Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-31
TAFT AIMS HANPO0AS
At BRYAN AND GOhPERs
Seeks 70 Hold Two Jointly Re-
spoasib|s For Alleged Plans For
la'i9as' Legislation.
ENuMEuA|Es DIslFfECIEO LEADERS
Declares Many Prominent Figures In
Labor Organizations Decline to Fol-
low Lad Of Federation President
Assumes Bryan Is Committed to
Gompers' Program.
ENUMEuA|E; gSlFfEcIEo LEADERS

BUFFALO. n. Y. Oct. 50. --Sledge-
hammer blows at the Gomp"rs-BrHa an
labor Legislation plans were delivered
Il re tonight by W. II. Taft before
immense audiences The attempt
of MIR. Gompers." he declared with
crra, emphasis. 10 deliver the labor
vote Of this country is as audac! ol'
an act CT political effroN,ry as EaS
ever occurred in the history or poll
tics. II is most rcaSsu:!hs II i-~'t
that the men associated with Mr.
Gompers in the executive council u
the Federation Of Labor are falling
away from him in this eff't II MS
to make the F., deration Of Labor
political factor.
Enun,erates kon-F oiIcwers.
1.-THE men who decline 10 follow
him are Mr.. John Mitchell. NJ. James
Duncan. first vice president OF the
American Federation of Labor: MT.
Daniel Keefe. the head o: the ISng-
shoremen's Union; Mr.. W. d. Ryan.
secretary and treasurer CT the United
Mine Workers; Mr. A. L. Faulkner
president of the Window Glass
Workers of America; Claud Worth.
secretary and treasurer OF the inkeI.
national Dredge Workers: Charles
Mccarthy. grand presid 1T Of tHe tug
Firemen and Linemens' Association:
W. f. Fuller. president of the Eie-
vator Employees: J. D2lan. interna-
tional SECRETARY of the Steam Shovel
and Dredgmens' Association. ana
MANY others high in the councils
of labor organizations.
Ii is a struggle for political eXlS-
tence on the pert o. MIR. Gompers
and he is willing to resort to extremes
TO secure it. Asserting that the pro-
tec:ire system was decidedly the NEST
important consideration for the
American workmen, Mr.. Taft added:
Says Gompers Selfish.
Mr. Gompers is willing to have a
return of the conditions that existed
in 1896, so eloQuently described by
him at that time. If only he can
secure what he regards a. The proper
legislation concerning injunctions. He
proposes to abolish injunctions>in in
dustrial disput S where the Injunction
is issued TO protect the business ot
a perscn whose business is injured ~
the lawless acts Of workmen. and th!s
by statutes. He also proposes 10
legali.e the condary boycott. al
though many trades unions have ai"-
,inctly renowned the use OF tn" sec
oniarv Boycott as an instrumfntaii'S
in industrial disputes which is uhFe-
pub,jran. un-American and which Is
certain to react upon the nser-
Wants Bryan to veueh.
"pres;dent Roosevelt. in a letter TO
Mr.. Bryan has inquired OF him.
whether the Democratic platform =
to be- taken az favoring this plan CT
Mr. Compcrs which, Mr.. GompeTS as
sorts TO be the fact. saving thai :
was agreed between Mr.. Gomrers
ani Mr.. Bryan that what IN" labor
interests have been demanding tr'm
Congress should he part OF m"
Democratic platform. NJ. Bryan has
refused fo answer Mr. Roosevelt y
,u.s:i~p and thsrsfGrc "" may tax"
il. thai he is committed 10 Mr.. Com
pcr3 program.
After expressing .h" belief that INC
legislation which Mr. GompeTs pro-
uoses would be unconstitutional. Mr..
Tai; said:
The charge hat ever sent nCcd
A man without a full hearing. or MADE
an order affecting his wages without
a fall hearing. is altogether ur'"'nn
cd and false. and 4 is one OF thos'
SANDERS circulated at 'h" end 81 'hc
campaign for the purpose Of awaken
ing the prejudices OF ignorant OF IN
Informed persons
Il wish here TO say iha; no matter
what labor may 10 under tn" PERM
cious influence Of Mr. Gompcrs. anl
those associated with him. N th'.'
campaign. " I sm successful. the 20
Iitical position OF labor will NOT d"t'T
mo IN the slightest from doing what
I can 10 aid proper lsipr icgis's'or
IN the fufurr. and will not IN any way
diminish the opportunity Of labor to
earn their wages.
SAYS Intelligence Will Count.
Il am cvnadent that many Of the