Arizona republican., 1921-06-24
|bARES HEARST'S'
 WAR RECORD|N IN.
 EDE ENUNCIA |ON |BEF F0RE LABOR.
Gompers Paint :sheE "As Traitor To E1fEe f America, Cause of Free; dom and Enemy Of Labor and Ireland"
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ltdH f0eldllOn or l<aDOf IOQay Dy President Gompers as "a traitor to of freedom. an enemy of labor and of Ireland.-
 This statement together with many other deunuciatory remarks regard ing Hearst made by President Com pers in reply to question from the floor as to his stand on the Irish question, were cheered and ap- plauded by delegates
 The veteran labor leader declared that Hearst had attacked him be- cause he had declined to be chained to his chariot for the presidency of the United States and because he had tried to see to it that Mexico shall go undisturbed and not over run by the American forces" Defends Irish Position Defining his stand on the Irish question: President Gompers de- clared that he had carried out every declaration of the federation extend ing sympathy and aid to the Irish ! republic.
 "The only real charge against me Is, and I plead guilty to 1t. that I | have not Feed Ireland" he said l T challenge any man to show l have been faithiess to any declar- l ation made by the American Feder-
 ation of Labor. or that have been
 false, faithless or negligent to any of it's directions.
 When the American Federation
 of Labor declared that policjes be
 pursued. even if they drove men to jail. I did not falter in the fight or
 in the faith"
 I President Gompers expressed re- l gret that he had to discuss this matter before the election of officers. I Mir. Gompers asked the delegates
 not to misunderstood his remarks as a play for votes" adding:
 I 'I wouldn't stoop to ask men to 4 vote or support me in any position,
 In this position as representative
 and spokesman. or at least spokes- II man for part of the American Fedef- I ton of Labor. I must be able to 4 hold up my head and say to any man yes or no No organi zatior or men have received any special .t favors or support. not even my own 'i fE preference over any other organ l ization. l have tried to do my full duty without regard of the conse' quence to myself and with impar- Refuses To Support Hearst l The labor leader declared that Mir z Hearst had conducted a campaign 1 against him through his newspaper f and publications and had combes Chicago to get some respectabl T | ! against me without SUCCESS" In declaring that he had declines al to support Hearst for the presidency rI President Gompers said:
 Tn his (Hearst's) brain there ger : minated an aspiration to be presi r dent of the United States He trie . to chain me to his mad chariot fo : the presidency and to speak tn n language of the street, I could no . see him and l frankly told him so- !, The labor leader declared h
 would do all that's in his power {
 Eprevent Hearst from having tn
 United States send it's militar
 forces into Mexico and plant ou
 flag there and never take it down
 alleged attacks made by Hear: upon him and his associates, wh
 were of foreign birth. Mir. GompeI q said: ! .When he questioned our loyalt
 or the right to speak for America z. labor because he said that we vel B. not born here. I answered him b V. saying something like this: al IT willing that the government of n N United States or the people or n l. United States shall decide betwes = you and me as to who was mol t- loyal to the republic of the Unite !. States in it's greatest hour of dar
 
 Many times during his addres
 President Gompers was compelled 's pause until the wild demonstrate " of the delegates had subsided- r 's was cheered repeatedly and mar q; times delegates arose from the so seats to lead the ovation. {, to Ask Gompers To Explain Stand e- NJ. I. Mcclure of San Francisc ot in asking President Gompers es make known his attitude on q
 Irish question said.
 Prior to this convention a numb
 Of people in this country not col , lnected. with the labor movement al
 the Irish movement were willing
 take up the labor movement and '
 Irish movement. not for the bene
 of ireland and not for the benefit
 the labor movement
 T Some of them came to this co N ventfon on somebody's payrc believe not for the bene ,a- of Ireland but for the benefit of sor si other kind of ism that they mig "a. gain propaganda for their own en' T have waited. Mir. Chairman.
 you to make a statement. Up to ,sa present time that statement has T
 been made. and in behalf of ratllio
 of Irish people in this country a re Irish-Americans I will ask you m
 and not with any though US I arising at this time to create vol ose .' for the presidency of the Americ AZ, Federation of Labor but I a VI VI you to clear up this matter in ,u- , minds of a number of people. tho az sands of them in this country. V 4 have no respect for this labor mo- ah' ment."
 the With the unanimous consent of m convention. President Gompers oi tee lined his activities in behalf Of | on land and launched forth on his atts
 on Hearst with the following sta CTS ment:
 Of T am sure that if the entire c TO- duct of the president of the Anne 'st- can Fedora ton of Labor had foi on it's initiative in the minds of de ars. gates to this convention there mi leir not have been the necessity for { hat explanation feel sure that you ,ars know from what source this wh { is attempt to destroy my character { rent reputation and standing emana the from no other than this trsl tied
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