Labor and the War: American Federation of Labor and the Labor Movements of Europe and Latin America; from the Proceedings of the Conventions of 1914-15-16-17-18 American Federation of Labor and from the American Federationist and Labor's Book of All Colors as Pub. in the American Federationist, November and December, 1916, January, May and November, 1917, and April, 1918American federation of labor, 1918 - 288 من الصفحات |
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... country necessarily affect all other countries , and it is impossible for any nation to maintain isolation . The countries of the world have intimate international relations . Finances have international centers . There are common ...
... country necessarily affect all other countries , and it is impossible for any nation to maintain isolation . The countries of the world have intimate international relations . Finances have international centers . There are common ...
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... country and in some other countries a conscience that is extremely sensitive to the effects of our foreign commerce . According to this concept , commerce that supplies nations with certain products becomes , in some degree at least ...
... country and in some other countries a conscience that is extremely sensitive to the effects of our foreign commerce . According to this concept , commerce that supplies nations with certain products becomes , in some degree at least ...
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... countries and they were asked to communicate their opinions in regard to the plan . So far we have had replies expressing approval from the French national movement , from the secretary of the Trades Hall Council of Melbourne , and from ...
... countries and they were asked to communicate their opinions in regard to the plan . So far we have had replies expressing approval from the French national movement , from the secretary of the Trades Hall Council of Melbourne , and from ...
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... countries have turned to our shores for inspiration and for hope . Millions have sought refuge here ; others sought opportunity . This congress may enable our country to make our ideals the ideals of the whole world . To be sure , we ...
... countries have turned to our shores for inspiration and for hope . Millions have sought refuge here ; others sought opportunity . This congress may enable our country to make our ideals the ideals of the whole world . To be sure , we ...
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... country agree to send one delegate . It hap- pens that many of the European countries consist of several nations , which have their separate national labor organizations . The wage - earners of many countries have not yet effected ...
... country agree to send one delegate . It hap- pens that many of the European countries consist of several nations , which have their separate national labor organizations . The wage - earners of many countries have not yet effected ...
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A. F. of L action adopted affiliated allied countries American Federation American Federationist ARTHUR HENDERSON Bidborough Britain British cablegram Carranza Coahuila commission Committee common convention declaration delegates democracy efforts established Executive Council expressed Federation of Labor Federation of Trade ference France fraternal freedom French German held hope human ideals industrial interests international conference International Federation International Labor international relations international trade union Jouhaux justice Labor Conference labor organizations Leeds Legien letter London matter meeting ment Mexican mission movement of Mexico national trade union neutral country officers opportunity organized labor movement Oudegeest Pan-American Federation Peace Congress Petrograd Philadelphia Convention policies political present President Gompers principles proposed purpose received representatives Russia SAMUEL GOMPERS Secretary sent Serbia Stockholm tion trade union centers Trade Union Congress trade union movement trade unionists treaty United Venustiano Carranza W. A. APPLETON wage-earners Washington welfare workers of Mexico workmen
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الصفحة 60 - The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind.
الصفحة 10 - Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent to the International Federation of Trade Unions, to all national trade union centers throughout the world and to the President of the United States...
الصفحة 60 - ... for the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples, the German peoples included; for the rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men everywhere to choose their way of life and of obedience. The world must be made safe for democracy.
الصفحة 58 - I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of the United States; that it formally accept the status of belligerent which has thus been thrust upon it...
الصفحة 60 - We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that in such a Government, following such methods, we can never have a friend; and that in the presence of its organized power, always lying in wait to accomplish we know not what purpose, there can be no assured security for the democratic Governments of the world.
الصفحة 61 - They are, most of them, as true and loyal Americans as if they had never known any other fealty or allegiance. They will be prompt to stand with us in rebuking and restraining the few who may be of a different mind and purpose.
الصفحة 60 - German people toward us (who were, no doubt, as ignorant of them as we ourselves were) but only in the selfish designs of a Government that did what it pleased and told its people nothing. But they have played their part in serving to convince us at last that that Government entertains no real friendship for us and means to act against our peace and security at its convenience. That it means to stir up enemies against us at our very doors the intercepted note to the German Minister at Mexico City...
الصفحة 60 - Just because we fight without rancor and without selfish object, seeking nothing for ourselves but what we shall wish to share with all free peoples, we shall, I feel confident, conduct our operations as belligerents without passion and ourselves observe with proud punctilio the principles of right and of fair play we profess to be fighting for.
الصفحة 58 - Our object now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic power...
الصفحة 58 - It will involve the utmost practicable cooperation in counsel and action with the governments now at war with Germany, and, as incident to that, the extension to those governments of the most liberal financial credits, in order that our resources may so far as possible be added to theirs. It will involve the organization and mobilization of all the material resources of the country to supply the materials of war and serve the incidental needs of the nation in the most abundant and yet the most economical...