Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
G0MPERS HITS BACK
Tells Attorney to Make Cues
tons to the Point.
GILL TELL YOU" SAYS HE
Federationist Published Early to
Avoid interruption"
WHY, HE REFUSES TO TELL
Labor Leader Admits He Made No
Effort to Recall Papers Put
in the Mails.
GILL TELL YOU" SAYS HE
WHY, HE REFUSES TO TELL

The taking of testimony in tn" Com
pers- Mitchell Morrison alleged contempt
case in connection with the Bucks stove
and range anti-boycott proceeding against
those officers of the American Federation
of Labor was resumed by Examiner Har-
per today, with President Gompers on
the stand.
Mr. Davenport again occupied the pos
ton Of interrogator in behalf of the pros
ecution. and he sought especially to de-
velOp the facts concerning the circula-
ton of the January issue of the Fedora
ZIONIST the official publication Of the Or
ganization. which number Mr.. Gompers
has stated was expedited in order that
1t might be gotten out before the inJunc-
ton should become operative.
Mr.. Gompers said that he personally at
tended to the getting out of this pub!ica-
ton. but he could not recall that an ex-
ceptionally large number had been
printed. When Mr. Davenport sought to
develop particular details about that pro-
ceeding Mr.. Gompers replied:
Wants It to the Point.
IF YOU tell me Just what you want
I'll frankly tell you and thus save you
time and trouble necessary to do much
probing.
NOHtiHulilS, NIL SOllIpSlS Sdlu WHICH, liz
gave orders for the expedition of the
mailing of the edition he had not been
made aware that the injunction would be
made operative, but, on the contrary. he
had considered it possible that the stove
company would rest satisfied after OBJ
,aining Justice Goulds opinion and would
aot further prosecute the matter.
When the injunction did become eff
fective he had taken the precaution to
,all in the employees of. the Federation
nd fhnr an
thing that might be In violation Of the
courts order.
Cautioned Labor Workers.
This he had done because he did not
want any Of them to become involved
in the proceeding, and he had told them
10 refer all doubtful matters to him. He
said after the injunction went into effect
ne had not done anything to head off the
copies that had been placed in the mails
Or sold to the news companies.
state his purpose in sending out the
January issue after the injunction was
granted.
WAS it," he asked. ito anticipate the
Injunction of the decree which other
wise would have prevented you from
issuing it?"
Mr.. Gompers replied that he had not
been sure whether Mr. Van Cleave
would file his bond and thus make the
Q0CT6e operative. But IN any event,
he went on, IT wanted to issue the Janu-
airy number just as it had been pre-
pared, prior to December % "
Gompers Replies Directly.
with the name Of the Bucks Stove
and Range Company on the unfair list?'
Mr.. Davenport suggested.
Mr.. Gompers replied in the affirma-
tive.
apprehension that the injunction would
be carried into effect?'
Il had no motive in particular. There
was no injunction in existence to pre-
vent getting the issue OF
What was lie occasion for the
hurry?"
II wanted TO get the issue out before
the Injunction became operative"
"Why?"
That is a question I ought not to be
called upon to answer"
Didn't Want interruption"
Mr.. Davenport insisted and Mr.. Com
pers replied:
II wanted to get the issue out so that
we could continue the 'we-don't-pat-
ronize' list without interruption.
Without interruption by whom?'
Without interruption by any one" 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 Interrupt
tion by the Bucks company"
Prince Won Buelow's speech was warmly
cheered. and its tone'had favorable eff
feet on the bourse as an indication that
the International political situation was
tranquil.
The members of the union today sent a
telegram TO Emperor William, in which
they said: The 500 members of the In
terparliamentary Union permit them
selves to offer to the emperor their re-
spectful homage and at the same time to
than your majesty for the energetic words
uttered recently in favor of the mainte-
nance in the future peace of the world"