The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-11
SCRANTON TRBUNE-wEDNEsDAY DECEMBER II. 1907.

advised against the action contemplate
ed In Mr.. Morgan's reiterating his sug-
gestion that that part of the report
dealing with the exclusion of the Jap
anese and other Asiatic peoples be left
for the incoming executive council to
deal with.
| Mr.. Morgans would not he content
| with this. He believed in meeting the
issue suuarely and disposing of 1t fear
lessly.
Delegate James Bowman. Of Chicago,
declared against including the Jap.
saying the Jap can be elevated.
| Chairman OConnell said for practical
! reasons III no other there should be
! no complications to the anti-thinese
| light such as the adoption of an anti
Japancs" resolution would engender
| congressman all over the country have
given pledges to favor Chinese cxclu-
sion. some of them. likely. gave these
! pledges reluctantly Complcatr the
fight and YOU give these congressman
opportunity to relieve themselves from
| their pledges. They are pledged to
favor chinese exclusion. They are not
pledged to favor the exclusion of chi
nese. Japanese and all other Asiatic
! nuonps.
Gompers' Speech
| President Gompcrs took the floor and
said II take exactly the same position
as Mr.. O'connell. Everyone. who has
! had any experience before congress-
ional committees. the congress Itself or
the state legislatures knows that q
! fav"ritc way of killing II bill is to kill
Kindness n he
II bill is presented to relieve some one
particular i'll. it's enemies amend it SO
as to make it panacea for all the ills
that humanity may suffer.
Nothing could hurt our fight for
/ Chinese exclusion so much as an at
tempt to tack on to our present demand
anything that will even remotely int-
mate that we have in mind the eXclu-
sion of other peoples. We have now to
contend against the Chinese govern
ment and the pro-Chinese of this coIin-
try. We do not want to. also. arouse
the opposition of the Japanese govern
ment and the strong sentiment that has
been constantly growing in this coun-
try for the last Twenty-Five years that
the Japanese are one of the family of
civilization.
II do not underestimate the undcsr-
ability of the cheap Jap. but as COM
pared with the Chinaman there is no
Japanese peril We want to get rid
of the imminent danger that threatens
us. and that is that China's hordcs
shall com" and overwhelm us. That
is the immediate danger. That Is what
we have TO deal with. The Japanese
danger does not confront us today.
Leave alone anything that will colnpli-
cate our c;mpaign against the imne-
diate danger. Let us continc ourselves
To keeping Chimes" out of the United
States aud every country over which
the flag of the United States ilOatS.'
President GomperS' speech put an
end of the clap question. \ motion
hy j. e. Dernoll. Of III" rigArmukers to
lay the Jap" clause ON the tabl" WAS
carried by what was practically an
unanimous vote.
The only other business Of the after
noon session was the consideration Of
the report of the committee on labels
Universal Label.
The resolution for II universal label
was unfavnrahly reported the Gem
mite" explaining that until such time
as there WAS a law protecting the label
it would he useless thing. Delegate
trooke, Of the flint glass workers.
sought to commit the convention to
the adoption of Il universal label when
II protecting law was enacted, but his
effort was unavtiiins. The report of
the committee was concurrcd in by IL
vote of IS to 60.
The resolutions endorsing the new
shop card Of the iourneymen BARRIERS
and the new label of the blucksmiths
We're favorably reported and adopted.
Tho protest of the preSsmen against
the us" OF the International Typo
graphical union label on the convcn-
ti"n printing. instead of their own. was
referred to the grievance committee.
1t had been practically agreed that
the convention should adjourn at 3
O'Clock to give over the hall to the
pre- parations for the banquet. When
O'Clock arrived, a motion was made to
adjourn. in compliance with this
agreement, but to the surprise Of the To-
cal committee. 1t met with vigorous or-
position from delegates who did not
want that ii should go out to the world
that the American Federation of Labor
convention would bolt in its business
for such Il thing as Il banquet
John II. DeVine. chairman of the To-
cal committee of arrangements, told
the convention in very plain terms that
the local union would not relish the
idea Of the convention refusing to COM
ply with their request for an early adj
journment. 1T will be like throwing
cold water on all our efforts of the past
twelve months in preparing for this
convention and the loss of an hour. at
this time, will not cause any serious
consequences to the American Fedora
tion of Labor"
Mr.. Devinc was checrcd and the con-
vention adjourned
Had Jolly Time.
The banquet rendered the visitors ~
the Central Labor union, at st.
Thomas College hall, last night, was
very different, delightfully."- different
from the usual banquet. There were
no speeches. The committee had an
ranged 10 have ali the convention ceic- !
brities make addresses. All the con
NentiOn celebrities were there but
none of them We're called upon for n
speech, President sam Gompers, who |
was made tOaStmaster, was given 4
list of the speakers arranged in the |
order in which they were to be called. |
President Gompers quietly Crumpled |
up the committees programme slipped |
IL into his Waistcoat pocket and sub