Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-11

tA-t Itsit+thi central l<ahgr tniun.
President Gompers was not bluh1ng. but
that he was very much in earnest"
At this juncture Mr.. Gompers arose
and, holding aloft "A copy of the circular
letter to labor organizations. which was
printed in The Star exclusively yesterday,
exclaimed:
Does this look like a BLUM? Copies of
this communication have been sent to So
900 secretaries of organizations affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
He also stated that during the approach
ing political campaign active steps will be
taken by the hosts of labor against all
members of Congress who have been hos
tile TO labor legislation.
Criticises the Speaker
Representative Sulzer tiercely arraigned
Speaker Cannon. He said the House of
Representatives under the present regime
practically consisted of but one man. He
expressed the hope that the labor organiza-
tons backed by the great American FEEDER
alton Of Labor would succeed in electing a
sufficient number of members of the next
House to remedy existing conditions. Mr.
Sulzer spoke of the servile republican ma
jority of the House, as well as the con
script fathers his designation for the Sen
ate. He warned organized labor that If II
would accomplish the great work of purify
ing legislators il could not afford to rest
after selecting representatives satisfactory
To its ideas but that IL must also turn its
attention to the Senate which is the
graveyard" Of legislative hopes for many
right thinking representatives. He Endorsed
the position of labor on the bills pending
before Congress relating TO compulsory
eJucauOus regulation OF employment agen-
c.es, increased wages for teachers, mail
carriers, etc
In referring TO the demands of the mail
carriers for increased wages, Mr.. Sulzer
Sarcastically referred 10 the fact that the
bill providing for their relief. carrying with
10 an appropriation Of little over I'ooO,C0O
L. mi rna Exsff
che post office appropriation bill. providing
for the payment Of over S4i,OoooOO 10 rali-
roads an increase OF over 100000. for
carrying the mail, found no difficulty in be-
ing reported from the committee.
Makes a Forecast.
Referring to recent injunctions granted by
the courts Mr. Sulzcr said the Judges would
soon issue iniunetions to prevent man
from kissing his wife. or from stopping to
talk with a friend on a street corner. Re
eardlng the injunction recently granted by
the Supreme Court against the Topographic
cal Union. he asserted that II the people
should demand il a law would be passed
that would forbid a Judge from being both
Judge and Jury in such contempt cases and
would entitle the accused TO a fair trial by
jury.
Mr.. sulzer. in commenting upon the ac-
tivity DISPLAYED in the House toward labor
legislation. said that in the ten years he
had been In Congress he had never seen so
much done as had been accomplished in the
past two weeks. AS he expressed IL. the
representatives have suddenly awoke to the
fact that they VIII soon have TO go home
and face their constituencies in another
campaign. and they do not relish the idea
of being placarded as unjust toward the
working reoule.
Referring 10 the determination OF labor TO
take a hand In politics the speaker ear
nestly asserted that every representative
that stood FOR the rules of the House ANA
eNpmDlffie6 by
Speaker Cannon. should be turned out or
Congress at the next election. AS condi-
tons are now he claimed that il was inn
possible 10 pass good law or repeal a
bad one II the Speaker is against II.
Representative Greene's Address.
Representative w. S. Greene OF Nassa-
chusets told OF his labors on the District
committee in formulating and passing the
CHILD labor law and the hope e success
ne felt FOR the compulsory education and
other laws asked for b. the people of the
District. He related little instances OF the
attmpts at hlibustrtng on the par; OF the
opponents Of the child labor law, which
sought to defeat the measure because 1t
carried with it an appropriation for the
appointment OF two inspectors to see that
the law was enforced. He asserted that he
had often felt the Disadvantages OF lack
OF education. and that his efforts. as long
as he was able, would be directed toward
securing legislation that would do most for
the education of children.
Mr.. Greene said he was surprised TO
learn that several OF the public schools IN
Washington are only holding halliday ses-
SONS. He added that II school buildings
cannot he erected fast enough TO accom-
modate the children of the District he IA
vored the renting OF structures for tenn
porary use. and he for one would vote 1or
appropriations TO pay such rent
THE city of Washington" he concludea
should put itself gquarely on record
against the halliday school session"