The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20
ROOSEVELT
WILL DEAL FAIRLY
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES PRESI-
DENT DENoUNCEs OPPOSITION.
P. E. Conley, Head of, 80, 900 Railway
Men, Declares Outsiders, and Espe-
cially Political Machines Are Back Of
Attacks-Says Railroad Officials
Know They'll Receive Square Deal.

.t . e a. f.
All this worry, and fret, and whin-
ing about President Roosevelt being an
enemy. OF the railroads, and out to ruin
them is being made by the people who
have money invested in railroads and not
by the railway officials. There is not a
railway managing official in the country
who does not know and feel in his heart
that President Roosevelt will be abso-
lutely fair with the railroads and will
insist on a square deal. y
This opinion was vigorously expressed
today by T. p, sConley, president Of the
Railway Employees Twentieth Century
club, of illinois,, who is at the Rogers
hotel.
..The, Twentieth IS Century club is a
political organization composed Of rail
There Way employyees6 ara ye o6o SAD mr.; Gonaey:
men in every branch or the railway ser
vice, from superintendents down to car
tenders. We freely admit that we watch
railroad legislation to see that nothing
that will injure the earning capacity of
| the roads becomes. effective If the
earning capacity Of the roads is re.
! duced, the employees are the first to feel
the effect thru retrenchment process.
Do Not Fear President. !
EFWe do not believe that President
Roosevelt, whom we all admire, is like
ly to. change his fair policy Of the
past in his treatment of the railway
problem. That he favors a readiust
ment Of rates is true, and we are back
of him in that. Some people are pay
ing too much and others too little. Ar
adjustment can be effected without in
juring earnings. ~ .. ..,
"We have no sympathy with pseudo
railroad men who, appoint themselves
committees to wait upon governors o.
the president and presume to say wha
shall be done. AS a rule, they ar
mere machines trying to start trouble
Their zeal generally can be traced tt
some underground source that is un
friendly to any change and hopes t.
injure the president. We believe tha
tt; the e, president Pre- ID a vii! y adopt policy tha
railroad men can support.
Rates at Bottom.
j.. trouble. A PROMINENT @ traffic % manage1 an gel
representinN one of the largest road
, IN n, Chicago, said to me last week
when the rate. problem is mad
:, open and above: board, it will cease. t
, be a problem. There will be no dodgin
then, and everybody will understand
At present the entire rate-making me-
chinery is hidden and purposely con
plicated 50 that determinations may b
3 possible. 80
: Mr.. Conley is an. old railroad maj
!. having risen in the ranks from waite,
:, boy to assistant general manager. b
: has also been with the Illinois railwa
8 and warehouse commission in an advi
: 0ry ff@ps2dltyt; psSd To run into Minneapolis i
: 1874 on the old B., C. R. g. N, no
! a part Of the Rock island system,
: said he.lt aI have not been here sine
!; and my visit today~is a revelation.
: can find little, If anything, Of til
town T saw then; Ii Fuwas out sigh
i seeing in an autnmbbile for, two hou1
this morning, and 7can truthfully sa
!: that Minneapolis is one of, the mo-
;: beautiful cities L ever saw g ..