The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-13
GOMPERS CRITIzES
 JUSTICE WRIGHT
SAYS THAT HE TAXED THE LAW BY "lMPoslNe UNUSUAL
 SENTENcEs.v
Saloon Men Are at a Loss to Know Whether Prohibition Will Be
 Topic on Sunday.

Toronto. Nov 12-During the five days the American Federation of La bon has been in session there has been much suppressed speculation as to the attitude the convention might take on the question of labor and the saloon.
 When it was announced early in the week that temperance mass meet ing would be held Sunday, under the auspices of the labor department of the Presbyterian Church, the dele gates representing the International Union of the United Brewery Work men, the Hotel and Restaurant Elm ployment Association and the Bar tenders International League of America. began to canvass the situa- ticn quietly with view to learning whether the liqucr question was like. ly 10 reach the floor of the conven ton
 The Rev Charles Stelze, fraternal delegate from the Federal Council of the Churches of Christian America, and wafm advncate of the principles of trades unionism. has been advocat- ing the establishment of a temperance brotherhood among the trades unions and will preside at Sundays meeting,
 In the event of an attack by resolu- tion. or otherwise in the convention, the representative of the liquor in terests count on the support of the CignHmakers' Information Union of America. in whose delegation is Sam uel Gompers, president of the fedora tion.
 It is understood however. that he is anxious to avoid a debate on the liquor question in the convention and he was instrumental today in bring ing about a meeting between Jere l.. Sullivan. representing the BaItenders' Union. and MT. Sickle. They had a talk, during which Mir. Stelzle told Mir. Sullivan that he contemplated an attempt to get trades unions to stop holding meetings in back rooms of sa- | lct~ns. President Gompers. it is said, has agreed to lend his support to a resolution urging the erection of la- bor temples and other places for hold | ing labor union meetings.
 Sundays meeting will be addressed by the Rev Mir. Stelzle, John Mitch ell and John B. Lennon, treasurer of 1 the federation. MT. Lennon is under stood to take the attitude that the use of liquor by workmen affects the
 rate of wages because it lowers the degree of efficiency Of the men, and MT. Mitchell will discuss the conten- ton that increased wages and shorter
 hours mean added profits to the sa' I looms.
 l Committee meetings occupied the maiovity of the delegates during the greater part of the day, following a brief session of the convention this
 morning. at which Mir. Gompers was called upon by one of the delegates 10 discuss the status of the present
 contempt proceedings. 9s a result pf
 which Mir. Gompers. John Mitchell and
 Frank Morrison may have to serve
 terms in jail
 Mir. Gompers said the question of an appeal and the line of defense | would be discussed at a conference between the defendants and their
 counsel to be held soon after the con-
 yen'ipn adjourns.
 Mir. Gompers declared that Justice
 Wright was guilty of ''outrageous con-
 dnct in 90 cruellv celebrating the hon
 est conduct of three citizens who m dertcot to test the law and in impos- inc unusual sentences"