The Washington times., 1921-06-25
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ana senior meTlDer OF the law Hrl
dead at the age Of sfxty-six.
the Holder resolution are good and
valid. and while IL Is the desire and
Willingness OF the council to serve
the plate printers I'm every way with
In the power OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, we cannot with
clear conscience give the Carlin bill
our endorsement"
DOUBTS HIS SINCERITY.
was Mr.. Gompers in earnest when
he went to New York with members
of the plate printers organization, /
and had a conference with the pres
ident of the American Bank Note
Company. and advocated the PROPOSE
tion subsequently Incorporated In the
Holder resolution and the Carlin bill,
according to the letter Of Mr.. Cleary.
or was he speaking his honest convic-
tions in the letter OF March 4, 1915?
| In ignoring the approval OF this res
olution by the San Francisco conven-
ton, was he carrying out the wishes
and instructions or that body7 We
leave that for disunterested public
| TO decide.
II refer Mr.. Gompers TO his letter
press book OF March A. 1915, I refer
| him to the language of Chairman Nc
Cullough and Secretary Furuseth, as
| embodied in the stenoEraphic report
of the San Francisco convention. 4
| refer him to the letter of George J.
Cleary. Let him speak out now or
| forever hold his peace upon this ques-
| ton.
| at may be interesting to note that
Notwithstanding Mr.. Gompers' re-
| fusal TO assist the plate printers,
and his duplicity in this matter, that
the day was saved for the plate
printers, not by him, but by the on
dorsement OF nearly all the State
federations and city central bodies
of labor in the eastern part OF the
United States, and by a bill known
as the Carlin BILL which was intro
duced in the House OF Representa-
tives by Hon. Charles c. CarlIn. for
mer Congressman from the Eighth
Congressional District of Virginia:
and which was reported favorabiy TO
the House by the Judiciary Commit
tee as sound legislation.
RAISES sMokE SCREEN.
Mr.. Gompers. after some stric-
lures upon the Hearst newspapers
and Mr.. Hearst. pours the walls of
his wrath upon the lawyers because
| they dare to take Issue with him.
Mr.. Gompers declared. as quoted in
yesterdays Times, that Hearst sent
out his 'hirelings' all over the coun-
try in an effort TO get something
against his character, and whom did
they get to say a word against me7
Only a CRATER, a crooked lawyer.
and rag-tag, bob-tailed politician.
Is there respectable trade unionist
rises against me7'
| h~a
name of Frank A. Kid. OF the Typo
graphical Union; OF James Dore. of
the Engineers Union; of Thomas
o'Dea. of the Carpenters Union. or
OF any OF those who are espousing
the election of another TO the office
OF president of the A. F. OF L.?
| 81 made certain specifc charges
against Mr. Gompers. and he did not
make specific reply, and for that
reason what charged must be taken
| as true until he proves the contrary.
He cannot deny the truth OF my
charges. but makes general Tin
nuendoes against me as to which I
demand bill OF particulars. IL Mr..
Gompers knows OF any case of graft
| or OF a crooked lawyer or member of
the American Federation of Labor,
and he does not expose him or them,
| he is not true to the American Fedora
s'N'' VI Aobois ioul NhN TACT is lnbI ne
does not know, anything especially
Insofar rs | am concerned, and he is
only trying TO dodge the issue by
general TRADE. No thinking person
VIII be deceived by this kind OF
bunk" He Is trying to make his
usual get away. when he is facetto
face with charges, and everybody
knows IT. He does ont know OF
single labor matter In which I was
connected that was not endorsed by
the American Federation OF Labor or
the Central Labor Union OF Washing
ton. or the various city central bodies
and State federations OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
DEFIEs LABOR CHIEF.
II defy Mr.. Gompers now as I
nave always when I thought he was
wrong, and II is about time that the
mask was lifted from his face. Let
him put his cards on the table.
MT Gompers closes hts speech with
a reference to 'bob-tailed politicians"
Wen, hope that notwithstanding this
criticism, that II I am playing politics,
VIII be more successful than Mr..
Gompers was when he was seeking TO
be appointed one Of the Peace Com
missioners az Versailles, and when he
Was advocating ths csndidaov 81