Washington, Oct. 14.—American workers in the arsenals, munitions plants and navy yards are preparing to make what is declared to be the first practical move to end the war.
The International Machinists' As. sociation, one of the most powerful labour organizations in the United States, with a membership of 350,000, and contro] over all of the organized machinists employed in the manufacture of munitions and naval vessels, wil] take initial stops within a month to call on a conference of metal workers of the world for concerted action on a programme to bring about the world's disarmament.
This announcement, coming today from William H, Johnston, head of the organization, produced a sensation in official labour circles. The move, it was pointed out, is the most radical departure from the policies of organized labour in America taken in years and assumes special importance because it comes from the third largest union in the American Federation of Labour, Next to the miners, it is regarded as the most powerful body affiliated with the federation. Also it constitutes, in effect, repudiation of Samuel Gompers' stand on European labour.
Johnston said his organization i quest the international of trade unions to ange the conference it proposes. Samuel: Gompers- in his recent statement repudiating European labour, announced that the American Federation would sever connexion with this international federation on account of its Bolshevist tendencies, "Mr, Gompers' statement on severing velations with European labour is not the position of the International Association of Machinists nor ig it the position of the American Federation of Labour. It is Mr. Gompers' position," John. ston said recently.—'The San Francisco Journal." to insist on their right to eat.
The daily food supply gradually shrinks. The man with two fishes demands three bananas in exchange for one of them. The man with two bananas refuses to part with one for fewer than three fish, Finally the 10 men remaining at work quit in disgust. Everybody continues to eat. The hidden fish are brought to light and consumed. Comes a day when there is no food of any kind. Everybody on the islands blames everybody else.
What would seem to be the solution? Exactly! We thought you would guess it, For we repeat that you cannot cat, buy, cell, steal, give away, hoard, wear, ' use, ' play with or gamble with what is not—"Chicago Herald end Examiner."
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