Connecticut western news., 1907-05-09
ROOSEVELT IS FA|R
President Pleases Oganized Labor
 by Another Letter.
DEMANDS A SQUARE DEAL.
Explains Attitude In Mover Haywood Case and Shows He Has Directed That Exact Justice Be Done and Any Wrong Righted.

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 New York, May 8.-In a letter read here before the Central Federated La- bor union President Roosevelt states that if evidence is submitted to him showing that there has been miscar- riage of justice for or against Mover and Haywood, awaiting trial at Boise, Ida, charged with the murder of for mer Governor Steunenberg, he will bring such evidence to the attention of the attorney general for such action If any as 1t may be in the power of the federal authorities to take.
 The communication was the formal reply of the president to the commit tee of the union which recently called upon MT. Roosevelt in Washington and requested him to set forth in general his attitude toward the accused men and specifically why he had referred to Mover and Haywood as "undesira- ble citizens" ..
 In making his report the chairman, John s. Henry, said that the commit tee had spent more than an hour with the president, at which time the mat ter in hand was thoroughly discussed. The president signified his intention of formally replying in the letter, which the chairman then read.
 Exact Justice Demanded.
 Following the reading there was an animated discussion, during which the chairman and William Coakley, an other member of the committee, stout ly championed the attitude of the chief executive It was finally voted to send a copy of the letter to counsel for Mover and Haywood.
 In his reply the president quotes at length from letter written by him more than year ago to the attorney general, in which he said that "our duty is Gf 1t should ever happen that we had any power in the matter) to see that exact justice is done these men.
 "There must be no conformation of lawlessness on our part, even if the lawlessness takes the form of an eff fort to avenge the wrongs committed by the lawlessness of others. The sole question as regards Haywood and Mover must be the question whether or not they can be shown to be guilty of this particular act, and their legal rights must be as carefully safeguard ed as those of any other men.
 "It Is alleged that they were extradit- ed from Colorado in manner that amounted to betrayal of their legal rights. I should like to have the dis trict attorney of Colorado and if nec- essary the district attorney of Idaho give me such information as they can on this point. I should like to get from the district attorney of Idaho any in- formation that he can obtain as to whether or not there has been the slightest disposition shown by the au- thorities in Idaho to act toward these men in an unfair or improper manner or to deny them their legal rights.
 "On the other hand, I should like to know whether there is any symptom of miscarriage of justice in their fa- vor. The incorporate violence with which the socialistic or labor papers like that of Debs', and, I am sorry to say, some labor organizations, have insisted without any knowledge of the facts upon treating these men as mar tyrs to the cause of labor has unques- tionably resulted in tremendous pres sure being brought to bear upon the authorities of Idaho to discharge or acquit them whether guilty or inno- cent.
 Debs Denounced.
 ''So far as the unions are anxious only to see that exact justice is done these men; that they are given their full legal rights and not condemned unless proved guilty of this specific act they are entitled to the cordial CO., operation of all just and fair minded citizens. So far as by any action or by murderous and reasonable lan- guage, such as is used by Debs (and others), they tend to bring pressure to bear upon the state author ities and the courts, to obstruct the course of justice and to render it diff cult to convict the men if guilty, they are equally without stint to be con- demned, and anything that the fed eral authorities can do in either event to further the cause of justice is to be done.",
 In the discussion that followed a mo-
 
 delegate charged that the president had evaded the issue. This called forth a response from Delegate Coakley. The latter said that the committee consid- cred the interview satisfactory and that it was mot up to the president to prove that there had been a miscarriage of justice, but to those defending Moy- CT and Haywood
 The presidents letter was received with applause. All were a unit in saying it was fair and that if labor asks man to give square deal they should give a square deal in return.
 After several delegates had been heard it was decided to forward copy of the letter to counsel for the indicted Idaho labor leaders and let them sub init to President Roosevelt any evil dence they might have that there had been a miscarriage of justice in the extradition of Mover, Haywood and Pettibone from Colorado to Idaho.
 Ex-Judge Wills Gets a Divorce.
 Mount Holly, N. J., May 8.-Judge