Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-15
President Taft Declares They
Constitute Privileged Class
and Should Be Under Un-
usual Restrictions,
PRESIDENTS VISIT TO
HARRISBURG CUT SHORT
Serious Illness of Mrs, Taft
Causes Change of Plans and
Chief Magistrate Hurries
Back to New York,
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Harrisburg, Pa. May i4.-Con-
trary to his personal inclinations but
in the belief that II would do much
to silence sensational reports of the
seriousness OF Mrs. Tafts illness, Pres
ident Taft came TO Harrisburg today
He intended to spend the night
here, but instead he remained three
hours and then departed for New
York. He win go 10 the home of his
brother Henry w. Taft, where Mrs
Taft lies i'll.
In order that there might be no mis-
understanding OF Mrs. Tafts condition,
White House officials issued the fol-
lowing statement just after the presi-
dents train left New York.
Mrs. Taft had recurrence this
morning of the nervous trouble which
she suffered two years ago, but in q
less severe form. On account of this
she probably will not return to Wash.
ington for three or four days.
"rhis has caused a change In the
presidents plans for he probably will
return to Washington tomorrow, un-
less there are developments that are
entirely unlocked for now"
In the few hours he was here the
president motored through streets
that We're lined with thousands of
persons, silent for the most part be-.
cause they had heard through bulle-
tins posted about town OF Mrs. Taft $
sickness; visited representative Ohm
stead of Pennss fvania for half an
hour and made 3 speech to several
thousand persons.
The speech was delivered to the
tenth biennial convention Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
The president was introduced, by Cow
ernor John X. Tener. II was a
straight from the shoulder talk the
president made, but the delegates
seemed to like it.
The president kept close to his text.
He spoke of trades unions, their good
and bad points, but he wound up by
defining his position in regard to the
affiliation with the American Fedora
ton of Labor organizations of govern
ment clerks. The question, he said,
Is most likely to come up in congress.
1t presents serious problem which
he said demanded the attention of the
whole people.
II think" said the president, some
persons have gone to, the extreme of
holding there ought TO be no combinas
tions OF government employees permit
ted / think. however, that in all gov
ernments, and l have given some ex-
animation 10 the subject. the govern
ment employees are permitted to com
bine and have associations for their
betterment.
''The proposition now is that such
combinations should be allowed TO
affiliate with trades union organi,a.
tions and TO use the same methods or
securing better terms of employment
that are recognized as lawful ana
justifiable in the ordinary trade union.
I'm other words, that 1t Is entirely
proper for postal employees ana others
to combine in an association To al
fliate with the American Federauoh
of labor and then to hold in reserve
as an instrument for enforcing their
claims the boycott and the strike
witch are Ins'rul'iones ,eoos 's'Na ~, ~
Wy nnea..an s,a,,s,aa ~, - a,han
aiu suPpvi 'eu a,iu .',a sg,ia.ad a.,
usou py ,ne traues u'''o"' "i'''''eN
suon Ieueia'ioh'
rms presents very serious ques-
tioh, ana one Whlcn II oecioed III IA
Vor OF the right OF government en-.
pioyes 10 strike ana use tne Doycot,
VIII De null OF DANGER 10 the govern
ment ana the repuDhc'
The government employees OF
france resorted TO II ana TOOK the
government BY the throat Ihe gov
ernment was entirely dependent upon
these employees for It's continuance