The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-01-06

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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 at 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 convention:
If the officers of the federation
would only adhere to the law we would
think 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. s., say
Ing any union having it's 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 result of the practical war now
III progress in our fair provinces and
dlrecied by foreign emissaries of the
United Miners of America"
That is N honest Canadian view of
our Infamous Labor Trust"
A few days ago the daily papers
printed the following:
(By the Associated PressO)
Washington, d. 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
ana 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 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 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 oftener than do the
trust labor organizations, which resort
to more dishonest, unfair and dishon-
orable methods toward their competi-
-ors than any trust or combinations In
he country"
Mr.. Burns said the action of these
'o-called leaders" would be harmful
or years to come whenever attempts
we're made to obtain labor legislation.
THE Labor Digest" reputable
paper, says, as part of
IN article entitled The beginning of |
he end of Gompersism, many organ. |
cations becoming tired of the rule.or. |
'uin policies which have been en-
orced by the president of the A.
,. of L."
That he has maintained his leader
hip for so long a time in the face of
is stubborn clinging to policies which
he more thoughtful workngmen have
cen for years must be abandoned, has
cen on account partly of the senti-
rental feeling on the part of the or
anizations that he ought not to be de-
osed, and the unwillingness of the
len who were mentioned for the place, /
accept nomination in opposition to
I'm. In addition to this, there is no
enying the shrewdness of the leader
I the A. f. of L., and his political sa-
acity, which has enabled him to keep
firm grip on the machinery of the or
and to have his faithful
enchmen in the positions where they
ould do him the most good whenever
leir services might be needed.
Further than this, he has never
liled, at the last conventions, to have
ONE sensation to spring on the con-
ention at the psychological moment,
'hlch would place him in the light of
martyr to the cause Of unionIsm, and