Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-08
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

fCorrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. O., June 8.
Attorney General Wade Ellis, OF
Ohio, chief platform maker OF the TAFT
for es. called upon Secretary Taft to-
day to take leave, on the eve OF his
departure for Chicsgo. Reposing In his
Inside pocket was the draft Of the plat
fern which will be put before the con-
yention IS Tait's political pedestal With
he exception Of the tlrih plank which
to be enlarged, the platform is iden-
,ical with that used 10 the Ohio cam
| aisn. ItIrOvides fer maximum and
minimum tariff to be adjusted at a
special session OF Congress Immediately
alter Tsft's inauguration If he is elected.
In other respects the platform is the
same concise and pointed documents as
hat used in Ohio. j..
The Navy Department was notified
today by the Newpcrt NeSs Shipbuild-
ing and Drjdock Company that the
srmorsd cruiser Montana, which they
ere construc log, will be completed and
turned over to the government, tt the
Ncrfork navy yard on June 20. This
will be the last of eight new walships
TO be complttsd by The respective build
inps since the first OF the year. Besides
the Montlna, these vessels are the bat
tleship New Hampshire, Idaho and
Mississippi, Scout cruiser Chester,
Salem and Birmingham and the North
Carolina, the latter being the Moptans's
sister ship. All Of them are now 10
commission. Iris leaves only twc-the
Delaware and the Torpedo and sub
marine boat which were contracted for
last fall under constructions.
The Isthmian Canal commission was
uotified today by the Newport News
ShipbuildiDg and Dry Dock Company
that six more Of the big tel barges be-
ing cons ructeL by thst company for use
on the canal zone will be completed DOR
ing the present month. Six Of these
barges were delivered last month and
The builders expect to deliver during the
month of July the remaining II of the
total of "a contracted for last fall.
Herbert G. Squirts, American Min.
lister TO Pansms, who has been sum
moned to Washington by Secretary
Root to explain the tortuous way Of the
Panama political campaign, called at the
State Department today, and, In the
absence Of Secrtt,ry Root, had con-
ference with Assistant Secretary Bacon.
Mr.. Squiers declined to discuss the
Panama situation uOtil he has seen
Secretary Root and refused TO throw any
light upon the report of his alleged in
reference.
ave will fight it out in Chicago,
said Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, today
when he arrived at his Office and resd
the resolution of protest from New
Workers against the insertion OF an
anti-injunction plank in the republican
national platform. The entire legisla-
tive council of the American FEEDERS on
will 90 to Chicago as result Of the
protest of the New Workers. Head
quarters will be established at the
Kaiserhof, and Gomptrs himself will
start for the convention city Thursday
to take charge. ave will go to Chicago
to assert our rights with the hope that
the great gathering of republicans will
not be insensible to them, said Gompfrs.
His wrath rose as he interpreted the Ir)-
test to mean tbst the federation has ct.
tackled the integrity of the courts, Slate
and national. ut is false" he declared.
al believe in the courts. Organz d
labor does. We have not ait ,cked their
integrity, but that the right OF iUjuuc-
ton hiss been abused no one can deny"
He glanced at the list of signers "Ah,
most of them ere either the sttorneys,
representatives or beneficiaries of great
corporations. Do you notice iI?"
General opinion among republicans
here Is in favor of the inclusion In the
republican national platform to be
adopted at Chicago next week of
straight out declaration of confidence In
the integrity of the courts a. outlined
in the New York memorial. 1t Ia, of
Ctutoc, poiuNCu bub tuhb ho obth NSNtNAA
ton would be necessary we're II not for
the possibility thai the demsgogic poll
iicisns in either party might endeavOr 10
work into their platforms attacks upon
the federal judiciary in furlhtrAnce OF
the recent campaign in Congress in
favor OF anii-injuuction Legislation.
Both democrats and republicans during
the recent session were divided on this
question, hesitsling where to draw the
line in limiting the powers of the courts
in the issuance of iUjunctions. Ii was
impossible to secure the united support
of q majority Of either party to any of
the numerous bills that we're offered aud
this matter, among others, vent over for
determination next winter. The plank
10 the democratic platform of four years
ago which charged federal judges with
governing by injunction, ''in coniemp,
of the laws of States and OF the rights OF
ciIizsns," MAS spOlogiE,d for BY demo