atlantic port yesterday after a I two-months' tour of England, France and Italy, tonight issued a statement irirging the nation to "follow the president's presi-dent's advice, at lenst until nfter the Triumphant conclusion of the war." Mr. Gompors said that while the labor mission is not politically parlt-I parlt-I san, "following neither the Republican i nov Democratic party" members or ! tho mission who returned with him concurred in his appeal, feeling that the failure of tho people to support the j i Ice "would be interpreted by the IK 'i pi o of "our allied countries as a weakening of tho people of the United States." and "would put new encouragement encour-agement and a new lease of life into I the Germans and Austrians." j Duty to Support President. Explaining why ihe members of the I mission felt it was "the paramount duty" or the people to support the j president. Mr. Gompers said: j ''The spirit among all the people of I our allied countries, from presidents. ?;ings and cabinets to the great mass-j mass-j . is tense in support of tho policies, j purposes and Ideals set forth by Pros-i Pros-i idcnf Wilson, j They venerate him and have abso- luf confidence in the course he has j ruT3ued and the ideals which he has j impressed on the consciousness of all, I cwn the soldiers and peoples of Ger-) Ger-) nuny and Austria. List Note a Master Stroke. "While having a groat understand-hu, understand-hu, and appreciation of all that the president bus stood Tor in this war, Uiey regard his last note to Austria as ) tlu-'master stroke. It crushed the spirit I and morale of the soldiers and people 1 ol our two enemy countries. Nothing 5 could be of greater injury to the cause ( of ihe Unjied States and our allies in ;; thl war than the weakening of the people in their support of President j "Wiieon at this juncture." p Gompers Mission Successful. JSpor.klng of tho work of the mission ' in Europe Mr. Gompers said It had i bt" u successful "far beyond our exit ex-it pectations." He said the messages of ; good will, sympathy and co-operation carried to the workers of tho allied jj countries were accorded "most hearty N and enthusiastic responses" and dc-j dc-j rlared that the people showed a do-i do-i termination to carry on thc war to a i triumphant conclusion. It was announced that those mem-j mem-j bti3 of the mission who have returned ihf attend the national labor demon-i demon-i sttation in Chicago next Friday. |