Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-22
Declares Circumstances Prove
That Brandenburg Came to
Him as Representative of the
Manufacturers Association,
SCENTS PLOT TO DESTROY
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Convention Takes Steps 10
Adjust Jurisdiction Dispute
Which Caused Expulsion Of
Brewery Workers. Union.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.l

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 2f--At today's
session of the American Federation of
Labor President GOmpers. with Vice
President O'Connell in the chair re-
piled to the denials sent from New
York last night by Broughton Bran
deburg. who declared that he was the
man referred to by President Com
pers i'm the latter's charges of an at
tempt to bribe Gompers. and denied
that he made such an attempt to
bribe: also that he had any connection
with the National Association of Man
ufacturers Mr.. Gompers said:
Il want TO call your attention to
the fact that if Brandeburg desired
only TO consult with me about pub
lication, why was it necessary for him
to so persistently urge me to see him
in private? Why was 1t necessary for
him to assume a false name? Why 80
much secrecy? Why did he IN his let
ter T sne urging tina / come at once
te ~, York, use the language he did,
1t was necessary for me to come
at 6Hce as matters were coming to
crisis. Why could there have been
such a crisis between two men who
had only a passing acquaintance, II
only a publication was involved? If
there was no attempt to bribe, upon
what other basis did he hope that |
was going to abandon my life's work?
"All the circumstances, link by link.
show that II was Brandeburg who
came to me as a representative of the
Manufacturers association, even dis
regarding the statement that he him
self told me directly that he repre-
seuted this association, whose purpose
was to attack and destroy and bribe
the men Of labor in order TO strike at
the organizations themselves.
why was il necessary for him to
reassure me that he represented to
the Manufacturers association com
ing to me with warrants issued and
memorandums signed by the Century
syndicate, an auxiliary of the Nation
al Manufacturers association, the
marks of the latter appearing i'm no
less than two instances on the war
rants presented, the initials In one in
stance and the full name of the Man
ufacturers' association spelled out in
the other. These warrants were eight
inches long and four or five inches
wide, such as are used in ordinary
business houses to safeguard their
money transactions.
Immediately after my speech yes
terday / was informed by Delegate
Jerome Jones that about the time |
told of having received letters from
Brandeburg urging thal go 10 Eo se-
field s. c., for a conference. Deles tie
Jones saw Mr. Van Cleave. the pi ISL
dent Of the Manufacturers assC la
ton. and another man In close ,. Ok
unity to Edgefield. / am willing to
stand before the delegates. the rank
and file of labor and the general pub
lie for them to judge the meaning Of
this mans great secretiveness, the
mystery which he threw around the
whole affair and the documents pro-
duced by me The key TO IL all is that
l declined to act as he wanted me
TO act"
After prolonged debate today in
volving important jurisdictional ques-
tlons between steam filters and
plumbers on one hand, and the car
penters and amalgamated wood work.
ers on the other the federation, in
the first dispute. provided for COM
mittee Of three from each side. with
President Gompers as chairman, to
adjust the dispute. the executive
council, In case Of failure to arrive at
an amicable agreement, TO determine
the matter.
The convention this afternoon took
up the brewery workers controversy,
involving the revocation Of their char
ter because Of refusal 10 relinquish
Jurisdiction over the brewery engin-
GERS firemen and teamsters.