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Name: Samuel Gompers

Occupation: Leader of the labor union, Founder of the American Federation of Labor

Position: Samuel Gompers was against the annexation of the Philippines. Gompers did not want foreigners coming to America because they would work for low wages. He favored keeping the population of American workers high so that their wages could stay high and there would be no competition. He thought there were other ways of trading without bringing other foreign workers into American economics.

Interest in the Topic: -Keeping high wages for American workers -Anti-Immigration

References: Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie

Works Cited "Imperialism-It's Dangers and Wrongs." pbs.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. < [|__http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web09/features/source/docs/C14.pdf__] >. "Imperialism/Anti-Imperialism." Modern America. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. < [|__https://wikis.nyu.edu/ek6/modernamerica/index.php/Imperialism/Anti-imperialism__] >. "Samuel Gompers: Labor Union Revolutionist." Saugus Centurions. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. < [|__http://www.sauguscenturions.com/klipfel/thomsongompers.htm__] >.