The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-18
NEGRO QUESTION
MAY SPLIT VETS
NOrtherners Want Them
In, Southern Vets De-
mand They Keep Out
LEGION HEAR G0MPERS
Federation Head Attacks U. S.
Injunction During Speech
Before Convention

NEW ORLEANS. oct. i7.--Bittcr-
ly dcnounclng those who sesk TO
govern by Injunction as "rovolu-
tlonlsts and vlolatcrs Of tho consti-
utlounl guarantees of tho Ameri-
can people," samuel Gompers.
president Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. declared before tho
American Legion convention hero
today that the fight against those
who would forbid or abolish trial
by jury has only just begun"
Sympnthltcs with Legion.
Gompcrs reference to the
Daughcrty injunction IN tho recent
railroad strike came after he had
oNprcsRod sympathy with the for
mer "douEhboys' ana "gobs" as
scmblod here because of the injunc-
ton secured by federal prohibition
agents 10 prevent the sale OF any
thing stronger than "noar beer"
during ths convention.
Tho dry Injunction which bot
tied up the hotels and cafes OF New
Orleans" Gompers said, no was
lust na much opposed to ms any
other injunction"
Gompers urged the closest CO.
operation between tho American
Federation OF Labor and the legion
and said he brought an official in
vitation To tho new legion command
or 10 attend next years convention
Of the American Federation OF La
bor
Negro Question Causes Fuss.
Tho negro question continued "a
agitnte the convention 20 a point
whore serious clashes were threat,
enod between northern and south-
orn delegations on the floor. while
some legion leaders were striving
10 prevent racial differences from
stirring up rumpus. negro dele
gates from northern and western
states hold n caucus and instructed
]. q. Lindsay, n negro member or
the Iowa delegation to draw up an
amendment 10 tho national by.laws
which would permit southern negro
posts now denied charters by state
organizations In the south 10 be
formed through the national orga-
nlzHtion.
Gompers and former Judge Kene-
saw Mountain Lands. ear of base
ball. Joined today at the convention
in paying full need OF tribute 90
tho leading part played by tho ma
tons former service men in help
Ing To win the World war.
As the president of tho American
Federation OF Labor and the high
commissioner OF the national past
time appeared together on the same
plaL form they were accorded a tu-
multuous welcome by tho former
'doughboya' and "gobs'' who
/ crodwcd the big improvlsed con-
vention hail.
The white.hAired "iudge" was
| surrounded by a growing group OF
baseball fans eager to swap opln-
ions with him.
Lands an Entbusinst.
TN never miss an American Le-
giou convention as long as ! live"
was Landis' greeting TO them II
want 10 SEQ you boys continue your
constructive effort toward higher
AmcriCBniAm."
Uompers was also the central fig
ure Of friendly groups but he smil-
lngly admitted he had not n chance
to compete with lands as the hold
81 of the key to 30 popular a sub
loct ~ baseball
THE great organization OF the
workers and the great organization
OF the veterans OF the war, most OF
whom are workers by hand or brain,
have rysry good thing in common"
said GompeTa. These two great
organizhtions are perhaps above all
other responsible for she future
America, There 10 no good thing
that We onnnot accomplish for our
country and ~ people n we but
put our strength Into tho task"