New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-22

desizned to perform. Not only was labors REQUEST
enored but the hostile makeup Of the committee
Recently the President issued order for6 6l
Instant dismissal from the government service: 10
petition Congress for any redress 9t rms the
CONSTITUTIONAL right citizens 10 petition must og
that he may obtain or retain his employment .tor
, piSs Ea,e Iong pstiently and in vain waited
for redress. There is not any matter OF Wil!C "
have complained but for which we nave ~ an SI
cradle and lawful manner submitted renea NJ o sre
remedies for these grievances proposed by laooI ~
in line with fundamental law ana VIII ~ ppeed in
and development made necessary py SH"''5' 90
Labor brings these its grievances to your atts1
ton because you are the represent IegislStior,
The toilers come TO you your fellow citlzens.,
who by reason Of their position in lie 5aye n9T
country, but the further Interest OF DeLts the o
As Iabor's representatives we ask you TO reuress
Labor now appeals to you and we trust that It
may not he in vain. But if percanee you may E ne ne
SaTm5Dei Gompers James Duncan. James 0'Connel,
Max Morris Dennis A HAYES. Daniel j. kee[e'
William d. Huber Joseph F. valentine John, Is 3;
the American Federation OF Labor.
Mr. CANNON REsENTs CHARGE.
Speaker Cannon. received the delegation in the
lobby of the House Of Representatives. After
the memorial had been presented he made a
speech in which he resented the charge Of IN
fairness against the House Committee on Labor.
1T is impossible for a committee not to have
many men of many ideas in it's makeup" said
the Speaker. 7 select the committees with all
fairness. It is impossible for a caucus TO select
them, as that would consume a whole session.
In your annual meetings you doubtless find
great variety Of opinion. If you don't have a lot
OF damns I miss my guess. No two men have the
same ideas"
President Gompers replied TO this statement
by praising Representative Gardner, of New
Jersey, the chairman of the House Committee
on Labor and stating that the other members
Of the committee, especially the majority men,
bers, have not in the opinion Of labor interests,
shown ordinary intelligence in their treatment
Of matters affecting labor The general policy
of Congress has been TO ignore the requests Of
labor" President Gompers concluded.
Speaker Cannon replied that he did not think
sucn criticism just He also advised labor
CARNATIONS TO consider that they have great
a responsibility Congress. He urged that
take an oath 10 administer the affairs of the
organization in the interest Of the greatest num-
Der of persons.
You not the whole shooting match. but a
good share of it," said Speaker Cannon. He con-
graduated the delegation on its representative
Der that all men should he liberty to join
their organization or not, they fit He
expressed his sympathy with the desire of
ganized labor for better conditions, but said it
must always be remembered by each Of US
that specialties mOnOpOlizc our attention and
cause US TO forget other interests quite as i'm
portant."
When the memorial was presented to Senator
Frye he made no comment beyond the state
ment that he would lay il before the Senate
At to-day's session Of the executive council
the memorial was unanimously indorsed.