The sun., 1919-08-27
GOMPERS HOME,
WITHHOLDSO.K.
.' TOPLUMB PLAN
Labor Federation Chief
Swamped by Callers After
Reaching Hotel.
WILL HELP THE ACTORS
Says Germans Are Still OBJ
sessed by Idea of Dominat-
ing World.

yesterday on the George Washington.
An hour after he disembarked at Ho-
boken he was in a state of siege in the
Continental Hotel, and was almost over
whelmed by committees subcommittee,
delegations, petitions. plans and report
ers.
He oraInmed more listening into the
hours between his arrival and his going
to bed than the average man does in
year. But he did mighty little talking.
He conferred with Glenn f. Plumb, or
rather Plumb conferred with him. He re-
ceived John Fitzpatrick. head Of the
Chicago Federation OF Labor; w. 2.
Foster of the national committee for or
ganizing the iron and steel workers, and
was informed that a delegation Of actors
was coming to ask him to give thought
to the Actors Equity Association and ad-
dress them IL he had time.
He viewed with CONSERVATION a mound
of letters and kilograms, and, giving up
hope of finding the necessary time to eat
lunch, ordered a bottle of seventeen cent
milk which he drank between mods and
monosyllables. He looked bit tired.
but declared he was quite fit He'll need
to be as physically stanch as Jack
Dempsey to carry .out the programme
that has been mapped out for him.
About the railroad situation he had
nothing to say. He was equally reticent
concerning the steel workers. He de-
clared that he'd help the striking actors
IL he could. but preferred to wait until
he was asked to take a hand there. But
there was something of hitch between
the beleaguered head of the American
Federation OF Labor and Mr.. Plumb, for
the latter told reporters that he had Mr..
Gompers's assurance that Mr.. Gompers
was absolutely for the Plumb plan.
while Mr.. Gompers let it be known that
such a statement by Mr.. Plumb was not
authorized.
Not Pleased with Plumb.
Furthermore. it became known that
Mr.. Plumb's statement was not only dis
pleasing to Mr.. Gompers but more or
less lacking in suitable foundation.
Finally he denounced the near Bolshe-
vism indorsed by many of the Socialist
parties" as more dangerous than the doc
trine of Lenine.
To reporters he declared that while he
was not wholly satisfied with the way
things rent ~ the International IRE des
Union Congress in Amsterdam the sum
total of that body's work was COM
mendable, inasmuch as it mas tran
oullllzlng'' effect upon economic condi-
IL rla
akin 10 destruction seemed but step or
SO ahead. Bolshevism. he deduced from
conversations with labor delegates from
those parts where Bolshevism abides III
tangible form, is on the wane. The Ger
mans are utterly unrepentant, he found
and as arrogant and boastful as ever anc
still filed with the spirit or domination.
And despite the multitude OF as
surances from lesser leaders that Mr
Gompers's return to America was moi
speeded by the chaotic relations between
employer and the employed Mr.. Com
mars declared that his return was has
tened by kilograms received from Wash
ington. He would not hint of the con-
tents of the kilograms; neither woulc
he say who sent them. He intends te
leave for Washington either tonight O.
tomorrow morning. Meanwhile he vii
listen to the steel workers committees
odd moments the several reams of dis
couraging looking figures that Charles
Roberts. the A. F. OF L. statistician
hestowed upon him Immediately aftel
his arrival.
1--WE accomplished two things at Am
sterdam that were gratifying" said Mr.
Gompers 1--WE changed the headquar
ters of the Congress from Germany Il
Holland, and we changed the voting sys
tenn to a more democratic basis whereof
the representatives of the labor bodie
of various countries would have mum
ber of votes commensurate With IN
number of working men they represented
Heretofore each delegation, irreSpectiv
of the number of men and women 1t rep
resented, had just one vote. Thereby tn
small countries with their relativel,
small number of workers could combin
against such countries as America an
Great Britain, which each have NOR
workers than the small countries com
bined. We had found that small coun
try delegations were subsidized an
combined by German capital and In
fiuence.
BoIsheyism on Wane.
"Bolshevism, 1 learned, is on the want
II has failed in it's hopes and aims an
the people who looked TO It for politlca
economic and social salvation find tina
they have no peace. no land, no brea
and no work. This will prectpitate tn
downfall OF Bolshevism."
Somebody succeeded in turning the In
terview into home channels and aske
Mr.. Gompers to sum up his views Of tn
unsettled conditions here.
Some employers" said he. "have nc
yet learned that they are no longer mas
ters of all they survey Surely men an
women who toll have the right to
voice in determining the conditions un
der which they shall work. II Is m
aim to help them all I can"
President Wilson's letter to the raj
road shopmen was matter TO be dii
cussed later. Mr.. Gompers said.
However," he added at is a subje,
that has both a true and false theor,
"And 1t might be Of interest to you
know that now have evidence that II
Germans are unrepentant. They at
are boastful and are still talking Of don
mating world affairs. Domination Is u,
permost in their minds. I had the plea
ure OF telling the German delegates IN,
they did not yet know the meaning
the war; that their old motto, Deutsc
land uber Allies, did not go any more
"Will I help the striking actors? Ce
tainly, II can be helpful TO them
shall gladly. You say the manage
have a plan of their own that thew wi
the striking actors to adopt. Maybe
is a plan something like the RockefelI
unions out in Colorado"
When the reporters insisted upon sor