The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-07

upright citizens. The noisy, violent
ones get into Office and the leaders OF
the great Labor Trust know how to
mass this kind of men. In labor con.
ventions and thus carry out the lead.
ers' schemes, frequently abhorrent to
the rank and file: so 1t was ut the late
Toronto convention.
The paid delegates would applaud
and "resolute" as Gompers wanted, but
now and then some of the real work.
ingmen insist on being heard. some
times at the risk Of their lives.
Delegate Egan Is reported to have
said at the Toronto conventions:
III the officers Of the federation
would only adhere to the law we would
think a lot more of them"
The Grand Council of the Provincial
Workingmen's Assn OF Canada has
declared In favor of severing all con.
nections with unions In the u. g., say.
ing ANY union having its seat OF
Govt In America, and pretending to be
international In its scope, must fight
Industrial battles according to Ameri.
can methods. Said methods have con.
sequences which are abhorrent to the
law-abiding people Of Canada involving
hunger, misery. riot, bloodshed and
murder. all OF which might be termed
as a result Of the practical war now
In progress In our fair provinces and
directed by foreign emissaries OF the
United Miners Of America"
That IL an honest Canadian view OF
our Infamous Labor Trust"
A few dayc ago the daily papers
printed the following:
(By the Associated Press.))
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. 10.-Char-
acterizing the attitude Of Samuel Com.
pers. John Mitchell and Frank Nor.
rison Of the American Federation OF
Labor In the contempt proceedings In
the courts of the District OF Columbia,
in connection with the Bucks Stove
and range company, as "a willful. pre-
meditated violation OF the law" Simon
Burns. general master workman OF the
general assembly, knights OF Labor,
has voiced severe condemnation of
these three leaders. Mr.. Burns ex.
pressed his confidence in courts In gen.
eral and In those of the District OF
Columbia In particular.
APPROVED ny DELEGATES.
This rebuke by Burns was In his IN.
hu0s SCPO1t " Tue 6cuCAht 06kfiuUly VI
his organization. He received the
hearty approval Of the delegates who
heard 1t 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 0ftener thin do the
trust labor organizations. viii resort
to more dishonest. unfair an dishon-
orable methods toward their eompeti-
tors than any trust or combiI .tions In
the country"
Mr.. Burns said the action OF these
so-called leaders" would be harmful
for years to come whenever attempts
were made to obtain labor le" .slation.
1.-The Labor Digest" equitable
paper, says. a part of
an article entitled THE beg ling OF
the end of Compression. mar organ
nations becoming tired of tn rule-or-
ruin policies which have zen en-
forced by the president OF the A.
F. of L."
THAT he has maintained hii leader.
ship for SO long = time In tn face OF
his stubborn clinging to polio. which
the more thoughtful working Zen have
seen for years must be abandoned, has
been on account partly Of the senti-
mental feeling on the part o. the or
that he ought not 10 be de-
posed. and the unwillingness OF the
men who were mentioned for the place.
TO accept a nomination In oppo ition to
him. In addition to this, thee Ii no
the shrewdneSs of the leader
Of the A. F. OF L.. and bis political sa-
gaeity. which has enabled him to keep
4 firm grip on the machinery CT the or.
and to have his faithful
henchmen In the positions where they
could do him the most good Y henever
heir services might. be needed.
Further than this. he has never
Iailed. at the last conventions. 10 have
rome ssnsatien 70 spring on the con-
sention at the psychological moment.
which would place him In the iislst o.
! martyr 70 The cause q unlenlsaa, and