The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-23
COMPERS WILL APPEAL
 DIRECT ID THE PEOPLE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LA- BOR DETERMINED ON
 THIS STEP.

Will Enter the Field of Politics--TO
 Urge Organized Labor to Elect Men
 of Their Own Choosing and Thus
 Have Personal Voice in the GOvern-
 ment-An Announcement by the Ex
 ecutive Council.
 Washington, March 22,-The execu- tive council of the American Federation of Labor spent some time to-day dis cussing the replies of President Roose- welt and Speaker Cannon to the bill of grievances presented to them and to President Pro Fem. Frye, of the senate, yesterday, regarding legislation affect ing labor interests. Mr. Gompers said tonight that the concluding paragraph in the memorial meant exactly what it said. That is, if congress fails to rem edy the grievances the organization will appeal direct to the people.
 In other words, he said, the Fedora tion of Labor will enter the field of poll itics and urge organized labor to elect men of their own choosing and thus have a personal voice in the govern ment. There will be further discus- sions of the situation by the members of the council, among whom the re- marks of the president and MT. Cannon have made a deep impression. MT. Gompers insists the council is in the right regarding the statements set forth in the bill of grievances, that it has abundant proof of the representations made, and that the condition of affairs in the labor world everywhere Is the best proof of it's contentious.
 The council tonight made this an- nouncement:
 A representative of large land and moneyed interests appeared before the council with view to having the fed eration cooperate with it in the man. agement of the enterprise, 1t being both mechanical, distributive and construct ural, the entire matter to be conducted under union labor conditions. The coun- Gil decided that it did not undertake to deal in any commercial or industrial enterprise, and could not act In any matter affecting the interests of labor other than that as wage-earners. Pres ident Gompers was authorized to so mo- tify the representative of the concern.
 Frank Feeney, of the Elevator Con- structors International union, entered protest against the issuance of char ter to the steamfitters' association by reason of conflict, of work between the members of the two organizations. He and MT Cummings, of the steamfitters, were asked to confer and to endeavor to arrive at an agreement and submit a report.
 Frank McArdle, president of the In- ternational Brotherhood of Foundry Employes, requested the appointment of a special organizer of the trade and also closer alliance with the iron mold CTS union of North America. The mat ter of organizing was referred To Mir, Gompers and Vice-President Valentine, who is president of the iron holders union, promised to render every assls- tance in the direction requested so far as his organization is concerned.
 A communication was received from the president of the International Ty- geographical union and from one of the union printers of Canada, saying that a number of printers had been contrae- ted for in England to come here under contract and act as srtike breakers to such printers as are still out on strike for the establishment of the eight hour day, these strike breakers coming to the United States via Canada. It was decided to cooperate with the Interna- tional Typographical union with a view to having those coming here appre- hended and to endeavor to break up the alleged practice. It was stated that there are forty thousand printers now working under the eight hour day and about three thousand still out Presi- dent Ryan, of the Bridge and Structur- a Iron Workers International associa- ton, complained that the teamsters were performing work in structures, and insisted that the teamster's work should cease upon the delivery of arti- cles to the curb President Shea, of the Brotherhood of Teamsters said the question would be taken up by the ex- ecutive board of his organization soon.