The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-07-21
Miners PRESENT
THEIR PETITION
COMMITTEE rs RECEIVED BY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
DISCUSS COLORADO AFFAIRS
Interview Satisfactory to the Commit
tee-Judge Parker May Open
Democratic Campaign
in Chicago.

Oyster Bay, July 20.-President Roose-
velt on Tuesday received the committee
appointed last Sunday by the convention
of the coal miners and allied crafts at
Wilkesbarre, Pa. The mission of the
committee was to present personally to
the president a petition reciting the con-
ditions in which organized labor has
been placed by the action Of the authori-
ties of Colorado, and requesting him to
institute an investigation of the labor
troubles in that state with view If pos
sible, of remedying the conditions now
existing The members of the commit
tee, M. T. Burke, of Carbondale, Pa;
Henry Herzovits, of Plymouth, Pa, and
Frank E. McCafferty, of Victor, Col, are
the men who came to Oyster Bay last
week to present the petition to the pres
ident. They had an interview with Sec
retary Loeb, who was unable that day
to arrange for them personal interview
with President Roosevelt, and there
fore they were obliged to return to Penn
sylvania without seeing the president.
Subsequently the matter was taken up
by officials representing the several CELL
trail labor unions, the official seals of
which were attached to the petition, and
without difficulty an arrangement was
made by which the president indicated
that he would be pleased to receive a
properly accredited committee at such
time as might be agreed upon. The
committee arrived here Tuesday after
noon and met the president at his Saga
more Hill home at 1880 in the even
ing.
A Satisfactory Interview.
They passed half an hour with Mr..
Roosevelt in his library. The petition,
which was the expression of 225, 900 men
Of the union labor organizations of
northeastern Pennsylvania, was laid
before the president He read it care
fully, and then informed the commit
tee that he would be glad to do any,
thing he properly and legally could do
ITO afS&fiorate the conditions existing in
the state of Colorado. He indicated that
an investigation of the labor troubles in
that state is now being made by agents
of the department of commerce and la
bor. Thus far the situation had not been
such as would warrant interference by
the federal government.
The members of the committee express
pleasure at the result of their visit, and
unite in saying that their interview was
perfectly satisfactory to them, and
doubtless will be to the unions which
they represent.
May Speak in Chicago.
Esopus, N. Y, July 20.-Tuesday was
a cloudless, very warm day at Esopus.
Judge Parker began his part in it in the
river, as usual, then, after the morning
newspapers, he took up his very volum-
nous mail.
A report is current that there will be
an effort to get Judge Parker to begin
his active campaign in the middle west
with speech at Chicago, soon after the
notification ceremonies. 1t is under
stood that Mayor Carter H. Harrison,
of Chicago, is anxious, not only to have
the first big gun Of the campaign fired
in Chicago, but to have Judge Parker
and William J. Bryan on the platform
together upon that occasion. OF course
nothing definite on that subject can be
learned here, for Judge Parker abso-
lutely refuses to discuss any of his plans
subsequent to his notification.
SO far as the notification itself is con-
cerned, it will be held at Rosemount.
Judge Parker intends to remain here
throughout the campaign. save perhaps
for two or three absences to make
speeches in large cities. such as Chi
cago, Philadelphia and New York, and
possibly Boston.