Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-20

Al
rosd9" Morrison was asked today.
IL did," he replied, with Ralph M:
Shaw, of Chicsgo, one OF the counsel
FIR the Chicago & Alton Railroad. "
oDid that agreement refer to corporate
immunity or only to individual i'm
muuity?'' the correspondent asked.
"The spirit of the agreement was
broad enough to cover every kind of
immunity. We agreed to grant the
broadcast kind of immunity to the rail-
road if it would enter into bone ide
pledge with us to furnish in good faith
all the facts and information sought and
necessary for the indictment and conVlc-
ton of the StsndardOilCOmpaDy. To have
restricted with immunity to the individ-
uas of the road or to the read in Its
corporate capacity would have been IN
violation of the spirit with which the
agreement was sought and obtained. "
"Did you make the agreement on your
own responsibility or with the approval
of the Department of Justice" 'lt
was made with the knowledge and ap-
proyal OF Attorney General Moody"
1t is expected tina: in addition to com
municsting further with Judge Lands
Attorney General BOnaparte will also
confer with former Attorney General
Moody, now associate justice of the
Supreme Court, before making public
announcement of the present attitude
of The department in the matter.
The 1--WE Don't Patronize" or Gun
fair" list of the American Federation OF
Labor contains the names of "a business
concerns scattered throughout the coun-
tIy. The list as published is introduced
with the following statements: "When
application is made by an international
uuiou TO the American Federation of
Labor to place every business firm upon
the ave Don't PAtronize" list, the ip-
ternational is required to make full state
ment of its grievance against such COM
pany. and also what efforts have been
made to adjUH. the same The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor either through
correspondence on by duly authorized
representatives seeks an interview with
such firm for The purpose OF ascer-
tanning the cOmpany's version of the
matter in controversy and thus every
endeayor to secure an amicable adj
iustment. After having exhausted
10 this way every effort to amicably
adjust the matter, the application, to
gether with full history of the entire
matter, is submitted to the Executive
Council of the A. F. of i. for such &C
ton as it may deem Advisable. If ap-
proved, the firms name appears on the
I'VE Don't PatrOnize' list 10 the follow
log issue of the American Federation
i.t." Deputy U. S. marshals were
busy last night and early today serving
notice of the suit brought by Van Cleave
upon the members of the Executive
Council of the Federation. President
Gompers declined to discuss the suit to-
day further than to remark that the A.
F. of L. would continue TO stand upon
its constitutional privileges in the mat
ter of free speech and free press.
If recommendation that are being
vigorously made by army officers COM
manding divisions and departments in
their annual reports to the War Depart
ment are carried out by the department,
which appears likely, Congress will be
besieged at its coming session to adopt
legislation providing for higher pay for
men and officers 10 all branches of the
service, TO re-estsblsh the army canteen
as a solution OF the problem of the moral
salvation of the army, and to literally
increase the strength of the whole army.
United States Ambassador Leishman,
at Constantinople, csbled the State
Department today that he has received
fresh assurances from the Turkish COVER
onment that there is no intention on It's
part to send troops into the Persian
territory and that the activities are con-
fined to the disputed territory along the
border OF the two countries. He was also
assured that there Is no danger TO foreign
eTs at Urumish, where there are a
number of American missionaries and
teachers connected with the Fiske School
for girls.
The statement of Col. Goethsls. Chief
Engineer of the Panama Canal, that the
work on that great waterway is progress
ing 80 much faster than was expected
that be can confidently predict the COM
pIe:ion of the canal much sooner than
was estimated Is gratifying to officials
here. 1t is quite probable that Col.
Goelhals' recommendation that he be
given authority to spend more money
than was actually appropriated by Con-
gress for this years work on the canal
will lie approved.
TRAPPED IN OAI5SON.