The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-07
Gompers Raps Judge An
derson in Case of the
Dynamiters
SCORES GOVERNMENT
BY INJUNCTION
Labor Men, He Says to Com
mittee, Depreciate
Violence

| Washington, Jan. 7,--Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, speaking yesterday be-
fore the Senate committee on jul
dietary in favor of the Clayton anti
Injunction and contempt bills, gave
answer to criticisms aimed at the or
ganization of workers which he heads
because of the trial and conviction for
dynamiting of officers of the structural
iron workers union.
IF ever the time shall come" said
Mr.. Gompers in the climax OF his ad-
dress, when government by dynamite
shall be attempted, land let us hope
and work that it never shall come
it will have as its cause the theory
and policy upon which is based gov
eminent by injunctionpe personal gov
eminent foisted upon our people instead
of government by law
In closing his statement, which in
cluded. an assault upon employers and
manufacturers associations. particu-
larry the United States Steel corpora
ton and the National Erectors' asso-
citation. Mr.. Gompers declared that
organized labor would not repudiate
the structural iron-workers' unions
"and leave them helpless and at the
mercy of organized capital and insa-
table, uncurbed greed for profits"
Though all censure those whom
men may deem guilty of dynamite con-
spiracy," the federation leader contin-
ued, none feels the terrible consequent
ces Of the indianapolis trial more keen
" than the men of organized labor.
The men accused and sentenced can
not suffer the penalties alone. Upon
them and all workingmen fall the suf-
fering and penalty.
"But what of the conspiracy Of or
yanized capital the conspiracy to muir
Ter the liberty of the toilers, to tear
from them means of protection by
which they have bettered their condi-
ion, to leave them bare and defense |
ess in the competitive struggle? Is
lot such a conspiracy sufficiently das.
ardly to incur some odium? Should /
he conspirators with their hands stain
ID with the life blood of mems amb-
ion, happiness. liberty, be accorded
lothing but honor, power, respectable
ty? Should they be allowed to con-
inue to manipulate the powers Of gov
the administration of justice
ntil the oppressed find the burden
ntolerable?
More wise it is to seek social JUS
ice while yet we may
Judge Anderson, who presided over
he trial of the iron workers was re-
erred to particularly by Mr.. Gompers,
hen he declared that "our whole So
ial organization seems to be on trial"
Even the judge who tried the case,
mugly assured of personal irrespon-
Utility" said Mr.. Gompers. "fatuously
eelared that the evidence in the case
ill convince any impartial person that
Dvernment by injunction is infinite
( to be preferred to government by
ynamite' The happiness, aye the I'M
arrantable character of this utter
nee of the judge discloses how far
field outside of the case he went to
Ike another slap at labor"
Mr.. Gompers defended the Ameri-
In Federation of Labor as force
,r betterment of conditions and re-
.nted the attacks made upon it since
lie beginning of the dynamiters' case.
G referred to attempts to connect his
sn name with those OF men higher
}" and challenged "enemies to show
lat there has been any unlawful con- ,
let or any connection, direct or re- ,
ote, with any violence in connection .
it'll any labor controversy or other !.
Use.
"Mr. Frank Morrison, secretary of
e American Federation of Labor, was .
to appear before the grand I
ry, Mr.. Gompers said. HE took q
tn him, not only all the financial ac- /
unfs and transactions of the Ameri- r
n Federation of Labor, but his own, !,
d after a thorough scrutiny and in :
stigation they were returned to him :.
d are now at our office. Not scin-
la of evidence or suspicion of wrong e
ing could be discoveries not scin- c
la existed, or exists"
The federation leader referred to v
,tements made by John Kirby, jr., d
asident of the National Manufac- n
rers' associations; William ]. Burns, !,
e detective who caused the arrest q
the McNamaras after the Los =
geles Times explosion, Harrison Grey
is, editor of that paper, and others
lom he characterized as enemies OF
yanized labor" and continues Il
You will see that | have quoted
} worst enemies of organized labor, "
. most conspicuous and relentless en-
les, men who would, if they could, ,r
I'd me TO Jail or consign me to the ;,
lows. Will any one point out single :,
'erance, OF my worst enemies, of a -
lstructive, liberty loving humanitar- o.
characters Anybody can be a man. III
lter; any body can be negative
ee; anybody can be nobody" W
'lr. Gompers said he would have the M
bic consider the convicted iron work. A,
with the understanding mind and n,
spirit taught by the Teacher of old -