Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-17
CAUsTIC JOHN BURNS.
Labor Folks I'm Denver Resent His
Many Criticisms.

Labor Folks I'm Denver Resent His
Many Criticisms.
| From the New York SUM-
DENVER, December 18.-Mr John Burns,
M. p. did not get away last evening He
was compelled to speak so often that he
| quite tired himself out. Last night at a
late hour he made a speech in the St.
James Hotel in which he took occasion to
severely criticise American institutions and
the American people. the laboring men par
ticularly. Many of Them delegates to the
American Federation Of Labor, became
quite indignant, but 1T was left to Gov.
Waite. who was in the audience, to express
himself upon the matter.
After Mr.. Burns had withdrawn Gov
waite asked permission to reply to some
statements made by Mr.. Burns, and, taking
the moor, he made a most exciting arraign-
ment OF the English socialistic labor leader,
refuting some of that gentleman's state
ments.
II was today that the labor delegates re-
PEELED. In a conversation with Henry
Weissman Of New York. representing the
Bakers National Organization, Mr. Burns
said, In speaking Of the action of the con-
vention upon the socialistic plank: You
Weissman replied: Il do not think you are
capable Of judging. SIR" and he forthwith
turned his back upon the English member
OF parliament.
Later on several Of the delegates grew in
dignant over this charge. William c. Pom
eToy OF chicago, representing the Phoenix
FEDERAL Trades Union. indited a letter to
MIR. Burns, which he sent to him by messen-
ger this evening. This letter reads:
request that you favor me with an
answer to the following question:
would an American speaking In Eng
land escape the duck pond if he presumed
to criticise conditions, persons and persons
al habits In the manner in which you have
spoken In American"
Mr.
stand the usages of hospitality" said Mr.
Pomeroy this evening in discussing the
matter He has been most discourteous
and has said things in public which he
should not have said while partaking of
the great hospitality of the citizens Of Dem
yer.
His private utterances have been worse.
but when he attacks the delegates of this
convention because of their concerted ac-
ton he insults the American Federation of
Labor, and l have personally taken it upon
myself to publicly resent it, Mr.. David
Holmes has been a gentleman all along
and he has won the esteem and good will
of every one by his conservatism, but MIR.
Burns has been ungrateful and inconsider-
ate.
Last night Mr. Burns in his speech.
speaking of the dishonesty and corruption
OF municipal life in America, made the
statement that the conduct of officials in
Chicago and New Yor0 city is such that
were these men living in the frontier towns
they would be good cases for Judge Lynch,
and he was not sure that il would not be
a good plan to have lynch law in those
cities.
He also said that Chicago is a pocket
edition of hell or hell a pocket edition OF
Chicago, he could not say which He was
astonished at the sentiment OF the dele
gates to this convention relating to the
judiciary of this land and he was of The
opinion that our Constitution had utterly
failed to be of further use.
You need a new Constitution said he,
fad a m mi for
present conditions
These are only few of the many state
ments which he has been making in Dem
ver both In public and private, and the re-
suit Is that he has been roundly condemn
ed by citizens and visiting delegates of the
American labor organizations. If he con-
tinues this sort of criticism while enroute
east Mr.. j. Burns will have a very lively
time"