The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-19

FROM CULTURED BOSTON
O'Sulliyan Characterizes Delegate
Morgan by OpprObrious Epithets.
A DISTURBANCE AT DENVER.
Morning Session Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor Exceedingly Lively.
Gompers Willing to Accommodate
Belligerents at Any Time.
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
Denver, Col. Dec. 1S.-A resolution
against compulsory arbitration was
adopted at the beginning of the morn
Ing session of the American Federation
of Labor without discussion.
A resolution submitted by Henry
Weissman, of New York, asking the
convention to most emphatically disap-
prove of the action of a number of New
York unions of cigarmakers, mechanics
and furniture workers in afliliating
with and supporting the Central Labor
Federation of New York in it's open an
tagonism of the union of bakers and
confectioners, was debated at great
length.
Delegate Morgan said: "There is war
to the knife between Weissman and
other leaders"
Delegate O'Sulllvan, of Boston, arose
to remark: II enter my protest against
the chair permitting that scurrilous
whelp pointing to Morgan) to attack
delegates on this floor"
Delegate Morgan-Did you hear that ?
1t came from cultured Boston. Another
sample of my treatment here.
Several delegates said: Take that
back, OSullivan."
Delegate Linehan: Don't you do it,
O'Sullivan, or will repeat it."
Morgan arose again and shaking his
hand at Gompers exclaimed: 20, how
would like to get you on platform on
equal terms, then l would fix you"
President Gompers retorted: ANY
time you desire"
The special committee to whom was
assigned the appeal of Eugene V. Debs
for sympathy and financial aid in his
present trouble In the courts reported
resolution condemning certain ac-
tions Of courts of equity, and appealing
to the public to secure legislation to
check the encroachments of the courts
upon the personal liberties of the peo-
pie. Also another resolution extending
sympathy and commiseration to Debs
and his associates and promising them
moral and financial support in their
struggle. Both resolutions were
adopted.
Scoring the Knights Of Labor.
At the afternoon session Delegate
Mcclure submitted full report upon
the conference held in st. Louis last
June The report favored the scheme
for semi-annual conferences. Upon the
consideration of this report Mr.. Penna,
of Linton, Ind, said:
''As long as the Knights of Labor or
ganiZation Is in the hands of the pres
ent gang of officers l am opposed to
meeting with them for any purpose
whatever | understand that Messrs.
Sovereign, Bishop and Hayes were
present at that conference. The execu-
tive council has libelled all trades
unions by CHASING those three men as
reformers. There Is neither reforma-
ton nor honesty, nor common decency
in either one of those men or in the
three men combined. Where there is
no veracity there can be no sincerity,
and hence no reformation. / sincerely
hope that there may be no conference
with those parasites on the labor move
ment. 1t Is a fact that fully three
fourth Of the Knights of Labor are in
open rebellion against those three men.
They have the power of making up the
general personnel of their conventions
and have the power to seat enough del
egates and exclude those who are a
menace to their policy. 1t is not be-
coming n any decent reform body to
stoop to recognize that gang.
II protest that we do not recognize
that gang Of bloodsuckers at any and
all times. l therefore move to amend
that the American Federation of Labor
hold itself in readiness to meet at all
times with sincere men in the reform
movement, but refuses to meet with the
knights Of Labor as at present con-
stituted, and until that body recognizes
the principle of trade Autonomy and
ceases to encourage dual authority in
any one trade"
The report with this amendment was
adopted without opposition. Another
blow at the knights of Labor was struck
by the refusal of the convention to en-
dorse the United Brewers label. This
label has the knights of Labor seal in
corporated in the design.
The closing scene Of the convention
was dramatic reconciliation between
p. j. Mcclure, Of Philadelphia, and T.
]. Morgan, of Chicago, who had so Bit
terly assailed each other on the floor of
the convention, and on previous occa-
sions.
The delegates sang Aud Lang Syne"
and adjourned in the best Of spirits.
This evening banquet was given the
delegates at the st. James by the Dem
yer Trades Assembly.