River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-09-24
WILL MAINTAIN
HIS ATTITUDE
President Will Not Submit to Dicta
ton by Labor.
WILL NOT DISMISS MILLER
Acknowledges Receipt of Protest of
Washington Labor Union, But
Has So Far Made No Reply
to the Resolutions.

Washington, Sept 21.-Dispatches
from Oyster Bay say President Roose-
welt has declared he will not be die
tated to or intimidated by the labor
unions in the case of Bookbinder Mill
er, now at work in the government
printing Office. The president has re-
ceived a set of unfriendly resolutions
from the Central Labor union of
Washington, and has sent to the Sec
rotary of the organization formal re-
ply, which is merely to the effect that
he mas received the communication. 1t
is not probable that the president will
vouchshafe any further answer to the
union, but undoubtedly will take some
measures soon to counteract the effect
of the antagonistic action.
Will Refuse Demand.
''It may be stated emphatically and
almost officially" says the dispatch
from Oyster Bay, "that President
Roosevelt will not accede to the de-
mand of the union by ordering the dis
missal of Miller The president is a
member of one of the affiliated bodies,
the legitimate aims of the man who
tolls. He will not and cannot, how
ever, allow the unions, as he regards
the question, to override the laws and
the rules of the government depart
ments simply because they are unions
and have power at the polls Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced to a friend
several weeks ago when the Miller
case came up that rather than accede
to such demands he would go down to
defeat. But I'll go down fighting for
what I think is right, he is quoted as
saying"
Federation to Act.
At it's meeting in this city to-day
the American Federation of Labor is
to consider the question raised by the
local unions against President Roose-
velt Individually, the officers of the
American Federation of Labor and
other members of the executive commit
tee have given their Endorsement to
the movement brought against the ad-
ministration on account of its attitude
toward organized labor in connection
with the printing Office controversy.
AS body, the federation has taken no
part, and at least one prominent officer
has said the question must be met by
the different affiliated organizations ac-
cording to the majority of their men,
bers. 1t is known, however, the reso-
lutions will be laid before the execu-
tive committee and will be discussed
with view to giving advice to the
bookbinders, which organization is
conducting the political war instituted
against President Roosevelt
Acknowledges the Protest.
Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 21.-Secre-
tary Loeb sent a letter to the Central
Labor union of Washington Saturday,
formally acknowledging the receipt OF
the authorized resolutions adopted by
that body rebuking the president for
what the unions consider hostility to-
ward organized labor as shown by his
action in the Miller case. The letter
was merely perfunctory acknowledge
ment, and contained no comment on
the resolutions. The president will not
at this time take any action regarding
the Central Labor unions criticism OF
him, but it is understood here that he
will do so later.