The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

, how to mass this kind of men, in labor
conventions and thus carry out tha
leaders schemes. frequently abhorrent
to the rank and file; SO 1t was at the
late Toronto convention.
The paid delegates would applaud
and "resolute' as Gon1pers wanted, but
now and then some of the real work.
inEmen insist on being heard. some
times at the risk of their lives.
Delegate Egan Is reported to have
said at the Toronto convention:
III the officers of the federatioa
would only adhere to the law we would
think lot more of them
The Grand Council of the Provincial
Work ingmens Association of Canada
has declared in favor of severing all
connection with unions in the United
States. saying ANY union having its
seat of government in America, and
pretending to be interna tional in its
scope. must fight Industrial battles &C
cording to American methods. Said
meth DDS have consequences which are
abhorrent to the law-abiding people of
Canada involving hunger, misery, riot,
bloodshed and murder, all of which
might be termed result of the prac-
tical war now in progress in our fair
province and directed by foreign en-
issaries of the United Miners of Amer
lea
That is an honest Canadian view Of
our Infamous Labor Trust
A few days ago the daily papers
printed the following:
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. D. c.. Nov. 1o.--charac-
terizing the attitude of Samuel Com
pers, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
son of the American Federation of
Labor in the contempt proceedings in
the courts of the District of Columbia.
in connection with the Bucks Stove ana
Range company, as "a willful, premedi-
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 ex~
pressed his confidence in courts in
general and In those Of tho District OF
Columbia In particular.
APPROVED BY DELEGATES.
This rebuke by Burns was in his an
nual report to the general assembly OF
his organization. He received the
hearty approval of the delegates who
heard it read at their annual meeting
in this city.
"There is no trust or combination of
capital in the world" said Mr.. Burns,
that violates laws oftener than do the
trust labor organizations, which resort
to more dish onest, unfair and dishon-
orable methods toward their competi-
tors than any trust or combination in
the country"
Mr.. Burns said the action of "thesa
so-called LEADERS, would be harmful
for years to come whenever attempts
were made to obtain labor legislation.
1.-THE Labor Digest" a reputable
workingman's paper, says, as part Of
an article entitled THE beginning OF
the end of Compression. many organ
izations becoming tired of the rule-or-
ruin policies which have been enforced
by the president of the A. f. of L.
THAT he has maintained his leader
ship for SO long time In the face OF
his stubborn clinging to policies which
the more thoughtful of the working
men have seen for years must be aban-
doned, has been on account partly OF
the sentimental feeling on the part OF
the organizations that he ought not to
be deposed and the unwilllngness of
the men who were mentioned for the
place. to accept a nomination In orp6-
sition to him. In addition to this there
Is no denying the shrewdness of the
leader of the A. F. of L., and his polft-
ical sagacity, which has enabled him
to keep Arm grip on the mach inery
of the organization, and to have his
faithful henchmen In the positions
where they could do lin the most good
whenever their services might be
needed.
Further than this, he has never
failed. at the last conventions. to have
some sensation to spring On the con-
vention at the psychological moment,
which would place him n the light Of
n martyr 10 the cQu1o Of umIOu11m,