The copper era., 1911-11-17
REFERENDUM |S FAVORED BY SAM
 GOMPERS
Also Initiative and the Judicial Recall. Criticises Taft For His. Veto of Arizona
 Constitution

Atlanta, Ga. Nov 13.-President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of la bOr, in his report, sun bmited today to the delegates of the 31st annual convention, predicted great changes in American methods of government, particularly with re- gald to political parties. He gave to the referendum initiative and the re- call 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 ab- sence of those provisions.
 ''This standardization of judges" he said in defense of his endorsement, "this sanctimoniOus cant about mob rule some of which was in President Tits message vetOing tFe Arizona statehood bill, is mere drivel ;
 President Gompers' report, which covers sixty closely printed pages. and would make more than thirty columns in a newspaper, says that
  inadequately presented.
 In the main, the report declares, for, and says that organized labor demands:
 The referendum, the initiative and the recall.
 junction bills at the next session of congress.
 Restriction of immigration.
 Further restriction of convict la bor.
 Legislation to relieve civil service employees from the executive orders prohibiting them to petition congress. e Uniform laws for protection of life and health in factory buildings.
 department of labor in' the fed eral government.
 Employers liability and workmen's compensation acts throughout the states.
 Severe arraignment is made of so- called scientific management or eff ciency systems.
 With it's membership now more than l ,750. 900, the greatest in its his tory, aud, it's financial condition ex- cellent, the organization often called the greatest altruistic institution of the times enters the thirty first year of its work.
 "Despite all opposition of the most relentless kind, the American labok movement grows and thrives; it's benefcent influence for the common uplift of labor and of all our people extends to all fields ot useful activity and is becoming more generally re- cognized. The power which labor holds within it's grasp is understood by our opponents perhaps better than by many of the toilers. The fact is that labor's opponents, like the Tories of the past, many of whom are still with us, are afraid to trust the people.
 'With power in the halds of la bor and ot the people generally, comes quickenimg sense of responsibil And though errors are liable to occur they bring experience and an avoid anCe of recurrence. The errors of encroachments of the few or of an autocrat teach them no lessons and are rectiied only by the peoples re- volt. How perfectly safe freedom is, is d truth not yet fully undersotod'' says the report.
 ''LabOr'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, con- dition, calling for partisan alignment have declared for freedom in fact, and not merely in name. They are taking affairs political into their own hands. They will not longer tolerate 1 the sale of legislation to the highest l bidder or the granting of franchises | to the richest bribe giver. Under the | coming regime, assuredly there are | to be no more court decrees entered | as prepared in advance and ordered | by the attorney for the stronger politically or fnan- cially."
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