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Show GOMPERS URGES MORE SPEED II LABQRJVIEETIN6 Americans to Leave Mexico Even Though Spanish Debate De-bate Is Unfinished, MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17 Cy the Aiwoclit i.-il I'ress.) American del-Bjatea del-Bjatea to tho congress of the Pan-Ahierican Pan-Ahierican Moderation, of Labor will leave Mexico City tonlsht regard lesa of whether tho congress comnlets its work at today's session. Samuel CJom-pers, CJom-pers, leader of the American representatives, repre-sentatives, made an announcement to this effect af the close, of yestrday's session and it Is probable tho con-gress con-gress will attempt to clear away the iMKht.en resolutions still awaiting disposition. dis-position. rr KCK GOMPJ2R6. Yeaterday'fl session created the real fiiul excitement oCptbe congresu and there were many tense moments when it appeared the Spanish-speaking lele-gates lele-gates were about to oust Mr. Gompers from tin leadership of the federation. They coupled their attack upon himj ,-. ith hitter criticism on the foreign policy of tho United States government, govern-ment, Guatemala, Columbia, Salvador and San Domingo threatening withdrawal. with-drawal. So vehement became his opponents op-ponents that the veteran labor leader called Treasurer James Lord to take the chair, and answered his critics from the floor, lie concluded his address ad-dress b) declining the nomination for ill.- presidency of the federation. This action on the part of Mr. Gompers had been preceded by similar withdrawals by lohn IJ. Krey, secretary, and Mr. Lord, treasurer, both of whom had been placed in nomination by Latln-A Latln-A merlcan representatives. GOMPJ RS i IM llosi . The moment after Mr. Gompers left this floor, Luis Morones. a Mexican, whose candidacy hod been pressed by the Guatemalan delegation, withdrew from the contest. Mr. Gompers then was again piuca-u in noniina i ion oy Daniel J. Tobin. and on motion bj Ml Lord he was elected unanimously, one delegate from Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico each casting a dissenting vote against the motion., ("anuto Varge was elected secretary of the Spanish Section, Chester X. AVright. secretary of the English division, and Mr Lord was elected treasurer, Guatemala Guate-mala was chosen the next meeting place. DEB V i l S 1 EDIOU6, Following its departure from its routine to elect officers and select its next meeting place, the congress again turned to the report of the resolutions' committee. After a tedious debate, w'nkh did not . lose iintii after 8 o'clock last night. It passed a resolution protesting pro-testing against the execution of two Mexicans, Sanchez and Garcia, who are under sentence of death In New York State It also began discussion Of a resolution presented by Mexican de!eg. t.s wblcb sought to make Mexican Mexi-can labor laws the basis for the labor 0 ,,i;i.,i,i li fi-dera I ion would support. When the debate seemed Interminable, I the congress adjourned until this morning at tho suggestion of Mr ' Gompers. |