The evening world., 1911-12-05
American Federation Leaders
Who Raised Defense Fund
to Make Accounting.
OVER 100000 RAISED.
Heads of Unions Deny Rumor
of Treaty With Employers
to End Strikes.

Frank Morrison. Secretary Of the
American Federation OF Labor, came &c
New York from awshington to-day to
join Samuel Gompers. President OF ths
organization. for the purpose of holding
a conference with Judge Alton b. Par
ker. their counsel. relative to the con.
tempt proceedings in the Bucks Stove
and Range conspiracy and contempt
case. Mr.. Morrison was accompanied
by Jack Ralston. one of his Washington
counsel.
Morrison and Gompers were the centre
OF . big gathering OF influential labor
leaders at the Victoria Hotel, where the
Mcnamara brothers were freely dis
cussed. The labor men talked over the
situation generally. None Of them had
heard OF a movement to be participated
In by labor leaders and employers to
end strikes all over the country and
wipe out all labor differences In New
York.
TO CONFER ON MCNAMARA DE-
TENSE FUND.
Mr.. Morrison announced that an i'm
portant meeting of the Mcnamara
Ways and Means Committee Of the A.
F. L. will be held In Washington to-
morrow night. This Is the committee
that raised the Mcnamara defense fund.
Gompers n Morrison will leave for
Washington at midnight to prepare for
the meeting.
Those In attendance besides these
two will be Frank N. Ryan. preside mt
OF the Ironworkers' Union: John q.
Lennon and Thomas F. Tracy. inan-
cha officers Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor; James Short. president
OF the Building Trades Department of
the American Federation of Labor;
James O'Connell and A. J. Beard.
"Our object in meeting Tomorrow"
said Mr.. Morrison TO an Evening World
reporter. lis to go into the matter of
expenditures OF the Mcnamara defense
fund and the recent developments In
Los Angeles"
WHAT was Clarence Darrow's feet"
Mr.. Morrison was asked.
"Well." he answered. after some
hesitation. II don't mind telling you
that 1t was $4,000. and 80 much per day.
Lawyers always want big fees.
In regard to the defense fund. the
amount raised was something over
500. 900. The money was sent in in
stalments OF 10000 each to Mr.. OAR
row. He had fun charge of the ex-
penditures in Los Angeles and was
empowered to pay the other attorneys.
We also had attorneys fees in In
dianapolis which We had to pay.
MAY RETURN SURPLUS IF ANY
EXISTS.
"Mr. barrow has promised to give us a
report in detail Of his expenditures. We
expect to receive 1t by telegraph to-mor-
row night. AZ soon a. possible we shall
make a statement TO the public of the
complete amount collected n the en-
tire mount expended. II there Is any
thing left. l am of the opinion that II
ought to be returned pro rata TO the
contributors. The matter We expect to
60 INTO at our meeting In Washington
Tomorrow"
A meeting will be held here to-mor-
row OF a committee appointed At the
recent convention OF the American
Federation OF Labor at Atlanta to en-
deavor to settle W old and vexatious
labor disputes in this city. m Is be-
tween the Carpenters Union and the
Sheet Metal Workers Union: the other
is the strike OF the Marble Cutters
against their employers.
The committee to take up these mat
tiers Is composed Of o. A. Tveitmoe of
San Francisco. one OF the most promi-
nent labor leaders on the Pacific Coast;
NJ a. Sullivan of .ttsburgh and George