Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-17
GOMPERS TOOCLOSE
TO CAP|TAL|OTS.
Resolution to that Effect Intro.
duced In Federation Of La
Dor Congress.
TRICKS MONEY NOT WANTED.
Donation for Entertainment OF Del
elegates Would be Rejected
Because Tainted

Pittsburg, Nov 1.-THE morning ses-
sion OF the American Federation of La
Dor was quite strenuous, p. II. Soul
lin "A labor organizer known to union
men In all parts Of the United States,
was severely criticized by Frank Duffy
OF Indianapolis, who took exception to
the action OF the federation In adopt
ing a resolution indorsing the Industrial
Peace association. Delegate Duffey,
who is secretary OF the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joiners, charged Scullin
with Irregularities In connection with
labor affairs in various parts of the
country.
President Gompers announced that
the matter would be given attention
later.
Delegate Johannsen offered a motion
refusing "A donation OF Sl00 made by
II. c. Frick for the entertainment Of
the federation delegates The speaker
said the money was tainted with the
blood Of the Homestead steel strike and
should not be accepted under any cir
cumstances. The motion was vigor-
ously cheered and Johannsen was re-
quested TO put II in writing and pre-
sent II later to the convention for ac-
ton,
Letters were read from Gov. Me-
Donald OF Colorado, the Denver board
OF trade and business and labor organi-
cations, inviting the federation to meet
next year in Denver. The letters were
referred.
w, Mosser, fraterna delegate from
the British labor trades council, ad-
dressed the convention on the labor sit
uation In England.
The motion presented at the morning
session declining the 500 offered by H.
| G, Frick for the entertainment OF the
| delegates while In this city was with
| drawn this afternoon by Delegate Jo-
| hansen. He announced he had learned
that the money had not yet been pre-
| scented and that Il would be rejected
when II was offered, and for This reason
/ withdrew the motion.
The convention adjourned at
o'clock until tomorrow morning In or
| der to give the committee additional
| time In which 10 prepare their reports,
Victor L. Berger delegate OF the In
ternational Typographical union, in
speaking tonight of the resolutions he
had placed before the committee, said
II did not introduce any resolution
to indorse the Socialist party, and ma
resolution of that kind will be intro
| duced. The Socialists of America have
gotten through with childish business
long ago. We do not intend to cap
, ture' the convention Of the American
Federation of Labor for the Socialist
party. All the resolutions which
have introduced are purely trades
union resolutions.
1--WE Socialists believe in a two.
aimed labor movement, labor move
| ment with political arm and economy
Uim The two arms must remain dis
ulctly separate, We understand thai
the American Federation of Labor I!
rie economic arm Of the American la
Dor movement. hence our purely trades
union resolutions"
Among the eleven resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Berbcr are these:
THAT the Congress OF the Uhitet
states pass a bill which will secure I,
every Vage-worker in the United STAT,
who has coined no more than 81 O0'
average wnges per year pension o
not less than Sl2 per month at the as,
o. %.
THAT We point With sci row TO IN,
close intimacy established between
Samuel Gpnrers and other labor lead
era with the great capltaii IS and r'u
tocrauc politicians, and that the i"
suns of this policy are not for labor
interest, as shown In the BelTont sub
w1v str;Ee in New York and the fu
tility of the eight-hour campaign II
Congress.
That in view of the present motor
lous system of insurance, in which tn,
workmen find little or no protection,
system of state insurance similar L
that I'm nDergf finn In f,arn1unV. he ga
] tablished, In which the governmental TN