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Employers' Liability nor
Workmen's Wage Insurance

INCLUDES 24 HOURS A DAY

Insurance.

INCOME INSURANCE DOES

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The L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter

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By SAMUEL GOMPERS, President, American Federation of Labor.

Elect Trade Union Congressmen.

A Perverted Conception of Rights.

Obeying and Disobeying Injunctions.

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Vol. XIX.

DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS AND VOICING THE DEMANDS OF THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT

JUNE, 1912.

UNDERHAND OPPOSITION TO TRADE
UNIONISM.

T

By SAMUEL GOMPERS.

HE American Federation of Labor would like to receive from some
authentic person representing the present national administration full
and exact information regarding its attitude toward the trade unions.
From the President himself there comes once in a while a pleasant word
delivered to union members on social occasions. But several department
heads exhibit in their daily practice a set purpose of squelching unionism
to the fullest extent possible. Much of the opposition is underhand. In our
articles of last year defending the trade unionists in the public service in
Washington, we believe we left not a point of the concerted attack on them
in a part of the press, probably prompted by officials, unanswered or unre-
futed. Our antagonists of that time have not returned to the charge. Yet a
distinguished journalist, writing to us on the subject, explaining why he
had admitted a version of the accusations against our Washington unions
and the American Federation of Labor in his paper, said that they were
"vouched for by some of the Government officers directly connected with
the case." On that occasion we showed the public that such "vouching"
was untruthful. As for motives-just how far the influence of contractors
and corporations may reach into any administration, municipal, state, or
national, is always a question. What hidden alliances may exist between
navy yards and private shipbuilding concerns no one can tell. What is the
inner meaning of the introduction of the "Taylor system" ("Jailor system,'
a wag suggested) just at the present time? What secret understanding
prompts the press telegrams which are frequently sent out misstating the

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