Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-18
TRIBUTE PAID Mr.. GOMPERS
Ten Thousand Union Men in Line in
Washington Parade.
COURT DECIDES HIS CASE SOON
Opinion in Contempt Proceedings,
Expected at Capital Tuesday,
Means Much to Labor Leader
and FolIOwing.
lFrom q sad correspondentl

ttrOm StaLI AOIIeeponuehl'J
WASHINGTON. oct. 17-(Speclal.) 1.-THE
reception and parade accorded Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. by the craftsmen Of Wash
ington on Monday evening was significant
not only In the numbers participating in
the street demonstration. but in the en-
thusiasm shown Mr.. Gompers at the re-
ception in Convention hall. Washington
has never seen a larger outpouring of
union labor than on this occasion. All the
trades were represented and some of the
skilled artisans organizations had hundreds
of workers IN line. The Plate Printers
urion, particularly those connected with
the bureau Of printing and engraving. was
as fine a body Of men as one might wish
to see. That which struck the spectator
most was the orderly cf araeter of the pro-
cession, Ten Thousand men in line is an
army, and as these rrade Organizations
marched steadily to the music of many
bands the demonstration YVES impressive.
Samuel Gompers. an English Jew, has
had a very remarkable career From the
earliest days when he was learning his
trade as a cigarmaker he was preaching
the gospel of unlonism and since his elova~
ton to the head of an organisation that
NWO iuliiiOhS ne llhS eillpldSlAco
with voice and pen the demands of union
labor. Gompers has been numerically
flayed, not only in the public print, but by
the leaders in the commercial world. But
he has gone on undismayed, notwlthstand-
ing that he is facing a Jail sentence be-
cause of his violation of a court order
The circuit court of appeals, it is expected
will on next Tuesday affirm or modify the
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court of the District of Columbia in sen.
fencing Gompers to one years imprison-
ment in the district Jail for contempt Of
court order growing out of the Bucks
stove case.
History of Bucks Case.
The Bucks Stove company of St Louis
which was put on the unfair list by Samuel
GOmpers in his paper, the American FEEDER
ationist, brought suit against Gompers and
the paper demanding that the paper cease
publishing the company as unfair. The
case was heard on its merits and verdict
was rendered for the plaintiff company.
This verdict was sustained by Justice
Wright in an elaborate opinion going into
the whole subject of the rights of citizens
and the limitations to be placed on free
speech. An order was issued by Justice
Wright calling upon Sampel Gompers to
desist from olassing the company as unfair
Gompers paid no attention to the order
of the court, but pounded away on the
company because Of it's non-unionism. Jus
tice Wright then hailed Mr. Gompers be-
fore him and the order of the court having
been completely ignored by the president
of the American Federation Of Labor.
sentenced Gompers to a years imprison.
maximum sentence in cases of contempt.
An appeal was taken to the circuit court,
which has had the case under consideration
for several months 1t is now expe sted
that a decision will be rendered on next
Tuesday and should the circuit court affirm
the decision of Justice Wright Gompers
viii go to the supreme court of the United
States on that clause of the constitution
which provides that the freedom of speech
shall not be abridged.
The case is interesting because of the
prominence of Mr.. Gompers and the organ
ization which he represents What effect
it will have upon the forces of union labor
should Gompers have to go to jail is prob
lematical The enthusiasts in the ranks Of
union labor and some Of the firebrands Of
the organization see dire conse .uences
ahead II the Grand Old Man" as they
call Gompers. is compelled to serve a term
in Jail for violation Of court order which
is held by GOmpers' attorneys as savoring
OF czaTism.
Climate and Cheese Making.
In recent bulltin issued by the bureau
of animal industry, Department of Agri-
culture. it is admitted, practically, that
climatic conditions in the various portions
of the United States where efforts have
been made TO manufacture that delicious,
II somewhat odoriferous, Camembert
cheese, has been a failure. The bureau of
animal industry does not confess to abso-
lutte failure successfully to manufacture
Camembert, but it amounts to practically
a confession of failure. This condition,
IL appears, is largely due to the fact that
climatic conditions are unfavorable during
the greater part of the year in most of the
regions where factories have been located.
II is believed, however, that the climatic