The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

and violent members OF labor unions,
hate them and threaten violence II their
members are punished for breaking the
law They want the courts to let them
90 free and at the same time demand
punishment for other men outside de
union when they break the Law
Notice the above reference IS
70 violent members Of labor unions
The great majority of the "unheard-
union men are peaceabIe, upright Citi-
zeus. The noisy. violent ones get into
office and the leaders Of the great Labor
Trust know how to mass this kind o.
men in labor conventions and thus
carry out the leaders schemes, frequent
y abhorrent 10 the rank and file. so Il
was At the late Toronto convention
The paid delegates would applaud and
''resolute' as CIompers wanted. but now
and then some of the real worang1nen
insist on being heard. sometimes at the
risk OF their lives.
Delegate EEan IS reported TO have said
at the Toronto convention
IF the officers Of the federation would
only adhere TO the law we would think
n lot more of them
The grand council Of the Provincial
WOrkinEmen's Association Of Canada
has declared IN favor Of severing all
connection with unions II the United
States, saying "any union having its
seat Of government in America. and
pretending to be international in its
scope, must fight Industrial battles sc-
cordirg to American methods. said
methods have consequences which are
/ abhorent TO the Iaw-abidiuE people of
/ Canada involving hunger, misery, not,
/ bIoOdshed and murder, all Of which
might he termed result OF the prac-
/ teal war now in progress in our fair
/ province and directed by foreign ennis
saries Of the United Miners Of America -
/ That is an honest Canadian view Of
our Infamous Labor Trust"
/ A few days ago the daily papers print
I ed the following:
CBy the Associated Press
yvssr5ngton u G Nov. 1O-Char-
1 acterizing the attitude of Samuel Com
/ pers- John Mitchell. and Frank Nor
/ rison- of the American Federation OF
, Labor N the contempt proceedings 10
/ the courts Of the District OF Column la-
/ in connection with the Bucks Stove and
/ Rance Company, as "a wlllIul. pTemedI-
/ tated violation Of the law, simon
| Burns general master workman OF the
/ General assembly, Knights of Labor, has
| voiced a severe condemnation OF these
three leaders Mr.. Burns eSpr essed ms
/ confidence IN courts II general anu IL
/ those Of the District of Columbia In par
/ ticUlar-
APPROVED BY DELEGATES
/ This rebul1e by Rurns was in his an
/ D7TaI report to the general assembly OF
| I,as oroaniZa ton He received th'
hearty approval of the delegates vgh
Il heard il read at their annual meetlns
/ IN this city.
| There is no trust or combination o.
| capital in the world, said Mr. BuIns
/ that violates laws Oftener than DO tn'
] trust labor organizations, which reSor
/ to more dishonest, unfair and dlshon
/ oT-s.bIe methods toward their competi
tors than any trust or combinations il
the country
MI Burns said the action Of '-thes
so-ca1led leaders would be hSrTnIul 70
years to come whenever attempts Wer
| made to obtain labor legislation.
/ The Labor Digest. a reputable work
| incman's paper. says, as part OF an ar
iticIe entitled The beginning Of tie en'
Of Compression. many organizations pe
coming tired of the rule-or-ruin poll
] cfes which have been enfOrceS Ivy IN
president Of the A. +. of L
} THAT he has maintained his leader
ship for 50 long a time in the face o
his stubborn ciinging to policies whlci
the more thoughtful Of the wOrklnSrnel
have seen for years must be abandoned
has been OF account partly of the sen
! timeIfta feeling on the part Of the or
carnations that he ought not TO be de
posed. and the unWillinCnsSs of the me-
| who were mentioned for the place. &
accept 4 domination IN opposition I