Evening star., 1901-12-20
Matters Discussed at the Cabinet
Meeting Today,
SENATOR HANNA A VISITOR
He Talks About the Recent Ar
bitration Meeting.
MAY TAKE A CRUISE

The cabinet meeting today discussed a
NUMBER OF departmental matters. One OF
hem was the question of appointing Prof
f. II. King of the University of Wisconsin
as chief of the division of soil management
in the bureau of soils of the Department of
agriculture Secretary Wilson desired to
make the appointment without having a
civil service examination held, and he ana
the President agreed that Prof. Kings
scientific attainments were such as to rem
der unnecessary an examination. The civil
service commission will be so informed.
May Cruise Down the River.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., VIII be home for
the Christmas holidays. and 1t has been ar
ranged that he will down the Potomac river
and elsewhere on a cunning trip with DIR.
Rixey and one or two companions.
There is some talk OF the President 60
ing down the river for a hunt right after
Christmas but no decision has been reached
to this end The Dolphin will be put in
readiness for any trip the President or
me mbers of his family may make. The
President may conclude that an outing
down the river would be a good one for
himself and his family. The Dolphin is a
large boat and will easily accommodate the
family.
Recent Labor Conferences.
Senator Hanna, chairman OF the commit
tee Of thirty-six which recently met in New
York, has just returned from that city and
called at the White House this morning to
talk with the President. Senator Hanna
speaks most hopefully of the results of the
New York conference. IL consider the con-
ference" he said, the greatest step ever
taken for the speedy settlement of disputes
arising between labor and capital. The or
ganizatton of capital was an evolution which
was naturally preceded by the organization
of labor and both organizations have
to stay. The concentration of the interests
of the two sides, which are friendly. not
hostile, into the hands of q comparatively
few individuals will make for the best in
terests of both. Too much, of course must
not be expected at first.
The agreement reached by the represen-
tatives of labor and capital at the confer
ence was simply platform, and the good
that Is to result from ii must be worked
up in the future The public must not get
the idea that We are to revolutionize every
thing relating to the condition of labor
and capital, or that the joint committee
is to undertake arbitration by compulsion.
In fact. we are opposed to compulsory ar
bitratton- We believe we can accomplish
more by getting into closer touch and con-
tact with labor. The first step will be to
establish a relationship between the two
interests and this will serve as founda-
tion to work on. While we do not expect
that there will be no strikes they will be
minimized as a result of the Cancellation
and arbitration policy"
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Senator Penrose and Representative w.
H. Graham of Pennsylvania called on the
President this morning to submit to him
the name of ]. Lynwood Brown, now su-
perintendent of the bureau of water of Al
legheny, Pa. The Pennsylvania people
want Mr.. Brown made a member Of the
interstate commerce commission when
there Is another vacancy, declaring that 4
practical railroad man should be put on the
commission President Mckinley was Of
this opinion also. and President Roosevelt
thinks the idea is a good one At this time
there is no vacancy.
Grassland Accepts Liberia Mission.
DR.. ]. r. A. Grassland of st. Joseph. No,
had a talk with the President this morning
and announced his acceptance Of the ten
der Of the Liberian mission. Dr. Grassland
Will arrange to go to Liberia in a month
or so.
Prof. B. NJ. Thompson Of Ann Arbor.
Mich, is a candidate for Judge Of the
Nome Alaska, district in case there is q
vacancy by the resignation or removal OF
Judge Noyes.