The Washington herald., 1909-10-12

sion NAY he OtVen Vo-dnys
Labor's hosts win tonight make the big
lane between the Capitol and the White
House ring and echo as It hasn't since
Inauguration day IN honor OF Samuel
Gompers. president or the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. There viii be pa
geantry and the tread OF marching feet,
and all that sort OF thing to the satietiOn
OF blase Washington
How many men viii be In liner Proba-
bly, 5000. maybe moro. A procession as
lerge as the standing army Of the United
States was not 50 many years ago win bs /
seen It IS all epropos, because organized /
labor wishes to give President Gompers /
an eloquent and sweeping vote OF conf {
denee- Now Is the time, they say. when /
labor proposes TO stand by him-with the 4
shadow OF a taI sentence far too near for
comfort and security. and when his name
has 20 them become q synonym for nee
dom OF speech. To-day the District Court
OF Appeals will hand down the decision
which win determine his fate. Mr.. Com
pers was compelled to hurry home from
Europe 10 be here when the court hands
down its verdict
Big Delegations Coming.
How many unions will be repressnted7
from far-away cities, who viii nationslize
the tribute 10 the head OF the American
Federation OF Labor. san Francisco al
ready has her delegates IN the city. and a
great army OF others Is expected 20 food
Washington.
More than 400 lsbOrites Win come over
from Baltimore. This number is not
speculative, because the railroad raIs has
been obtained and the tickets purchased
The delegates from New York. Philadei-
phia, Richmond Norfolk. Atlanta, Chi
cago. and flock from other cities will
easily double this number
Mr Gompe-s viii alight at the Union
Station at 5.25 O'Clock tonight He viii
be escorted by the reception committee
TO the St. James Hotel, and there re-
galed and felicltated until O'Clock, when
the procession starts.
The delegates 20 the Central Labor
Union from the eighty-odd unions OF the
city viii assemble at Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue. with the complete
forces OF the local unions behind them.
Preparations for assembling and o-Eaniz-
ing the great line Of marcheTs are COM
blocks around viii be utilized In this
process, and IL is believed there viii be
no hitch or delay, but that promptly az.
: o'clock the procession viii swing around
the Peace Monument into the Avenue.
The Line OF March.
The line Of march VIII be from the
Peace Monument TO the Treasury, up.
Fifteenth street to the Riggs House.
where President Gompers viii review the
parade. and out into New York avenue.
TO Convention Hail. where the big meet
Ing IS to be held The rnarchers VIII dis
perse. as the auditorium VIII not accom-
modate more than o fraction OF them,
and the lights IN all the labor halls OF.
the city VIII be kept blazing for those.
who are not provided for in the main
show. There viii DO sound OF revelry'
by night.
The Address of Welcome.
As already announced. addresses Of vel
come viii be made at Convention Hall
by Commissioner West. Secretary Nose.
ley. OF the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion; Commissioner Lane, OF the Inter.
state Commerce Commission; Secretary
Morrison, Of the American Federation Of
Labor. and John Mitchell. former presi-
dent OF the miners union.
The delegates from the Central Fed
Grated Unions Of New York are A.
Abrahamson. J. Sullivan, c. Leroy, J. E.
dealey. and T. J. Curley. The delegates
from the Steam Laundry Workers Union.
No. 26, Of san Francisco. are Charles,
Lineger and Miss Carrie Palmer It was
announced at the meeting last night that
Porto Rico and Hawaii win be repre-
sented by one delegate each.
Stuart Reed. an organizer for the Amer.
lean Federation OF Labor. mado a brief
address. stating he was sent 10 Washing
ton to bring about better state OF feel
/ ing IN the building trades and was con-,
I ident he could accomplish his mission
Re believed the GOmpers Homecoming
would prove a great success.
Miss Carrie Palmer and Charles Line
ger were called upon for speeches, and
/ described labor conditions IN San Fran
cisco as they have improved under the
pressure OF unionism. Mark Jackson. OF
Baltimore, made a ringing address, favor
I ing the exclusion Of Asiatic goods and
| Oriental coolies.
Sam De Nedrey was given another
boost when a letter from Frank Morrison
was read stating he was eligible as 3
delegate 10 the American Federation OF
Labor from the Central Labor Union.
/ Discrimination was alleged on the part
OF the owners Of the Cleveland American
I League baseball park, because they are
buildlng-a new $l0Oo0O grand stand with
Open-shop labor.
Change OF Hotels.
Action against the National Hotel was
taken on complaint OF the sheet metal
workers. who state that a nonunion man
has been employed there for two DAYS.
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