The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
Declared to Be Unfit for the
Office of Interstate Com
missioner.
ACTS OF THE JUDGE ARE
REVIE WE'D.
Accused OF Having Used His Off
cial Position to InJure Inter
ests of Wage
Special Dispatch TO The CALL

NASHVILLE, Dec 15.-The American
Federation OF Labor met this morn NJ,
President Gomper- presiding. Tele-
graphic invitations to hold the next meet
ing of the federation in Kansas City, Mo,
were receive from officials OF that city.
The roll was called for expression OF
laws regarding time OF Labor dav and
scale OF wages for street Iaborers IN differ
ent cities of the country. Response 9es were
made by many delegates.
Several resolutions were adopted, among
the most i'm portant being one to send fra
al delegates to Canada.
Permission was granted the president
of the Textiles Union to address the con-
vention. A communication was read
from the Atlanta union, stating that they
are on strike and asking that their no
sition be heard by representative. In
the absence OF the president of the Tex
tile Union, Mr.. Delany of Atlanta was in
troduced, anc asked the convention TO
give the matter careful consideration.
A motion was carried that com m It ee
be appointed TO take action on the te xiii E.
workers strike and report. Several dele
gates spoke on the subject of the strike
| that is i'm minent throughout the country,
advising immediate and definite action
The delegates 10 the federation and labor
men of the city will hold a mass meeting,
the purpose being to organize.
The afternoon session was marked by
many vi orous speeches especially was
| this the case in regard to the protes t
! offered against the appoin tmenJ of J. ii.
Pa1son to be Interstate Commerce Com
| nj Missioner.
Edward Hartford OF the Railway En-
| ployes' Union, fraternal delegate from
England, and Hon. J. III. Wilson, asso.
/ q fTafnrpal dole odd ba
! federation.
M. Henri Gardlso, representative OF
! the French Government, investiga tin Q
/ the steel industries in the United States.
! was presented and spoke briefly, explain
! ing the purpose Of his visit.
The discussion OF the appearance of an
advertisement in the Fedora zionist oI
Siegel, Cooper & Co., was resumed, George
! Warner leading in the fight against the
| Carrying OF the advertise ment insisting .
| that IT was better to have the paper re-
| fused admission TO the mails than &c
| longer insert the advertisement
Much discussion followed, in which
several mem oers opposed the violation oil
contract, and at last the matter was re-
| ferred TO the executive council.
| Then came the stir OF the afternoon
| when resolution was taken up providing
! for protest on the part of the executive
council against the reported appoin tmenl
merce Commissioner. The resolutions
charged tina PaxSon resigned the high
office OF Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania by telegraph for the
purpose OF accepting an appointment as
receiver of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, audiassisting in wrecking that
company that he has always'shcwn an
| intense hatred for organized labor and
has ION every occasion when opportunity
presented itself used his official position
TO iniure the in erests of wage eArners, as
inslanced by his action In descending from
the Supreme Court bench for the purpose
of acting as a committing magistrate in
The case of the Homestead strike, in order
TO throw the weight Of his judicial posi-
tion in the balance against wage-earners.
The protest was referred to the com nit
tee on resolutions. This action was fol.
lowed by p. J. Mcguire in a caustc
speech and. amid much applause, he moved
that the president OF the federation be
instructed 10 telegraph the pre- -idenfs 0
the organizations most violent against
the rumored appointment of Paxson.
This motion was enthusiastically SUD-
ed by many sneakers and was carried
unanimously, The Paxson resolutions
Will be reported tomorrow.
pubic meeting. well attended, was
held tonight at which President Gompers
and many others made add resses