The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
resident of American Fedora ation of Labor Declares He Will Not Pay Fine for
 Contempt,
ALLS COURT A MENACE
aunching of a New Labor Party Se- rlouSly Discussed in thc Conycn- tiou--Tulks on Danbury
 Hat Case.

ncn,nn, Nov President sam fl Gompcrs, at tho afternoon session p-day of tho convention of the Amer .an Federation of Labor, declared bat if he were found guilty and fined the contempt proceedings against lm at Washington he would 90 to .il before he would pay his fine or
 afore he would allow the federation pay any fine for him
 \ This statement was made by Mr.
 ompcrs during a discussion of the
 port of tho committee on tho treas
 'er's report. The committee reeom-
 tended that immediately following
 Q adjournment of the convention.
 Q executive committee shall take up ,e proposition of placing its funds
 here they may br removed from
 anger of attachmdnt
 The report brought out a political |scusslon in which several members clared themselves in favor of the Ermation of an independent political |lrty.
 Treaauror John B. Lennon aaid he Ed discussed the matter of safe- |larding the funds with good attor- |ys. and they all agreed that it wae |hpossIhle without resulting at some |me in perjury hv some persons Ser- |al suggestions were made from tho Dor, ono being that the funds hp de- Ibsited in Canada and another that lrtiflcatcs of deposit be taken out in |me other name than fhc treasurer By request Nr Gompcrs explained e status uf tnc panhurv Ina, ease. |ie lower courts held that thore was case under tho Sherman antitrust |.w but the United states supreme |urt had reversed this decision and yimanded the care to inc lower court |Ir re-trial Continuing he satl "Our standing is mennord hy tho yurts of law The matter of tho y5plication of tho Sherman antitrust Nv to unions has reached final adiust- {ont hy tho United States supreme urt No matter how the Danhury
 se Is decided, that will not alter tho (atus one jot Tho United States |Npromc court has said the final word | I'd the law of this country Is that la |'r organizations of this roanfry arc lw conspracics and unions in re |raint of trade,
 i"With reference to tho case against |e in tho District of Columbia. ! IAnt to say that ! will never consent . ,at tho American Federation If Ia-
 r ever shall pay one cont of line
 F mo. ! don't want to ga to jaii . st I will not tamclv submit to tho liberation being mulctrd for mo, I
 h not pleading poverty but if I had
 e means l would not use them In P,yment of any fine imposed on mo M exercising my rights as an Amori- |'gn citizen
 sAIax Hayes of Cleveland suggested |'o formation of labor party. He @tcizod the democratic platform in 1 gard to that portion which says: Nc yield 10 none in our re rect to courts Mir Hayes declared he d no respect for tho courts |IMr Gompers again took the floor reply to Mr. Hayes He said the lsltion taken hy Mr, Hayes was H. ,ical, and declared that the decis- rs of the supreme court had but one Eject, namely, to tic tho men of labor their work, to cripple the men oi Dor in their right 10 work or thol1 fht not to work. That was the pos. l1n. he declared.
 l''Thesc decisions" hc said. Twill tult in lettering men to-day in order ensave them for all time to come Ac rights which the courts took from r workmcn of Great Britain caused formation of the labor party and fvinr secured their rights to organ. | they have continued and will SC. Ere other rights.
 I am not in touch with the demo. iNtic party, second. I am not demo. it. and third l am confident novc, bc democrat. l owe allegiance tno party l am trade unionist Y the trade unionlsts always be int, but, whether right or wrong. l with the trade unloniats