Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-24 | Page 2 | Gompers Criticises Justice Wright

Atlanta Ga Nov No 23 Insofar Insofar as aa the people of or this organization arc con corned Justice Wright Is mentally in- in t to give gie a fair talI and Impartial trial of the t c contempt proceedings a against us President Samuel Gompers o of the American Federation of Labor In convention convention con con- here hero so 50 declared today when told of ot Justice Wrights Wright's rJ decision Vice Ice President John Mitchell declared de do- dared he was sick of the whole hole matten matter matter mat mat- ter ten and was anxious to have havo It ended If It wo we must go so to jail said Mr Ir I Mitchell I 1 want to have It over with Under the tile prest present nt situation I am afraid to accept a position for fear tear It will be abruptly terminated by lJ an lin order of or the court Under th the present circumstances the only onh Job I can take Is digging coal arid I am not anxious for that Tho rho federation decided to continue to defend Gompers Mitchell and anel Morrison In the tile proceedings s before Justice Wright right In pito of Mr Mitchells Mitchell's statement that It was the desire desire de do- sire of ot the three leaders that the federation feder feder- should spend no more money In Inthe Inthe the the- case