The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-24
LABOR ATTACK ON SENATORS
SEVERAL NAMED WHO "WILL
 BEAR WATCHING"
san FraneIseo Delegate to Federation Convention Picks Out HIessrs. PIatt, of Connecticut, Hanna, Lodge and Morgan as "the Most Insidious Ene- mics of Labor"-commtItes Reap. pointed to Watch Lsgislation.

mioa of Labor'-CommtItes ResPs
 polntod to watch Lsgisiation.
 Boston, Nov. 2S.-After sessions which continued through thirteen days, the twenty-third annual convention of the American Federation of Labor held in FaneuiI hall, this city, was adjourned sine die at 9:3O o'clock tonight. The convention had been looked forward to by unionists as one of the most import ant labor meetings in the history or the world. Tonight in bidding good bye to his fellow delegates President Gompers said: This convention un- questionably has been one of the most memorable and most significant in the history of the whole labor novemen." What was regarded as one Of the most memorable incidents of the con vention developed just before its close. It was furnished by Delegate Andrew Furuseth of San Francisco, who in de- lending the legislative committee Of the federation, arraigned the United States Senate, which, he declared, contained ! ''The most insidious enemies of labor. He charged that there was a party Tn the Senate that is deliberately taking every right away from the working people. He named several senators whom he said would bear watching. | The discussion during consideration of the committee report advocating the reappointment by the executive coun- I cil of the legislation committee to fol- low the labor legislation at Washington occasioned one of the most earnest de- bates of the session. ...,. Delegate Barnes of Philadelphia de- clared that the committee was unneces- sary and he was supported by Delegate Bohn of New York.
 I MT. Duncan of the legislative commit tee defended it and he was followed by another member of the committee. Delegate Furuseth, of San Francisco, l the organizer of the Seamerl's union, and one of the leading members of the convention. In justifying the existence of the committee, MT. Furuseth in a \ forceful and dramatic manner delivered an arraignment of the United States
 senate T tell you" he said, "and l want to leave these words with you, I that there is in the Senate party with out name, that deliberately and with
 malice aforethought, step by step, is taking from the working people every right the men have, and that they are creating conditions which will make
 all your legislation in other directions tof no use" MT. Furuseth closed by
 telling the convention that Senators x Platt of Connecticut. Lodge of Massa- \ chusetts, Hanna of Ohio and Morgan oi Alabama should be watched with the
 greatest care, "A few more could name, but if I don't mention them z will get along better" was his last
 words. .t
 The report of the committee was con
 cured in.
 A resolution was adopted asking al
 working people to purchase goods bear ing the union label The committee or
 boycott reported unfavorbly on severa resolutions to have various firms plac
 ed on the unfair list, and recommended the greatest caution in establishing
 boyeotts.
 The principal business to-day wa. the vote directing the United Brother hood of Carpenters and Joiners to plac' the wood workers in blaming mills, ant
 furniture factories, under the jurisdic
 tion of the Amalgamated Wood Work
 ers; and the refusal to grant a charte
 to the National Association of Stean and Hot Water Filters.
 The convention adjourned with tn delegates joining in "Auld Lang Syne.