The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-15
MINERS WILL HAVE THE CON.
TROLLING vOicE-ENTlTLED
TO 1907 VOTES.
THE BUCK STOVE CASE
Reported On BY President Gomp.rs
Sin His Annual Report Yester-
day--Buslness Session to
Commence Today.

st. Louis, NOV. 14.-Ihe American
Federation of Labor, which convened
here today, win get down to actual
work Tomorrow The report of the
credentials committee shows the de-
alterations of the body will be con-
trolled by the miners unions of the
country, that branch OF labor having
1907 votes, while, the carpenters
come next with 612 votes. The dele
gates vote the strength Of their re-
spetive organizations, one vote tor
each group Of members.
The report Of Secretary Frank Nor
rison, which was rad this afternoon,
showed the convention reports 1861,
151 trade unionists.
President Gompers discussed the
contempt case against himself John
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison
This is the case instituted by the
Bucks Stove and Range Company of
ST. Louis.
In the course of his report Tresi-
dent Gompers said.
1t becomes my duty to report to
you the status of the injunction IS
sued by the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, as sustained after
being modified by the court of sp-
peals of that district, and of the con.
tempt case resulting in the sentence
imposed upon "Gompers, Mitchell ana
Morrison" of twelve, nine and six
months Imprisonment, respectively.
81 The American Federation Of Tabor
directed that such steps as may 10
injunction case and the contempt
case growing out of it TO the supreme
court Of the United States, in order
that we may obtain a decision which
shall define labor's rights In so far
as 1t can be done in connection with
these cases.
In compliance with instructions,
our counsel took an appeal to the su-
preme court Of the United States in
the Bucks stove and Range Cola
pany's suit for injunction, and Tney
ais presented petition, supported by
brief, for the issuance of a writ of
certioari in the contempt proceed.
ings under which "Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison" were held as guilty of
contempt of court for an alleged vic.
lation of the injunction and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment The peti.
tion was preSented to the court No
vember 20, 1909 The petition and
brief are so lucid and interesting
that commend them to your consid.
Grafton and to that Of all others inter.
ested in this phase of the law. deem
ed them Of sufficient Importance to
publish them in the issue of the
American Federationst of January,
1910. The 5. supreme, court took
the petition under advisement, and
week later, that is, on December 6,
granted the petition. 1t should be
stated that the counsel opposed to us
also appealed against, the modified
AhJhhtAhOh va ttG .Noulb Ol -dDDGdlo,
and that after the granting of the
writ OF certiorari the u. s. supreme
court directed the two branches Of
the case to be considered and dis
cusse,l at the same time.
The origin OF these cases was in
the dispute between organized labor
and the Bucks Stove and Range
Company. which, under its old man
agement and policy, sought me in
junction and obtained the decree in
the contempt proceedings. 1t is
gratifying to report officially that the
inustrlal dispute between organized
labor and the Bucks Stove AMI
Range Company was, In July last, ad-
susted upon mutually honorable
terms The decease of the president
OF the company. Mr.. Van Cleave, gave
the opportunity for the new manager
OF the company to carry out his life
long rolicy of friendllness toward and
cooperation with organized labor
And now the opportunity Is afford.
ed to disclose the correctness of the
position which we took in the con-
tempt proceedings;that is to say, the
American Federation Of Labor's rep.
resentatives made earnest efforts to
come to an honorable understanding
and adjustment of the matters in dis.
pute between the Bucks Stove AMI
Range Company and organized labor
before the company's products we're
placed on the I'VE Don't Patronize'
list. The negotiations were conduct
ed then, as they were later, by vice
President Valentine, who, being
president Of the International Mold
ers' Union, was authorized to make,
and did make. ecorts to bring about
an adjustment. AT that time we were