New-York tribune., 1907-04-29
DEFENDS PRESIDENT.
HOT C.. r. u. MEETING.
Delegates Sag He Has Right to
Opinion of Moyer and Hay1Cood.


There were some surprises at yesterdays meet
ing of the Central Federated Union. when the re-
mort of the committee of three appointed a week
ago to go TO Washington to ask President Roose-
welt to retract his statement that Meyer and Hay
wood were undesirable citizens was made. one or
these surprises was the championing Of President
Roosevelt by a number of delegates, to the disgust
M the socialists who expected apparently that de-
nunciations of the President would be heard from
all the speakers.
Morris Brown of Cigarmakers' Union H. So
cialist who made the report for the committee.
said it had sent first President Roosevelt, asking
for an appointment and received reply from Mr.
Loeb. suggesting that communication be sent IN
stead No reply came to dispatch saying that a
communication had been sent without result, ana
after the Presidents letter to the chairman of the
Meyer Haywood conference had been made public
the committee decided that there use in
going.
When Brown made his report for the committee
OF three some Of the delegates were very angry
and said that the three should have gone to
Washington any way
81 don't see why tho committee should have ac-
cepted letter to another labor body IA reply.
said Coakey. Of tho 1Athogrnphic Apprentices
Union. ut is the duty Of the committee to go to
Washington. and President Roosevelt should be told
that the unions want square deal for the men
and do not demand that they should be set free
without trial II they had much money be-
hind them Harry ThaW they would have been
put trial long Before this"
After President Roosevelt had been attacked by
several delegates. Herman Robinson. general or
ganizer OF the American Federation OF Labor, who
is also the financial secretary, took the floor:
IT IS not right to denounce President RooSe-
There were some expressions of dissent from
What am saying now may not be popular with
some OF YOU" Robinson continued, but organized
being made to create an erroneous belief that the
demonstration Saturday night IS 10 denounce
the arrest Of Moyer. Haywood and Pettibone, We
should not let our enthusiasm carry US away or or
give the respect due TO the Chief Magistrate OF tho
He has as good a right TO his opinion as we
nave The letter in which he referred TO Moyer
ana ana made public and was a priyeEed comhun&lGa ,1 &
uo, IItsIent fooseNeit IN ms 4ttteT 10 me M,
unions. 1t is duty 70 show him proper respect
by trying 10 create the idea that labor is in arms
against President Roosevelt We can snow our
- s'hy {Gr oyfT M%oG ana anu
There was general confusion Of oratory at this
time. one shouting How about Borah?
Any labor man who denounces President Roose-
yelt is doing what is wrong. said Cedar, Of the
Internationai Association Of Machnists Il know
Several Of the delegates who spoke against the
Among them was Forrnan. OF the Rigsers' Union.
who week ago said that President Roosevelt
for Mr. RooSevet as 9+ef Esscntive Of the nation
next election
The mass meeting has not been called TO de-
who made the report for the committee OF three.
Delegate Robinson has made attack the
committee and the Socialists. but he does not know
what he is talking about.
when President Cleveland sent the militia 10
crush down the strikers during tho Pullman car
strike" said Abrahams. Mr. Roosevelt applauded
thing II he had been President That's the kind OF
man he IS. II the Rough Rider Roosevelt
embracing the smooth politician Of Cleveland.
oyster Bay the side of BuzZards Bay, two hearts
beating one. and OF them that of man
who kills bears and tigers and wears glasses"
He continued with a running accompaniment OF
laughter to say that President Roosevelt was al
ways ready side with the capitalists.
Samuel Prince OF the Cigar Packers Union.
former Assembly man, attacked the socialists lie
accused them OF taking advantage OF the interest
IN the Moyer-Heywood case 20 spread their own
propaganda In the Labor Day parade lie said.
the socialists were conspicuous by their absence.
Prince caused laugh by declaring that John =.
Crosby. who had been quoted by Brown. in
his grave and had been ono OF the best friends OF
labor. John s. Crosby Is alive and we'll. and Prince
was told that he had evidently confoundcd him
with Ernest Crosby. Timothy Healey OF the sta
tlonary rTeTnen, then spoke for President ROOse-
welt lie said that Mr.. Roosevelt was friend OF
'As 10 tho Meyer Haywood conference" he said.
y went 10 OF its meetings. and II seemed 70 me
that 81 was IN the interest n political body The
enough To call for protests, and hell broke loose
whom the name Of Mr. Gompers was mentioned"
rain Kaufman. of the Clothing Cutters Union. also
defended the President Rock said that he knew
OF no better friend OF labor among all the Presi-
dents than -ir. Roosevelt
After some more discussion the committee OF
three instructed 10 go 10 Washington and
sock an interview with President Roosevelt this
week. CoakIey was substituted on the committee
for Abrahams, who said that he would not havu
time