New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-25
THE PRESIDENT AND THE UNIONS.
Commentator for lis Utterances and Those
OF The Tribune

TO the Editor o.. The Tribune.
SIR 7 want 10 express my hearty appreciation
a The leaGiug editorial lu The Tribune today.
titles The President and -Le Unious." SomehoE
the President has the happy faculty o. saying the
right tlllE in the right way. and the right time,
and he usually meets the views o. the average
rght minded and honest American citizen. whether
he Is speaking on trusts and the rights o. capital
CT those o. ianor and labor organizations. on TIE
coal strike situation. the subject o. ynchi1g. or
any other leading subject OF tie day. he has a.
ways been outspoEen. and could be So because ne
IS honest and has nothing 20 conceal So too, The
Tribune. a rule. says just the right thing. and
voices the sentiments OF the great q It's read
ers. and O. other lule-sent and thoughtful people
q the country
also want 10 thank .ou to- The manner fl which
The Tribune has handled the SAN Parks incl
cent" IL rss gwen due prominence 70 il, and has
shown liz every ltterarce CD the subject THAI The
Tribune is to-day. it always has been, a
true OurspOkel and consistent friend Ct LABOR snd
the la5orlug man u has always stood FOR the
rights Of labor, ard Denounced its wrongs; bot al
the same time IL has, as friend. warned the labor
ms man or his dangers. and denounced those who
have been his false leslers-
President Roosevelt. who ali his LIE has stood
prominently ~ the 'front.' ss tr-eld O. LABOR, las
given utteralce 10 some alV-ce recently that labor
would co wei 10 heed. Z is men Of the San
PARKS STANDARD land there are many suc1 II The
leadership OF The lzoc- uoHene-D no are men
10 TIE cause O. labor That even a respectable
L-nler OF laoCrL-E men should support rlsl wno
they A1ow IS ---l--a-, r-s-.-y J-l--s--g u s--s
80. oly -- l----rlrT- -lr -t tie -aCL LL1g
u.a-y associated E-l1 aim shared tne trllts o. las
----i-z cd offers lLy zee --..~1 t--L L-=s co---
ID Llls connection / an inclined % ask whether
even d Le--leL l--l-6r. one alo Sis al me same
rsl.e SKA Present Roosevelt. JolA -1a5. E--lu
tel- Others l- me same stamp. -aAes AIS
CIlerE from Ll= waking 1e-egale- Inc state
Rent h-s beer mace incidentally two q tLfee L-les
l4-Lrert could nos be given CERTAIN 1--csrs BE-
cause L-e-r establishments we're not ---1l c---t-
In r-e much OF contract gwen % q rrala--l
Penn. once. stated that the once hs- Been
uull-lzel ue-lre the contract Uas sven, enc
NeE-Jersey Office offered 10 LllOulze a. ne print
II the case OF TIE oc1kbindirg department. ~
Washington 81 is sad tha- even The civil Service
Commission rlU-LreG IT'S rules .U t-E suggestion
a TIE king delegate" So that Cl.y member
OF labor anlzarlCn IVES eligible 90 aryC-r rl5lt
There possibly million Or more members o.
there are more t1a1 ten million working men Eho
not under the clCLarCD ~ the walking dele
ra-e.' a-C millions o. working women who are
equally free s-c get more 90 --eee for This son
eligible &c en- -CyCler- IN the c.lce n which
certain ECvk tr~ The E-Eerrue-t is done. is not
the Cabinet officer who g.ves or refuses 20 give a
contract % cre because ne 8 or IS --- 1r--IatC1
with ? labor union violating his oath ~ of1-e2
Employers are nov Organizing fc- the protection
% -heUso es and their employees from 7c- ot the
sam Parks style and The ten I.trr E-0r-
.zrG 'ar0r'-E r-ar--u say r0-Er- O. the m. IT,
ions 81 wou.er-nt. be heard from and the demand
win made Fr- --etr protection i- r1eir richt
work u1en. whore and rs Ions rs they Q.ezse. and
for any man who NAV wish a. employ them. with
cut coi~selnr WITH ~ paving the enforced claim
% the wa king fe.eEare T. K c.
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