The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
LABOR MATTERS
 ARE DISCUSSED
Several Labor Leaders. Visit At
 The White House
OBJECT OF COMING DINNER
President Roosevelt Has Called the Conference for the Purpose of Settling Disputes Between
 Labor and Capital.

Washington November 18.-Further con- ferenees at the White House today be- tween the President and men who are prominent in labor matters made the att titude of the administration toward pro posed labor legislation a subject of keen discussion in Washington tonight. Among those who saw the President today were Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor. United States Attorney Henry L. stfm son of New York. Edward J. Gavegan of New York, attorney for labor unions, and Charles H. Sherril an attorney of New York, all of whom attended the labor dinner at the White House Tuesday evening.
 It Is learned from the highest author ity that the object of the President in giving a dinner to friends of labor and Tn holding the subsequent conferences was primarily to bring about a better understanding between representatives of the government and labor leaders and to impress upon the labor interests of the country the disposition of the ad ministration to receive it's representatives in conference on an equality with all others
 While the President believes that this attitude of the administration has been demonstrated by the dinner that was given upon the occasion of the visit of John Morley, the noted English labor leader. to this country, and when labor leaders of Butte, Mont, were entertained at the White House, it is explained thar he desired before he retired from office to make this disposition of the authorities even more evident
 The reason members of the supreme court of the United States and executive officials were invited to be present was mecely to enable them to learn from the leaders direct what they regard as their needs
 Men wlo are in position to know the attitude of the President on the subject say that he has been deeply impressed With the idea of labor unions employing attorneys of high character and sound legal training to advise them on matters of policy, ana to represent them in their contests. In order to encourage this prac- tice by indicating his sympathy with it, he invited several attorneys who have been iueHllHeu WltH ldDOr unions to partlci- pate in the labor conference held last night
 The occasion is said to have afforded a free exchange of ideas and to have been of Illuminating value" to the President, and 1t Is believed that he will set forth his views on the needs of labor, either in his annual message to Congress, or in a special labor mes sage.
 The various conferences of the past two days are said to have brought out more plainly than ever before the de- sire of the abor interests to eliminate lawsuits in collecting damages under employers liability laws. It has been found, as the labor leaders claim, that the lawsuits result Tn benefit to law yers only, and that they are not nec- essary step in the insurance of justice to either siGe.
 As to a remedy for the alleged abuses of the injunction. there still seems to be a wide difference of views on the part of labor leaders.