The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-23
GOMPERS BIDS
DEFIANCE To
JUDGE WRIGHT
Labor Leader in Speech in
This City Scores Justice
Who Pronounced
Sentence.
ASKS FAIR TRIAL
FOR M'NAMARAS
Federation Chief Pleads for
Consideration for Men
in Les Angeles
Prison.

~ ANU Ell GOMPERS. presiden, of tbe
American Federation OF Labor,
made all eloquent appeal nj tine
~ First Methodist church last even
. Ing that the people or Salt Lake
share tho belief Il the inbor. leaders that
the Mcnamara brothers were irnoccnt
until. after fair trial Jury OF their
peers had decided otherwise. President
Gompers reviewed The McNnmaru case
and denounced the alleged kidnapping OF
the Mcnamara brothers.
While the arowcd purpose cf tho ad-
dress ot Mr.. t;ompcrs was TO create
sentiment Of fairness with reference To
the consideration of the Nc Namars cnse
b. the public. the feature q. his discus
sion was the statement OF his position
with reference TO the iniunctions issued
Federation Of Labor aud the contempt
proceedings inauGurate1 by Justice
Wright OF tho supreme court OF the Dis
trIct Of Columbia
Justice Wright ISSUED an Injunction re-
straIninr Samuel Gompers. Frank Morri-
son and John Mitchell from making
statemcnis In speeches and from publish
Ing articles In tho Federationist the Off
ciaI organ OF The American Federation
OF Labor. With reference 10 alleged boy
cottIng of certain articles. The officers
OF the labor organization were charged
With disregarding the Injunction and We're
sentenced to Jail ny Justice Wright for
contempt of court. The supreme court ~
the United States reversed the finding ~
Justice Wright and dismissed the charge
Of contempt. Other charges or contempt
were ordered by. Justice Wright against
the same labor leaders, ard these cases
are now pending.
Mr. Gonipers last night was emphatic
In 'hls denunciation of the methods pur-
sued by. Justice Wright. declaring that
In this manner he was attempting 10 de-
atroy the constitutional rights Of freedom
Of speech and freedom Of the press.
sAfter discussing at length the position
of himself and his fellow labor leaders
with reference to the injunction, Mr..
Gompers ba1e defiance to Justice Wright
In these words:
Defies Courts Order.
OF the injunction Issued hy Justice Wright
OF the District OF Columbia. similar ut
terances formed a part OF the evidence
used against John Mitchell Frank Morrl-
tempt now pending against us in Justice
Wright's court. While ] am not advised
as to the disposition he intends making
OF the case. cannot see how he can do
otherwise than find us guilty: until his
attitude has changed
Now. I don't want TO go to jail
out among the workers, to offer them
encoura cement. TO help them fight their
battles. 10 help TO make their lives pure
and true and good Bot M 4 do have s I"
that as result he will have stided my
voice or the voice OF labor: Is Justice
Wright so hcnlghtcd In HIS conception OF
organized labor that he imagines 1nat MS
spite and vindictIvencss. resulting In the
Imprisonment of few men. Is going to
stop the fight for the rights OF those VINO
labor He might MS well imagine that he
can sweep back the sea with a broom.
President Gompers arrived in salt Lake
Yesterday morning AT S:l5 O'clock from
Denver. lie was accompanied hy Grant
Hamilton. former salt Lake printer,
now national organizer for the American
Federation Of Labor, He spent most OF
the DIV ut the Hotel Utah resting. Mr
Gompers was welcomed by a special re-
ceptlon committee representing the salt
Lake Federation OF Labor.
. Mr.. Gompers said that his principal
business from now until the conclusion
OF the Mcnamara trial would be In as
rsIstlng the defense OF the case Until the
conclusion OF the trial Mr.. Gonpers Will
he concerned only In routine federation
business and new matters will he de-
fcrred, II possible, until the case Is set
tied.
Plan New Organization.
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