The Washington times., 1921-06-13
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SIM FE|N
Foes of Gompers Prepare for
Showdown As Federation
of Labor Meets.

DENVER, Colo. June 13.-Tne
forty-frst annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor
opened here today with the opposi-
ton planning to -rebuke the leader
ship Of Samuel Gompers.
Those who charge that he does not
support Americas interference in
the Irish controversy and is out of
sympathy with the Irish cause were
Doasting that the veteran labor head
VIII be made to bow to the Sim
Fem
OUT TO sGET- GOMPERs
The raifr~sd unfsns, which eA,rxs
he Has done little to put ists effect
the seclarntfea Of last yearss esu-
venden on Gevernnent sw~ership
sse ssnestfc cestrel of the Railroads
pasn to bind kfn to deflsfte astA~~-
Irish sympathixerss of all factions
are lining up with demands that the
convention "go to the limit on the
Irish question. Many of them 70 10
far as to declare Eamonn de VAL
era president of the Irish Republic
will dictate the Irish policies OF
Americas great labor body.
According to reports, Harry Bo-
land, de Valera's secretary. who fl
still in this country, has sent resolu-
tious to be presented to the Irfxh
sympathixers tonight, when they
meet TO draft their program for ths
convention.
WOULD BOYCOTT BRrTIyH-
These re-slutisns. II IL ru~sreS.
provide fer tAe aDpssatnent sf =
labor eo10tssion Of three to can
On President Harding and later -
90 to Es9isud and ireland to suy-
vey conditions and cs-oper~te In se-
ties With the labor ferees In beth
coumtrtes.
They are also said to provide that
the American Federationist. official
organ OF the American Federation
of Labor. shall publish in each issue
statement procIsiming a boycott
by organized labor on all British
made goods until the Irish Republic
is recognized by the United States.
According to reports, the resolu~
tions were placed in the hands OF
Peter j. Brady. of New York, with
defnite instructions TO act. Brady. a
member of the city government OF
New York, has been regarded as
sympathizer with the Cohaian faction
OF the Irish movement. Brady denies
he will present resolutions drafted
by any one but himself, and declares
he has instructions from no one on
the subject,
He Is known as Gompers sup
porter. He confirms claims OF the
snti-Gompers faction that Gompers
will ego along with" the conventions
action on the Irish question. however
extreme Vt may\ be, and instructions
will be given TO the executive coun-
ell that viii make It impossible for
that body to evade the issue.
Although all Irish factions claim
there will be harmonious action.
there are predictions that two sets of
resolutions will be presented to the
convention.
GoMrERs STANDING PAT
r. II. Wind, president of the labor
body of South Chicago, ILL.,. and
secretary of the labor bureau of the
American commission on Irish inde-
pcndence. Is here as personal repre-
sentative OF Frank p. Walsh. He de-
cIared today that Gompers viii be
compelled to "go the limit" on the
Irish question, along with the con-
vention.
Letters In answer 10 a circular sent
out by the labor bureau OF the Ameri-
can commission for Irish indepen-
dence. to put labor leaders on record
on the Irish question. were made
public today by Wind.
''You ask for a personal statement
on the Irish question" says Gompers
in his answer. "a personal state
ment from me would not be a. efSss-
tive as the declaration made by t.
convention of thu AmsricAA- TAA3eA,.