The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-05-01
FoR PROTECTION OF LABOR
The Roosevelt Administration Has
Been Treating che Pennsylvania
Senators With Great Consideration
In the Matter Of Patronage.
Especial Correspondence,


FOR a hearing before the committee Of
OF which he is chairman,
at which the subject Of restricting i'm
migration will be discussed, and the
Of the committee will have an
to hear the views Of rep
laboring men, several col
lege professors, number Of clergymen
and leading manufacturers and busi-
ness men, who have signified their in
tention Of meeting the committee.
Senator Penrose has q bill drafted,
but he desires to have all the light pos
sible upon the subject and has invited
citizens generally to appear before his
THE PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
= The patriotic organizations, Of which
there are large number In the Key
stone State, are deeply concerned in
this proposed legislation. They have
followed the subject very closely and
have given. Senator Penrose much in
formation which has guided him In
the preparation Of the measure which
he will shortly submit to the senate
While he was not quite ~ success.
ful - he had desired in the, matter of
the Chinese exclusion bill, Senator
Penrose fought with all the power 1t
his command to have the Chinese ex-
clusion bill which he originally pre-
pared put through tho senate. His
speech In favor Of this biz occupied
nearly two hours in its delivery and he
presented Ill the facts and figures
with which he had been suppitsa by the
labor organizations Of the country. A
majority a the senators, howevsr.
were agat,st what they declared to be
Senator Renrose's radical bill.' Eena-
tor Paatt offered sweeping amend
ments, which would have destroyed the
bill absodately. but Senator Penrose
and Others who were in favor Of the
original Chinese exclusion bill had
Plattis aDendments % modified that
they are nct nearly a. Questionable az
they were when first presented. The
Chinese bi1 now goes to the house for
concurrence. The fight b stili on.
In his seneral immigration restric
tion bill Senator Penrose has incopor-
ated an educational test to be applied
to all immigrants. They will be re-
quired tn read at least nfty words in
some languages. This and Other re-
Quirements. II is believed, will cut
down immigration at least so per cent.
and will give needed relief to labor.
especially in the coal mining distxicts,
where there has been much complaint
from the hordes Of undesirable labor
srs that have bssn imported into cse-
tain counties In this state.
A BIG PRIZE CAPTURED.
The Junior senator from Pennsylva-
MIA has been quite active also looking
After other matters Of concern to HE
constituents - well ~ lsgislatiou. In
CONJUNCTION with Senator Quay he
was pleased TO cooperate In bringing
about the appointment OF Robert J.
Wynne, the young Pennsylvania, who
hes just been appointed 70 the position
Of arst assistant 70 the postmaster
general. Mr.. Wynne, besides being .
friend Of President Roosevelt,
has q host Of admirers among men Of
affairs throughout the Keystone State.
While his appointment cannot be said
to be entirely q political one, the pres
dge of securing a Pennsylvania and Q
friend In the most important place In
the ONCE Of the postmaster general,
next to the head Of the department,
was fully appreciated when the prssl-
dent expressed desire to name Mr..
Wynne.
Both Senators Quay and Penrose said
they would be delighted to indorse
Mr.. Wynne's candidacy and they urged
his immediate confirmation.
With Postmaster General Payne and
his nrst assistant on most cordial
terms with the leaders of tho Republi-
can organization Of the state Pennsyl-
vanians have reason to be pleased with
affairs In the postofIics department.
President Roosevelt delighted Sena.
tor Penrose by the PROMPT action
taken by him upon q request that Col.
onel Hooton. Of Chester county, q
brave veteran Of the civil war, be pro.
NOTED to be a brigadier general Just
before his name went on the retired
list. The appointments Of Attorney
Moore, Of Beaver county. to a Federal
judgeship In Alaska, and of Attorney
Wilmer. of Northumberland, to be
ASSOCIATE {counsel Of the Spanish war
claims commission. and the naming Of
former Senator Landis. of Lancaster
county, as superintendent Of the Phil.
adelphia Mint, show that the Pennsyl-
vania senators are n close touch with