The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-15
Idol of the Socialists WIN do His
Best to Gust Big Labor Leader
From His
Office.
PRINTER IS SLATED
Max Hayes Of ths Typographical
Union is the Man Who is Be,
ing Groomed for the
Place.

. L. LOOlS, NOV. I0.-SuTlaCS lUQl- !
cations are that the same fight that |
was made by the socialists to pro-
cure control of the Central Trades and
Labor Union of st. Louis, and which
resulted in the election of Louis
Phillip, is to be made in the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, now holding
it's thirtieth annual session lin North
west Liederkranz hall, 3940 Easton
avenue Prior to the succession of
Phillip to the presidency Of the cen
trail body in ST. Louis Owen Miller,
president of the State Federation of
Missouri. held the office for years. He
was seemingly impregnable, but the
socialists planned their campaign sill
emily and skillfully, and less than a
year ago unhorsed the supposedly un-
beatable Miller. That their victory
was not fluke was shown at the
following semiannual election, when
1 they again won with Phillip over Mil
/ Ter.
From all indications yesterday. and
! from statements made by the leader Of
the socialist movement, Victor l. Ber-
ger OF Milwaukee, who last Tuesday
was elected to congress-, and who Is
in st. Louis as delegate to the con-
vention, strong pressure will be
brought to bear to elevate Max Hayes
of the Typographical Union of Cleye
land, Ohio, socialist advocate, tc
Gompers' place. Berger and his lieu
Ia, hn
ton hall yesterday, although in
very quiet manner. Phillip and Ma,
Stopp, both socialists. were also IL
evidence, and talked with first one
delegate and then another Throughout
the day. The socialists say they may
not succeed in ousting Gompers at this
session of the federation but they ex
pect to keep on until they capture ant
control all the citadels of labor.
Berger is in direct accord with thu
), labor movement as carried on in thu
old countries, against which Presiden
Samuel Gompers has consistent,
!, fought, and thereby hangs the story
That Berger cherishes little love TO
the present officers of the federation
r is quite evident. Gompers, he regard
as "antiquated" and too slow to kee'
proper step with the advancement Q
labor. He believes the future of labo
is brighter today than at any othe
+ time. and even goes so far as to spea
of having new federal constitution
drafted to further It's objects. In a
interview last night at the America
Hotel, Berger talked of his success:
incidentally, In Wisconsin last weel
/. but spoke more to the point on tn
: object of his coming as delegate
:. the labor convention.
: According to statements which tn
socialist congressman-elect made las
y night, it will be but a few days b.
fore the fur will begin to fly. 1t
understood from the outside that b
- favors Max Hayes of the Internationi
- Typographical Union as successt
= to Samuel Gompers, and doubtless wi
- do his utmost to put his man in tt
~ office. Among the resolutions whie
y Berger Will seek to have the conve
~ ton indorse, is the petition1ng of Il
u interstate commerce commission
take action in connection with chi
le labor. placing heavy tax on Il
rs products of this labor, and also labt
TX ing 1t as the product Of child labc