Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-07

emit, In order that the church and the public
at large may have a more intelligent con-
cepuon of the conditions and aspirations of
the toilers."
President Samuel Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor has increased the
scope of the federation committee of legis-
lation at Washington by having added to it
representatives of several OF the leading
labor bodies here. The new members who
will represent the Central Labor Union
are Messrs. Jere Mccarthy former presi-
dent of that body; Winslow and Colpoys.
The representatives from Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 101, are Messrs. +.
d. Smith, z. T. Jenkins and Victor Hurley.
The executive council of the A. F. of l..
has been called TO meet here Monday,
March 10. at o'clock am. AS this is the
same day on which the operators will be in
session at Indianapolis, and during the
time of the mine workers convention at
the same place, 1t Is pointed out that Sam
ueI Gompers, president of the federation,
who stands very close to John Mitchell and
his national executive board, will be ready
to give them the moral and financial as
sistance of the federation
In labor speech here last September,
President Gompers placed special stress on
what he termed an inevitable conflict be-
tween the mine workers and the coal oper-
ators of the country. He declared that
when 1t did come the entire machinery of
the federation in all parts of the country
gers.
1t was said that IL a strike was ordered
that the executive council of the federation
Will levy strike assessment on the mem
bership, which will enrich the mine work
ers treasury by at least $500 900 to $500, 900
within six weeks Of the levy being made
Delegates have been seated in the Central
Labor Union as follows: Bricklayers'
Union. No. l. Milford Spohn, William Pol
lard. John G.. Wolfe p. II. Sugrue and
George o. Cook.
Electrical Workers, No. &c, Ed Beatman,
Hospital Attendants, No. s097, c. w
Teates, A. c. Hayden, T. H. Medley, c. J.
Harbaugh and c. T. Skinner.
The State Society of Labor and Industry
In Kansas. at its recent convention, adopted
resolutions calling for national confer
ence to consider the alleged encroachments
of the courts on the rights of the people.
The resolutions were offered by Charles
Griffin. a delegate from Typographical
Union, No. 121 of Topeka, who was evil
decisions rendered during the present strike
of the printers TO. eight-hour day. The
preamble attacks the whole judicial sys-
tenn of the country.
Following Is the resolution and part of he
preamble, which IL II did not bear the seal
of the Kansas state labor body, might easily
be mistaken for an editorial from the Off
cial orgasi of the Industrial Workers of the
WoriS
"Wsthin few days We have witnessed
the astounding spectacle. for America. of
court actually inning and imprisoning mem
bers of labor union for perslsting in per-
suading other craftsmen to unite with them
in movement for an eight-hour day, al
though TO do this ii had to assume that
the purpose of the enjoined persons and or
ganization was criminal, or land this with
out evidence) that criminal acts were in
tended-thus boldly defying the principle
that every one is to be deemed innocent
until proven guilty.
TT Is not charged that the courts have al
ways intended to erect bulwarks around
the persons. possessions and operations of