The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-17
certificates Of deposit be taken out in
some other name than the treasurer.
Mr.. Gompers warned the delaeates

some other name than the treasurer.
Mr.. Gompers warned the delegates
that II way were found to hide the
funds the court would thereafter ap-
point a receiver, not necessarily to se-
cure in some way the hidden funds,
but to get tho money being con-
tributed.
By request, Mr.. Gompers explained
the status of the Danbury hat case.
The lower courts held that there was
no case under the Sherman antitrust
law, but the United States supreme
court had reversed this decision and
remanded the case to the lower court
for re-trial. Continuing, he said:
Our standing is menaced by the
courts Of law. The matter of the ap-
plication of the Sherman antitrust
law to unions has reached final ad-
justment by the United States supreme
court. No matter how the Danbury
case is decided, that will not alter the
status one jot. The United States
supreme court has said the final word
and the law of this country is that
labor organizations of this country
are now conspiracies. and combina-
tions in restraint of trade.
Under the Sherman antitrust law,
honest business cannot be conducted,
much less honest, straightforward
labor organizations.
Referring to the case agains. me
in the District of Columbia want to
say that l will never consent that the
American federation shall ever pay
one cent of fine for me. dpn't want
to go to Jail, but will not tamely sub
NIT to the federation being muicted
for me. / am not plea1ing poverty,
but If l mad the means l could not
use them In payment of any line i'm
posed on me for exercising my rights
as an American citizen"
Ma Jt.r"s ut Clevlani made a Sc
cialistic speech and suggested the
formation of labor party. He criti-
cized the Democratic platform in re-
gard to that portion which says:
1--WE yield to none ir our respect to
the courts
Mr.. Hayes declared he had no re-
spect for the courts.
Mr.. Gompers again took the floor
to reply to Mr.. Hayes.
He said the position taken by Mr..
Hayes was illogical, and declared that
the decisions of the supreme court
had but one object, to tie the men of
labor to their work, to cripple the men
Of labor in their right to work or
their right not to work.
These DECISIONS he said, "will re-
suit in lettering men today in order
to enslave them for all time to come.
The rights which the courts took from
the workmen of Great Britain caused
the formation of the labor party and
having secured their rights to organ
ize, they have continued and will Sc
cure their rights.
II am not in touch with the Demo-
cratic party: second, am not Demo-
crat. and, third, am confident l
never will be Democrat. I owe al
legiance to no party. am a trade
unionist. May the trade unlonists
always be right, but, whether right
or wrong. am with the trade union-
ists."
This declaration was received with
cheers.
"No man has denounced the Demo-
cratic party more than L." Mr.. Com
pers continued. But when the Demo-
cratic party made our contentious its
own it would not only have been in
gratitude but cowardice to desert
them. If Bryan had been elected with
the hosts of organized labor back of
him 1t would have given spirit to
human freedom"
John H. Walker, president of the
Illinois mine workers, who said he
was socialist, declared for an inde-
pendent political organization.
The report of the committee on the
treasurer's report, with its recon-
mendations, was unanimously con-
Cured in.
A large number of resolutions re-
ferring to the use Of the union label
were adopted.