The San Francisco call., 1904-11-22
DECLARES WAR AND SAYS
NO QUARTER CAN
BE EXPECTED.
Schardt Wins a Big Victory
CHICAGO Federation Breaks Into Convention
and Gets Vote Pending Mediation

Gazing down from his elevation upon
the stage at Lyric Hall 10 the floor Of
the auditorium, that was filed with
delegates to the American Federation
Of Labor convention, President Sam
uel Gompers yesterday defied Socialists
and the arts Of Socialism This was
the really picturesque and dramatic
episode Of the labor convention to date.
i expect no quarter from the So
cialists," he said, and they need ex-
pect no quarter from me"
In the gallery, where there had been
a. hour earlier an almost riotOUs out
burst OF enthusiasm when Max Hayes,
the Socialist leader in the American
Federation convention, addressed the
house, there was dull and sullen si-
lence. Seven thousand Socialists cast
votes in this city at the last election
IN the nation there were pOlled l,OOO,-
600 Socialist votes approximately. In
The Lyric Hall galleries there were
congreeRted hundreds Of as determined
and able Socialists as there are In the
United States.
For some years the Socialists have
been heard Of at the annual cOnVen-
tiOns Of The American Federation Of
Labor On the floor they have tried
10 commit the federation 10 their pro
gramme by the adoption Of some reso-
luton; they failed. Yesterday the bat
lie was resumed.
Ultimately il led Up to a fierce al
tercation in which Gompers and Presi-
dent John Mitchell Of the mine work
ers denied statements published in the
SOcialistic newspapers Of the United
States. The denunciation was part
OF an episode that started mildly
enough and terminated only when the
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The convention had been discussing
the elimination from a resolution by
the committee on resolutions Of a GER
tain Introductory whereas" which, so
thought the willy members Of the reso-
lUtlons committee, was intended to
commit the convention, under cover
and unWittingly, 10 a proposition op-
posed TO capitalism, in other words TO
private ownership and that would put
the convention on record as saying that
II opposed the ownership Of property
by an Individual
SUSPECTED RESOLUTION.
The resolution was introduced last
week by Delegate Victor Berger Of Mil
vvaukee. who is the editor of a Social
ist paper published in Milwaukee Pos
sibly this fact and the other important
fact that Victor's paper has been strong
in its condemnation Of the men at the
head Of the American Federation Of
Labor, attacking them personally, may
have made the committee on resolu-
ffons more suspicious than might other
wise have been the case, that there was
q bug in the resolutions or preamble.
First Vice President Duncan, the sec
ond in command in the affairs Of the
American Federation, is the chairman
Of the committee on resolutions. In the
membership Of the committee are also
Frank K. Foster, W. D. Ryan, J. G.
BaIhorn, William Cohen, R. H. Met
calfe, Frank B. Monaghan, D. D. Null
cahy, Santiago Inglesias, Archie Grant
and John Slocum.
Yesterday afternoon the resolutions,
shorn Of the first part Of the preamble,
along with other resolutions was sub
ruftted to the convention in the usual
way. Secretary Frank K. Foster read
the paper that made the subsequent
outbreak
Vice President Duncan stood by and
when some one from the body Of the
house asked why the first ''whereas"
had been dropped off made an explana-
ton This set the ball rolling. The pro-
gress was continued until ii terminated
with GOmpers defiant, the Socialists re-
bufed and sullen, the delegates other
than Socialists in their war paint and
fun Of fight.
If there was any immediate cause
that put the spark to the infiammable
material Of the convention it was a
fiery and cleverly adapted speech that
was made by Delegate MalOney, the
youngest man in the convention. Ma
Ioney rose after an hour had been con-
sumed in debate and made a talk that
had FIRE in the undercurrent.
Maloney Is p years old, Irish by
parentage. red haired, OF sandy COM
pleXiony a printer from Lawrence,
Mass, tall and slim. active as a pan
ther and as full Of ginger" as might
be possible. He has a light, far-carry-
ing voice, that when raised was dis
tinctly heard in every part Of the hall
10 the slightest accent and infection
MALONEY MAKES ATTACK.
As soon as Maloney was on his feet
he began to talk IN a peppery fashion.
and from then on he did not uince
words. Close TO him at the beginning
OF his speech sat Delegate Victor L
Berger, the SOcialistic editor
I am here" began Maloney. mot TO
speak IN the interest of any particular
party or TO advance any political dis
ease. In the convention at Boston 7
listened for a day and half to the
debate on Socialism, and cannot cast
vote for the diseases Of Socialism,
At this there was laughter along the
seats where the non-Socialistic mem
bers sat, but silence in the Socialistlc
neighborhoods IN the convention. Ma