The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-02

in labor conventions and thus carry
out theleaders' schemes, frequently
abhorret to the rank and file; so it
was at ne late Toronto convention.
The pid delegates would applaud
and "reolute" as Gompers wanted,
but now and then some Of the real
workingaen insist on being heard,
sometims at the risk Of their lives.
Delegse Egan is reported to have
said at he Toronto convention:
"If thu officers of the federation
would oIy adhereto the law we would
think ot more of them"
The Gnnd Council Of the Provincial
Workinnen's Assn of Canada has de-
clared in favor Of severing all connec-
ton with unions in the u. S.. saying
ANY unDn having it's seat of Govt
in America, and pretending to be in
ternational in it's scope. must fight in
dustrial battles according to American
methods Said methods have conse-
quences which are abhOrrent to the
law-abiding people of Canada involv-
ing hunger. misery riot, bloodshed and
murder, all of whkh might be termed
a result of the PRACTICAL war now in
progress in our fair province and di-
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 If The contempt proceedings
in the courts of the District of Colum-
bia. in connection with the Bucks
Stove and Range company, as "a will
full, premedMated violation of the
law" Simon Burns, general master
workman ofsthe general assembly.
knights Of Labor, has voiced a severe
condemnation 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 reMke by Burns was in his an
nual repoH to the general assembly of
his organization. He received the
hearty approval of the delegates who
heard 1t mad at their annual meeting
in this cit.
mere = no trust or combination of
capital 1nthe world" said Mr.. Burns.
that vioates laws oftener than do
the trustlabor organizations, which
resort to more dishonest, unfair and
d1shonorale methods toward their
competltos than any trust or combi-
nations inthe country,
Mr.. Buns said the action of chase
so-called kaders" would be harmful for
years to cone whenever attempts were
made to okain labor legislation.
The LAbor Digest reputable
workingmn's paper, says, as part of
an artlcleentitled The beginning of
the end o. Gompersism, many organ
izatlons booming tired of the rule-or-
ruin policls which have been enforced
by the president of the A. F, of L.
That ht has maintained his leader
ship Tor 50 long time in the face of
his stubborn clinging to policies which
the more thoughtful of the working
men have teen for years must be aban-
doned, has been on account partly of
the sentimental feeling on the part of
the organizations that he ought not tn
be deposed, and the unwillingness of
the men vi , We mentioned for tho
place. ~ &C ept nomination in oppo-
si'i'" u III II. addition to this.
mere IS no lene the shrewdness of
Inc iea III a +. of l., and his
a'aSl1 which has enabled
hiii' ~ ~ Ia grip on the machin-
cry vi 'e ofsa 'zation. and to have
MS i"i'n VI men in the positions
"Aeie '-'V' W 90 him the most
good VIII never cir services r,;oh. 49,
needed.
"Furtte han this, he has nevar
failed, at last conventions 70 h,v.
some sens on to sprino on III. con.
al I e psychloaical mom.nt
which wo' &c place him in the light Of
a martyr - re cause Of unionism and
excite :. a Of smpthetic entbus.
iasm fer il which would carry tho
delegates OF their feet, and result in
ais re-e'et 10 !.
"Tha long leadership. and this
annare't 'ossibiliE to fill his place