Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-09
GOMPtRS DEFENDS HIS.
ATTITUDE IN THE
CAMPAIGN
President OF American Feder-
alton of Labor Reviews
His Work For
Bryan.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
IN SESSION TODAY
Delegates Cheer Compers When
He Calls Convention TO Order
Flight on the Presidency
May Develop
Later.

Denver Nov. 9.-The twenty
eighth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor opened
here this morning with a big attend
ance of delegates and the prospect
for a fight on the presidency as
result of President Samuel Gompers'
declaration and work for Bryan dur
ing the recent campa. gn. The feae-
ure of today's session was the annual
report of President Gompers and of
Treasurer Lemons report.
In his report Treasurer Lennon
showed the total income DUNG the
year to have been $207,655.2S, whi
added to a balance from last year OF
$125,910.02, gives total of S355,5O5.-
25. Total expenses were $196,937.S6,
leaving in the hands of the treasurer
q fund of s136.62LS9.
The popularity of President Com
pers was attested when he arose TO
call the convention to o. der. The
delegates applauded several minutes
before he was able to make himself
heard. Addresses of welcome were
made by Gov. Henry A. Buchtel,
Mayor Robert w. Speer, President
George HALEY, of the State Fedora
ton of Labor, and L. NJ. French, pres
ident of the Denver Trades Assem-
bly,. ty1s,
The committee on credentials made
its report, showing onl three con-
tests, which will be heard later. There
are 375 delegates in atte ndance.
President Gompers in his speech
reviewed the Buck injunction case,
h 10 atti-
tude during the recent political cam
paign. He said in part:
Fellow Workers: Fourteen years
ago we met in this city, and then,
just as now, the workers were suffer
ing from a paralysis of industry re-
sulting from the manipulations of the
princes of finance or from the in
competency Of our modern captain
of industry / declare now. as l dc
then, that it is an indictment against
our civilization that in a land so
bountiful, broad and fertile as ours,
with the workers so earnest, ener-
get.c, Industrious, anxious and willing
10 produce; that such a pa alysis O.
Industry should be possible. and i be-
lieve we should hold accountaol,
those who are responsible for tn
large a mass of workless workers.
"In our country there must not
permitted to grow up or to be main
tanned a permanent army of unem-
ployed."
The report then continues with a
statement of progress during the year,
the labor movement in Canada ana
Porto Rico and the relations between
the organized farmers and organized
labor.
Mr. Gompers then takes up the
Buck Stove and Range company in
junction, which prohibits the officers
of the American Federation Of Labor,
the officers and members of all affi!-
lated unions, their or our agents
friends, sympathizers, counsel, con
spirators or co-conspirators,' either as
officials or as individuals, from max
ing any reference whatsoever to the
fact that the Bucks Stove and Range
Co. has ever been in any dispute WITH
labor, OF to the fact that the COM
pany has ever been regarded as uu-
fair. Or has ever been on any unfa.i
list, or upon We Don't Patronize
list of the American Federation oi
Labor, or of any other organization
The Injunction prohibits any and al
persons from either directly or indi
rectly referring TO any such contro'
yersy. Such statement or reference
IS also prohibited by printed, writer
or spoken word
Referring TO the charges of con
tempt of court in violating the terms
of the injunction, filed against him
self, Frank Morrison secretary, ant
John Mitchell, second vice presiden
of the American Federation of Laoog
Mr.. Gompers says:
On November TO- during the TIM
this convention will be in session, tn
court will decide the case, wheths
Messrs. Mitchell, Morrison and 1 hay,
been guilty of contempt of the court
injunction. In my report to the ex
ecutive council in September / tool
occasion to discuss this matter, and
can do no better than repeat the Ian
guagr mere;
Your attention Is especially calleC
TO a feature OF the case Of this in
junction II all the provisions of tn
Injunction are 70 be fully carried ou'
we shall not only be prohibited from
giving or selling a copy of the pro
ceedings Of the Norfolk convention o
the American Federation OF Labor