New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
C. F. Z. MAKES PROTEST
cOuPERS CASE TAKEN UP.
Socialists and Non-Socialists United
AGAINST Contempt Dec'slon.

A.. - .,o time at Yesterdays meeting Of the
Central Federated Union was taken up ~ srr,e
ing the decision by Judge Wright Oh TIC Ss,;-o,
C-onrt of the District Of Columbia aoJuus'ls
So campers Mitchell and Morrison gullty ol
con+,rnn+ Of court in the Buck Stove anu 90. 80
[,o-,naT,- case A committee of thirty was apPoln.
ed 10 arrange for mass meetings IN dneieI r"
OF the citv 10 take action Of some klno. .
p.o,,,+fons we're adopted declaring the writ OF
Injunction in labor disputes contrary TO
tional law and destructive or American -
and a denial of the right Of free speech anu -
press and protesting against the decision. -.
o. ,o+euo-tby feature of the debate following
the reading Of the resolutions was that, cohtrsiS
to the ordinary rule. the socialist ana non
delegates were agreed on the question OF suPPolt
ing Ciompers and his comrades Albert Az 30
. soo;s1ist said that party differences should Dc
thrown aside In such case. This declslol' Ao
said no matter how the matter may eno' Will olu
labor closer together
II NAV differ in politics from many Of you, sa1o
former Assemblvman Thomas Rock, who is Re
publican and did not altogether agree with the
canpaign policy of the American Federation OF La
bor but l am in line with it thoroughly IN any
thing Ike this that concerns organized LABOR
A disclaimer Of any wrongdoing on the part OF
Gompers Mitchell and Morrison was made by Her
man Robinson, general organizer-of the american
Federation of Labor He said that the executive
committee had received suggestions for an applca-
+,op IN President Roosevelt for a pardon for the
three men from different parts of the country Dut
he was strongly against making such an appLca-
ton
The three are all law-abding men, he salo
"and the idea of asking for pardon suggests that
they have done something wrong, which DO not
admit II the law be only construed in the
way that it has been construed by Judge WriSht
then the law ought TO be changed
Timothy Healey, of the Eccentric Firemen
/ Union made a speech in which he advised the
| Central Federated Union to take matters calmly
and not be led away by impulse. He said that 9th
ers were ready to take the place Of Gompers and
his comrades If the worst came to the worst and
/ they were Jail for principle, and if these
others were sent TO jei, other persons would also
take their places.
J The committee OF thirty was then appointed ana
held preliminary meeting after the regular meet
ing. II will in early this week 10 VISIT the
/ unions and arrange for the meeting.
/ During the regular meeting circular letter was
read from President Gompers, stating that after
consultation with his counsel. he had decided, be
cause Of the decision of the United States Supreme
! unions in the case of the Loewe hat boycotting
case and the fine levied against the unions of three
| times the damages supposed 10 have been suffered,
to discontinue the I'VE don't patronize' list in
| future numbers Of The Federationist." Mean
| time he said, efforts would be made to get Con-
gress to modify the law in such way to elim-
nate the labor unions from its antitrust pro-
visions. The Central Federated Union then also
decided suspend the issuance Of its unfair list
| in the mean time, and copy of the Gompers let
ter Is to be given the meeting committee
| of thirty