The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-08

mlnistration and believing that the Democratic party will then be in pow CT, he said that if 1t did not make prop CT preparations by additions to the navy, the party will be ground to pow der. He declared that Japan Is cov- etous, not of the Philippines alone, but of Hawaii and our own Pacific coast country. Regarding Japan as great nEhting machine, he said that 1t was absolutely necessary that proper pro- visions should be made to guard our in- terests against that power. Mir. Hob- son said that he based his statements upon Inside information. At the con clusion of his talk, recess for dinner vas taken until s:so p. m.
 After recess of two hours for din- nsr, the Committee resumed its hear lngs. taking up the labor question. Samuel Gompers. President of the Fed eration of Labor. John Mitchell and other labor leaders, were present. They presented for the consideration of the Committee. the suggestions which were rendered to the Resolutions Commit tee of the Chicago Convention and ask cd that they be incorporated in the platform.
 Addressing the Committee in supp port of the resolutions. Mir. Gompers spoke of their failure to secure rscog- hilton at Chicago. We asked them for bread and we received a stone" The Republican Injunction declaration he declared to be an endorsement of the "existiDg abuse of law" He asked the Democrats to either leave the subject entirely out of the platform or adopt a real remedy for the wrongs complained of.
 He reviewed the decision of the su- preme Court in the hatters case, hold ing labor unions to be trusts, or iile- gal combinations in restraint of trade under the antitrust law, and made an earnest plea for an amendment of that law. He declared that 1t had never been contemplated that the Sher- man law should apply to those who toll but that, on the contrary, 1t was intended to control combinations deal ing with the products of labor
 On the snbject Of injunctions, Mir. Gompers said the laboring man merely asked to be regarded as equals. We do not ask for special privileges" he said, but merely for Justice and equal ity. We insist that the injunction not ba made an instrument of oppression. He contended that the law In its ordi- nary operation was sufficient to protect the public against the crimes of la boring people.
 Promises Labor Votes.
 Mfr. Gompers said that if the Demo- cratic party would assist in fighting these two wrongs. 1t would make 1t possible for labor to stand with it.. I.a- Dor could afford to walt for the other reforms suggested:
 'If you will do what we ask. you will electrify our hearts" he said in con- clusion, land we will be with you"
 When Mir, Gompers had concluded, George Fred Williams of Massachusetts asked him how far the principles he had been arguing for were endorsed by organized labor. The reply was that they had been endorsed by convention after convention of organized labor. and that every braDch of labor had adopted resolutinos urging the re- forms.
 MT. Gompers said the blanks also the views of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor
 Mr.. Williams. called MT. acmpers's attention to the absence in the blanks he had submitted of any reference to "noticen in connection with Issuance of temporary injunetions Mir. Comp CTS centended that he had argued against any use of preliminary injunc- tions in labor disputes.
 Senator Stone of Missouri asked Mir. Gompers whether the original injunc- tion plank purportlng to have been drawn by President Roosevelt and sec- retary Taft but which the Republican convention refused to adopt, would be satisfactory to organized labor.
 The American Federation of Labor not only does not want that declara- ton but would be opposed to ik.@ was the reply of MT. Gompers
 James Duncan. First-Yice President of the American Federation of Labor. added the weight of his argument in