Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-13
|GOMP[RS RAPS TAFT,
B[L|nL[S COURTS
HEAD OF FEDERATION OF LABOR
IN SEVERE ARRANGEMENT
OF JUDICIARY.
SEES HOPE OF NATION IN
REFERENDUM AND RECALL
Declares Labor Must Vote to Secure
Recognition and Proper Legislation
-Gompsrs Delivers Annual Ad-
dress Before American Federation
Of Labor.


Of Labor.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 13.-President
Samuel Gompers, of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, in his report sub
mitted today to the delegates of the
Thirty-first annual convention. pre-
dicted great changes in American
methods OF government, particularly
with regard to political parties. He
gave to the referendum, initiative and
the recall the unqualified endorsement
OF organized labor and declared that a
real. representative democracy had
never been known in the United States
because of the general absence Of those
provisions.
This semi-deif1cation Of Judges" he
said In defense Of his endorsement,
this canotimonious can't about mob
rule some of which was in President
Taft's message vetoing the Arizona
statehood bill. Is mere drivel'
labor's Demands.
In the main, the report declared for,
The referendum, the initiative and
the recall.
Passage Of the so called anti-injunc-
tion bills at the next session Of con-
gress.
Restriction Of immigration
Further restriction Of convict labor.
Legislation to relieve civil service
employees from the executive orders
prohibiting them to petition congress.
Uniform laws for protection Of life
and health in factory buildings.
A department Of labor in the federal
government.
Employers liability and workmen's
compensation acts thruout the states.
Severe arraignment is made of sa :
called scientific management or effici-
ency systems.
Membership Largest in History.
| With its membership now more than
t1,750.000, the greatest in Its history. and
Its financial condition excellent, the
organization often called. the greatest
altruistic institution Of the times enters
| the thirty first year Of it's work.
Despite all opposition Of the most
relentless kind the American labor
movement grows and thrives; it's ben
eficent influence for the common uplift
Of labor and of all our people extends
to all fields of useful activity and is
| becoming more generally recognized
The power which labor holds within
it's grasp is understood by our oppon-
ents, perhaps better than many Of the
toilers. The fact is that labor's op-
ponents. like the Tories of the past
many of whom are still with US. are
afraid to trust the people.
with power in the hands Of labor
and of the people generally comes a
quickening sense of responsibility. And
tho errors are liable to occur they
bring experience and an avoidance OF
recurrence. The errors or encroach-
ments OF the few or Of an autocrat
teach them no lessons and are rectitied
only by the peoples revolt. How per-
fectly safe freedom is, is truth not
| yet fully understood" said the report
Takes Rap at Courts.
"I4abor's contentious Of many years
have become merged, or have rather
CO. -ordinated with those Of the pro-
gressive Of all parties. The people as a
whole. irrespective Of class conditions
calling or partisan alignment have de-
clared for freedom in fact. and not
merely in name. They are taking af-
fairs political into their own hands
They will no longer tolerate the sale
Of legislation to the highest bidder OF
the granting Of franchises to the rich
est bribe giver. Under the coming
regime, assuredly there are to be nc
more court DEGREES entered as pre-
pared in advance and ordered by the
attorney for the stronger party
stronger politically and financially.
I'm lieu Of the political boss and his
machine, we shall have leadership OF
! intelligence, pleading Tor public JUS
tice. with adherence proportioned In
number to the strength of the argu-
ments. The stuffed ballot box the
false count, and the perjured election
returns will likewise disappear. ith
those stimulating inducements to free
thought and action. the cause Of pub
I! lie justice will be advanced ir
! all directions. Labor, acting
/. from the the point Of enliyht-
; ened self-interest. and yet with 9
full sense of responsibility respectin,
the just rights Of all others in society
will manfully and patriotically meet
its enlarged responsibilities
! "Ender existing conditions. We must
obtain various measures OF legislation
at the hands of dominant parties In
legislative bodies. and Il party affairs
are to remain In the hands Of corporate
agents and corrupt bosses as hereto.
! fore, then our interests win be i'm
periled and the desired relief retarded
no matter which party, has the ma
torlty:'
Mr. Gomners refey1 very briefly y
the contempt q coprt proesed!ugs
aksinst Vice EfeSident John Mitchell
Secretary Hort5son end htmselN xbtef
are sttll pSndaps hekoea the courts "a
! the.Distrlct Of Columbia
! aes:ews sessssssntars Csc.
The Mcnamara case. however. il
taken up at some length and fully re-
viewed. President Gofhpers expressed
his faith In the Innocence Of the mer
now on trial at Los Angeles for alleged
! dynamiting outrages ana denounces II
/: unmeasured terms their removal from