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POLITICAL
Gompers Bows to the Law.

POLITIC AL
Gompers Bows to the Law.
The April number of the American
Federationist does not contain the
usual list of firms defined as unfair
| because Of their failure to recognize
the union of their employees. This
omission follows the decision Of the
supreme court relating to the illegality
of the boycott under the Sherman anti.
trust law. President Gompers of the
federation explains that, while organ
lied labor must obey the law as inter-
preted by the highest court, he is sure
that congress will soon change the law
SO as to relieve labor. Anyway, he be-
lieves that not the supreme court nor
any other power can compel unionist
or friend of labor to buy a boycotted
article. He prophesies dire things for
congressman who dare to oppose the
demands of labor in this regard.
Police Prevent Socialist Meeting.
Organs of the Socialist party have
found another propaganda weapon in
the latest attempt Of the Philadelphia
police authorities to suppress public
meetings. In one case entrance to the
hall engaged by the local Socialists
was prevented by a platoon of police
men, and in another case where q
meeting had begun the police entered
and forcibly expelled the speakers and
| the entire audience, using clubs freely.
| Would Change Socialist Tactics.
Edmund Kelly, former legal adviser
of the American legation at Paris and
now one Of the prominent members OF
the New York branch Of the Socialist
party, has signed article In the Inter
national Socialist Review, entitled 1.-THE
Confusion OF Tongues" proposing rad.
ical change in the tactics OF his party
in America. He holds that the policy
| of revolution" while consistent and
logical in country like Germany,
where the party has the throne, the
| nobility and the church to overcome,
| is utterly untenable and unnecessary
in this country, where the machinery
Of democratic government exists and
| where the real enemies of socialism
| ARE on the inside-in the fierce indi-
! vidualism of American character" He
believes that the word reform" is the
one on which to align the various rad
ical elements here and urges the adj
vantage Of making working arrange
ments with labor party. as the So.
cfalists of England have done with
success. He charges that American
Socialists lack faith In their own prin-
ciples and stand in fear of being cap
tured by somebody. All that is neces-
sary. he contends, is that Socialists
have hand in the organization of the
''auxiliaries."
Roosevelt to Hunt Abroad.
A remark having an important bear.
ing on the contest for the Republican
nomination is that attributed to Presi.
dent Roosevelt at the recent dinner OF
the Boone and Crockett club-namely,
that after his term Of office expires he
Intends to visit foreign lands to hunt
big game. He said that in the event
of the nomination and election Of Taft
he wished to leave the country so it
could not be said that he was infiu-
encing Taft's administration or that he
was being turned down in attempts to
ilo SO.
New York Names Favorite.
The New York state Republican con-
yention, April II, carried out the pro-
! gramme agreed upon by the friends OF
President Roosevelt, who were in com.
plete control at all times. 1t directed
the delegates at large to use all honor.
able means to bring about the nomina-
ton of Governor Hughes for the presi-
dency. All the enthusiasm and cheers
We're reserved for the president and
his lieutenants, and Hughes received
only a mild handclapping. The plat.
form Endorses Roosevelt in the strong
est terms possible and favors a re-
vision of the tariff and currency re-
| form.
Massachusetts, Favors Taft.
Although the Republican state con.
vention at Boston, April 10, elected
four delegates at large to the Chicago
convention without giving explicit In
structions for Taft, a resolution was
adopted declaring that a majority OF
the state convention was in favor OF
the nomination of the war secretary.
Delaware Democrats For Gray.
The Democratic state convention a,
Dover, April IA, directed its delegates
to seek the nomination of Judge George
Gray for the presidency notwithstand
ing that letter from the judge asking
that this be not done was read to the
convention. The letter had been kept
secret up to the last moment
Tammany Rules State Convention.
After hot fight over the seating of
the Brooklyn delegates headed by State
Senator McCarren, resulting in their
defeat at the hands of Leader Murphy
OF Tammany and withdrawal with
threats that never again would New
York have Democratic mayor, the
New York state convention of Demo
Gratis April 10 resolved to send unin-
structed delegates to the national con.
vention and that the unit rule should
prevail The small Bryan minority
led by Walker and Thomas withdrew
without making a minority report. The
unseating of McCarren was part of a
design to extend the sway of Tam
many Hall across the bridge into Kings
county. IscCarren said that he would