Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-06
SAYS UNIONS WILL LIVE
Federation Department Heads and
Other Officials Present.
DISPOSITION OF DEFENSE FIND
What to Do With Money, If Any,
Left Over One of
Topics Up.

On the result of a conference being held
this afternoon at the headquarters of tha
American Federation OF Labor by mem-
Ders OF the ways and means committee
OF the McNamara defense fund win de-
pend what disposition will be made Of
the moneys yet unexpended out Of tho
$4,000 subscribed.
inat FAR more important action bearing
on the status of organized labor since
the confession of the McNamaras will
be taken is confidently expected Whether
this action will be made known in tho
form OF statement issued at the con-
clusion of the conference or in considera-
tion by the executive council of tho
American Federation of Labor of a course
to be pursued by union organizations
throughout the country cannot be said.
The fact that the labor leaders are In a
belligerent attitude was only too apparent
today at the Ouray building. where tho
meeting is being held President Com
pers returned from New York this morn
ing in defiant mood. He voiced defiance
to the enemies of organized labor and
threw down verbal gauntlet to his per
sonal enemies. The labor movement
will live" forcbly declared President
Gompers. lin spite of its enemies. We
defy those enemies, whoever they are"
Avoids the Camera Men.
There was battery of newspaper pho
tographers lined up outside of President
Gompers' offices this morning. They ar
rived early and stationed themselves at
paints Of vantage at the entrance to the
building. Mr.. Gompers arrived accom-
panied by his SON, and endeavored by
using the latter rs a shield and raising
his hat in front of his face to frustrate
| his likeness.
| In addition to President Gompers and
Secretary Morrison. present at the meet
ing are John B. Lennon and Thomas
! Tracy, president and secretary Of the
union label trades department. William
| Spencer, secretary Of the building trades
department, and A. j. Barnes. secretary
of the metal trades department. James
| Short. president of the building trades de-
| partment, and James O'Connell. president
| OF the metal trades department.. also Are
! members of the Mcnamara committee,
but II was announced that business In
New York would prevent them from at
tending the conference
According to Mr.. Morrison. Frank Nj.
Ryon OF Indiana polls. presluent of the
International Association Of Bridge and
Structural lronworkers. is in Washington
and said he confidently expects him TO
mitted he had not seen alr. Ryon, but
denied there is any mystery as to the
whereabouts of the ironwOrkers' leader.
Defense Fund Residue Uncertain.
Just how much money remains in the
Mcnamara defense fund could not be as
certained today. Secretary Morrison said
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the
McNamaras, had been paid retaining
fee of $4,000 and his regular charges per
day. He said he had no idea OF the size
Of the unexpended portion OF the fund.
and would not venture prediction "a
to what the committee would do with, this
money. He said, however, he considered
Il likely the committee would order pub
lished a complete list Of subscribers to
the fund, together with an itemiZeG ac-
count of the expenditures. AS 10 the
probability of the committee recommend
ing that any balance remaining in The
fund De turned over to the widows ana
orphans of the men killed in the Los All
geles Times explosion. Mr.. Morrison said
the subscribers to the fund undoubtedly
would have the voice III the distribution