Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-19
Federation Committee Report
Says it Is Labor's Duty to Dis
obey Them and Go to Jail.
DEFENSE WOULD BE USELESS.
And Funds should Not be So En-
pIoyed--By No Means Any
UnanimIty as to Policy.

wv ~ 80 .,., ~,
on report OIL the piesiu.iil o. ~
American Federation or LABOR con
yantinn President Gompers was de-
$3.50, .ae,n,, II bj. desire Ia have
ieatea 'ouaS ~ iiA'' .,,.,,-
that portion of the report on lltisa
tion harrassng labor" referred back to
,,t,oa Tho committe re-
VIC 49,,
commended more ars'seic sta'isl liaii
Mr.. Gompers approved oil ana az
,,,,andment was offered restoring the
orleliiill .heahi''s -
report, Which on ttis supJect Saiu-
OFF the situation is to become 50
.o,,t. Ia, ne nersonally. as best we
,,,ta,, NV. ,iort. 1, Tho co,,rts
ca'l' 'eAe'iN oo'
taxing Whatever c"i'sei ueiie''
ensue.'
AR Gompcrs desired the whole mat
te,. sent hack to the committee but
tho. convention did not sustain him.
a yote m The main question had not
been reached ut recess.
Rn,nor that the report would up
hold every recommendation contained
in the address Of President Gompers,
and would make the suggestion that.
Daniel j. keele, preslucht ol .uS
| Longshoremen's union and vice-presi-=
dent of the federation should nave
resigned from the executive coullcil
when ne louhu ne to'a ~ - hn,i,.
| the political program OF tiiil n9an
announced LOT the 1911. sa .tia,' o.,
resulted III parti'l ucscl 1870 ,,,e
the part OF at leasl one ii, ~, ISnafn for
federation 70 oppoSf ~, ,,,,,, lolds
| re-eiectloI ~ VIZ i,,+a,.,,ationai nresi
| w. No, ,,,,.,,s.,mated Association
| uenl " tiie ,S,aot,.;raI I,n,nloves; of
OF Street aiu dont,t1ass nntar'thr lists
An i,tli.''' arc Jnhn Anime. presi-
asa!iin. ~ p,,,m hers, 5lInternational
80, NAV also run against him.
nI,,n,, tho renor, on the presidents
! ,ann~t was called FOR Mr. C;onpers rs
sianed the chair TO Joseph r. Valentine,
ssvcnth vice president Of the fedora
| ton. 1T was decided to take up tnS
rcnort or the committee on president 5
,eyn,,t seriatum. Each subject In the
/ renort vas commented on and ap-
moved nv the committee and as the
reading proceeded the convention en-
4 iinrsed thu, recommendations gof tfts
+; scon3mittee.
y ,rhe action OF President Gompels, a
4 related in his report, in regard TO the
Buck stove and Range company m
. junction was unanimously endorsed BY
4 ,Isinp vote.
l There was no discussion Of the COM
nittee's report until the sub-heat
~ itipation Harassing Labor, wa:
reached.
On this subject, the committee ue
c,.,ad that when q Judge issues an in
imnction In labor disputes it Is the dut,
nf organized labor to disobey and e
to iail and advised that the funds
~. orennization be not used to defen'
a,,, s,,ch snit "hecause it believes i
ITnn,d h, n useless eSpenditure"
T,,,a, nt,,,can ne tho Granite Cutters
srst vice president of the federation
onnosed the recommendation. He SAT-
az ,,Y,:on ,,,ens arc law abiding citizen
and should proceed like any other cit
aans IA, dafend themselves at all haZ
81, IIe ,,,ved IL strike out the word
atus W. i, ho, man 10 disobey tn
Injunction
Ina,'lo,,, .,,ar.,r E,,,,useth. of tn
- ,,t;,,, S,,,h.ld the report o
- n,,,,,,,,;ttae
Mr. Furuseth said the union man wa
! NJ, ',,idir,.r aitizan and worId no
t.inr.,t. tha hrsaI,inr OF the law O.
~ ,.a,+ ~ 10 iIaiciary- He oppose
49, % 1,sde law" The speaker ex
niaipad what he called q ..nev; juris
Z. pian,eu VIA" ,,,l,i,h IL now ha,nr impose
pruuei t,,;. " nn,,n+,,,,. and said sendin
upon ing So.', ~ 40 alleged Il b
10 :. 1ati ~. nc court Vas in ef
sull.s o. ,,nda, the iurs
49,, - '.,l,,doo-ruade law" tn
o alctioh o. 1u .,.r,,, y, aLinp a stan
unions Wouio oe sn' -
against IL. ,,au,r,, ,y,io,
= John Leonard Q. Tue a.i't ",,.H.
treasurer OF lle eaei ~
the Amendment OIL MI. Du ''.,.t 60 "
posed the report or me eoii s,t,,,,,,
Frank t. Hawley OF the ewl,ehiiie,i
d union opposed the report OF Tue ~ az,
4 mittee which he termed feSoiu'io'
! airy and anarchisuc.
= Max Hayes of the IIypograPhic,
v union supported the committee repot
He introduced Socialist teachings III II
report, saying:
at is the time for strong, sturd
i men to re-enact the SURFING stenes
Il every Revolutionary epoch. II 1t Is ne'
e essary for more men to become na'
J. tyrs. ! see no reason Why our leader
It should not assume that role at tn
!. time and show to the people we are
/, militant organization.
+ r. w. Mccullough of the Typosrapl
e ical union supported the amendmcl
IS of Delegate Duncan He declared
was unused to the doctrine of MOI
- r,sis,once
Cur forefntl,ers fought for the
lie ,ihertv., he said and did not take Il
10 nnsition mat If liberty were not gran
"a thev would 90 to iail.'
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