The sun., 1910-06-17
OFFER 10 ROOSEVELT
G. ". POSr HAS A jos war;.
ING FOR THR COLONEL.

ne Can NJ Presiasat " the Natlana
Tvasiss aaa WaEkevs Assssiaisoa. unI
Pest lllmapaf WUn See Thaa me Gee
IN M@qsy-Iis ~ Aali-strINs mody
Ths National Trades and Workers
Association. which has lts headquarters
at Battle Greek. Mich. yesterday ssnt the
following telegram 70 c. W. Post. who
u a. present stopping Al the Hotel Seville
In this city;
The na'iOnal body Trades and Workers
A@oeiaiion authOriEe y0a 70 lnvlfs Col
Roosevelt 10 lola OVT association. Also
authorize you 70 tendsr MIN presidency Of
the assoclatleR fss sas yssF frSm dats Of
his acceptance. Lester forwardnd.
National Trades aud Workers Associates.
JOsEPH W. BRTcE. Prssideni.
Mr. Bryce. the prssidsnt Of the aAsocia-
tiOn. is prepared TO rslinqJiiuh his Oalos
in tho event Col. Roosevelt can BE- Induced
10 take Il. bHt IL does not appear how the
former President Was 70 have bsSn CON-
pensaisd. Thie important omission In
the calculations Of the associatioa has
been supplied BY Mr.. Post hiEnsslf. Ne
Offers 10 pay Col. Roosevelt tl0o.Oo to
take the presidency for one year. and the
cash Tor this purpose h on deposit in
the hank Of America at a Wall atrese
MIR. POst says tho assooiatioa has no
money.
Mr.. Post - a man of large wealth and
strong ideas on the labor question. He
has built a whole town IN Texas. He
didn't build Rattle Creek. bat hO has .
factory there. Mr.. Post has cOmplsts
sympathy with the principles of pro-
csduEs set forth by the National Trades
and Workers Association. Il does not
coaAntsnancs strikes. boyo0tts. picketinR.
lOokouis or any form Of cosrcion in the
relations Of employer and enploype.
u relies solely on mediation and public
opinion for the settlement of differences
regarding wages, hours and conditions
In general.
The association was OrVanizsd ouly last
winter under the lava of Michigan. The
movement grew out of the dsaira Of
many W0Tkmen who have become weary
Of the arbitrary domination % the lsndarn
Of the American Federation OF labor
With its STRIKES. violence and saforced
docs Mr. aompsrs know about this
No. but be viii soon enOUgh.' be
replied.
HAS Col. Roosevelt bssn approached
IN REGARD 20 your Offsr oE any of HE
friends sounded a. TO the possibility of
'No. ! have not yea decided whaaher
70 write him ae Oyster Bay or meet him
somewhere
Mr.. POst says that tho sx-Prssldeut
told him osce that tho moot interesting
people 20 him were fAFmers and l@borers.
and.he believes tho Colonel win be charmed
with the idea of acting - Intermediary
between RboF and capital.
A draft % the latf ar which Mr.. Pest
will send 20 Col. Roosevelt contains this
statement of the convictions az tho mam-
bers of the National Trades and WORKERS
Association;
men q conspiracy IN restraint AZ trade. en-
trary 20 law. and they hold the same view
uf q lockout By smploysra.
They believe that capable workinamen
can pgcaeng their caaes % auaployern through
the Association of Trades and WORKERS IN
= NHaANAAA MAAMHN MRA FMMMNNftNs NfEN
from the miagry an8 destructive resulia
Of strikes and violence.
IN ease employers refuse 10 abide By the
finding Of the board 0f mediation the work
ingmsn have a right 20 quit. per cent. 0f
the membefahip each day. They can aeuh
new employment. bat are Dot permitfed 10
interfere with other men taking their places
Of eoerce employers m any manner.
EHperience has further taught that
friendly mediation aud the purchase and
aale Of labor peacefully and IN accordance
with the regular rules q esmmsfee is more
rRertive and satisfactory than strikes.
hate. destruction Of property and
with the rights Of the puhllc
10 steady running u Industries and . con
linu0ns GOV Of prosperity.
They feel that no man can - well an
Yourself lead this movement for industrial
peace.