Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-19
GOMPERS SOLID.
Charges by ShaRer Command
but Little Attention.
Men Selected for Investigating Com
mittee Decline to Serve.
Some of the Business Before Fedora
ton. Tuesday.

New Orleans. Nov 1S.-The commit
tee on resolutions OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. this morning, report
ed favora bly, on IL resolution introduced
by the Coopers Unions asking that the
convention protest against IA bill now
pending in the United States Senate re-
curing the government, to cease issu-
ing revenue stamps ON all packages of
malt Oh. brewed liquors of the denomi-
nation of ne-ciShth. The report was
adopted. Other resolutions reported
nrably and adopted:
Pledginc tho Federation to use every
effort to defeat legislation against
brokers and anti-scalping bills; plet.g-
ing the aid of the Federation in secur-
ing increased paygfor letter carriers
requesting the Federation to seek the
good offices Of the national adminiStra-
ton in securing relief and protection
for Ia Dor organizers in Porto Rico. and
declaring that preference should be
given to union musicians at the ST.
Louis Exposition.
a resolution introduced by Victor l..
Berger Of Milwaukee. which was re-
portcd unfavorably. Instructed the:
Federation Of Labor to use its best ef
forts 10 induce the national Congress
to pass :, bill securing to every wage
Garner without having had an average
annual income of $1,000. pension Of 81.
per month if the wage worker is Il
citizen OF the United States. and has
| resided in this country for T. years
when the application for pension is
made Mr.. Eersnr made IN urgent ap
peal for the passage Of the resolution.
Delegate sherman Of the United
Metal Workers. also asked the passage
of the resolution, saying that the wage
workers of the country had as much
right To pension when they We're worn
| out in the harness as any man who was
| directly employed in its service.
when we ask the government for
anything" he saidS"W must remem-
| Der that we are asking ourselves for
| We are the goVernnS mt"
| Delegate james II. Lennon opposed
| the resolution because of the increased
taxation it would bring and declared
| that the working man wanted no char
| ity.
| The executive council which has I'M
der consideration the application of the
| United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
| Joiners for the revocatO of the char
ter of the Amalsamatcd Association OF
| WoodWorkers, reported adversely 10
the application.
| Delegate Brewer denounced the re-
| port of the committee as Infamous"
| Secretary Agard OF the committee on
| resolutions defended the report. The
| debate was temporarily closed by a
| point Of order from Delegate Dennis
| Hayes. who reminded the convention
| that the presentation of the English
| fraternal delegates from England,
| Scotland and Canada had been made
an especial order of business for 10
O'Clock. EInoch Edwards. the English
! delegate made "A happy address OF
| thanks for himself and the other fra
| ternal delegates.
| In replying to the address of Mr.. Ed
| wards ana other fraternal delegates
| President Gompers spoke ut consider
able length. During the course of his
remarks he declared that he had re-
| ceivcd copies of newspapers from all
| parts of the country, some comment
| ing favorably. others adversely. upon
| the criticisms ma6e in his annual adj
| drcss upon President Eliot of Harvard
| University for calling 4 strike break
| err a hero
] He upheld the position ne had taken
I declaring that the president belonged
| to the school which believed that mat
] ters would come right if left alone. The
| ST rikc break er, he declared was an
| economist outcast as much a traitor to
| the cause of labor as any man who be-
traycd his country in time of war.
| During the latter part of the morn
| ing session. the special committee to
| which was referred the charges against
| President Gompers by President SHAFT
| fer OF tie Amalcamatei Association
held it's first session. Considerable delay
| was experienced in appointing the fifth
| man on the committee.
| Debate was. at the conclusion of
President Gompers' address, resumed
| upon the Berger old age pension reso-
/! luton.
| After several more speeches a vote
| was taken and the report Of the COM
| mittee against the resolution was
| adopted By q vote of So to 30.
| An application for the revocation o.
| the Piano and Organ Workers Union
] was also denied but conditions We're i'm
posed. failure to comply with which
would be cause for the forfeiture of the
| charter. The application of the United
| Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
| ers for the revocation of the charter
| of the Amaiagamated Association of
| Carpenters was also reported adj
versely.
| Just prior to the noon adjournment,
| Mr.. Agard of the committee invest-
f! eating the Gompers-Shaffer matter
| reported that the four members has
been unable to agree on the fifth man.
| President Gompers was visibly agitat-
ed upon hearing the announcement.
He called Treasurer Lennon to the
chair and said:
| TIP TO now have said nothing re-
| gardinc this matter but | now insist
upon prompt action. If "a hours more
elapse and nothing is done, shall ask
Mt the opening of tomorrow mornings
| session that the committee be dis
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