Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-04

and thus carry out the leaders schemes
frequently abhorrent to the rank and
flle; so 1t was at the late Toronto con-
vention
The paid delegates would applaud
and 'resolute" as Gompers wanted. bu,
now and then some of the real work
lnsmen insist on being heard, some
times at the risk of their lives.
Delegate Egan is reported to have
said at the Toronto convention:
II the officers of the federation
would only adhere to the law we would
think lot more of them"
I The Grand Council of the Provincial
, Worhingmen's Assn of Canada has
declared in favor of serving all connec-
ton with union in the o. S., saying
any union having its seat of Govt
in America. and pretending to be in
ternational in its scope. must fight in
dustrlal battles according to American
methods. Said methods have conse-
quences which are abhorent to the
law abiding people of Canada involving
hunger, misery, riot, bloodshed and
murder. all of which might be termed
result of the practical war now in
progress in our fair province and d.
rected by foreign emissaries of the
United Miners Of America"
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.-Char-
acterizing the attitude of Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor in the contempt proceedings
in the courts of the District of Co
lu.nbia, in connection with the Buck 5
Stove AMI Range company, as "a will
full. preIneditated violation of the law. u
Simon Burns. general master workman
OF the general assembly, knights OF
Labor, has voiced severe condemna-
ton Of these three leaders Mr.. Burns
expressed his confidence in courts in
general 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 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 dishonest. unfair and dishon-
orable methods toward their competi-
! tors than any trust or combinations 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 legislation.
"The Labor Digest" a reputable
workingman's paper, says, as part OF
an article entitled 1.-THE beginning OF
the end of Gompersisrn, many organi-
cations becoming tired Of the rule-o 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 wordngmen
have seen for years must be abandoned
has been on account partly Of the
sentimental feeling on the part Of the
organizations that he ought not to be
deposed, and the unwillingness of the
men who were mentioned for the place
to accept nomination In opposition
to him. In addition to this, there is nc
denying the shrewdness OF the leader
Of the A. F. OF L., and his political
sagacfty, which has enabled him to
keep a firm grip on the machinery Of
the organization, and to have his faith
Sul hench1nen in the positions where
they could do him the most good when
ever their services might be needed.
further than this. he has never
failed, at the last conventions, 70 have
some sensation to spring on the con-
vention at the Psychological moment
which would place him in the light u
. martyr TO the cause Of unionisnf, and
excite q wave Of sympathetic enthus-
iasm for him. which would carry the
delegates on their feet, and result Il
his recollection.
-That his Ions iAadarahiD. and thi,