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Show Pres. Gompers Declares Big Sums Ready in Coming Political Fight WASHINGTON, May 17. President Gompers of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor, discussing problems prob-lems concerning political and industrial in-dustrial welfare, considered by the executive council, declared that money was being "expended in inexcusable quantities by those who seek political office in the interests of the enemies of labor." In preparation for the federation convention at Montreal Juno 7, Mr. Gompers said the council had given particular consideration to matters of Importance in connection with the national non-partisan political league. Reports received from all parts of the country indicated, he said, " a most satisfactory progress in the campaign to defeat the enemies of labor and to elect the friends of labor" Mr. Gompers in part said: "We find a growing determination! to rid the nation of such policies calculated calcu-lated to repress and coerce. We find a growing resentment against governmental govern-mental impotence in dealing with the high cost of living which is paramount in every homo in the land. AVe have prepared a comprehensive and con-i stnictive program for meeting this great issue. "The executive council has given consideration to the efforts generally of employers and the enemies of labor la-bor to break down standards of living and it will leave with the council its recommendations.'' |