Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

| be In heaven or h, and trade unionism
will still flourish. SO don't worry
Neither Van nor his ally. Judge Gould,
And the combined forces Of hell
Can bride free speech In this country,
| And the same old story Will tell.
0ompers' Speeches Quoted.
The report also contains excerpts from
speeches made by Mr.. Gompers April 10,
1908: in New York May I, 1903: In Chi
cago at Indianapolis September %, 1908;
In Baltimore October %. 1903, and at q
public reception in this city November,
1908.
The contempt charge Of latest date Is
contained In q report by Samuel Gompers
| to the convention Of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor held in November. 1909.
which said: when judge SO far tran
| sends his authority and assumes func-
| lions entirely beyond his power ana
| Jurisdiction, when a Judge will set him
self up as the highest authority in the
land. invading constitutionally guaran-
| teed rights OF citizens; when Judge will
go so far in opinion. decision and action
that even judges Of the Court Of Appeals
have felt called upon to criticise his
action as 'unwarranted' and foolish
under such circumstances 1t Is the duty
Of the citizen to refuse obedience and 10
take whatever consequences may ensue.
anc Continues 'ne the repor
Statements and acts of the said Samuel
Gompers was in willful violation of the
injunction decree of this court In the
said equity cause OF the Bucks stove
Federation of Labor. Samuel Gompers
and others, No. 27S05. was done for
the purpose of inducing others to dis.
regard and violate the Injunction OF
and, in each Of the said publications.
statements and acts, the said Samuel
Gompers is guilty OF contempt OF the
court. and has subjected himself TO
duo punishment therefor.
Accusations Against Mitchell.
The findings Of the committee against
John Mitchell repeat the three charges
In the former proceedings. that he
Joined with Gompers and Mitchell in
sending out several thousand copies Of
the urgent appeal" which reflected
on the action of the court: that he as
sisted in causing thousands OF copies
OF one OF Gompers' editorials casting
aspersions on the Injunction order and
that in January. 1908. he presided over
convention OF the United Mine Work
ers of America which passed a reso-
tuition placing the Bucks Stove anp
Range Company on the unfair list and
fining any member OF the Mine Work
ers IS for purchasing stove made by
that concern.
The added charge Of contempt
against Mitchell is said to have oc-
CURED In Indianapolis January %, 1909, in
which he is stated to have remarked:
1.-THE court says further that l presided
as president of the United Mine Work
ers at q convention here in which a
resolution was passed violating that in
junction. There are no doubt in this
convention hundreds Of delegates who
had no knowledge that the resolution
was to be introduced. They knew l had
nothing to do with its preparation, with
it's consideration or it's introduction. 1t
AS chairman, what was 1 to do? l had,
it is true, three alternatives. 1 might
have resigned the presidency OF the
United Mine Workers of America; !
might have been cowardiy and ealiea
accept the responsibinty-asked some one
else to accept the responsibility of what
dared not do myself: or l might have
accepted the last alternative. l might
have stood up before you and advocated
the cause OF a company which was hav-
ing trouble with its employees. Does the
man who respects me least imagine for
a moment / would become the advocate
and defender OF a company that was at
stand here and fight the cause of cor
poratfon that was trying to destroy the
unions in its employment? What could
do? What could any self-respecting
man do? Would he not have done as
did?
Admitted Technical Guilt.
TT IL true that. technically. I was
guilty OF violating the. injunction when
presided over the meeting that adopted
this resolution. but am no more guilty
than any other man who was present in
the convention at that time. Indeed.
presume that before a jury I would be
considered less guilty. because did not
vote for II. and every one else did. l did
not vote for 1t because l was presiding.
Four charges Of alleged violations OF
the courts order are reported ny .ne
rotary OF the American Federation of
Labor They are said to be practically
the same as presented to the court in
1903, and which formed the basis OF the
previous adjudication OF contempt against
him. No violations Of later date are pre-
feryed against him.
Morrison Not Served.
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the Ameri-
can Federation, said that he had not at
1 30 o'clock this afternoon, been cited in
the contempt proceedings: that Ralston.
Siddons & Richardson, attorneys for. the
three labor leaders in previous contempt
proceedings, had not been served.
Mr.. Morrison declined to comment upon
the action Of the court or the report OF
the committee until he shall have read
and fully digested the report. Mr.. Com
rers Is expected to be in Washington to-
morrow.
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