Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-06
FOUR SENATORS SUMMONED
Mr.. Dryden Talks About the Local
Recordership.
DANcY NOT TO BE DISTURBED
Interference in the Coal Strike Not
Believed to Be Good Policy by the
Republican Leaders.

Conferences on rate legislation continued
at the White House today prior to the reg
ular meeting of the cabinet, democrat
and three republicans from the Senate end
of the Capitol talking with the President.
The democrat was Senator Rayner OF
Maryland, who Is not a frequent visitor to
the White House. He admitted when ques-
toned, that rate legislation was the topic
he talked on with the President He did
not say so, but It is presumed that he was
sent for by the President as We're the
other democratic senators who have been
at the executive offices In the last few
days. The Maryland senators recently de-
liyered a speech on the subject in the Sem
ate that attracted attention, AND care
fully read by the President,
Senators Allison, Long and Nelson like
wise discussed the rate problem in a con-
ference with the President, but they did not
care to discuss it, Mr.. Allison declaring
that different things were talked about,
putting great emphasis on the different
and then adding that he meant that it was
different because Nelson talked about one
thing and himself another.
Senator Long, who was selected at the
recent Saturday rate conference to present
the limited court review amendment to the
Senate, was a visitor. He was with the
President long time yesterday
Senator Dryden of New Jersey talked
with the President this morning, but it was
not on rate matters. One or two proml-
nent New Jersey coiored men would like
to become recorder of deeds of the District,
but the President informed his visitor that
there was no vacancy in that office 1t has
for some time been understood that John
c. Dancy Will not be disturbed in his pres
ent place.
No Meddling in Coal Strike.
Although the House committee inter
state and foreign commerce proposes to
again give consideration to the bill of Rep
resentative Townsend of Michigan author
izing the President to appoint a commits
sion for the term of three months to IN
vestigate the facts in the coal strike, it IS
known that President Roosevelt has adj
v:sed against it's passage. To a leading
member of the House committee the Pres
ident said that he did not think it adj
visable TO NEEDLE with the strike in any
shape now. and considered that 1t was
loaded" in many directions 1t is con-
sidered practically certain that this advice
of the President will result in shelving the
resolution for the present, if not perma-
nently.
There has been some talk of changing the
resolution so as to provide law that will
enable the President to appoint commits
sion at any time in the future when great
strikes occur. There is such law now
IN existence. In, the coal strike of three
years ago the President had to take the
the combatants to terms by means of his
great moral force and by publicity. In the
present coal strike some of the operators in
the bitumnous fields asked the President
to appoint d commission to investigate, but
gave no assurance of abiding by the de-
csion of the body The officials of the
miners organization and a few of the OPP
orators declared that the others did. not
represent the entire body of operators.
Despite the invitation, which gave an OPP
portunity to ascertain whether a commits
sion would be acceptable to all the parties,
the President has done nothing and does
not propose TO do anything at this time.
Not Good Policy.
The President and some of the republican
leaders do not believe it good policy to med
die with the strike now in view of the con-
gressional elections this year. 1t is claimed
that g. commission could not accomplish
anything and might do much harm, polit-
ically and otherwise. No commission could
be provided for that would require the con-
tending interests to accept the terms of
award A mere investigation of the facts
would be all that could be done, the object
being to appeal to public sentiment. The
commission could report the facts to the
President, who could not be endowed with
power to make a settlement himself.
AS stated, the suggestion has been made
to the House committee that the bill might
be amended so as to provide a commission
for future strikes of Importance, and to be
named by the President condition that
the contending interests agree in advance
to abide by the decision that should be
reached Such a commission. it is pointed
out, might prove useful and valuable