The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-13
DEIFICATION OF JUDGES
MERE DRIvtL. he SAYS
Head Of Labor Federation 10
Annual Report Declares His Be-
lief Of Innocence Of MCRsmaTdS

Atlanta Ca Nov l3-Presidcnt
Samuel Gompcrs of the American
Federation OF Labor in his report
submitted today to the delegates OF
the 3lst annual convention predicted
great changes in American methods
OF government, particularly with re.
gard to political parties. lie gave TO
the referendum. initiative ana the re-
call the unqualified endorsement OF
organized labor and declared that "a
real, representative democracy hau
never been known in the United
States because of the general absence
of those provisions
This scnli ,~.Acation of Judges Z
he said in defense of his endorse
ment. this sanctimonious cant about
mob rule some OF which was IN
rnlls mptsage vetoins
the Arizona statehood bill, is mere
drivel8
President Gompers report which
covers 60 closely printed pages ana
would make more ohan 80 columns III
newspaper. says it leaves many
SUBJECTS untouched or inadequately
presented
Demands OF Organized Labor.
In the main. the report declares Tor
ana says organized labor demands
Ihe referendum, the initiative ana
the recall.
Passage of the so-ealled anti-iniuncr
ti0n bills al the next session OF con
gress. AM8@E
Restriction OF immigration.
Further restriction Of convict labor
Legislation to relieve civil service
employees from the executive orders
lprohf f)itiug them Co petition con-
gress
Uniform laws for protection Of lite
ana health in factory buildings
A department Of labor in lhe fed
eral government
Employers liability and workman s
compensation acts throughout the
states
Severe arraignment is made Of SO
called scientific management or ELI.
cheney systems,
Growth IN Membership.
with IT'S membership nov more
than l750,00Q the greatest in its MS
tory aud it's financial condition cX
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 labor
movement grows ana thrlyes, it's ben
eficent influence for the common UP
lit OF labor and all our people eS-
tends to all fields of useful actiytfr
and is becoming more generally re-
cognzed The power which labor
holds within its grasp Is understood
by our opponents perhaps better than
many Ol the toiers The fact is that
labors opponents, 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
md OF the people generally comes the
sense OF responsibility
And though errors are liable to oc
cur they bring experience. and an
avoidance Of recurrence The errors
or encroachments Of the few or oil
an autocrat teach them no lessons
and are rectified only by the De0-
PIES revolt How perfectly safe free
dom is, is a truth not yet fully uu
derstood. asys the report
The Mcnamara case is taken uD al
some length and fully reviewed
President GOmpers expresses his faith
In the innocence OF the men now on
trial at Los Angeles for alleged dy.
namiting outrages and den0unces In
terms heir removal from
Indiana to California