Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-17
.G0MPERS UNDER
fine OF QUESTIONS
Expedited January Issue of Fed
eraIist TO Get it Out Before
Injunction Was Operative.
TIES TILTED VERY FRANKLY
Never Had Any Intention Of Violating
Courts Order and Cautioned
Sibordinatcs Not To.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE taking Of
testimony in the Gompers- AIatchell-
Morrison alleged contempt case, in con
nectioE with Tie Buck Stove and Range
company and boycott proceedings
against those officers OF the American
Federation5o of Labor was resumed BY
Examiner Harper today with Presi-
dent G,unpers on the stand.
Mr.. Davenport was again interro-
gated for the prosecution and he
sought especially to develop the facts
concerning the circulation of the Janu-
airy issue of the .I'ederationist, the Of
fetal publication of the organization
which Mr,&Gompers has stated was ex-
ten out before the injunction should be-
come operative MI Gompers said
that he personally attended to the get
ting out of the publication, but he
could not recall that an exceptionally
large number had been printed When
Mr.. Davenport sought to develop par
tcular details about that proceeding,
MIR. Gompers replied
IF you'll tell me Just what you
want I'll frankly tell you and thus save
you the time and trouble necessary TO
do SO much prodding.''
Continuing. Mr.. Gompers said that
when he gave orders for the expedition
of the mailing of the edition he had
not Keen made aware that the injunc-
ton would be made operative. but on
the contrary he had considered it pos
sible that the stove company would
rest satisfied after obtaining Justice
&Gould's opinion and would not further
prosecute the matter When the in
junction did become effective he had
$,,1r n.1f i,, Y, ,Nf-
ficers of the Federationist and caution
them against doing anything that
might be in violation of the courts
order. This he had done because he did
mot want any, of them to become in
3Nolved in the proceedings. and he had
told them to refer all doubtful matters
to him. He said that after the In
junction went into effect he had not
done anything to head off the copies
that had been placed in the mails or
sold to the news companies.
Mr.. Davenport asked Mr., Gompers
to state&his purpose in sending out the
january issue after the injunction was
granted. WAS it." he asked. Ito an-
ticipate the operation of the decree
which otherwise would have prevented
you from issuing it?f'
GoMPERs' OBJECT.
Mr.. Gompers replied that he had been
sure whether Mr.SNan Cleaye would file
his bond and thus make the decree OPP
ferative, but i'll any event" he went
on, Il wanted to issue the January
number just as it had been prepared
prior TO Dec. 2S''
with the name of the Buck Stove
I & Range company on the unfair list?l'
Mr.. Davenport suggested.
MI Gompers replied in the affirma-
tive.
Was not your motive to be found in
the apprehension that the injunction
would lie carried into effect?"
Il had no motive in particular. There
was no injunction in existence to pre-
vent my getting the issue out.
What was the occasion for the hur-
rye"
Il wanted to get the issue out before
the Injunction decree became opera
tive
"Why?''
THAT Is question ought not be
called on to answer
Mr.. Davenport insisted and Mr.. Com
pers replied:
II wanted to get the issue out 50 we
could continue the We don't patronize
list without Interruption"
without interruption by whom?"
Without interruption by anyone
Mr.. Gompers replied.
Did you not mean that you wanted
to avoid the interruption of the court ~
The answer includes ALL said Mr..
Gompers. There was danger of In
.terruption by the Buck company