The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-14

national unions radically and soon
change their course we shall at no
distant day be in the midst of an in
ternecine contest unparalleled in, any
era in the industrial world, aye, not
even when workmen of different traces
were arrayed against each other be-
hind barbados in the streets over the
question of trade against trade.
No combination of labor's enemies
need cause US the apprehension which
this fratricidal strife does in the claims
made by unions for the extension of
their trade Jurisdiction
A Serious Question.
There is scarcely an affiliated or
ganization which is not engaged in a
dispute with another organization, land
in some cases with several organiza-
tlons), upon the question of jurisdic-
ton 1t is not an uncommon occur
renee for an organization, and several
have done so quite recently, to so
change their laws and claims to juris-
dictlon as TO cover trades never con-
templated by the organizations officers
or members, never comprehended- BY
their title; trades of which there is al
ready IN existence a national union.
And this without a word of advice.
counsel or warming
Without in any way being DESTROYS
OF influencing your Judgment upon any
one of the cases which may claim your
attention, 1t is strongly urged that ac-
ton be taken by this convention that
shall tend to check the indiscriminate
attempts made to extend jurisdiction OF
any organization without the consent
OF the organization of the trade already
in existence"
President Gompers urged ''unremft-
RTOTfSf IN he -. .
OF the eight-hOur bill now before con
Sress, and recommended the appoint
faent OF special committee to take
the subject of inaugurating the eight
hour work day for all wage-earners
into consideration and report a plan to
ms convention He recommended that
the legislative committee and officers
OF the Federation be directed to con-
tlnue their efforts to secure the passage
Of the anti-iuJunetion bill in its orig
inal form as passed by the house. and
TO oppose any amendment calculated
70 impair the fundamentally lawful ac
ton of the organized workers in their
efforts to secure improved conditions.
Corporation Law.
Mr.. Gompers also commended to IA
vcrable consideration federal law
proposed by Henry Cohen of Colorado
and J. j. Sullivan, providing that cor
pordtionS shall not be deemed citizens
Of the state of their creation, and when
they come into the federal courts,
claiming the right u have their cause
adJudicated by that tribunal on the
ground OF diverse citizenship. that this
allegation may be denied by the op-
posite party, and all proceedings shall
be Immediately stayed and the issue
presented shall be first tried, and if
any of the members OF the corporation
arc citizens Of the same state as the
opposing party, the court shall refuse
to take jurisdiction in the case
President Gompers discussed the
subject of Chinese exclusion at con-
siderable length. He said: 1T was
clearly evident that there was some
Interior purpose by those in control of
the legislation in congress that the
law as passed should not be an entire
" satisfactory one TO labor" and after
citing legal opinions regarding the law
summarized the situation as follows:
In reviewing the entire subject it is
clear to my mind. and is the opinion OF