New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
TO FIGHT LABOR CHIEFS.
National Manufacturers Resent Boy
cotting Tactics Of GomperS.

The National Association OF Manufacturers has
declared war against Samuel Gompers and other
leaders OF the American Federation OF Labor. They
say they not against organized labor, but op-
pose the methods of certain labor leaders.
For the purpose Of educating the public and union
men In particular. the members pledged them
selves to subscribe and spend $4,000 a year for
the next three years.
The association members say that hearing this
Mr. Gompers ordered union labor TO boycott the
product of their members and that the federation.
through its press agents. has caused great
cry 10 go up in the newspapers CT the country
that we have raised war fund for the purpose
Of crushing union labor
Atherton Brownel, in the coming issue Of It's
official organ. American Industries" says: The
cry war fund TO throttle labor unions is being
raised by Samuel Gompers. of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
"Mr Gompers has sought to instH into the public
mind the idea that the National Association OF
Manufacturers has established a great corruption
fund with which crush organized labor and
remove the sunshine from the houses Of working
men, which sunshine be 1t understood is the direct
refulgence from the labor leaders, who have caused
the loss OF millions dollars labor IN short
space Of time. hardly TO be believed that the
stringent denuncia lions Of this fund and the pas
sionate avowals OF reprisals will carry more convic-
ton with the public Of this country than the scoid-
ings of a shrewish old woman
The writer says:
To specify more particularly the use Of our war
fund it may not come amiss 10 append the tA-
act purpose for which the expenditure Of %"VO d
year authorized:
TO establish federation of all the associations
maintain great council Of this federation" tIhere
are more than I73 labor organizations closely al
fliated in the American Federation OF LABOR
which maintains its counctlD
TO support for the federation literary bureau
and a speakers bureau (The American Fedora
ton OF Labor has bothD
To continue the educational work OF the diff
ferent separate organizations IN far larger and
more effective way" tThe methods used by the
American Federation Of Labor cannot be met in
mate methods)
ITO aid members of Congress and OF the state
legislatures against the attacks OF organized
labor" Un July last Mr. Gompers made q con-
certed attack and publicly backlisted every mem
ber Of Congress who had refused 10 vote he
told u do by organized labor on labor ques-
tions)
To employ a corps of lawyers who shall ad-
wise local organizations all local questions;
port the violation Of ali state and atlonal laws
affecting industry and trade and aid the state and
natiCna. governments in the prosecution Of Offend
ers'' (The American Federation OF Labor has such
counsel for its purposes. Ralston * Siddons.
of Washington and with connections IN every labor
centre I'm the CountryD
ITO create labor bureaus. operate labor clear
ing house and help in the better distribution or
imni grants (OrganiZed labor cries at the lack or
employment, while many OF the industries of tie
supply Of labor; organized labor is responsible for
the immigration laws, which keep out good work
men and let In the most undesirable and least
skilled Of labor)
dustrial schools" Owing TO the rules and meth
Of labor unions It is growing increasingly more
difficult for q young thoroughly to learn a
trade in this country today