GONPERS HERE TO
FIGHT INJUNCTION
Will Direct Labor's Contest
in Courts Against Or
ders by Justices.
800,000 MEN BACK HIM
A. F. of L. Promises Aid and
Best Legal Talent Will
Be Obtained.
TO MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
Prevention of Picketing in N.
Y. City Ties Strikers' Hands,
It Is Said.
Organized labor In New York city
began yesterday to concentrate Its
forces to fight the use of injunctions
by employers In labor troubles.
The executive committee of the
Central Trades and Labor Council,
representing approximately 800,000
union workers, at a conference ad
dressed by Samuel Com pers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
In the Continental Hotel, decided to
give Its entire support to the move
ment to fight in the courts against
the Issuance of injunctions forbidding
picketing.
While the proposed plans of the union
leaders were not made public. It Is
understood that the best legal counsel
possible will be hired and the full re
sources of the American Federation of
Labor will be placcd back of the fight.
Appeals also will be taken to the United
States 8upreme Court in cases where the
lower courts have rendered adverse de
cisions.
The New York 8tate Federation of
Labor, It was learned, also will be asked
to back the movement when It meets
n?-xt Thursday in Albany. Mr. Gompers
made no statement after the meeting
exoept to state that labor has plans
under way with which It hopes to suc
cessfully meet the court attacks.
