Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
ONCLESAl WORKMEN
Clerks Dissatisfied With Seven
Hour Day Order.

Clerks Dissatisfied With Seven
Hour Day Order.
RETIREMENT or GENERAL YOUNG
C"rbfns Chances Of Succeeding
ChaTee-scnntor Pcnrosc aud the
Republican National Com mittee-A
Popular Congrcssman.
washington. Jan. 10. - Special. l.
For the next few weeks the principal
topic in the departments at Washing
ton will be the order of the president
requiring government employees to
work seven hours n day, rs provided
by law. Now anything that disturbs
tho regular order of the government
clerks creates sensation the
clerks For years the hours have been
| from . o'clock until 4. with half
hour for luncheon. The extra half
hour now added has made trouble he
cause it dsturbs all the settled ar
engagements of years. Some Of the pres
dents friends regret that he took any
action at this time as it has caused a
great deal of irritation among the en-
ployees OF the government. The EN-
ployecs are working among congress-
mon TO have the old status restored
| They may not be successful, but they
will keep things stirred up for time
Purely Rooseveltian.
Whatever may be the effect upon
President Roosevelt, he carried out
| his determination to eulogize General
Young when he retired ms lieutenant
general even though II contrnstcd with
the brief official order that announced
the retirement Of General Miles. 1t
was one Of those bold and charactcrs-
tic acts which can he called "Rooso-
vcltian," different from what other
men do, and what is called not pol
| tito as the world goes. While it Is a
fact that the retirement order of Miles
was due wholly 10 Secretary Root. the
action occurring while the President
was at Oyster Bay. the president has
| made it plain that the course met his
| approval. AS to General Young, the
president liked him. Young was his
friend and he believed in him and his
soldicrly qualities. AS he is the com
! both orders. and no ono who knows him
thinks he would for a moment shirk
the responsibility. No doubt these two
orders will he an issue in the campaign.
but the president would not alter them
whatever the effect might be
Would Have Been Corbin.
Neither Young nor Chaffeo would ever
have reached the grade of lieutenant
| general had Mckinley lived. not be
cause tho late president did not appre.
ciatc these men ami value them. but
because General Corhin would have
been his choice. Corbin was very close
to Mckinley. He was the ranking ma
| ior general when Miles retired. and
those who know Mckinlcy's intention
arc aware that he would have appoint
cd Corbin. although he might have Civ
en- Young and Chnffec an opportunity
to retire with the rank Of lieutenant
general. II is possible that when Chat
fee retires Corbin will be named for the
| place.
| A Popular New Yorker.
Jake Euppert. as his intimate friend
call tho young Democratic representa-.
tive of the Sixteenth New York dis
trict Is one of the mon VINO have won
places for themselves in the house. He
is now serving his third term ami this
year is a member of tho committees on
militia and Immigration. The last
named committee is one Of Importance
to a New York city representative. as
all kinds Of radical bills are intro
duccd and referred to the immigration
| committee bills which II IS necessary
TO put away whprc they can do NJ
damage. AZ n member of the militia
committee Mr.. Rupert takes n great
deal of interest in the national guard
| having been Il member OF the famous
Seventh regiment and when only TWEEN
ty-one years old was colonel on III,
staff of Governor Hill.
Penrose For Chairman.
Those who have discussed the Sug
gcston that senator Penrose should b,
the chairman Of the Republican nation
al committee for the management OF
the coming presidential canvass thinl
very favorably of it, and some mel
have gone so far as to urge the Penn
sylVania senator to accept the place Il
il should he rendered him. pcnros,
will not discuss the matter, saying tina
in the first place it will he some time
before the convention meets and ere
atcs the committee. which will -elrc
the chairman. No one can tell what tn,
committee will do. and ii would b'
very prcsumptuous in any man to sa!
what he would or would not do will
the offer Of such an important place 81
lar in advance Of the convention. Pen
rose is now chairman OF the Pennsyl
vanla state committee and has beer
very successful in handling politics il
that state.
High Class Officer.
Everyday in the army and hundred