West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-26
OUR washington LETTER
Dinner Given at White HOu,e BY
President 10 Labor Leaders.
HEARST ROOSEVELT REUD rKOtD
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From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsuINGToN. Nov. 2l.-Thc much
hcraldcd, discusscd, and criticised dinner
To labor leaders given at the White House
by the President has been accomplished
with vague and indefinite results, except
IN so far as relates To the consumption 'of
the ample provision made by the White
House cooks Those labor leaders who
have been most conspicuous on the stump
and in the press were not present. though
largr number Of influential and lesser
lights were there Two members of the
supreme court were ut the dinner and
two cabinet ministers, and these, with
the President and labor leaders, composed
the party.
There was no formal discussion during
the rcpast, but after dinner there was nm
adjournment to the Red Room, when la.
bor subjects-thc anti-injunction bll the
sherman bill, and the employers liabili-
ty bill-wcrc discussed and when the
President without committing himself
beyond recovery, was supposed To- have
intimatcd that hc would make recon-
mcndations To congress i'm his annual
message. This the President has done
often heretofore and may without hazard
do again, but Uncle Joe, who prcsuma-
bly has not relaxed i'm his opposition To
the anti-injunction bill, will bc there to
nt.u a., tI,.4 -. 4
anticipated that he will be elected speaker
OF the SiNty-tirst congress after President
Roosevelt has left the White House. The
coming President il, Of course, committed
to thc Rooscvcltian policies and his re-
cent annunciations in numerous speeches
have defined his position on labor and
cognatc questions even more clearly than
has President Roosevelt spoken on the
same subjects
An event of apparently insignificant
Importance has been discussed with con-
siderable interest 10y the quid nunts dur
ing the week. William Randolph Hearst,
at one time the candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency and
more recently the promoter Of the So
called independent" party between
whom and the President there has been
no love lost, called last week at the
mctcoric life. IL is said that Mr. Hearst
received telepathic message from the
WhNS House that the President was
dee lighted" with IIcarst's hclpfulness
in the late campaign, and well lac may
be-, for if the political candle Of MIR
Foraker has been snuffed, the credit or
the blame il due 10 Mr. Hearst. There
has been much speculation as 10 what
MIR. Hearst said 10 Mr. Roosevelt or Mr.
Roosevelt 10 Mr.. Hearst on this visit but
nothing can bc learned as 10 the convcr-
-ation. IL is hintcd that this first inter
view was merely an ice breaker and that
it marks the beginning OF more friendly
relations between these two hitherto bit
ter adversaries.
As might be- expected during the sit
tings Of the tariff revision commission,
there il much talk about tariff revision.
and as the volume Of testimony grows the
muddlc increases. Democrats, like Re
publicans, are quite willing 10 admit, free
Of tax, everything in the next county
The wool growers and rice planters of
Texas, the sugar planters Of Louisiana,
the iron factors Of Alabama. the coal
kings Of Georgia and the sawmill hustlcrs
Of North Carolina all want protection
On the other hand, the shocmakcrs of
Massachusetts, want free hides from South
America and n high tariff on boots and
shoes and all leather goods, while the
cattle kings and feeders in Montana
Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas, and Ncbraska |
want high tariff on hides and no tariff
ON boots and shoes and leather goods
II il probable that the discussion of the
tariff will begin in congrcs. carly in De.
cembcr but what's the usc2 The passage
through both houses Of congress by March
4 Of a bll in which there are 80 many
conflicting interests is out Of thc question.
The general routine business of congress
can be accomplished only by diligence in
the three short months, broken by the
Christmas holidays, which constitute the
short session oi congress
There was a convention oi college pr,.i-
dents in Washington last week. holding
It's sessions in the audience room Of the
shorcham Hotel. Many distinguished
presidents Of colleges and state uniycrsi-
ties were present President James. Of
the University Of Illinois, a. spokesman
for q bill now pending in congress 10 pro.
vide university la Washington SUP.
ported 10y the federal government. read
paper which created universal interest
and apparently received the support Of
al the distinguished educators present
The purpose Of the proposed national
university is 81 provide for the HIGHER
instruction and training of men and
wOtuCu for posts Of importance and ne.
spOnsibility in The public service Of the
federal government, or uf tine states. and
for such professions ~ may require the
highest training. This bin. which was
presented at the last session OF congress.
provides for an appropriation Of $500. 900
with which 90 establish the initial equip.
mcnt Of the university II IL said that
many Of the university presidents az this
convention will give the bill their per-
sonal attention and urge its passage at
The coming session of congrese.