New Britain herald., 1915-07-24
GOMPERS E UNIONS DE|
Did Not Refer to Brid
 Statement on German

Bridgeport, July z4.-F' day of conferences with t a number of internati unions, Samuel Gompers. the American Federation announced last night that zation endorsed the defna unions concerned in the g plants of the Remington A munition company and
 tractors, engaged in the \ of war munitions for the further announced that refer to Bridgeport ip
 statement about "Germati and that he did not believ leaders had been influenc< manner. MT. Gompers ga following formal statemen lei r ew York last ni
 "The conference, after discu ssiou of the industri existing in Bridgeport, ha the unanimous conclusion mands made by the trade in interest are reasonabl and are therefore endora necessary, every possible 2 secure the demands will the American Federation
 MT. Gompers added tha ence that the carpenters that the millwrights be ironworkers was not Juef another source it was lea ever, that @ committee had pointed to settle the matt
 No Reference Co Brid
 Tn regard to the charGg man gold had Influenced MT. Gompers said:
 "The newspapers have my remarks, somewhat. gay was that emissaries ~ nation were at work tO c5 men and longsloremen to and refuse to handle all p1 ing to the allies. l made ence to Bridgeport. l sta haven't any hesitancy in bnI the same influences are at where and for the same pu{ statement was made by mel Bridgeport trouble occurfI the time shall come for rz1| more definitely l shall dp bide my own time:"
 What do you think Of q threat to punish all Gern1axl be making supplies for th| this country?" MT. Gou1 asked.
 Draw Own ConcIus|
 "I don't know" he repf| cry one must draw his own from the dispatch which N in the morning papers"
 In regard to the statefn e| Il effort was about to be mad the four hundred factori< war munitions in this coun on an eight-hour day schc Gompers was asked whcfh< eration was back of such q He replied as follows: "If the workmen of th| can get the eight-hour
 should have it. The A. M. always tried to get the day"
 Mir. Gompers said he state definitely whether come back to Bridgeport. ar international labor official' the scene would be left in the situationA
 Report of Ofer to Gor
 A reporter asked Mir, whether he cared to say an garding a report that a wi offered him a large sum of tie up the ammunition mann plants in the United states clined to affirm or deny tn' saying that it was a mattf might come up in due time. told of an offer alleged to ' made to him. some years aI National Association of Mh CTS and of an alleged atten' stroy himself and the fede|
 Denies Friction Rcpu
 Before leaving the city MT. Gompers denied that < any friction between J. J local labor leader and him Oneii was quoted yesterday told Mir. Gompers that he labor people wanted neither ferences nor the. interferenr international heads. MT. said what MT. O'Neil actually that such a feeling prevailf a few disruptionists.
 The majority of the labor came here to attend the c0 yesterday left the city iaf Labor leaders said that an ment had been made for A pers to see Major Pcnfield, ' perintendent of the ReminE' & Ammunition company. Ml field left Bridgeport yestero the same time that Mir. Com rived. MT. Gor1pers said \ he had not seen Major Pen knew nothing of the appoif