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The Daily Nome Industrial Worker
Nome, Alaska
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At the American Federation of Labor's annual convention in Buffalo on Nov. 16, leaders plan to test labor's opinion on the war and demonstrate support for the administration, despite initial opposition from many labor groups and radicals.
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BUFFALO, Nov. 16.--At what is said to be the largest convention of labor men ever gathered in the world, the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor in session here, the most prominent leaders and representatives are planning to force a show down on war sentiment, to test out the labor opinion on peace issue and if possible to demonstrate to the world that Organized Labor in America is standing squarely by the administration in the conduct and prosecution of the war.
It is known that at and before the outset of the war many state organizations of the American Federation of Labor and most labor leaders and officials were pronouncedly opposed to the course which the President took in hurling this country into the holocaust abroad. Many and long were the resolutions denouncing the war party and in practically all of the local organizations of labor of the governments war policies were promptly voted down. As time went on and after Mr. Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor had pledged the President support of labor a change took place and it is believed that the very strong resolutions being prepared favorable to the war will be approved over the protests of many radical pacifists in the ranks of labor.
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Buffalo
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Nov. 16
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strong resolutions favorable to the war are being prepared and believed to be approved over protests of radical pacifists.
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At the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor in Buffalo, prominent leaders and representatives plan to force a showdown on war sentiment, test labor opinion on the peace issue, and demonstrate Organized Labor's support for the administration in the war. Initially, many state organizations and leaders opposed the war, passing resolutions denouncing it, but after Gompers pledged support, a change occurred.