The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-14
GOMPERS
IS CALLED
PRO-ENGL|SH
Sim Fein Flag Draped Above
English Union
Jack.
gY MILDRED MORRIS

GsTAFF CORRESPONDENT l. \. SSss.-IT-.sl
n1a,btzers draping the Sim Fer
co,ors above the English Union JaeH
- +ba convention hall Of the American
r.deration Of Labor served notle'
nav intended making the Irish aues'
tton paramount even 10 the 4a9oi
r~ohlen,s 70 come before the annua!
conclave Of Americas great 4Aoo'
body.
A nxht over the irish res"'=aons =
be presented will be contest
tween samuel Goupers and Eaniul
De valera. president of the Irlsn ne.
public" to determine which one
them shall dictate the Irish ponce
Of the federation. according TO ne
velopments To-Day.
Resolutions written b. Harry 10
land secretary TO De Valera ano y
accord with the wishes OF the lrlsr
rcpublic' will be introduced as the5
nov stand or slightly modified o.
form the basis Of whatever other reso-
ll.ions are submitted
This was mad, clear by the Irsss
leaders at a meeting held to drai'
their program for the convention.
committee appointed by the meeting
remained in ttssion nearly all night.
WHAT BoLASD WANTS.
As was rumored Boland's res1lu'
tions provide for the appointment y
labor commission Of three to be select-
ed by the convention here 70 60 over
10 Eagland and Ireland 70 cooperate
IN action with the British and irts1
trade unions 1t also provides tol
the publication Of a list OF British
made goods sold in this country Anc
the firms selling them in ach issue OF
the Federationist. the official Aneri.
can Federation organ. together with
proclamation OF boycott against them
Peter j. Brad. supervisor Of ths
city record OF New York. was admit
Cd after persistent questioning ~ r.
II Wind o. Chicago. secretary OF me
labor bureau of the American com.
aiission for IRISH independence that ne
hal conferred with fiarry Boland IL
>ar York before coming 70 Denver
and hat set OF resolutions which he
himself had drafted was based &C
those handed him by Boland
Wind then read copies Of Bolands
resolutions. He demanded 70 know by
what right Brady had modified 30.
lands resolutions. Brady said be
could explain In committee and plead
cd with Wind not to insist an ex-
planation in public.
40 MENTION OF BOYCOTT.
Bradys resolution provides that. ~
stead of the appointment OF a labor
committee. the two fraternaI dele
gates to be elected by the federation
10 the British trades union congress
perform the functions provided for IN
Boland's resolutions. He made no
mention OF boycott IN HIS resolutions
but added the provision that merbers
of the English government and the
officers OF It's army responsible FER
raids and killings IN ireland shall bs
placed on trial for murder just as Ger
mans are being tried for atrocities
committed during the war
Brady. though known as a Gompers
supporter. made clear as did ali the
other Irish leaders that whatever
Irish resolutions we're introduced th-y
would provide specified instructions
for action by the executive council Of
the federation and Il would be MADE
impossible for that body 70 eyade the
Issue
The irish delegates are openly
charging Gonpers with being pro-
British and imposing pro- British
policies on the executive council OF
the federation. Many stated today
that "Gompers will not stand for reso-
lutions going so far as Bolands"