The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-18
MITCHELL MADE
DRAMATIC TALK
IN CONVENTION OF AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR
YESTERDAY.
THE BOYCOTT REPORT
Adopted BY the convention--Re
iterated Right CT Any Man
Under Constitution to
Use Boycott.

Toronto, Nov. 1I.--Endorsing the
report of the committee on boycott,
! John Mitchell. one or ,ae three Fed
Grafton officers under ucntence for
contempt of the court made a dra-
matte speech to the American Fed
leration OF Labor convention today
He declared that. regardless OF the
consequences, he intended to declare
for the rights guaranteed him by the
organic laws of the country.
The report. which was adopted by
the convention. declared;
We say that when our cause IS
just and every other remedy has been
employed without result, boycott we
say that when the employer has 90.
termined to exploit nct only adult
male labor, but our women and chill.
dren, and our reasoning and appeal
to his fairness and conscience viii
mot sway him. boycott; we say that
when social anl political conditions
/ become 50 had that ordinary remedial
measures are fruit'ess, boycott;
finally, we say that we have right
to boycott and We propose to eEer-
else that right. In the application and
result of the boycott, to paraphrase
the President (Gompers), we propose
to strive on and on.
The convention loudly cheered Nit
ehell, and called for Morrison" The
secretary did not respond Gompers
was absent.
Mitchell said he rea,zed that every
statement made by those who on
Monday have to deliver themselves TO
the courts. are being serutinized.
II want the people of the United
Estates to know nv position, he said,
I"I will not surrender any right guar
anteed me by the constitution Of our
country I am not sure how much
mental and physical suffering will be
necessary to make me submit, but no
amount of suffering will persuade me
| that have not a right to spend my
money where | please. or write and
speak as | please, being responsible
under the law for my acts.
Whether the boycott will be a
benefit or detriment, each man must
decide where he will bestow his pat
ronage. | maintain that my patron
/ age Is my own, and not q merchant
Ihas any property right to IT, ANY at
tempt through the subleties OF the.
| Law to take from men the right to loI
what they please with their own
money, must be opposed to the very
limit.
Il propose that if sent to Jail, to.
declare again when come out. that
will not for myself purchase any
product of the Brck Stove and Range
company The whole proceedings
should prove a lasting lesson to the
working men of the United tSates and
| Canada If all working men would
| have been true to themselves there
! would not have been nonunion pro
duct on the market.
Il repeat, intend while at liberty
to declare for the rights guaranteed
me by the organic laws Of my coun'
| try. | am proud Of being an Ameri
can but | wish TO see the word
American for all-Americans symbol
Iized by the flag. want real liberty
liberty enunciated by Judge Tutthill
of Chicago, who declared unconstitu.
tional the ten hour Jaw for women,
and thereby compelled them to work
Ia hours day. Is the time going to
come when q faithfuiness to labor
Imust bear the brand of Imprisonment?
| hope the government viii be so con
Quoted that no citizen will feel that
htp has not been given suffrage and
equal right with every citizen