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WARRINGTON May 10. Samuel Gornpers,
president cz the American Federation Of
Labor, predicted before tho Senate Conn
m'etee Judiciary this morninE that unlesa
Congress- pnaeed an anti-intunotion bill the
iaborers Of the country would secretly
organise kFfY5.. n. H's'ggisSli V; (.
Understand. do not threaten; Ipredict,
said Mr.. G6mperc. II never make threats
when. persuasion s@yee my purpose petser'
When persuasion falls threaten, 4 neces-
sary--neyee uniawniily, Tor pciieye IN tne
Observance of the law.
~ Inc eenAse commitsee ON sudlolAry ,
which heard Mr. 0omprn. VINO appeasod
70 advocate tne passage ot fthc WILSON.
Sm'th DILL 70 limit me power OF roacr'ti
courts N issue inJunctions restrainins
worhlnsmen. were sosnewhet s'a'''oNi ''y
mr. Gompefrs forcinie utterahces;
lne presioonI Of ho nm0.,oah feueie. I.
uon OF Lapor ucclared that enero wcte ~
the present time 2.ooo'ooounemPloyea worA-
ing men ana women "a tne oh'teu o.A'es
VINO nad Deen employees pIio. 20 'ne Ieeens ns
panic. ne estimated tnat curing tne 10
working days OF their enforced idieness . tlie
iosa 70 tne wesatn OF nS oounuy ~
ouctive reeuite waS ~ 10" ss''pAoo s1so so
= cay lor eecn i'uor' " IN tn'
ssao,oW
ho~ v tmt ior waste Q. no nAsoIe'
resources OF tho oountryf MI. uolapoIs
asked. mo man mas q properly nen. OF
Vesseo interess m my paNolsAeo VI r.AG. "
my ieuoWs, osoiarou Mr. uon'pois' o.ns
ing down nus oiehoneo my upon n.o .ap'o ~
py way OF empnasps' osn o0sso" " VI
witnnoid IL: .tr.
Ihis was SAID IN oetenoe Oh ING poyoott
Mr. aompes IN roPy 70 uieo. iiIuy
from senator nelson Jastanoo ING ooyoo,. , "
trades unions and complained especially OF
the two recent injunotions in the case 81 the
Buck a Stove and Range Company against
ths Ar,sr;nsn Eartaration oY labor and the
Danbury hatters' case decided by me su-
preme Court. fsz,.
aThere IL more intense feeling among the
r,v.,, Ia aho,ars ~ tbia country to-day
Is.. - .t.. ,sa;s,n,, h,r ,ha s,,nrers
On aeoouh. u sraa uso..on ~ ,.,, o nI.s,,.,
hatters' easel than ever before since have
had any knowledge OF the affairs Of organ
,.ad i.hnr . .sid ha aTbe American
- -, L,,.,,ass
laDofers are not going ouo Vi u.Tiuos'
They are not going to surrender their rieht
20 ha
driven out. of existence by being forced to
s.,..,.a.. M, ,.,;,ilans, ~ soing the ,awf,,l
ea, .'e - -
things that other people are pnv,fssen 70
do and exercise individual rights that have
been recognized as lawful since the Magma
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they are ho' ahoweu " ap .nooo ,a
ful things openly IN iuil puphc view tneh
l lima gine. predict, they will do the next
beat tbina-oreapize secretly.
aDo vo, osntIemsn exnect that the labor
o,ss sn,,ations I viii meet and iosn' in singing
pssans of praise TO their employers or kow-
tow to wealth.
MIR. GomPers spoke OF the recent case
in New Orleans. quoted approvingly by
the United btetess supreme Court IN Lts
opinion In the Danbury eatters' case. He
said that he had Understood that ne seven
ty-five inciictments growing out OF that IN
junction issued by q Federal Judge were
not to be pressed by the Federai autnori-
ties. He disapproved OF that course. III
the Workingmen are guilty SEND them 70
jail it may mean salutary lesson 70 the
workin9men, and t2 some statesmen also.
Mr. Gompers complpined bitterly OF
the injunction issued by JUSTICE Gould IN
regard TO the Buck o Stove and hanye toni
pany against ene american feoeration
OF Labor He held that ne, as euitor OF
the American Fsderdtiontse. be enloined
from calling atttntion 70 the unfairness
Of the Offending frm. fhat @ y an inJ
vasion OF the freedom q the press. ana
where do you think Y wiii endf ne sa,o;
Senator Nelson OF hhnnesota sai9 ne
UNDERSTOOD the decree Q, yuss'ce oouIu
In the last named case neia snaI tn9 mere
publication conAdered inoePenoentiy vas
not an offence. but taken M oonneotion
with an agreement among severst peIsons
In the nature OF conspiracy 70 prea9
W the business o. tne noSLs o'ove ana
Range Company was unlawfui.
wasn't that q species OF ooycottf
asked Mr.. Nelson.
Yes, repned Mr' tompefs uhnesNa1-
ingly, and theii ne JueSineo the Doycot
as perfectly lawful.
Think wneEe your reasoning ieaas YOU,
snggested Mr. Nelson. l symmpatnse WIN
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