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GOMPERS WILLING TO GO TO t
JAIL.
He Would Not Pay Fine if Convicted i
of Contempt-Nor Permit Fed
eration of Labor to Pay
Fine for Him.
Deiver. ('ol., Noveiber 16.-Presi
dent Samuel Gompers. at today's ses
sion of the convetion of the Ameri
ean Federation of Labor, declared
that if lie were found guilty and fin
ed in the contempt proceeding
against him at Washington he would t
go to jail before he would pay his I
fine or before he would allow the S
Federation to pay the fine for him.
This statement wa- made duringI
,he diseussion of the report of the
committee on the treasurer's rcport.
The committee recommended that
immlediately following the ad
journment of the convention,
the exeentive conmittete shall take
up the proposition of placing its
funds where they may be removed
from danger of attachment.
Several suggestions were made, one
being that the funds be deposited in
Canada and another that certificates
of deposits be taken out in some oth
er name than the treasurer.
D. G. Ramsey, of the electrical
workers, declared:
"We had a chance to place our
funds beyond the reach of those who
would take them, but we let it pass
on November 3. The only way to pro
tect our money is to change the
laws."
Mr. Gompers warned the delegates
that if a way were found to hide the ,
funds, the courts would thereafter
appoint a receiver, not necessarily to t
secure in some way the hidden fund,
but to get the money being contribut
ed.
By request Mr. Gompers explain- c
ed the status of 'the Danbury hat case. t
"Our standing is menaced by the r
courts of law," he said.
"The matter of the application of .
the Sherman anti-trust law to unions c
has reached final adjustment by the
United States supreme court. No
matter how the Danbury case is de- e
cided that will not alter the status l:
one jot. The United States supreme n
court has said the final word and
the law of this counitry is that labor g
organizations of this country are now 1
conspiracies and combinations in re -xn
straint of trade.
''Under the~ Sherman anti-trust 1
law business cannot be conducted,
much less honest straightforward lab
or organizations. With reference to
the case against me in the District I
of Columbia I want to say that I will
never consent that the Amerien n Fed
eration of Labor shall ever pay one
cent of the fine for me. 'I don't want
to go to jail, but I will not tamely l
submit to the Federation being mulct
ed for me."
Mr. Gompers declared that the de
cisions of the supreme court had bu't
one effect, namely, to tie the men of
labor to their work, cripple the men
of labor in -their right to work or their
right not to wvork.
''These decisions," he said, "will ~
result in fettering men today in or- -
der to enslave them for all time to
come.
- "I am not in touch with the Demo
cratic p)arty: second, I am not a De
mocrat, and third, I am confident 1
never will be a Democrat. I owe
allegiance to no party. I am a trades
unionist.
"When the Democratic party made
our contentions its own," said Mr.
Gompers, "it would not only have
been ingratitude bo~t rowvardice to de
sert them. If Bryan had been elect
ed with the hosts of organized labor
back of him it would have given
spirit to human freedom."
The report of the committee on the
treasurer's report, with i-ts recom
mendations, was unanimously concur-'
red in.
8700,000 BY FORGERIES.
Has Carried on System of Robbery
for Nearly Twenty Years, but
His Sins Overtake Hm
at Last.
Chicago. Ill., November 16.-Petei
Van Vlissingenl. a real estate dealei,
for years classed among the first of
Chicago s prosperou, aind rep)utable
business men, today confessed to
having obtained through forged deeds
and notes, more thaln $700,000, and a
few hours af'ter his 'rrest, on his~ own
urgent appe:il to be punished, was~
sentenced to tihe penitentiary. The
arrest. the indietment, the confession
and teO senltene wer the work of
le-- 6:mi fouri hours.
Tfaken inc heidst o)f businfce- fre,i
Iroughl the sale of forged doen
wars and thiat diougi he had bougit
lack many of these spurious instru
n'enlt)s Xvithout deteCtion, at least 25
>eople would lose an aggregate of
n1re than $700,000 through the pa
>er whilch lie 1I 11(it vet redeemed.
!I forzinz notes. he declared, he had
oiaisted of a plate glass desk top. So
1Irranged that bY an elect.ic lighu
brown unl fromn b)eneath hie col
(adly trace from originals forg"ed (
i-natures on to worthless pape.
hroughout his arrest and sentence
he prisoner made no effort to defend
timself. Asked if he had anything to
ay before sentence was imposed, Van
i lissingen, bowing his head, replied:
"Only that I begiven my punish
tent at once."
His term in the penitentiary was
'ixed as indeterminate from 1 to 14
-ea.rs.
Van Vlissingen. who is about for
y-five years old, was married Feb
-nary 4, 1907, to Mrs. Jessie Roose
,elt Blend, who was described at the
ime as a distant relative of Presi
lent Roosevelt. The bride was a
laughter of Wilton C. Blend. Van
ilissingen had been a bachelor, living
t the Calumet club. He was known
:s being of a philanthropie disposi
on. giving special attention to the
velfare of boys.
The specific charge which led up
o the spectacular arrest of Van
71issingen today was made by two
aen who had bought forged mortgage
iotes. They are T. J. Lefens and
Vm. C. Seipp, who have offices in the
ame building as that occupied by
ian Vlissingen.
To the notes for $4,500 held by
hem were attached the names of Jos
nd Bertha Grossman. Van Vlissin
en copied the forged papers from
riginals, which he disposed of to
ther buyers. Lefens and Seipp say
hey first became suspicious of the
ote last Saturday.
Consulting with Assistant State's C
Lttorney Barbour, they decided to
elay no longer.
Stole $700,000.
Francis Lackner. counsel for the
omplainants, said tonight it would
e impossible for several days to
iake a complete list of the losers. I
The notes on which Van Vlissin
en was indicted were not due until
911, and it was -believed that as in1
1any previous iiistances, he intend
d to pay them up before they oould
sad to disclosures.
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