The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-27
Pleads Earnestly for Rights of
Workingmen, and Convincing
ly Sets Forth the Purpose of
the American Labor Movement
to People Of Minneapolis.
Greatest Champion of the Trade
Union Movement Discusses
Every Phase of the Labor Ques-
tion, and Strongly Defends the
Progress Of the Unions.

minneapolis, May Zo-~NOne among
those who thronged the Auditorium
to hear Samuel Gompers Tuesday
evening will wonder that he has been
for the last quarter Of aa century the
head OF organized labor on the Amer
ican continent.
Entirely apart from his splendid
executive ability, his powers as an
eloquent, clear and convincing speak
er, as displayed Tuesday evening, are
OF the highest order And the intense
humanity and broad sympathy evinc-
ed in all his utterances would in it.
self be sufficient to explain the hold
he has upon the hearts of the work.
ing people OF America.
The audience that packed the Au-
ditorium was representative one.
AS Mr.. Gompers said, it was not an
audience confined to working people,
but included large numbers OF citi-
zens in every walk of life, while on
the platform, by invitation, were
seated many OF the most prominent
men OF the city.
Speaks to All.
Mr.. Gompers addressed himself,
OF organized labor but rather to the
citizens OF Minneapolis in general.
His address was an explanation OF
the labor movement. He spoke OF it's
necessity, it's accomplishments in the
past, it's aims for the future, it's har-
mony with the present day spirit OF
organization in everything.
He devoted a few minutes to the
contest in Chicago, from the midst
OF which he has just come.
"Deplorable,' said he, las is any
thing that smacks OF disorder and
bloodshed, and no man deplores vio-
lence more than |. 1 want to en-
phasize the fact that these awful con-
d1tions OF carnage that are said to
exist in Chicago are malicious fabri-
cations on the part OF enemies OF
organized labor.
No Violence in CHICAGO.
II have just spent week in Chi
cagQ.e went about the city for. the
express purpose OF Investigating CON
ditions, and, though there may have
been few broken noses and occa-
sional collisions of the kind, I want
to tell you that never saw a single
encounter. The fact is, in going
about the streets one would hardly
know that there was a strike"
At the outset of the monster meet
ing, after the curtain had arisen, dis
playing to those who filled the stage
the solid mass of humanity filling the
Auditorium as it had been filled on
no previous occasion with the single
exception OF the st. Patrick's day
celebration, s. J. Spencer, chairman
OF the committee on arrangements.
briefly introduced A. E. Kellington,
chairman OF the evening.
With few words of introduction,
Mr.. Kellington announced a. vocal
solo by Mr.. Sampson, after which
he introduced Rev. w. O. Wallace,
fraternal delegate to the Trades and
Labor assembly.
Christ a LabOrer.
Mr.. Wallace spoke earnestly of the
sympathy which a large proportion
OF the ministry felt for the movement
of organized labor, which they be-
l1eved was means Of uplifting the
masses Of mankind.
1t was a pity, he said that the
church and the working people in
the past had drifted apart. And he
was glad to see that the present
tendency was for them to draw to-
gether.
Jesus Christ, he said, was work.
ing man. and surely for the great