Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03
TAFT MAKES A STATEMENT
Clearly Sets Out His Attitude Toward
Labor legislation.
FULLER
GARBLES
Real Facts In Railroad R~eceivership
Matter Just the Opposite to state
mentu Made BY Fuller RE-
garding 1t.

BUFFALO, Nov. 2.-Judge Taft caused
this statement to be issued here last
night as coming from him:
at was brought to Mr., Tafts attention
TODAY that a number of labor leaders VINO
have no sympathy with Mr.. Gompers IN
his attempt to commit the entire vote OF
labor to the democratic party were never
theless in great concern lest the ueIest
Of Mr.. Bryan and Mr., Gompers' when now
seems certain. would lead to reprisals ana
to a refusal on his part to continue the
good work for labor which had been zone
by Mr.. Roosevelt and at his instance by
a republican congress. In the sIateihtht
tonight Mr.. Taft said:
81 have been honored by Mr.. Roosevelt
in the last four years by being called In
IN assist as an advisor ip respect to all
the executive and legislative treasures pro-
iected in his administration In the interests
Of labor and have had a very deep sym
pathy with all that has been done. There
are other measures in the interest of labor
! that ought to be adopted. The s~iXteen-hour
bill ought probably to be amended, the
CONDENSATION for government employees
act ought to be enlarged and liberalized
with a view to making the government
liable in the same way as a private en-
ployer for the injury of its workmen SUI
fered while in It's employ. 1t is the legiti-
mate and approved practice OF labor organ
%izations to propose legislation of this kind
to the executive for recommendation and
for action, and II will be a pleasant duty
on my part II am elected, as ! expect
TO Je, to consider all such labor proposals
and to urge upon congress those measures
approved in the republican platform, as
well as such others as commend themselves
to my judgment and my desire'to aid labor,
The functions of the commissioner OF labor
may very well be enlarged 10 make the
bureau more useful to the cause of labor
and all proposals I'm that direction will
meet my hearty concurrence. The bitter.
ness and injustice of the attacks made
upon me by Mr.. Bryan. by Mr.. Gompers
and by Mr.. Fuller will not in the slightest
degree turn me from my consistent atti-
tude toward labor, of sympathetic interest
in its behalf and earnest desire to aid IN
every way that federal legislation may
do Il.
Judicial Decision GRrbIed.
1.-THE statement made by Mr.. Fuller thai
1 refused to give a hearing to laboring mel
In response 10 a cut in their wages Of II
per cent made by the receivers OF a rail.
way company grows out OF his failure t
note a full and complete decision on the
matter, showing not only full considera
ton, but the fact that l called In another
judge to help me as well as the submission
of a great deal OF evidence and it's careful
consideration. The failure OF the men hav
ing thirty days notice of the proposed or
der to object to it until the day before thu
order was to go into effect led TO a re
fusal to suspend the order.i because Their
was not time before a hearing, but full
Opportunity to modify or revoke 1t wa
given upon five days notice of the EN-
ployes TO the receiver. and this was i'm
proved by them and the hearing held. Tit
statements Of Mr., Bryan and Mr.. Fulle
on this subject include garbled sentences
from one OF the two opinions. and Civ,
the impression that the court reached ex