The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-27
Arraigns the President for His Change of Position from Apparent Friendship to
 Antagonism.
THINKS HIM DESPERATE
Attempt to Instill Into Employers Fear of Bryan an Exhibition of Impo- tent Rage. Says Labor
 Leader.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Replying to President Roosevelt's letter to Senator Knox in reference to the writ of in- Junction in labor disputes. Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor. in q statement issued to-day, vigorously arralgns the president for wlat he terms "a change Df position of al least apparent friend- ship to bitter, indefensible antason- ism
 ''lt mas been my pleasure" Mir Gompers says "to have often dad the privilege of discussing with President Roosevelt a number of the funda- mental questions of right. justice and moral and social uplift Included in tnese discussions were the nvasions of personal rights and human liberty by the courts in the injunction abuse | It Ia true that the president has not always fully agreed vita my conten- | tions, but he has never until the pub- ] lication of his latest utterance hinted. much less charged that anything ] which l advocated was laWless, un- ] feeling, dcspotic. brutal or wicked and vet the rights for which the work ] CTS of our country contend, and which, as best l can. 1 defend and advocate, 1 have been as well known 10 him dur ing the past several years as they are when he now SO uniustiflcdly under takes to misrepresent my work, my motives, and my law-abding citi2en- ship. Surely that opinion was not ol- ways entertained by the president" 1 Mir Gompers says that last Febru- ary he sent Mir. Roosevelt an issue of the American Fedcrationist in which was published the chapter, Some cquivocal rights of labor from George A. Alger's book, Moral Over strain
 "The chapter of the book Mir Gompers says "is as keen criticism ot the courts of the country in their de. cisIons affecting the rights, interests and liberty of the workers as any. thing l have ever said or written"
 The president in acknowledging re- CHlpt Ol lne ArICle, Scnl tue lclloNlllS
 The White House,
 Washington. Jan 27, 1908.
 My Dear Mir Gompers--YOu may ht amused to know that have sen copies of the Moral Overstran" t Justices Day and McKenna l an glad that you were able to use it II the American rederationist and thanl you for sending me the copy of thu magazine Sincerely yours,
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT, To Mr. Samuel Gompers, President
 American Federation of Labor
 Washington, p. C.
 "Thc fact of the matter is" Mir Com pers declares. "that President Roosevel having made Injunction Judge Taft tn candidate of the republican party fo President and sceing that the labo vote which so often has been Corralled diverted, and perverted by the politici ans is now aroused and determined { deliver it's own vote; that the toiler will not be caioled deceived, or brow beaten, has become desperate and an ery, and in his anger. hy the Wors exhibition of demagogism tries to In still into tho employers and bushes men the fear that their property an business are in danger if 'sauar deal implied by equality before th law and human freedom Is accordc } to the workers with all other citizens Ii is an exhibition of impotent rage an disappointment, ana an awful descen from the dignity of tho high office the President of the United States, W one but himself will he deceived as [ the purpose of Mir Roosevelt.
 The workers and libsrty-lovinE cit , izens are aroused as never hefore sine
 st The battle cry for freedom again taken ur Then it was for th |, t-nior and the abolition of black slay cry; to-day it is for the union, e1ua rights and freedom for all
 1 Mir Gompers insists that the prest dent makes 8 direct and specific at