The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-10
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IN
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON.
Oct. 6, 1902.
(Communicatedl.

railway presidents and the repre-
sentatives of the striking coal
miners has passed into history and
without apparent beneficial re-
snlts. President Roosevelt made
a vigorous and eloquent appeal to
both parties to sink their differ
ences for the common good OF
humanity. which must eney itably
suffer serious hardship as result
of further prolOngatiOn OF the
strike. President Mitchell of the
Mine Workers Union promp'l ~
replied with a proposition 70 sub
nit all differences to tribunal to
be appointed by the President, his
men to 60 to work Immediately
aud 10 abide by the decision of
that tribunal for a period Of from
one 10 five years as the tribunal
might direct. AS was TO have
teeu expected from the autocratic
statements of the operators in the
past. they refused to recognize Mr..
Mitchell or to consider his propo
Siriou. Their one end is to crush
the union aud nothing short of
that will content them. They
pictured in lurid terms the vio-
lence which has accompanied the
strike and blamed the union for
il. although it is we'll known that
in every instance the union and
lis president have deplored the
violence and. in so far as possible,
have restrained the members.
Needless 10 say the President was
>orely disappointed at the failure
Of his efforts
Il i now predicted that the
President will take more drastic
uea<uIeS to end the strike and
VII. possibly call Congress in
special session. Just what Con.
-re>> will be asked to do. if so
called i not made clear. The
operators. although constituting
a con Dine in violation of the law.
are he absolute owners of the
cal mines AID it is questionable
II. under tie law. Congress can
srac- legislation which will affect
-he ease. The one weak point in
lie Presidents argument was the
fact that Gov. Stone had tailed to
preserve order in the coal districts.
for hat enabled the opcrati rs TO
intimate that the government was
in the same position as the StIik
erS. President Baer practically
told the President that he had in
,erferred in matter that was
none Of his business and President
Olyphant sent representa- We
instead of coming himself to the
conference while President Cas-
set Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
ignored Mr.. RooSevelt's invitation
10 he present.
The recent order of Postmaster
General Payne. by which those
PoStma>rerS who are appointed by
lie President are left free to par
ilcipa.e in politics and are relieved
iron Tie restrictions which apply
- euI loyes coming under civil
service provisions, will be a source
Of qualification 10 a large number
u p1StMaSterS throughout the
country. The majority of these
men owe their appointments to
political influence and, If they
Trre incapacitaIed from partici-
pating in the politics of their re.
srective localities. would soon
lose 1heiT Influence and their po-
>itiOuS. Under the new ruling
c1ey may run primaries. attend
conventions or collect money for
can paiZn purposes with impunity.
Another recent ruling of the
Postmaster General is the effect
tba; 10 Que but the properly au-
thoEiEed inspectors of rural mail
routes can condemn mail boxes
erected on Sach routes. 1t has
been the custom heretofore for
carriers and local poStmaSters TO
exercise their own Judgment in
eoudeuning mail boxes. frequent
Is causing serious Inconvenience
20 Tue residents. From now on
residents viii be protected from
this annoyance.
Protests continue to arrive at
the Treasury Department against
the drastic measures which the
Secretary of the Treasury has
adopted 10 relieve the money
striugeucy among the Wall street
spectators. The protestants
claim. with reason. that the sub.
stitution Of State bonds and mis-.
eellaneOus securities for United
States bonds is a menace to the
financial integrity of the govern.
meut and establishes a most dan.
gerouS precedent. They say that
with such securities listed accord.
ing to the private Judgment of
the Secretary aud his advisors.
Treasury statements will come to
mean nothing and subsequent
secretaries are liable to find them.
selves loaded up with worthless