Show GOMPERS DECLARES BRIBERY ATTEMPTED States tates That Offers Were Made Him to Desert Labor Washington ashin ton Sept 21 I Samuel Gom- Gom Sept pers r president t o of the timo American loler oder 1 today made outdo tho the charge charRO lon oC or Labor aton detec- detec that at ho lie was being shadowed by uy he lie hind had been offered tives nn and that hv Cu a large bribe to desert the time cause CUle of labor abor Ho Tic connected with these J James mes AV V. V Van Cleave of the Association o of Manufacturers At wIn ho l is 18 loading a legal battle haUle against ih 10 federations federation's boycott bocott weapon wealon Tho The charges were made by G Gompers during an nn examination in the contempt against him and ani other labor abor headers for Cor ar alleged violation or of a court Injunction I T have havo been bocim followed b by detectives aid salti Mr Compels and anul so IO have jay y sala council of oC colleagues of ot time the executive counci limo tho 10 federation on many occasions whose Interest In Iii Interest At the time Instance o of Mr Van Yau Cleave For what purpose of or bringing to him For the tho purpose reflect on Information as might might such uch my fuch course courso In the cause causo of labor 0 examination then bore upon Tho The cross Question of or bribery tho ho Have Queston you ever vcr be boon bean on approached by emissaries of or Mr Van Cleave o who wanted Wanted want- want bribe you ed to responded Mr MI Gompers Yes asked Mr Hal Hal- where und timid Il- Il When hen uld ston that In Inho said Gompers In n reply Mr Ir of 1007 of ot the tho summer while the ho latter on part In New Neit York ho lie accosted b by a man who save bOtho O b hind hai md 2 been nf or Brandenburg who said ld he lie namo time tho ha had been Bent hy by to Mr desert r. r Van the tho o Clea cause hes s to or of moneY monc offer oror labor him rind betray its Is secrets told him said Compare Gomper burg T That nit It was Van Cleaves cs purpose to 1 his wo Gompers'S character but destroy he Brandenburg randenbUrg had persuaded that would be better to make it Il him beter and that Van and of ally an alY Brandenburg had hlad consenting Cleave to him In behalf ot of Van VanCleave ot of the cause desert CUle Cleave that accept accent h rr from Bran Brandenburg a labor and of or for fol the thc guarantee of his bitt life i Mr Ir r. r er had ad not miot declined his prop prop- l that hei he said aid he wanted to lead because hut but rt that ho lie had mi- mi on oil tIme the whole story stor to h his mc mediately told toli of tho timo Federation of fellow el oW told ot of this toli national Labor Labur at tim 01 at olf briber held last heli I o or time o TIme The story was ivas d to- to Norfolk at t a I I others cull ICa 11 Ic Va an ii I t ane tn iii GOI- GOI Joel Joel- I t or if l the he In 05 3 f i |