Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-16
. HE HITS BACK.
The Campbell Alien Labor In
VeStigatiOn Wakes Warm.
STAR CHAMBER QUESTIONS
The Gentleman Under Fire Becomes
Sarcastic Over the Affair.
JEALOUSY AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.
He Says He is Prosecuted Because He
Stumped for Harrison
JEALOUSY AT THE BOTTOM OF 1T.
AND OPENLY FAVORS PROHIBITION

The Executive Committee of the Centra
Trades Council met last night in K. of L
Hall to open the investigation into the
charges against President James Campbell
of the Window Glass Workers Union, anG
Others, for importing foreign glass workers,
Mr.. j. c. Young acted as president of the
meeting, and VIM. Bremen, Esq, had been
called in to swear the witnesses and ex.
anime them. There were about 80 persons
in the room.
There was some discussion soon after the
meeting had come together as to the pro-
priety of admitting reporters. President
Smith, of the American Flint Glass Work
ers, vigorously championized the press,
stating that the entire proceedings should
be public, in order to give the people an
opportunity to learn the aims and objects of
the committee. He was overruled in so far as
1t was decided to leave the matter Of giving the
proceedings to the press in charge of the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
A LONG SIEGE OF IT.
The testifying lasted from s o'clock until
midnight, and only three witnesses were put
on the stand-Messrs. Gesner, Phillips and
Isaac Kline.
After each witness was duly sworn Mr.. Bren-
nan, who conducted the examination, asked the
following question: ''Do you know Mr.. James
Campbell? Did he ever talk to you about the
importation of foreign window glass blowers
Did he at any time lead you to infer that he
knew something about these. men being ex-
pected here Do you believe that he knew that
they were coming here ?'
When Mr.. Brennan was through with the
witness any member of the committee was at
rrn- H,rnN
tended to one central object and the spirit in
which the interrogatories were propounded
left the impression that the committee was
after Mr.. Campbell's scalp.
CAKE MENTIONED BUT ONCE.
1t was but once that somebody asked this
question: Did Mr.. G. Cake, the Secretary, or
any other official of the Council of the Window
Glass Workers, speak to you about the impor-
tation of these foreign workmen?
After the adjournment, however the CON-
mittee was not at liberty to say what had
'transpired. The matter had been left in the
hands of the stenographer and he would pre-
pare it for publication on Sunday. The next
meeting will be held on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Campbell was seen by a DISPATCH re-
he thought about the investigation he said:
THE whole thing don't amount to anything
at all, and these people Will find it out before
long. The cause of all the trouble is simply
this: There are several men on that commit
tee who have made a boast that they will
blacken my character among the labor peo-
pie. They are sore at me for several reasons
They have said they will get even with me
because went around the country speaking
- FOR PRESIDENT HARRISON
during the campaign. They have said they
will get even with me. because lave boldly
come out now and spoken in favor OF prohibi-
tion. They are prompted by purely Jealous
motives and they mean to do me up. They
know that my people. the working people, have
great confidence in me. They are aware of the
fact that the members of our association stand
by me and it rifles them. Let them go ahead.
I am able to brave their bawling.
'sJust think of the idea of having an investi-
cation of this kind. 1t is disgrace upon the
name of the Central Trades Union that they
are not able to handle such matter without
calling in lawyer to do the cross-examining
Of the witnesses for them.
RATHER SARCASTIC.
'If seems tome. if there are not men of sufi-
cient brains in the Central Committee to
handle this thing among themselves without
getting a lawyer to assist them, they had bet
ter shut up shop, disband and get reorganized
to give competent men a chance to do the work
that they should do.
IF they had any evidence to stand on why
don't they go and prosecute me in the courts.
This proceeding is nothing but farce from be-
ginning to end, and you will see whether have
not told you the truth"