New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
REFLECT G0MPERS
IND OTHER OFFICERS.
american Federation of Labor
Hears Defiance of Courts.


.roronto Nov. ~ - With shouts Of ap-
proval ard with vociferous cheering 'hs
American Federation Of Labor. az thr cio-
irE session OF it's convention TO-DAY uiiai
nousIv reelected Samuel Go1npers as Tvs
president for another year.
What's the matter with 6onPeIs
shouted the delegates. He's al rlsh'.
came the response.
WHO'S all wrong" Wright
President eompers thanking the conVen-
ton for its action. declared Il meant ma
the principles for which ne and MS eol-
leagues had dared 10 stand had the unahi.
nous approval Of the men and wornsh Q.
labor of the entire continent. and polh'Su
out that tb, Injunction In the Buck IS stove
and Range Company case apples 20 e.e.s
one Of the two million workers in the fea-
Grafton
1T doesn't make any difference whereVer
7 may be" said President Cronpsrs. IF l
have life and liberty I am going to try 20
do the best 7 can for the men and women
cs labor Whenever IN the past n has
been sought 70 stife the voices OF the
leaders Of any cause by placing them De-
hind prison bars their voices have become
more eloquent
The voice OF labor win not be stilled-
It's tire plea for the same old justice the
same old cry for liberty, and the fight has
got to go on. If Mitchell. Morrison ana 1
were TO lay ourselves crawling before the
court and asking for forgiveness. IL wouldn
change the situation one iot. There would
be other men there who wouldn't so de-
base themselves. But we're not going 10
do it. With becoming respect for the courts
and with dignity and self-relia1ce we will
go on protesting against the wrong III
try TO do my best. boys
The reelection of Vice-President John
Mitchell was the signal for another out
burst Of applause. In addition 70 the cleo
tiOn of Second vice-President Mitchell.
other vice-presidents were chosen as fol-
lows: First, James Duncan. Quincy. Mass:
third, James OConnell. Washington;
fourth, d. \ Hayes. Philadelphia; fifth,
William .. Huber Indianapolis; sixth. JO-
seph F. Valentine. Cincinnati: seventh.
John r. Alpine, Chicago. and eighth. Henry
b. Perham, ST Louis. John r. Lennon. OF
bloomington. III. was reelected treasurer
and Frank Morrison. OF Washington, secre-
tary.
These officers. with the president consul
tute the executive council
The Federation OF Labor at its conven-
preHdents Of the various organizations al
fIiated with the federation be calted ~
meet st PittsbUrg on December 70 10 out
line a course of action gainst the alleged
open shop policy o. ths United States
Steel Corporation. which the federation de-
clared to be the ''nost formidable enemy
of the organized 1907 movement
Congressman William Z. Wilson, of
BIossburg. Penn. a delegate from the
United Mine Workers. and Thomas ".
O'Connor Of Buffalo. president Of the
Longshorenen's International Union, were
elected fraternal delegates to the British
Trades Union Congress.
John Manning. OF Troy. y. Y. intcrla-
tional president OF the Laundry Workers.
was named as fraternal delegate 20 the
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress.
The convention having directed the ap-
pointment OF a special committee 70 en-
deavor 70 bring about the amalgamation OF
the committee was announced to-day. as
follows:
Frank Duffy. of Indianapolis OF the
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners. named by President McNulty OF
the recognized faction OF electrical work
ers; 4 L. Trick. a member OF the Cigar
makers Union and president Of the Iowa
state Federation Of Labor. selected by
President J. J. Reid OF the seeding cleo
trical workers. and John p. Frey. editor
OF The Iron Moulders' Journal" OF Gin
cinnati. appointed by President Gompers.
The committee Will call a convention OF the
two factions within year.
ST. Louis was chosen as the place of
meeting of the next annual convention.
over Rochester. Atlanta and washington
Delegate John T. Walker. Of the miners,
moved that if any Of the off1cers of the
federation were in prison at that time, the
executive council be authorized 10 hold
the convention in Washington. but the mo-
tion was declared to be contrary 10 the
constitution
After singing Aud Lang Syne." the
American Federation Of Labor convention
adjourned at 1:40 2. m. sine die