New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
BARS UP TO CHINESE.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Confers SCitk Labor Leaders on Er-
cluaOn and Eight Hour Lq1cs.
IBT rzLEoRAFH 10 THE rRIBuNE.l


oyster Bay. July I2-President Roosevelt held
ap important conference this afternoon with
Samuel Gonpers and James Duncan president
ana vice president OF the American Federation
of Labor The eight hour law and Chinese ex-
CIusion were the chief topics discussed although
other labor questions came I'D. The labor lead
ers came from New-Eork on the 1920 p. m.
train and left here four hours later. Mr..
Gompers planning 10 go to Washington and
AR Duncan TO Quincy. Mass John Mitchell
Rad expected TO take part in the discussion. but
vas prevented from coming TO Oyster Bay by
a business engagement
We spent an hour in the Presidents Office
and had a most satisfactory discussion OF i'm
portant subjects said Mr.. GompeTs after his
visit 10 Sycamore EIIl Both before and after
the talk The President assured US Of his pleasure
a. being able 10 take Up with Us matters so
vitaIly interesting the iaboring people Of this
country To-day as on many other occasions
the President assured Of his sympathy for
the labor cause and his determination that all
laws enacted for the benefit OF the laboring peO-
PIE OF the country shall be enforced by federal
officials. We had a most comprehensive discus
sion Of the immigration question, and we
brought 10 his attention the fact that his recent
order regarding the enforcement OF the Chinese
exclusion law had been taken by many even by
the Chinese themselves as letting down OF
tbs bars by the Administration. The news has
been spread. told him, throughout certain
portions OF the Chinese Empire and is being
accepted an invitation 10 come over here by
the very classes our exclusion laws would bar
from admittance The President assured US
that nothing was further from his intention. and
that he was as determined as ever that Chinese
laborers, skilled and unskilIed. be rigtdIy and
absolutely excluded from our ports he told Us
fr4.
thar. far from letting down the bars, he has
issued orders FOR an even more rigid scrutiny Of
passports by our consular officers In China than
has heretofore been made. He told US TO watch
the situation very closely and TO report TO him
II writing within I'VE six months as TO the
effect his recent order may have had upon the
incoming Of undesirable Chinese.
ENFORCEMENT OF EIGHT HOUR LAW.
In regard TO the enforcement Of the eight
hour law, the President promised US that here
after federal officials VIII be expected TO prose-
cute such violations as may come under their
observation Heretofore United States officials
have maintained that they We're not required 10
take an active part ia prosecuting offenders.
bur referred al who had grievances on that
score 70 the nearest United States District At
torney. The American Federation OF Labor has
c1urended and The President now heartily
agrees with Us, that the eight hour law should
be treated with just as much respect as any
other statute on the books When the officials
OF The government run across coUnterfeiting,
illicit dislilhng or smuggling they at once prose-
cute the laVbreakers. Those who break the
eight hour law IN the future win be placed in
the same category, and any federal officials
found winking al such infractions or aiding
Offenders 70 escape the consequences Of their
rnisdeeds wiH lose their eAicial heads"
senator Knox, who was a guest at Sagauore
Eil last night left oyster Bay Oh an early
morning train for New York, where he viii re-
l-EJon and Pirtsburg- Later he win go 10 his
home al Valley Forge. and before the summer Is
over bee expects 10 make trip 10 the Canadian
Northwest
IaRsrs in the court martial case Of Major Frank
Del Harrlng-on- convicted 0f misappropriaring
-Elrs belonging 10 the battalion OF Philippine
SCOUTS that visited the e. Louis Exposition.
Darlington was first tried o. civil court in the
LrllpplDes, and was seLt6nced 10 a long term
-- prison The military court later sentenced
-i-n 70 dismissal from the army. and this SEN
relce has been transmitted 10 the President for
l-s approval The judge advocate general OF
lle arIg has approved the finding Of the court
T--lI-aL and II IS believed that the President
VIII take e similar view of the case. Within
the lasr few months number of army enlbez-
Element cases have been brought 10 the Presi-
dents attention, and II is a peculiar coincidence
-I-At nearly ali the culVrlLs IA their appeals for
elsrneIcy have pleaded temporary insanity or
reTFops prost-atlon' 10 explain their misap-
preparation Of money belonging TO others The
President j. IS understood, has expressed him
s- strongly on the subject Of army thetts and
- -s hel-eFeC mat IN the future such delinquents
VIII be made 10 serve as examples for the i'm
p-1vemeIr Of military morals.
Baron Hosen viii be received At I o'clock to-
morrow