Show I I i I GOMPERS URGES FURTHER FIGHT He Denounces Employment of Other Than Americans on Panama Canal M C ES T JOHN Twenty Sixth Annual Contention of Federation of or I Opens Minneapolis Minim Minn Nov O 12 The 1 The feature of the opening g session of or the annual session of the time American Federation of or Labor which convened conven conven- ed 1 toda today was th the exhaustive annual report of President Gompers who spoke for fOl three hours this afternoon In detail h he reviewed the progress made lJ by labor Jabor devoted de considerable time to the time entrance of tho ho Federation into politics and urged that every ery union man continue the fight light thus Inaugurated lie JIo scathingly denounced ed the employment of other than American labor on the Panama canal an and declared It seemed to be the tho set purpose of or tho ho canal to employ from front ever every country countr but America He Hc Heas was as especially bitter bittor In his Ills denunciation of coolie contract la labor ol Secretary Frank Morrison In his annual report showed that lint the organization organization organization or or- was vas in lim good shape shapo financially finan titian and that there was a lar larger el membership at present than ever Cr be be- be fore The amount In the time treasury treasur was During tho the past year strikes had been carried on enveloping en persons and at ut an expense of 38 Of or that number were benefited b by tho ho hoFe Fe Federation d im John Mitchell president of the Mine MineWorker MineWorkers Workers Worker 01 I is present as a n. delegate deles and antI will participate in Iii the discussions of the gatherings The Tho sessions will continue for two weeks weeks p I p |