The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-09-13
He MAYNON SHOVEL COAL.
President Roosevelt an Honorary
Member of the Grand Body Of
Locomotive FiTemen.
ELECTED AMID GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
The Puhlic NRS Then Admitscd 10
the Auditorium aud Listened TO
an Address hs President hoose-
velt, Which was Received with
Tnthusiastic Approval.

Chattanooga, Tenn. sept. s.=-Presl.
dent Roosevelt. Monday, WAS elected
ON honorary member Of the brother
hoed of Locomotive Firemcn. lie at
tendcd the executive meeting of the
order IN the morning. walking from
the hofel to the Auditorium. II dis
tanee Of few blocks. escorted by
Grand Master Sargent, committee
of The brotherhood, and detaeh'
mcnt of Troop u, state guard.
The.brotherhood first held It's exec
utiye session. Aeting Grand Master
Hannahan welcomed the president,
saying that his presence at the con
veniion would do much good 60 or
ganized labor. not only in this coun-
try. but In Canada and foreign coun-
tries. as well.
Thanks For the Welcome.
The president returned his thanks
for the welcome, and said he was
glad to be with the brotherhood. lie
said that the Fremen's Brotherhood
was the result that naturally comes
from the application of the principle
of common sense 10 their work. lie
said that organized labor never Ind
made an unreasonable request Of him,
aud that IL it had. he would have tie
MED It. In speaking of the appoint
ment Of Grand Master Sargent. of the
brotherhood. to be commissioner
general of immigration, the president
said il was one of the most satistne-
tory appointments 10 him and to tha
public he had ever made; that Mr..
Sargent has hard body and not a
soft head.
Elected nm Honorary Member.
John +. McNamee. of Columbus, o.,
one of the grand officers and "a demo-
cratic member of the Legislature,
moved that the degree of grand hon
| orary membership bc conferred upon
President Roosevelt. The motion was
referred tu the committee on consti-
| tuition and bylaws. whose recon-
mendation wns unanimous that the
motion be adopted. The report OF
the committee vas adopted by ris.
ing, unanimous vote, and amid great
cheers.
The president thanked the conyen-
tion for the compliment paid him aud
Grand Master Sargent then gnYc him
pass which admits him TO all meet
inee Of the brotherhood.
Al this point the brotherhood ad-
sonrned until Tuesday morning, and
the public was admitted to the audi
t3Tium To hear the presidents ad-
d.ess. While the audience WIS being
seated, the band rendered America =
the president and the others in the
hall rising.
Mayor Chambliss delivered short
address Of greeting in which he vel
coined TO. Chattanooga all the firemen,
whether they came from Canada,
Mexico or Oyster Bay. After an adj
dress Of welcome in behalf Of the
state by GOV. McMillin and an address
by Grand Master Sargent, inter-
spersed with music. President Roose-
welt was introduced by Acting Grand
Master Hannahan. His reception was
most enthusiastic, the audience rising
10 its feet and cheering. When the
president addressed the convention as
MY brothers" he was cheered again.
lie said he was glad TO be here and
Joined the others in extending "A cor
dial welcome 10 the visitors from
Canada and Mexico. lie needed no
pressing. he said, to come To this
meeting.
Il always have, gentlemen, admired
greatly the railroad men Of the coun.
try and / do not see how anyone who
believes in the Fundamental principles
OF citizenship can fail TO do So" He
compared the railroad men TO soldiers
who are accustomed to taking risks,
acting on their own initiative and
obeying orders. In raising his own
regiment, he said. he got a number Of
railroad men. OF course, the first req
uisite was that man should know
how 10 ride and how TO shoot. Giving
them these two qualities, he found
there was no better group from which
soldiers could be drawn than rail
road men. The president referred u
the good work accomplished by tn
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
i believe emphatically," he said
sin organized labor. The worth o
an organization depends upon it's be
1 ing handled with the courage, tn
skill, the wisdom, the spirit of fai
/ dealing as between man and man an
the wise safe restraint. which l an
glad to be able to say your brother
hood has shown"
As the president concluded he wa
roundly cheered.
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