Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-15
PRESIDENT In ACCORD
SENDS LETTER TO NATIONAL
CIVIC FEDERATION COMMITTEE.
Declares Hearty Sympathy in Secur-
E ing Rightful Relations Between
Employers and Employees.

NEW YORK, December 15.-The creation
OF an international body basel upon the
National Civic Federation as 1t exists at
present in this country was forecasEed by
Ralph NJ Easley chairman of the execu-
| tive committee, in a report-to the national
executive committee of the National Civic
Federation, at the annual meeting in this
city today.
The meeting Of the committee was execu-
| tive and Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, presided.
| Andrew Carnegie was present. Mr.. Easley,
| in his report. said the movements for the
| organization Of civic declarations are making
good progress in England, france. Ger
| many and Canada. He believed their sue
cess might logically lead to the creation of
| an international body to improve the con-
dition of wage earners and their relations
| with employers and to forward economic
educate throughout the world.
Mr.. Easley renewed his recommends
ton of year ago for the working out Of
trade sections to consider the interdepend-
ent relations of the several crafts, includ-
ing jurisdiction of disputes. He also invit-
ed the consideration of the federation to
the projected formation of an International
industrial committee. in view of the frog
ress in the formation of international or
ganiZations of labor and the increasing ten
dency to the INSTRUMENTATION Of pro-
duction.
Letter From the President.
The following letter from President
Roosevelt was read to the members of the
Federation:
white House.
WASHINGTON, December IA, 1904.
my Dear Sir: 1 greatly regret that my
duties here do not admit my attending the
annual meeting of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, which will be held in New York
city on Thursday, the 10Th instant. But
though I cannot take part in the conference
or be present at the dinner in connection
Herewith, 1 am sure you understand that
l am in hearty accord and sympathy with
the purposes of the National Civic Fedora
ton in it's effort for the establishment OF
more rightful relations between employers
and employees 1t is movement so praise
worthy and so thoroughly American in con-
ception that it should as a matter of course
receive the earnest support of AL good cltl.
zens who are awake to the vital needs OF
GU" nation.
'Views upon economic and sociological
problems often differ There can be, how
ever, no division of opinion that the highest
aim of all should be toward establishing on
an ever closer basis of mutual respect and
friendship the relations between employers
and workmen.
1.-THE men associated in the National
Civic Federation have already done much
in the direction of settling labor difficulties
on a basis of Cancellation and just dealing.
Among those most prominent in this work
and largely and intimately associated with
all your work was the late Marcus A.
Hanna senator from Ohio, president of the
National Civic Federation, large employer
of labor, a man of extraordinary force OF
character and great mental strength.
who devoted much of his time and efforts
to the material Improvement of the wage
earners, not only without injury to employ
ers but to their marked benefit, as well as
to the benefit of the people generally.
when he attended the last meeting of
your body his condition was such that
less consideration of the interests of
others would have prompted him to have
stayed away in the interests of his own
life and health. But when he saw what he
deemed a high duty, he never paid any
heed to his own physical welfare.
You are about to elect president 10
fill the vacancy caused by his death, and
1 am sure your wise judgment will enable
YOU to choose some man able to cary on In
his spirit and with his power the great
work of your association.
again permit me to assure you or my
sympathy with your organization, Which
has done so much and which, If rightfuly
conducted, will am confident, achieve SO
much more in the interests OF the people
Of orr common country. Sincerely yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVE ELI.
Samuel Gompers first vice president,
National Civic Federation, Washing
ton