Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
Roosevelt's Readiness to Consult
with All Whose knowledge
Can Assist Him.
Attitude OF the President In the Coal
Crisis-Why Crane was Called
Echoes from the Great Encamp-
ment OF the @. A. R.-Veterans
Armed with Farm Products.

Few Presidents have been SO ready to
seek information and counsel on great
public issues as Mr.. Roosevelt. says the
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
He does not hesitate to call to him any
man. prominent or obscure. whom he
thinks. possesses knowledge that would
be useful to him This characteristic has
been especially in evidence since the coal
strike became national problem, and
the President has Undertaken to use the
influerce OF his high office in solving 1t.
Mr., Roosevelt has consulted men in
every walk of life whose advice and
knowledge could be of assistance to him.
This is 10 new departure for the Prcsi-
dent Since his elevation to the high
Office he holds he has earnestly canvass
ed all sides of great questions, calling
into counsel advocates and opponents of
the issues. He relies principally. of
course, upon the advice OF the members
of his cabinet but does not hesitate to
80 outside that circle in pursuit of in
formation ono of the first men called
in to talk over the strike was Governor
Murray Crane of Massachusetts. Then
at various times he consulted with we'll
known sociologists, with labor leaders,
with representatives Of capital. with
politicians, members of the House and
Senate, and with national guard officers
who have had much to do with subduing
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thracite country.
The material which the President
gathers is earnestly considered. and TO-
day there Is probably not a man in the
country we'll informed on the coal
strike, the cause Of it, the details of
the trade, the history of the Miners
Union the laws. State and federal. re-
! latin2 to both. and the powers that can
h. exercised by the States and general
government. For the time being he has
.uhordnated everything else to this
question which he regards as the most
important affecting the general public
, With him 1t is pre-emincntly the ques-
tion of the hour. The routine of his
office receives five minutes of attention
to one hour devoted to the consideration
of ways and means to end the anthracite
strike.
The prominence given to Governor
Crane in the first days of the President s
active Intervention in the strike. revived
the old report Of the Presidents purpose
to StNC him permanent place in his
cabinet. AS there are no vacancies in
the Official family this report has no
weight. Governor Crane was called into
counsel because of the Presidents con-
tidence in his ability and experience.
The governor had dealt successfully
with a serious strike in his own State
and how valuable Mr.. Roosevelt consid-
cred his advice was shown in the adop-
| ton OF the plan which ended the freight
handlers strike in Boston last spring
This plan was a joint conference OF rep
resentatives of the two sides to the strike
and the governor and 1t resulted in an
amCable settlement of the difficulties
The President had high hopes that tho
same plan would be effcacious now, but
when put into operation he discovered
different conditions and a different eie-
ment to deal with than those that were
presented to Governor Crane
PEDESTRIANISM POPULAR.
Although President Roosevelt has been
compelled by the Pittsfeld accident to
forego his outdoor exercise. his love for
this sort of diversion seems to have
been communicated to his cabinet. In
these line October days nearly every
member of the cabinet has got in the
habit of walking. The carriages and
horses provided for their use by the gov
ernment are ignored. Postmaster-Gener-
Al Payne and Secretary of Agriculture
W ilson have the longest distances to COW
or. but they are good pedestrians and
take delight In this form of exercise. Sec
retaries Root and Moody live but two
or three squares away from their offices.
Attorney General Knox is IA good walker
secretary Hitchcock is the only member
IF the cabinet who prefers at all times
TO travel in his carriage.
VETERANS AND VEGETABLES.
For the past week Washington has had
something of the air of an agricultural
fair. The visiting Grand Army veterans
took occasion while here to advertise
various States by exhibiting wonderful
specimens Of their products At some
headquarters were shown variety of
agricultural products that gladdened the
heart of Secretary Wilson. Colorado had
an exhibit which showed what wonders
can he wrought by irrigation. Mammoth
sugar beets, potatoes the size of pump
kius, and pumpkins the size of -four bar.
rels, We're proudly exhibited.
Kansas had the most extensive agri-
cultural show. 1t consisted of half a
dozen varieties of grasses and other for
ago crops, corn stalks that easily reached
the second story windows ears of white
and yellow field corn that We're marvels
in size, wheat, oats. potatoes and apples.
the like of which are only read about in
Western boom literature. Nebraska ad-
vertised her genealogical possibilities by
distributing baskets of golden and ruddy
checked apples, while California, as
usual, exhibited the products of her vine
yards in bottled form.
In the grand parade last Wednesday
these agricultural States of the West
were advertised by the marching veter-
ans who carried In some form or other
tho products for which they are noted.
Minnesota DOluly OH n large sign
that she was the bread and butter
state" The veterans who have located
in Louisiana since the war proclaimed
the staples of that State by carrying
stalks of sugar cane and heads of rice.
South Dakota was represented by bou-
tonnieres of large wheat heads, and Flor.
ida paraded live alligator.
LONGSTREET'S TRIBUTE
| one feature of the encampment which
caused much comment was the appear
ance on the reviewing stand and at the
campflres of General James Longstreet.
who commanded the first corps of the
Army of Northern Virginia in the con
federacy. HIS appearance with General
| Daniel T.. SiCkels at the reunion of the
| third corps and the speech he made there
excited great enthusiasm. He gave Gen
cral Sickles the credit of saving the
! Union Army at the battle of Gettysburg
declaring that had 1t not been for his
advance with the third cofps across the
wheat fields and out through the peach
orchard on the second day of that great
battle he, General Longstreet, would
| have turned the left flank of the Unior
lines and captured Little Round Top
the key to the battlefield, This generou,
tribute to General Sickles and the
hearty sympathy shown by Genera
Iongstreet with the Grand Army and the
open house kept by the confederate vet
Grams at their headquarters in this cit,
seemed to emphasize the reunion of al
sections of the country.
TAWNEY ON THE TARIFF.
Representative Tawney of Minnesots
| was in the city a few DAYS ago seeking