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Show ONE BIG UNION IDEA DEFEATED Gompers Accuses Foster of Planning Radical Revolution CH1CAG. April 13. William -Foster who directed the teel trike, .v .'harired Samuel Com per, president pf the American Federation; of U-ibor. with being the lnstlgcvor ot , the so-called one bl union movement In the labor organization. Mr. Gornp--r' charge came In an addresa befoi preildenta of varlpoa unions in the Chicago I . deration of I-alor and fol- , five hour .vevilon during, which the one big union movemen'. ni MtterlT ansallcd and as vallar h defi nfed. i i ixti k DEFBND8 FLAJi Prevloui to Mr. Qprnpera eddreea I-', iter had xpokon In defonse of th( . i . big union principle recently ap- p roved bj the Chicago Pederatlcn ot Labor, Which passed a resolution pci-; Itionin i he American Federation ot j Iihor to call a conferenct to discuss the feavjldlltN of amalgamating all union In any one Industry into on" central body. Thin resolution. Mr.j QOmpen contended, was tantamount to the formation of one big union. De- fandere of the resolution asserted ih.-ui it did not involve the one bl? union! feature. I LENINE QUOTED "Back of that resolution." Sir , (J.imi barged, is the propaganda of radical revolution to overthrew tho i-onsttfutcd goxernnu nt of the United I si itea To do that as Inine himself him-self -Hid, the 4merican Federation of Labor must b overthrown and Wil-1 liam Z. Foster wants to become the autocrat of America " The meeting endd at the close of Mr. Qompers' address when Foste ! tried to regain the floor but was nn- I r t.-n i bj Mr Oompera as .halr-l man. and was shouted down. |