Show GA CANNON NON tS L LABOR BOH i Gompers and Executive Council Counci Present Document on Pend Rend Pending Pending ing mU Labor Legislation PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT Tint Thu 1111 tI I Ir of mit lt n a Lung oc if S on un Mini lal Washington onn Match of ut the tho American ot or Labor hor and nd the tho th executive council of ot that thaI organization with wih about itO representatives Of unions were ere re received rl by Speaker Concern Cannon in the tha lobby They he presented a I docu document intent ment nell pending labor leg Isla which later III lei woe Wal presented to tl Sea Ben Benator atom ator Frye rind and lin resident Tho Time document nt Fes the tine opinion that the tho lull low Is II Ineffective and und In lell a l the lIne govern t tm m attitude towards the tho na liS at af I feeling work vork on all on tho the Panama canal It complains that the ho workmen have not trot baen protected against convict labor anti and that flint appeals for lor or relief from turtle unde undesirable Immigration have been botni b l without result Recognising tine tho danger of or Chinese Immigration says say the letter I lter and tc to to lu tine the nf of the people Congress yearn ago ugo enacted nn art effective o exclusion law 1111 yet el despite experience of o the tha people of o our own civil country a as al well ns nt those ot of other coun coon countries tries the th present law Is vio iio violated hated and ami now by net act of oC Congress It II ItIn In III II seriously proposed to invalidate that law Jaw lit and re versa reverse reel e the tho policy The letter then than goes gOCR on ott to 10 say ay that the thin Iw for tor the protection of ot are ari Inadequate Such Huch disasters as ns tire the burning of ot the Slocum arid unit the work of ot tho the Hlo ilia do IC Janeiro Janiro JIn are TO charged to the tho ninth and the tile unskilled un manning of C VMS sell self Wo t ii presented to Congre sayi Il 1 the tire letter better measures that would It If en enacted acted so o fur tur ii tie liS human burnett law hate could do iio make Impossible the awful loss los ot or life lito We have sought fought this remedy mor li lithe to II the tire Interests of or the traveling public than therm In lit that thurit of ot the tho seamen tort but III in vain The Time The Tho writ of ot Injunction n I Intended to protect property rights has ban banas hasas as all used u ed In labor dIsputes dispute been pervert perverted ed od so o na as to 10 attack and de personal freedom In la u a manner to 10 hold that the tire employer has some sortie property rights right I In th the labor ot nf tho the In Inn I IMd of ot obtaining the relief reller which In la labor i her bor ho hn has Bought lIt It Is 18 seriously threaten threatened ed od with authority for tor exist existing ing lug Judicial usurpation The commit committee too tee t O of or labor labou of ot the tire house of or represent en 1 was ivan at al the demand of ur labor libor to voIe 01 Its sentiments to ad nd advocate advocate It lt rights toni ami I II I to protect Is In Iner er ta In to the Iho vast cast two t 0 this i committee hns line been hien no so o organized ns na to tomake tomake I make a ineffectual attempt labor hii hll huts minim for tor redrew rOd reiS Tills Flits being the tile In iii the last labor cI the to appoint on the thc commit committee I toO tee of ot labor rl Tho vho hn front from their experience knowledge mint would render In iii this Congress Congre 9 such uch ser ael service service vice Ice ns liS the th committee was IM n originally designed to perform Not only onh was as la lit labors hors bors request Ignored but hut tho tire hostile makeup of or the tho committee was accentuated accentuated Recently the president d nn an or order orlIer order der lIer forbidding any anti nil all government employee upon the palm of ot Instant In dis dismissal mussel missal ml al from the government service to petition Congress for army any redress retire of oC grievance or for tor any Ino Improvement In their condition Thus Finns the tire constItutIon al iii right of or citizens to petition mu t be ho surrendered by the government 1 In III order that he ire h may inay mo obtain or retain Jils Imle employment lo We to present these e grievances to your attention because e we ie c have havo ha long pa 11 patiently Annul and itt In vain aln waited for or retirees redress There Is s not any arty of O wh h we wo have hao complained hut for tOI which we wn W have havo In an In honorable anti and an lawful motto man manner ner nor submitted remedies The Tho remedies fo for tor the grievances grievance proposed by labor run are In line with fundamental law anti and tho progress and development mado mude necessary by h changed Indus Industrial trial conditions brings these Its Ita It grievance to your attention you ou are the lh responsible re for tor or legislation and II for tor failure of ot I lallon The toilers conan como to you ou ns LS your our fellow tellow citizens who bv tv rea tM on of or their position In life lite have trot not only with all aft other othor citizens An nn equal Interest In Iru bun ur country but tIre the further Interest of or being the the wage earners of America AM A Au labor Tentative we ask lI k you all to redress these grievances for tor It II Is IA In III your power rower so soto soto to do Labor now ow pp als to you ou and we WI trust that It may mar riot not be bo In vain riot nut If It perchance you may not heed us uti U we 10 n shall shah to tM con and anid the thc support of our fellow citizens Signed Very ery respectfully r A J II S DUNCAN DUCA JAMES JIEH 0 O MAX KI l F FW WM W I I n K P I JOHN JOliN H It TENNO MORRIS lOmUS Exe council American A Fadera tion of ot Lisbon Labor I After rt r ld nt Gompers had rend read r the memorial Speaker Canton Cannon n u In hi which he ho resented the tire of oC unfairness the house houle com coin on Ott lali III habr br brIt r rIt It Is I M for tor a I not notto notto notto to have havo hn man ii men irons of at many mallY Ideate dean III In I HH its makeup make up said lIal tine the speaker I Y select the committee with all RII fairness It Is 18 for tor a caucus to select elect them as itS that would woul l consume n a whole e I lon loli In Itt n your annual meetings you doubtless 8 find a II great variety t of o opinion opinIon ion If It you 01 dont donl have hn VO a n lot of ot damns I miss fuss my guess No I vo no men m n have the tho same me Ideas lens I President Compere replied to 10 this statement by br praIsing Mr Gardner of ot New Jersey JerM the chairman of ot th the thA house commIttee on out labor RIll arid stilted stated that thaI tho the other members of tho thin committee especially the majority members have not 1101 In the tho opinion of lit labor shown ordinary Intelligence In their treatment of or affairs affecting labor The rM general policy of ot Congress s has been licer to Ignore tho the requests of ot labor Pro int Campers Compels concluded Smelter Cannon replied that he did not think ditch u urh h a n criticism justified and he also enjoined tho the labor lhor organizations s to consider lder that they th tIme Y have hae a II groat t responsibility restIng renting upon them then ns art huau hl Congress Ho lie urged that each lIch member of such an nn organization should take an tin oath to administer tine the affairs of ut the organization In tho tine Interests of at this thi th number of ot persons You are re not 1101 tho the whole hol shooting drooling match but hut n mm good share hiltI of at It said eald Speaker Cannon He lie congratulated the th delegation on em Us III it retires character r arid and urged urgel that the H should remember that nil all men be he ut lit liberty to 10 join oln their niMr should tUms lions ami that nt a present nt be he hu nt lit liberty not to 10 rs thou membership It lie with the I e desire eVir expressed of lit hl his r labor for tur better batter conditions J but bul must always allu be said aum It of ot us that our by sp latti 1 our attention ROil cause u us to tf COt other interests In quite na nil Important urge LegislatIon policy and lion ha lie urged elm can only Am laM the s 1 ns aim they gain majority The Tire delegation submitted a It copy COM COl t r tin thu manorial to President Pro Iry of ut the tine senate aCtuate and oll linen Marl Started d for tor tire House to O op th lh |