Show GOMPERS GOMPERS criticizes criticises SPEAKER CANNON NV washington ashington may S responding to a letter from representative brumm of the twelfth pennsylvania congressional district president gompers compers of the american federation of labor has written a letter in which he strongly urged that con congress gretis shall remain in session long enough to enact certain legislation which he enumerates me rates in his letter mr brumm says hays 1 I wish to say that I 1 soler solemnly nilly protest against the proposed early adjournment journ ment of con congress greiss as it will bo be impossible to act upon and pass such guch legislation as is demanded by the poo peo pie and asked for by the president I 1 will be willing to join with ith others to insist upon the several bills being brought out of the committees and noted acted upon promptly thero there is no disguising the fact that speaker cannon intended to prevent legislation on these lines by referring the presidents depts message and other bills to the congressi congressional ortal creni crematory atOrY flown as the judiciary committee mr gompers finds in mr brumme complaint of the speaker justification for fo ahle hig opposition to the continuation of mr cannon in that office and then taking up tip the question of early adjournment journ ment says surely no one will be fooled should congress adjourn early to avoid the passa passage of the important measures whichard chare awaiting consider consideration atton and action those mem members lers who are M responsible for legislation or tor for its failure who will vote for adjournment before r the enactment of those mca I 1 may imagine themselves ju jn a fools paradise but I 1 am confident that the people will hold them responsible for the vote to adjourn equally ng as though they had voted against the measures to which I 1 refer defor lie he enumerates the following as the measures which labor will insist shall be enacted on before adjournment the wilson bill amending the issuing of injunctive lve writ to its original and benen clent purposes extension of the eight haur law to all government employed emp loyes and to em ciu aloyes of contractors or sub condrac tors performing work for the government A general employers liability law applicable to all workers so tar far as the federal jurisdiction extends mr Goni gompers pers says that froni from his knowledge of the members of the house he is fully persuaded that there are enough members of the majority who would act with the minority members on the necessary sary bills to secure their passage and have them go over for the senates action before the adjournment of this thia session of congress it is understood tilt that these bills were referred to the judiciary committee in accordance with the house rules requiring the reference to that committee of all bills involving new legislation |