Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-18
WINS
ENDORSEMENT
At TORONTO
JOHN MITCHELL BIDS
DEFIANCE TO THE COURTS
Regardless of Consequences
Former Head Of Miners I'm
ion Promises TO Act and
Speak What He Thinks,

my Morning Jssrnai Special Iesssd Wirsl
Toronto. Ont, Nov, T--Endorsing
a report of the committee on boycott.
John Mitchell. one of the three off,
GERS of the American Federation OF
Labor, under sentence for contempt OF
court. made a dramatic speech to the
convention today .He declared that
as far as he was concerned. regardless
of consequences, he intended, while at
liberty, to declare for the rights guar
anteed him by the constitution.
The report. which drew forth
Mitehell's speech, and which was
adopted by the convention, declared;
we say that when your cause is
just and every other remedy had been
employed without result. boycott; we
say that when the employer has de-
termined to exploit not only adult
male labor but our women and chill
dren, and our reasoning and appeal to
his fairness and his conscience will
not sway him, boycott. we say that
when labor has been oppressed. brow
beaten and tyrannized, boycott, we
say that whom social and political con-
become so bad that ordinary
remedial measures are frultless. boy
cott and, finally, we say we have
right to boycott and propose TO exer-
else that right In the application of
this right 10 paraphrase' the president
(Gompcrs) we propose to strive on
ana on. N
The convention broke into loud
cheers for Mitchell as he concluded.
and there were cries for Morrison.
The secretary did not respond Pres
Ident Gompcrs was absent.
Mr. Mitchell said he realized that
every statement madc by those on the
convention floor and especially by
those who on noxt Monday win have
to deliver themselves 10 thetpourts. liz
beahg closely Watched.
II want the people Of the United
states to know my position" he said.
shall not surrender any right guaran-
tocd to me by the constitution OF our
IT | know myself. not any
amount Of suffering viii persuade roe
hat | have not the right to spend my
money whore | please or that have
not the right to write and speak as |
please.
Il understand that cognizance Is
,cing taken at Washington of the ut
eranccs of men on the floor of this
convention ana | want clearly to state
NY position | propose In the future
IS | have In the past, to exercise the
lights secured TO me by the fathers
II my country. and | propose IL am
ent to Jail 10 declare again when
'ome out that | shall not for myself
purchase any product of the Bucks
'toVe and Range company | make
his declaration, not TO tickle the ear
# many man, but that | may publicly
leclare the conviction within me.
1t seems to me that the whole pro-
eedings should prove a lasting lesson
o the workingmen of the United
'tates ana Canada. II all the work.
ng men had been true to Themselves
here would not have been nom
lion product on the market"
Mr. Mitchell said he had grown up
s an American with a stopmothcr so
'oor that she could not buy bread
nj related how he had crept out of
ed at night To get his fathers soldier
oat to keep him warm.
But ! want to see the word Amer
aan stand FOR all the sentiment that
symbolized by the flag of our coun-
~" he continued II want real lib