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Invitations Out for Impor-
tant Social Function at
White House.
HIGH OFFICIALS
ARE ALSO INVITED
List Of Guests Significant in Its
Omission of Gompers
and Others.

President Roosevelt has sent out in
vitations for one Of the most charac-
teTistic and significant social functions
held at the White House during his
administration.
He proposes 20 entertain at dinner a
group Of leaders Of organized labor.
number Of officials high In the Ad-
ministration and several Federal Judges
Of the first rank.
The date fixed for the AFFAIR is Tues
day. November H. The names OF the
labor leaders who have been invited
can be given at this time. but those
OF the Administration officials and tu-
rists are not yet made public The list
OF labor people Is interesting by rea-
son OF its omissions. quite as much as
by reason OF its inclusions Those in
vited are.
Dan J. Keefe, president OF the Long
shoremens Union.
h. H AIorrlssey. Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen
". S. Stone. grand chief engineer,
brotherhood or Locomotive Engineers.
r. J. Doian, secretary and treasurer.
international Association OF Steam
Shovel and Dredgemen.
A l. Faulkner. president AmaIga-
mated Window Glass Workers Of Amer
lea.
John Mitchell, second vice president
American Federation Of Labor and for
Iner president Of the American Mine
Workers Union.
James Duncan. first vice president
r.F q
Of the Granite Cutters International
Association of America.
Terence v. Powderly. chief Of the di-
vision OF information, Bureau Of Immi-
grafton. and former head Of the Knights
Of Labor.
Edward j. Gavegan. attorney for the
Central Building Trades Association OF
New York
OF organizations connected with the
American Federation Of Labor.
Some Omissions.
But among those not invited are:
Samuel GOmpers, president
Frank Morrison, secretary.
John 3. Lennon, treasurer.
James O'ConneH. third vice president,
ana various other general officers OF
the American Federation, who were
closely associated with President Com
pcrs In carrying On the political cam
paigE Of organized labor against the
Republican party.
People who have followed develop
mentB in connection with the American
Federaion's political experiment will
ind much Of interest in Contem platlOn
of the lists Of those invited and those
overlooked, on this occasion. They will
recognize that President GOmpeTs had
anything but united backing among
the leaders of his organization and ii
will not be remarkabla II they iump to
the conclusion that Mr. GOmpers may
have difficulty In securing Endorsement
at the next meeting Of the Federation
The gathering OF So notable a group
of labor leaders around the White House
mahogany, along with judges and Ad-
ministratiOn figures Of the first rank,
will be taken as the best evidence that
the President has not lost any OF his
interest in the reasonable demands OF
labor. He has been committed 10 an
extensive program OF legislation in Ia
boris interest, and does not mean TO
slaCken his SSorts for ITS enactment
The President wants a Government
employees liability act OF the widest
scope, which shall involve some adapta-
ton of the insurance features which
have been adopted in parts Of Europe.
He believes also in an effective law
along these lines, applicable 10 en-
pIoves i'm the business of interstate
transportation. and in legislation for the
District Of Columbia
No Specific Exception.
The civic federation bill for amend
ment Of the Sherman antitrust act in
cIuded provision 70 exempt labor unions
from being treated as trusts under the
Sherman act When that act was
passed. it was carefully explained in
Congress that It was not intended to
apply TO labor unions. There was de-
mand for insertion Of a specific ex-
ception to this effect, but it was omitted
on the ground that there was no need
OF It, The Danbury hatters case
ELECTED from the Supreme Court the
famous decision which applied the Sher-
man act TO labor unions, and held them
and their members financially liable for
damages incurred by reason Of a labor
boycott.
People who discussed the results of
the election with the President have
been impressed that no feature Of il
has given him more qualification than
the evidence that labor. organized and
refused to be shaken in it's
confidence in his policies and intentions,
even though a great tight was made
against him. This particular indorse-
ment, under the circumstances, rejoiced
him very much, 1t is very plain that
he proposes TO press. with all his ac-
CustOmed vigOr, for those labor meas
ures TO which he has been committed.
including, of course, the anti-injanction
proposal which he urged upon Con-
gress at the last session. The dinner
for which invitations have been issued
VIII afford opportunity for the most
frank presentation of all the different
views of this kind Of legislation-the
judicial, administrative. and the labor
sides.
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