Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-17
At WORKON PLATFORM
Resolutions Subcommittee Re-
Sumes Its Sessions.
GOMPERS PRESENTS PLANK
Outlines Views Of the American Fed
Grafton Ct Labor.
HE DEMANDS FAIR TREATMENT
Representatives of Manufacturers
Association Reply-Misrepre-
tation Is Charged.
GOMPERS PRESENTS PLANK
HE DEMANDS FAIR TREATMENT

CHICAGO. June 17.-With both sides as
serting control of the resolutions COM
mittee on the injunction question. with
each side strenuously eXerting all possible
effort for increased strength. with the
subcommittee. known to have majority
favorap,e TO the Taft plank. in secre;
session. the problem of what the outcome
will be on this. tie big fight of the con-
vention. remains open for speculation
Notifications of the original plank on
injunctions are understood to have been
drawn by the friends of the proposition
for consideration by the subcommittee.
Those who oppose any mention of the
subject in the platform assert that the
lineup of the full committee is 81 to II
in their favor. while the Taft forces main
tain that these figures should he exactly
reversed. AS TO the compromise propo-
sitions these leading the opposition TO
the plank insist that their strength makes
it unnecessary for them to consider il.
Meantime. the platform is being put
through the prescribed amount of scrutiny
by the subcommittee. with the prospect
that a report will be made to the full
committee at O'Clock today. when the
struggle for the final report to the con-
failure OF either side to accomplish its
desires. the threat has been made to carry
the injunction question to the floor of the
convention.
Aside from the injunction plank there
seems little difficulty ahead for the plat
form substantially as desired by the
Washington administration.
Tie days session of the subcommittee
ba c,,I,V Inv oil
Gcmpers of the American Federation of
Labor of several proposed planks. main
tanned 10 be the desires of organized Ia
Dor. The submission Of the planks was
followed by a spirited argument between
the labor leaders and representatives OF
the manufacturers associations. all of
which took place before the Subcommit-
tee bcSan its secret session.
Public Hearing Given.
The subcommittee of thirteen of the
resolutions committee resumed business at
~ o'clock today.
The subcommittee adjourned for the
night at 1870 O'clock after sitting since
o o'clock. Practically the entire platform
was gone over and most of the planks ex-
cept those relating 10 injunctions and the
admission OF the territories We're passed
upon. These included the railroad bank
ing and currency, savings banks. pensions.
Philippines, Cuba. negroes and others The
negro and savings banks resolutions were
both modified considerably. as were most
of the others. There were two or three
divisions. and in each case the vote stood
q to in favor of the administration pol
icies.
The declaration for the admission of
New Mexico and Arizona as separate
states was passed over after a discussion
indicating the proba bility of adverse ac-
ton. and the injunction question was
postponed until 10 O'Clock this morning,
when the doors of the assembly room
were thrown open temporarily for the pur-