New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25
KNOBS OF NO SUCH MOVE.
Colonel Wright Una5carC That Wall
Street Opposes President.

Atlantic City \. J.. Sept. 24-Colonel Carroll D.
Wright Commissioner Of Labor at Washington,
who is president OF the conference OF Unitarian and
other Christian churches here. asked al the
Hotel Rudolf to-day what he knew 81 the report
that Wall Street clique had started a movement
among organized labor against the nomination OF
President Roosevelt for second term. He said:
This is not the first time have been asked to
sire to stale that know nothing whatever OF a
move of nLancleTS antagonistic 10 PRESIDENT hoose
welt. II such thing IS in progress doubt II
would know Of il officially. for the Bureau OF
spect. unrelated to politics I have not even heard
that Wall Street is opposed 20 Mr. Roosevelt. other
than what have seen in the papers. 7 am in no
position 10 talk politics and do not like the idea
Of sTnsPg t6e TS9g Of Labor Ba 3 i e co3nSd
chiefly to cut and dried statistics. and what hap
10 the extent OF getting tangled M in newspaper
publication. I cannot talk politics.
Pressed 10 give some political preference Colonel
Wright said:
I do not intend 70 make the mistake Of some men
employed IA the service OF the United states Gov
eminent by getting my department IN disrepute by
make a point never TO utilize one ota Of official
when tie matter Is no Longer Considered confden-
tial by the government. could give TWO or three
Eco gera nm 5cIned 10 Go So but in So doing
I would involve the government, and viii not DO
so on this account.
Asked if he had been summoned 10 oyster Bay
for consultation on the labor question with Pres
ident Roosevelt lie replied that he had IN
pectatiou Of comforting with the Chief Executive
Discussing tho situation IN the Pennsylvania an
thracite coal fields Colonel Wright said he was
much pleased at the manner in which the awards
Of the Coal Strike Commission had been accepted
by the miners and operators. He continued
Tao spirit that both parties have shown toward
4 the findings Of the commission shows that the
miners and the operators are making an earnest
effort 10 do their best toward preserving peace in
the coal nelds. do not anticipate that there viii
] be trouble there. This question has been
/ one of the most important in the labor line
! that The country has ever been called 20 take
! CoCuizance or, and that things have been set
/ tied I'm the manner in which tley have. we have a
| serious proposition hut miners and operators are
/ each doing their part. Arbitration is one Of the
| greatest institutions OF tno government.
! Told that the educational methods employed by
/ Booker Washington Tor the bettermeut Of his
4 race had caused considerable adverse comment by
/ the Presbyterian clerglmen assembled in conven-
ton in PHILADELPHIA who charged Mr.. Wasnin gton
with giving more thought 10 commercial eiu-
cation and with eliminating religious instruction.
Colonel Wright ssld that he not especially
! familiar with Mr. WaShingtCu's method. but from
/ what he had learned Of II. there was nothing 20
cause any alarm that the coored would suffer
/ IN cOnsequcn 20. He has accomplished a great
Wright and II he has brought al this about by
his method. whatever * maybe that method must
surely not be had after an
Colonel Wright left here to-day fof New York
The transaction OF which he VIII 20 TO Boston and
then 10 MaroleheaC. Mass. where he will Join his
family. who have been there for the last two
weeks. lie VIII return 10 Washington later.