Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-01
DENIES ALLIE GEO VIEWS
ON THF LABOR QUESTION
Judge Writes the Former President
ane' Asks Him 10 Take Bsck What
He Has said Relative to His Ruling
on Compensation TO Workmcn When
Injured at Occupation.

Judge Simeon Baldwin. Democratic
nominee for governor. sent letter
today to former President Roosevelt
in reply to the recent letter OF the
latter relating to Judge Baldwin
stand on certain tabor legislation. The
letter says in part:
81 have received YOUR two answers
doth uDdated) to my letter OF octo-
Der "a; one written before you re-
cejved il and the other written after
you had read it.
Apparently you have misunder-
stood the point cf my communication
"In that ] referred to the fact that
in a public address in New Hampshire
you had charged me with holding
certain view OF a point of law.
then stated that ! did not hold that
view and never had, and requested
that YOU retract the charge.
Damages For Workman.
"Tba passage from your address 10
which | referred was one in whlcn,
after referring to me as FORMER
Judge. you stated that ! was a man
VINO took the view that it was com
petent for the workman. when driven
TO accept any employment. TO bind
himself net to be compensated II ne
lost his life or limb in that occupa-
ton"
IN your first undated letter you
state that your recollection Of this
addraee ic that Won
mentioned that the Democra ic can
tidate for governor Cf Connecticut in
retrogressive attitude as to the right
of leg; slative bodies to interfere Win
what you regard as The utterly MISS
called liberty of laboring men anu
women 20 contract for the pertcrm
ance of work Under conditions whlcV
ieops rdiZe their lives and limbs. ana
that the Republican party, on the con-
trarv. stood for what you regard as
the only proper progressive att1'ude
which is. that il is not competent fOr
the workman who may be driven by
dire need to accept any employment,
in spite of the conditions imposed
urcn his acceptance. to bind himself
or 70 Re bound in anyway by any ac-
ton of himself not to be compen-
Gated IL his haaltb is damaged or II
ha loses life or limb in that occupa-
ton.
You then remark that said in my
letter TO yOl of October -. as printed.
that the view which you thus stated
as thai II the Republican party. would
be opposed to the settled principles
of law. and that no competent Jaw
yer could or would take it. and that
TO ascribe such a position to me was
calculated TO affect my standing as
LAWYER.
General View Of Courts.
AS to this. I would say that this
view. which you describe as that OF
the Republican party. Is the view
which l. generally taken nv courts
and LAWYERS. and was explicitly taken
bv me in nv work on American rail
road law. in passage 70 which
refer you. in nv letter of October ~
u is a par; Of the general American
common law. resting upon principles
Of right and justice. that have been
generally accepted by the people OF
the United States.
j did not ccmpl7in in ms former
letter. nor do 7 now. Of yosir charac-
ferizing me as hoing .etroZrcssivc-
an net Directing 10 the use Of ad-
jec;iyesi to MEASUREMENTS cf fact:
misefafemcnss. the reiracficn of
which u Is tho most important TO me
90 recure. on account 81 the high posi-
ton which ycr formerly neld as tie
asst citizen - the United states.
Denies Such View.
~Yoa have stated in public that ]
took the view that % WAS competent
for a workman. vbcn driven - arccpt
an employment. 10 bind himself mo-
10 be compensated " he lost life and
limb IN that occupation ] have de
nicd that ! cv,r tock such 2 vicw. ]
uii add that have long been IN
rsvor r tho principle for workmcn =
/ compensation act fhorch not IN
aware - tha constitutional difficulties
/ IN applying ~ in this country. and
va nominated 10 the Office O. whirh
yen referred bv marty which cailed
frr such legislation IN iis plat
/ form
y roe repeat nv request thst yn1
I refracf the gfafemcnt n which J cen
risiu 81 & - a matter ~ fair.
aers 70 ono - whom his reputation.
% = LAWYER IT, r. value. a. wi as On