Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-17
From Washington
Correspondence Of the Alexandris Gazette
Washington, d. c., March IL.


on March 7th By President Gompers, Oh
the American Federation OF Labor, ior
a conference on March IS OF executive
officers or delegated representatives from
eyery international labor union 10 DIS
cn.s wsys and means of bringing about
some relief from the sweepingiy adverse
decisions recently rendered by the Su-
nrems Court # the United States, in
Getting aide the employers liability
act, declaring unconstitutional that
clause in the Erdman act denying
the right of railroads to discharge
men because of their membershir in labor
unions and putting labor organizations
within the scope of the sherman anti
trust law. 1t is practically certain that
he conference will result IN 40 exact
definition of the part organized LABOR Is
to plsy in the coming presidential cam
psign. Persistent demands from lsDor
d 8 10 various pats OF he country,
ter with rep rtsd oi'san-fsc 500
mart of Pre-iden Gnmp-rs NJ.
dminislTa To- m-ssufes which Pres
IN Roosevelt Is urging 10 supersede the
herman and employers liability acts,
lend color to the statement that an IN
dependent labor party is about TO be
launched. A prominent labor leader
today admitted that politics would
probably dominate he conference. Fully
800 delegates will attend, reprf =
sep,ing ll8 interDa iInal unions. lo
add tiou. the entire executive council
will be present including President
Com pers snd the executive council has
been in session for two days preparing
for the big conference. Among other
things, it has drafted bills covering the
matters recently decided adversely to
the interests of labor by the Supreme
Court. These will be submitted to the
conference tomorrow for ratification.
Later they will be presented to Congress.
One of the Numbers of the council,
when asked today what labor would do
should Congress fail TO act on the
measures, said: "Tben We will tight
for Congress that will"
Germany has found way to put the
postcard crSze to some practical &C.
count. Consul Hannah reports TO the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
from Msgdeburg that two teachers 10
Leipzig have been appointed central
bureau 10 select meritorious cards for
use in an educational way in the schools.
Only such cards as have a pedagogical
value, portraying historical scenes, ma
ture subjects, etc. will be used. The
comic is frowned upon. Prominent Ger
man educators have Endorsed the plan
The Senate committee on fnsnce
today decided to strike out from
the Aldrich financial bill that provision
which makes railroad bonds acceptable
as security for emergency circulation
The committee also decided to restore the
provisions of the present law, which
limit the amount of national bank cir
culation that can be retired 10 any one
month to So, 900, 900. AS originally pie
seuted the Aldrch bill removed this
limit entirely. The action of the com
mittee 10 deciding to eliminate the rail
| road bonds as acceptable security, created
something of q sensation. This was es'
pecially the case, 10 view of the fact that
Senator La Toilette who had announced
that he would begin today a speech
which be has been preparing for Ions
time, and WHICH he expected to occupy
two or more days had intended to devote
most of his time to this particular section
| of the bill. He is opposed 10 the &C.
&C ptance of railroad bonds as security fOT
| circulation unless the valuation OF The
roads is FIRST ascertained. He had pre-
pared an amendment to this effect upon
which he was going to speak, and if pos
sble ask for vote. The action of the
fuance committee today took away much
of his ammunition.
The reported demand of President
Nold Alexis upon the French consul
late for the delivery Of the Hai'ier
revolutionary refugees that have sough
shelter therein, is projecting situation
which 10 almost certain to involve thu
United States. Although there are NJ
refugees at present ia the American
consular agencies, it is locke upon al
almost impossible to keep them out, j
the present reign of terror continues
Several tines within the past few weeks
the agencies have been cleared, only tC
be occupied again by refugees. As soo1
as one detachment is ushered ont of thf
door, another finds its way in through
the widow. II there should be a gene
raj scramble for protection, the United
States would be IN the same 81 uation as
France and Germany. The cruiser
Des Moines, in addition to the Eagle,
was today ordered by the Navy Depart.
ment FROM Qua ataDamo, Cuba, to Porl
au Prince, haiti, 20 protect American
interests. The British msu'Of-war To-
defatigsbe steamed into the bRTbOr late
last night. The Bremen arrived early
today.
The President has served notice upon
the leaders in Congress that certain bill;
in which he is Interested must be passed
this ssssion. Ifthey are not put throug b
reasonably soon, be will send in a mes
sage again ealing attention to The neces'
sity for such legislation. Whether this
message which will probsbly deal with
desired amendments to the Sherman
antitrust law, and new employers
liability law, will also threaten Congress
with an extra session. is not diyulged by
the Presidents spokesmeu, but it is said
to be quite within the range ofpossbility,
Charles F. Schwsb, the principal
owner, and F. S. Meiggs, the general
manager ofths Bethlehem Steel Com
psny, called upon Secretary Meicalf to-
day to ask the cooperation of the Navy
Department 10 maintaining the present
| force nj workn1en at the big plant, Much