Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-29


existing canal commission aud the sub
stitutIon for 1t Of solely a chief engineer,
a director and civil governor. The
canal commission hiss asked for the APP
preparation of $4,000. 900 to carry on
the work of The canal construction dur
ing 1910 and 1911 bat these figures will
be cut.
The 6gal appeal oil Messrs. GomperS,
Mitchell and Morrison OF the American
Federation of Labor from the decision OF
the Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia sentencing them to jail for
contempt of court was at l:2O this SITTER
noon formerly presented 10 the U. s.
Supreme Court by Judge Alton B.
Parker. Gompers, Mitchell and Morri'
son accompanied by Vice.President
O'Oonnel, of the organization, we're
present 10 the court room when IRE
court received lbe formal motion. Judge
Parker departed from the usual form en-
ployed by councillors in the highest
court 10 submitting the motion by ex'
planning the nature Of The proceedings
and The punishment imposed BY the
lower court. Chief Justice Fuller sn-
nounced the motion would be taken nn-
der sdv.ssment by the court. IL
lie considered probsble that the
court will either deny or grant
The petition on next Monday. Ia cSse
the petition is granted, howeVer, final
decision In the case may not occur for
several months.
A, the result OF two battles DOW In
progress 10 Nicaragua, Dr.. CASTILLO,
minister designate 10 Washington from
the revolutionary government 10 that
country, believes that The power OF Pres.
ident u .lsSa will speedily be broken aud
that be will be obliged to fee for bis life
According 10 dispatches received today
by CASTILLO from 3 utfelds, a govern
ment force Of 1900 men at Gfeyto1D,
under Gen. Toledo, lie being hard pressed
by an insurgent army Of about equal
strength, under Gen. Obamorro. AT
Rams, 10 the interior, the zslsya troops
are fighting with reyolutionisls said to
be under command Of Estrada, the pro.
gisioual president, bimHelf. Horace g.
Knowles, the new minister to Nicsrsgus,
end who has been detained In this cOun'
try pending adjustment OF the present
dfficUl y, has been summoned to Wash
ipglon for conference With Secretary
of State Knox. 1t Is understood that the
secretary will take up with hin the mat
ter Of sending q special cOmission to
o. sta Rica, 10 which country Ia located
the Central American peace court, fol-
the purpose of working out scheme
that will insure future peace among the
Oeutrsl American republics, which seem
to have treated with indifference the
edicts OF the peace court.
In furtherauce of the legislative pro-
grsmme, adopted by the American
Federation OF Labor, at its recent con-
vention In Toronto, Messrs Gompers,
Mitchell, Morrison, and O'Connell,
officers OF the federation, spent over an
hour In conference with President Tail
today. A law 10 prohibit Injunction,
especially where individual liberty Il
involved IS sgaiust property rights, wa'
urged by the labor leaders. They also
requested that the eight hour Law be
amended so as to apply to sub con
tractors as we'll as to contractors on gov
erument work An amendment OF the
Sherman antitrust law 30 as to prevent
lis application to labor unions was dis
cussed at great length. The labor leaders
called The presidents attention to the
I,oewe or hatter's case now pending In
The Circuit Court Of Connecticut,
and told him that they thought
it an Injustice for suits of this char
acter to be brought against trade unions
The British trades dispute act OF 1905
was submitted to the president as The
model for legislation In this country
The labor leaders ssked that the pres
dent recommend an appropriation By
Congress to pay inspectors 80 as TO secure
more thorough enforcement of th'
child labor law In the District OF %
lumbis. They asked also az smendmen
to The employers liability act which
would eliminate the IelloW.serVant snC
coutrlbutory negligence features Of th'
present law. The president told the laboI
leaders that he would consider their rec
omendations carefully and certainly rec
oment legislation along the lines of somt
of them 10 his forthcoming message Il
Congress Mr.. Taft did not specify, how
ever the recommendations Of the lsbOrerI
which appealed to him.
President Taft today started debating
bis annual message to Congress. ID
expects 10 have 1t ready for advance
distribution to the press BY Saturday
1t will probably be sent to Congress
on TUESDAY, December 7 and not or
the opening day. Only Senator'S Tht
had appointments With the president
aud the three labor leaders who came
early, were admitted to the executive
workshop today. Scores Of visitors
who had hoped to have q chat with th'
president, went away disappointed
among them Archbishop Ireland. Sen
ators Burrows, Elkins, Barkett auC
Gallon, members Of the Senate com
mittee on interstate commerce, met TIL
president by appointment for q fus
discussion of that part Of the message
that will deal With the proposed amend
ments to the Sherman antitrust act
the interstate commerce Law, and tht
presidents plan of federal regulation o
corporations. The president ontlinet
his views on these subject and askeC
questions about the working OF TIL
nreseut laws and requeEed advice or