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Show GOMPERS VERY PLAINLY TELLS OF LABOR'S DEMANDS HIIHAT l,flli:it KimVCS XOTK'H O.N AM, I'.MI'I.OM-'.IPs No Hcncml llciliiclloii of Wii co Or In-crciiM' In-crciiM' of Working Hoiii I'iiiiii tuy ouiv to HcTolcriitcil ll rg,iili'.l I'onvs of Amcrlcn l.ittor Ktiuva What Wn 4 Involved In Wnr. IMtKIni Tex. Ni.x. 16 Hamuel (lumper, piesldcut of the Amcrleaii Fetleratbtn of lailmr. In the closing hours of the Pan-American lalair con-fereme con-fereme here t oilay . served formal warning that no general reduction of wage nor Increaee In working hour after the war would be accepted without with-out a bltleer fight hy organised labor He Issued a statement Inspired h a recent puUPIIr tillerance of WllltaiA II llarr. prreiilent of the National founders' aaeex lalloo. Ilvat a revlur-tlon revlur-tlon of aaiesa and longer hour would lie the only hhssnb to enable American Ameri-can manufacturer to cftntltme to i ope with foreign imtuatrtea after the war "Nol Ice I glreti here and tmw " lorn per )Hl. "that the mer.(i Hppe will wot he foriec im--K h either llarr, Ilia association , r a'l the iHoirlxoia In the United Hlalcs Tb Mnerlcan laltor movement whoh-htstrtedlt whoh-htstrtedlt mipiHilteil this world sttui,-gle. sttui,-gle. ami we knew Just what waa :u oh-ed The American labor mor-tnent mor-tnent will co-opcmle wllh all other agettilee In help In thla ri-constriirtlnn time. Our movement la not to destroy, des-troy, but to construct. And all mav lust aa well understand now a nt any other time that the ndvnnlnqo which the worker of Amcrlcn and of the all allied countries! have galtfed and with h we hope to extend to the people even of the coiuiucrcd countries are not going to be token away from its. And we will resist In that attempt to the Mtterinift." The conference adjourned nfler the Pan-American Federation of l,ahnr had been formed and Hamuel (Inmpera elected II chairman. The pew organisation organi-sation la lo he composed of delegate from the !epresntllve of the Aiuril-can Aiuril-can federation of ltlmr and dele-Kate dele-Kate from the labor organisations of other pan-American retaildlc. Ties ohjett of the new lalmr fiHlerntlou are the re-cetnhlhihmeht of better ctinitltlotia for working people who emigrate from one American country tit another. Ill" estahllslimellt of better bet-ter iinderstandliig among the w or king; people of all the Amcrlcn. and the utilisation of every mean for the promotion and welfare of the people of these cotmtrlc. Hard country will be entitled to nt least two delegate. dele-gate. The federation will maintain permanent hcwil'iu.irlcr In Washington, Washing-ton, l. C, with u chairman. Tho federation will meet annually on the first Tuesday III July. The first niiuunl emigres of the Paii-Amerlcnii Federation of iJilmr will bo held nt Panama. John Murray wit elected tho Kngllsh speaking secretr of thn feileratlon. and fantitit Vargas of New Mexli, the HHMith speaking secretary. The ex-relit ex-relit le loiincll of the American Feil erallnli of mmr adjourned tonight and will romplele Ita meeting at Han Antonio. Tex. The conference was termed bv President Hompera a an uniMirnllolled achievement of "popular "popu-lar diplomacy." He lestled H state, ment tonight exprceeliig hla satlsfni-tlnn. satlsfni-tlnn. "Ill thus bringing Hie people of thn tmn-American nation Into a working relatloiMhlp." (loinpcr paid "greater promise I brought to all the people of North and South America. Understanding Under-standing between people make for accomplishment Just na It doe between be-tween Indltldiinl. This roufereiue hit earned it permanent place In hi-tory hi-tory a n construetlve effort. Wn have had here an example of popular diplomacy In which people of different differ-ent nations huvn met and talked out their difference, nnd, finding them-selves them-selves In harmony nt the conclusion, are prepared to go forward In unity of purpin-e for the gritct gain of all. 'The Paii-Ametlcan Federation of .iilair come Into being nt an hour In the world' history when wn need nil tho Intelligence and effort we run muster for the right nnd for the development de-velopment of the opportunities that have beuti safeguarded to u hy, our glorious victory ut arm, liluir of pan-Aincrlnt lis plaicd Itself in accord ac-cord wllh thn latHir movement of t It great democrat lea of thn world." |