The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-29
LABOR UNIONS ASK
 IMPARTIAL TRIAL
Council Yesterday Deprecated
 RooSeveIt'S Action
PREPARING FOR GOMPERS
sPresident of the American Federation Will Be Here on May 20. Visitor ; Talks of the Labor Conditions E in Colorado.

Organized workingmen in the Birming- ham district are not pleased with the at titude of President Roosevelt toward Mover. Haywood and Pettibone, officers of the Western Federation of Miners, whose trial for complicity in the murder of Governor Steunenburg of Idaho is set for May g. The subject was vigorously discussed and resolved upon at the semi monthly meeting of the Birmingham Trades Council yesterday afternoon at it's hal on North Twentieth street. One of the speakers declared: We demand a square deal in the consideration and trial of these men. They must not be condemned because they are officers of a labor union. If guilty, the union work ingmen of this district say they should be convicted, but they are entitled to a fair trial and 1t Is crime to prejudge them and brand these men as unworthy citizens before their guilt is conclusively proven'
 The following resolution was unani- mously adopted and a copy ordered sent to President Roosevelt and to the gover- nor of Idaho:
 Resolved, That the workingmen of the Birmingham district, as represented in the Trades Council, join in the demand being made by organized labor through out this country for fair and impartial trial for Mover, Haywood and Petit hn,,a OfG AI.1 of Miners, on charge of being accessories in the murder of Governor Steunenburg of Idaho, and hereby condemn an effort on part of some of the national and state authorities to convict them in advance of legal hearing
 Resolved, second. That we especially regret President Roosevelt should so far forget his square dear announcements. in recent declarations, as in effect to pass judgment of guilty upon these men and reflect upon organized labor before evil dence in their case has been submitted. and they have been accorded sacred rights guaranted citizens of this country under the national constitution
 Plans for big public meeting at one of the local theatres on the night of Mon day, May 20. was discussed On this oc- casion Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will visit this city, and 1t is intended to make his coming an event of more than usual im- portance in labor circles. A committee to have charge of the arrangements con- sists of James B. Drake, chairman; J. E. Jacobs, Joe Crane, c. c. Houston, J. H. Leath, J. A. Dearing This committee will meet Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, room "A, Chalifoux building.
 c. w. Hartwell, chairman of the dele gation to the state labor convention in port of the proceedings, especially with reference to action affecting organized alabor in this district.
 M. E.. McSwiggen, an officer of the American Flint Glassworkers' union, was present and made an interesting address on the condition of his craft throughout the United States.
 An interesting feature of the meeting was the talk of Frank Spiegel. former president of the Denver, Col, Central Labor union, who gave some history of the labor trouble in that section of the country.
 Attention was called to the exhibit, of union labor to be made by the American Federation of Labor in the social econ omy building at the Jamestown exposi- tion.
 New membership cards were presented to each of the many. delegates present