The record-union., 1891-12-18
President Gompers Expresses Him.
self on the Boycott Question.
LOCAL UNIONS SOMETIMES ACT TOO
HASTILY.
A Train With About Forty Passengers
Kansas, Injuring Twenty-six Pas
sengers, Three Fatally-Mfchigan's
Secretary of State Forced to Resign
His Onice.
Special TO the REooRD-UN1ox.

days session of the American Federation
of Labor President Gompers recon-
mended that the organization demand the
passage Of labor law by Congress recog-
nizing the first Monday in September as
legal holiday in the District of Colum-
bia and the Territories. a resolution to
that effect was adopted.
President Gompers spoke at some
length on the subject of the boycott, say
ing that every local organization seems to
take upon itself the right to levy boy
colts and to spread them before the entire
country. 1t seemed to him that oppor-
tunity should be given for investigation,
and no boycott recognized unless ap-
proved by the convention or the Execu-
tive Council. He asked the convention
70 take some action on this point.
On the question of union labels, he said
the decision of the Supreme Court of
pennsylvania recently, to the effect that
inasmuch as the wageworkers do not
own the product, they cannot have label
certifying to the character of the labor
employed in Its production, will be, if
allowed to stand, one of the severest blows
which could be inflicted upon the rights
of organized labor. Gompers severely
scored the decision, and said the officers
OF the organization should be empowered
10 cooperate with the affiliated unions to
secure legislation to overcome the OBJ
stacles presented, or reversal of the de-
cision on the question.
y special committee was appointed to
consider the conflicting elements on the
Pacific Coast. President Gompers made
Il speech on the subject. telling how he
listened to statements in the matter when
Ill San francisco, and regretted exceed
jngly that no adjustment of the trou BILE
las yet been had. Since last year, said
he, convention was held of all the
unions on the Pacific Coast, taking in an
area from Spokane, Washington, and in
Guiding California and British Columbia.
1t practically established federation
outside of the American Federation, and
Gompers sees in this, unless some adjust
]nenU is had, two organizations with the
same purposes in view, having local
unions represented in each and which
can scarcely work on parallel lines.
Sooner or later great conflicts will arise.
and instead of fraternaily aiding each
other, we may see internal strife in the
trade union movement of the country.
lie trusted this movement would receive
earnest consideration, and that the action
taken might bring peace and unity with
the Brewery Workers Union, which are
primarily in interest in the matter.
a resolution was adopted denouncing
The Chicago police for ''breaking into
lawful and peaceful meetings of the
labor people on November llth and 18th
in violation of every principle of right
and justice.
In accordance with the action of the
labor organizations of the District of
Columbia, asking change in the form of
government IN the City Of Washington, a
resolution was adopted requesting the
passage of a law establishing the
Government of the people, for the people
aud by the people, in the Capitol of the
nation"
In reference to a circular issued bv the
New York City Federation denouncing'
PRESIDENT Gompers as corruptionist in
politics, and as having prostituted his
office and the Federation in corrupt deals
with New York City Democrats, the
committee on Grievances reported reso-
luton entirely exonerating him, and de-
claring him to be ''as far above bribery,
political boodlism or corruption, as the
stars are above the earth" The report
was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was also adopted against
the employment OF non-union men on
public buildings, and against the failure
OF the Government to enforce the eight
hour law. A resolution that DO politician
be allowed to address the assembly did
not go through.
Tonight the delegates We're entertained
at banquet given by the local union, at
which colored delegates occupy a place at
the board. This matter gave rise to some
difficulty, but the colored delegates had
10 be either admitted or the banquet
abandoned.
OPPOSED TO FEDERATION.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IL. = Grand Master
Sweeney of the Switchmen's Aid Asso-
citation, when asked what action his or
ganization would take in the matter of
the proposed new federation of railway
employees, severely scored the Advisory
Council of Railway Men for the action
taken yesterday, and declared the switch
men would have nothing to do with it.
NO STRIKE.
DALLAS (Tex.), Dec. 1.-THE officials
and operators of the Texas Pacific Rail-
way deny that any strike viii be inaugu-
rated on that road.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Train With Forty Passengers Hurled
Down an Embanknent.
CHERRYvALE (Kas.), Dec. 1.-THE
south-bound passenger on the Southern
Kansas was wrecked two miles north of
this city this morning. The express car,
regular coaches and the sleeper were
hurled down a high embankment with
about forty passengers on board. Twenty
six persons We're iniured-three fatally.
Among those seriously injured were
Mayor Kincaid of Cherryville; 0. f. Car
son, Cherryville; Mrs. a. p. Wall, Gein-
ola, Kas.; Mrs. NJ. r. Spires, Franklin
H., w. T. Spires, Franklin, H.: Mrs
Brooks and daughter. Oklahoma; James
Ostrander, Wellington; II. l.. Barnes.
Lawrence; ]. A. Gibson, Severy, Kas.
Moses Thompson, Spirit Lake, Ia: T. h.
.Johnstone, Houston. Ia; c. Il. Stuart
Shenandoah, Ia; ID. b. Fuller, Eureka.
Kas.: DR.. Crees, Ganesburg, Kas.; +.
Bacon, Welton junction, Ia; F. W.
Speilman. Topeka; John IL. Brown Kan
sas City.
y number of others were painfully. but
not seriously, injured. All were brought
to this city and placed in the care of
physicians.
Mrs. j. G. Blaine, Jr.'s, Complaint.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Mrs. j. 6. Blaine,
Jr., now attending the referees hearing
in this city in her divorce suit, has ap-
piled to Inspector Byrnes for protection
against private detectives that she asserts
her husband has put on her track. She
says they give her no peace, following her
TO the hotel and endeavoring to enter her
room. questioning servants, etc. In one
case she discovered a woman guest in the
hotel was g spy, who tried TO discover
whom Mrs. Blaine saw and met.
Suno1 In Good Condition.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Tuqy, Field
and Farm says: The story telegraphed