New-York tribune., 1908-10-29
TAFT FRIEND OF LABOR
S. B. Domnelly Tells President
Workingmen KnO1o This.
From The Tribune Bureau.I

washington Oct 28-President Roosevelt received
a notable letter to-day the pollCcaI atutuue VI
laboring men from Samuel B. Donneiy' secreldiy
OF the General Arbitration Board of the New 1orK
p,tIairg trades commencing the Presidents let
ter to P H. Grace, of the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen printed in The Tribune last AaohoaS'
Mr. DonneIly writes as follows;
Sir: have read with interest and satisfaction a1a
your letter addressed 10 Mr. r. n: 1919 of Ji,dSe
Taft is convincing Your fair @ unpIeJ Veil
Known TO ali of trade unions OF the county, @
and has apparent from the gay Gay on wit eaaf IN
the Legislature Of the State of New g YoIk; ,ot an
enemy of labor. and your opinions and conclusions
should be accepted by labor ga as bm bY his edVer
have ' persona knowledge of the record Of Judge
Taft when his position placed MN IN ce of the
relation toward labor first as GoTga1 oT testimony
of the American mechanics employed IN me Fnli- M
ippines and particularly OF the union 10 bis character
In Investigating the conditions in PaRas an ma snoyI
edge of labor conditions and the FAIRNESS u i
IN a Interpretation of the federal eight law
reported in 1907 he used the following lansuabbe q
That cannot hot 9Tejng ne eTaaeq part Of the regular
time as overtime and paying Feg9rafI s I. an abso-
uts limit the regular h9qT5 of woR can be
allowed and paid for is for the time consumed In IN
meeting emergency which couio not O
In May 1907 he issued the longevity pay in
crease order using the following ageneers
conductors and mechanics who are from rste she
United @ STATES sye anq ss4vsa W0 0ne are Year in the class shall
receive for the next year of their service an IN
succeeding year an addt9na "a, per s fsn6 6ro o.
Tsion Tfe Gia5 for Vr pay shall not affect right
of the commission TO change or reduce the class
ommend that the commission be directed to adopt
suitable regulations to carry ont this plan. ms
will add per cent TO the salaries OF some OF @ .ns
steam shovel men and other employees no" ano
viii ipure to the benefit of the rest lanes ana WfSe fSe
required period. It will furnish motive Tor
biIity to the organization and will moderate the
tendency to frequently recurring demands for IN
Gons of IF YORK TT ea9 and fe on the shmus develop
Where are the workingmen wig hay have T been de
prived of their liberty by Judge Taft? Ihey are
hot to be found in the Philippines or on the 18th h,
the unions of bakers cfzarmakers or printers who
have frequently protected their property, their
tainly the marvellous growth Of the United Nine
Workers and the building trades Unions curing 5af
had their oisers @ ga and meoeTS RS 4edg OF
To one who is familiar with the growth Of the
American labor movement AMI its prosperity since
and ntolerabie Situations conditions repugnant
to the existence listen Of @ free s & soPs & sn4 ba Tae IS
souls is either indication that Don Quixote is
LABOR R@ has oer taken Or t4 That Certain
have become morbid as result Of long practice IN
and Of woe fo- the purpose Of shocking their hear
Vbo have been on the iob in ali recent campaigns
are running the movement in the East There Is
among the workers, and none but saiaried LED ofesTs GERS
are on the stump against hin or be m last
Democratic administration are Of the opinion that
rronosed Democratic plan Of "a tariff for revenue
only We will al have plenty of tire for iuIy dnIy @
prejudice toward anv body or class of American
citizens is 3 h. by those 1e6 5o bo fFe bas met
him or heard him speak