Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondentl

and skillful manner in which he
dealt with thelabor problem involv-
ed in the Miller controversy. The
day following his return to Wash
ington he held conference with
committee of the American Fedora
ton of Labor at which were dis
cussed many bills which union
labor intend to bring before Con-
gress. The question of Foreman
Miller was also mentioned and the
President took the opportunity to
inform the labor leaders that his
attitude on the subject had re-
mained unchanged and that the
decision which he was about to
give the public was final. After a
conference a statement was given
out from the White House in
which the President declared that
the laws of the land forbid any
discrimination between union and
nonunion men in the employ of
the government, and that he could
no more decide against man be-
cause he did not belong to union,
than because he was Catholic or
Protestant, white or black, Jew or
Gentle. For this reason Miller
would not be dismissed on the
charges made by the Rookkbinders
Union, and the Government
Printing Office as well as all other
government bureaus which employ
larorers would remain open shops.
The labor leaders were evidently
disappointed in the Presidents de-
cision but in a statement which
they issued the next day. To COR
ganized Labor of America" they
refrained from any direct criticism
of the Administration although
they declared that union labor
stood firm for the principle of
''union shops. 1t is believed
that John Mitchell whom the
President aided during the anthra-
cite coal strike and who took lunch
con at the White House on the
day of the conference, used his in
huence to induce the leaders to
adopt conservative course. AS
far as the Administration is con-
cerned, the incident is now closed.
Among many others here who
applaud the Presidents action,
Senator Stewart of Nevada said,
'I told him that if he wins this
fight he now has on his hands he
will be immortal. If 100000 of
men are able to control 80, ,OOO,OO
of peoplethe death of the Republic
J is at hand"
Among the most recent visitors
at the White Honse was Mr..
Robert P. Skinner, United States
Consul General at Marseilles,
France, who is now in Washing
ton making final arrangements for
his trip into Abyssinia. He goes
there to invite King Menelik to
the. st. Louis Exposition and at
the same time to induce the Afri-
can monarch to make a commercial
agreement with the United States.
He will bring to His Majesty a
message of friendship and high es-
TEEN from President Roosevelt and
will attempt to establish diplo-
matte relations with this country
which is already good purchaser
of American goods. Mr.. Skinner
says that one third of the goods
which are imported in Abyssinia
come from the United States and
that the imports of American cot
ton goods alone amount to So, 5,OOO,-
600 annually. We get from Meme
lik's people ivory, hides, carpet
woods and other raw materials.
An American war ship will take
the consul to the African coast
and he will be furnished with an
escort of United States marines on
his trip overland. He hopes to
reach the capital of Abyssinia
some time in November.
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