Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-05
AT THE White HOUSE
Will Give No Attention to
Coal Strike Arbitration
IF COMMITTEE COMES
THEN He WILL CONSIDER THE
RESOLUTIONS.
Hope for a District Man as Judge
Bradley's successor-Many Dele
cations Received Today.

President Roosevelt is not giving any con-
sideration to the suggestion that he inter-
fere in the Pennsylvania coal strike. He
will not give the matter his attention until
the committee appointed by the New York
board of trade and transportation calls at
the White House and presents him with
resolutions adopted by that. body asking
him to take some action The proposition
of the board is that the President make
a tender of arbitration or appoint a COM
mission to investigate the situation. The
committee is expected in Washington today
or tomorrow. The suggestion is that the pro-
posed commission should be something like
that appointed by President Cleveland dur
ing the Pullman Car Company strike i'll
Chicago, in 1884.
The impression prevails that the Presi-
dent will receive the resolutions and give
them his attention. but that he will take no
action. The promise of results from such
an interference are too remote and the
promise of trouble too near to warrant it
unless conditions were much more serious
than now
Urging a District Man.
Senator McComas strongly urged the
President today to nominate a District
man to fill the vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench of the District caused by the
death of Justice Bradley. Senator McCo-
mas gave many strong reasons why local
man ought to have the place. Mr.. Nc
Comas urged Mr.. Goulds name, but said
that any good local man would satisfy him.
The President gave no insight into his in
tentions, but Senator McComas is hopeful
that District man may yet be nominated.
The President is not irrevocably committed
to John q. Thompson for the judgeship and
might find something to cause change in
his mind. The President is at least giving
consideration to the arguments made to
him by Senator McComas and others in
favor of a District man.
President Receives Delegations.
The President today received a delega-
ton of fifty members of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. They were intro
duced by Edwin c. Madden, third assistant
postmaster general, who Is a member of
the organization. Prior to a6journing yes
terday at Norfolk where the engineers
have been holding convention. they
adopted a resolution indorsing Mr.. Mad
dens efforts to correct the alleged abuses
Of the second-class mail privilege and ac-
quainted the President with the fact They
also elected Mr.. Madden an honorary mem
Der of the grand convention. This honor
has been conferred but twice before
Two hundred members and ladies of the
Association Of Surgeons of the Southern
Railway were received in the east room
Another organization to be received was
Company G of the I'd Regiment of the Con-
necticut National Guard. There were about
seventy men in uniform.
Praise for Admiral Kempff.
Rear Admiral Kempff was presented to
the President this morning by Representa-.
tive Bartholdt. Admiral Kempff merely
called to pay his respects, but he was hon
ored by high praise from the President,
who recalled the fact that Admiral Kempff
had refused to order the American naval
forces in Chinese waters to join in the bonn
bardment Of the Taku forts. President
Roosevelt said that the civilized world had
rendered judgment on the action of Admiral
kempff and had decided that he was right
Admtra! kempff was much gratifed with
the Presidents warm and friendly praise.
The American admiral was urged by the
naval commanders of all other nations to
join in the bombardment, but he refused to
take part saying that his country was not
then at war with China. This act is re-
membered with generous gratitude In China
The Oregon Election.
Senator Simon of Oregon saw the Presi-
dent today. He said that his information
from the Oregon elections was that two
republican representatives in Congress and
republican legislature had been chosen.
The election of a democrat as governor by
a small plurality was due, Senator Simon
said, to purely personal reasons. The
democratic candidate for governor was, ne
SalO, an extremely popular man.
President Roosevelt was away from the
White House thirty minutes this morning
About 10 o'clock he rode to the National
Theater to attend the opening meeting ct
the Military Surgeons Association. He was
accompanied to and from the theater by
Secretary Root and Secretary Cortelyou
committee from Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity was presented to the President today
by Senator McComas. The committee,
headed by r. T. Abercrombie, came to
Washington to invite the President to at
tend la crosse match to be played in
Baltimore June II between the teams of
Johns Hopkins and the University of To-
ronto The President will be IN West Point
on that date and could not accept the invi-
tation.
A committee from Gen. Green Clay Smith
Command, U. v. u, this morning presented
the President with resolutions comm ending
his Memorial day address ut Arlington
J. Ross Clark of California, brother of
Senator Clark Of Montana. was preseH.c;:
to the President by A. E. Randle.
To Be Consul at Mxrtinque.
The President today nominated John Il.
Jewell of Illinois to be consul at Martinique
w. l.