The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-06-12
LABOR IS AGAINST
TYRANNY GOMPERS
Says 1t viii Not Be Tolerated by
Workers.
SOME EMPLOYERS SEE LIGHT
Head of A. r. of L. in Address at At
lantio City Declares Men and
Women Went to War for Prin-
cples and Ideals.

Atlantic City n. j., June 1O.-Tyr-
amy whether it be in the political or
Industrial light of the nation, will not be
tolerated by organized labor, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, told delegates mt
the opening of the thirty-ninth ses-
sion of the organization here. Let me
tell you this" he said: "lf any en-
ployer believes that industrial autoc-
racy is going to prevail in America, he
is counting without his host. We are
making no unjust demands"
Men and women shed their blood
and made great sacrifices during the
war because they were fighting for
principles and ideals. Now that the
war has been won the workers-the
bone and flesh of the nation-do not
intend those principles and ideals shall
be lost sight Of
Sees New Concept Of Right.
"A new concept of right has been
reached, and the world has gone
through a great change. Hereafter the
lations between men, whether they be
employers, skilled mechanics or ditch
diggers, will be looked at in different
light. The workers of the world are
determined TO have voice in settling
reconstruction problems that affect
them.
employers, too, have come to see
the light of the new concept of right
and they are accepting the new order
of things; that is, most of them are.
There are others, who, like the bour-
bons of old, never forget anything be-
cause they never learned anything.
There are some employers who have
not vet seen the light. Right now
there is concern in Toledo that re-
fused point blank even to reconsider
their action in increasing hours OF la
bor, which they set for their en-
ployees."
A message of greeting from PreSi-
dent Wilson was read at the opening
session. In it the president paid high
tribute to Mr. GomperS and the work
he had accomplished for the country
i'm general and the workers in p0rtic-
ular.
League and Treaty Praised.
important projects for the advance
ment of labor and Improvement OF
working conditions, as well as com
nrchcnsive outlines Of what has been
accomplished in labor's behalf during
the last year are set forth in the re-
port of the executive council of the
federation submitted.
Foremost among ;he matters sub
mtted by the council to the conven-
ton are suggestions dealing with leg
islatiou to prevent any invasion of
the rights and prerogatives of the leg
islative branch of our government by
the judiciary" Three propositions
are submitted in the report for the
consideration of the convention, each
proposing that the authority OF the
Supreme court TO pass upon acts of
congress should be Cancelled or
abridged.
Considerable attention Is Devoted by
The report to labor legislation. II IS
said that some rule should he adopted
in congress which would prevent oh
structive legislative methods. The re-
port lists among the measures STALLED
by the weary waste of worthless
words" in the last congress and in
which labor was especially interested,
appropriation bills for the war labor
board. United States employment
agency, woman industry service, work
ing conditions service, and the inveSti-
cation and inspection service.