The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-09
ROOsEvELT,FIREMAN
PRESIDENT ELECTED AN HON.
oRARY MEMBER OF LocOMO-
TIVE BROTHERHOOD
ATTENDS THE CONVENTION
AT CHATTANOOGA
In an Address Mr.. Roosevelt Highly
Extols Railroad Men and Pays Trib-
ute to Organized Labor-Addresse
Knoxville People in Heavy Rain.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. s.
President Roosevelt today was elected
an honorary member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. He at
tended the executive session of the or
der in the morning, walking from the
hotel to the. auditorium, distance of a
few blocks, escorted by Grand Master
Sargent, a committee of the brother
hood and a detachment of Troop B,
state guard.
Acting Grand Master Hannahan well
coined the president, stating that his
attendance at the convention would do
great good to organized labor.
The president returned his thanks
for the welcome and said he was glad
to be with the brotherhood. He said
the firemen's brotherhood was the re-
suit which naturally comes from the
application of the principle of common
sense to their work. Organized labor
never had made an unreasonable re-
quest of him and if it had he would
have denied it.
John F. McNamee, of Columbus,
Ohio, one of the grand officers and a
Democratic member of the Legislature,
moved that the degree of grand honor
airy membership be conferred upon
President Roosevelt, and it was adopt
ed unanimously with great cheering.
ton for the compliment paid him, and
Grand Master Sargent then gave him a
pass which admits him to all meetings
of the brotherhood.
AT this point the brotherhood adj
journed until o'clock tomorrow
morning and the public was admitted
to the Auditorium to hear the presi-
dents address. Mayor Chambliss de-
livered a short address of greeting, in
I'll. IL.
the firemen.
Speaks to the RaiIroaders.
After an address of welcome in be-
half of the state by Gov. McMillin
and an address by Grand Master Ser
gent, President Roosevelt was intro
duced by acting Grand Master Han
nahan. His reception was most en-
thusiastic. When the president adj
dressed the convention as my
Brothers," he was cheered again. He
said:
81 always have, gentlemen, admired
greatly the railroad men of the coun-
try, and l 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
was no better group from which SOL
diers could be drawn than railroad
men.
The president said he hoped and
believed that the danger of war would
be less in the future than it has in
the past.
81 believe emphatically," he said, 'fn
organized labor. The work of organ
ization depends upon it's being handled
with the courage, the skill, the wis
dom, the spirit of fair dealing as be-
tween man and man and the wise self
restraint which 1 am glad to be able
to say your brotherhood has shown"
Discussing the benefits which have
grown out of the organization of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
the president said he firmly believed
that the individual fireman since the
growth of the brotherhood had been
more efficient than twenty years ago.
He closed with few words favoring
complete unity of North and South
After the auditorium meeting the
presidential party took carriages and
led magnificent parade through the
principal streets of the city Compos-
ing the parade were citizens in car
riages, representatives of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, the en-
tire Seventh cavalry regiment, mount
ed; details of mounted police and the
ocal contingent of the state guard.
The president soon after left for
Knoxville