The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-26
Labor Case Unlikely to Be
Open for Intervention I'm
til Roosevelt Goes.
MANY LOOK FOR REVERSAL
ALL PROMINENT LABOR LEADERS
ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
FOR eoMPERs, MITCHELL AND
MORRISON.


and not the Roosevelt administration
will have to wrestle with the case of
Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, sentenced to jail by
Judge d. T. Wright, for contempt in
the boycott suit of the Bucks Stove
and Range Company, is believed here.
Labor leaders who have been stirred
to protest to President Roosevelt are
now taking the view that there is no
need to demand interference until the
resources of the law are exhausted.
The arguments in the court of appe ais
will not be heard until March or later,
and further appeal to the supreme
court would bring about another inter
val of months before the labor lead
ers would face the actual contingency
of going to Jail.
Those who side with Mr.. Gompers,
including several democratic congress
men who have talked freely since the
decision of Judge Wright was render
ed, appear SO confident that the de-
cision will be reversed that they scott
at the idea of intercession by the chief
executive.
Hoosevelt IN Awkward FIX.
There is a general belief that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be embarrassed in
more ways than one by taking action
in the case.
the effect of President Roosevelt's ac-
ton, should he enter into the fight,
will be felt during the initial months
OF Taft's administration. Ii the SYM
pathizers of Messrs. Gompers, Mitch
ell and Morrison are to be appeased
as a political move, it is argued that
Mr.. Taft, who will probably have SIM
liar problems to face, should be the
one to do 1t.
President Roosevelt, it is said, does
not know the facts in the case and
has not read the testimony. although
he Is Informed as to the ordinary SEN
tence of courts for contempt Of court
in violation of iniunctions.
The legal aspect of the case would
probably be given serious considera-
ton by President Roosevelt before
any action were taken, according to
unofficial statements coming from the
white house, and 1t is added that the
president is not in the mood for TAX
Ing on further burdens when he al
ready has, as his friends say, enough
fights now on his hands"
Wright Presidents Choice.
Judge Wright came here at the so
licitation of the President. He was
trying case in court in Cincinnati,
after the Republican machine ruled by
George B. Cox had defeated him for re.
election as judge of the Common
Pleas, when he received telegram
from the President requesting him tc
come to Washington and fill his pres
ent position.
1t later developed that the Presi
lent had admired Judge Wright be
rause he refused to be ruled by the
bosses and told the political machine
1t could go to the bow-wows If II
Thought it could make him do any
thing he did not approve of.
Many OF those who were in doub
rs to the legality Of the decision en-
lertain doubts no longer, and it is sale
hat Judge Wright has clarified man,
subtle technicalities of the law t.
friends and acquaintances who have
been at sea and have asked him tt
Btraighten matters out. Visitors tt
Judge Wright's office in the city hal
have been shown statutes purported t,
make his position unassailable in tn,
higher courts and have general,
rome out satisfied that there will b,
no reversal Of the decision.