Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
Gompers Gives
Views to New
President.
FUEL BODY LEADER
GIVEN CONFERENCE
Steady Stream of Callers
Pays Respects-D. E.
Heads Received.

President Coolidge learned today
FIRST hand from President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
the labor problems of the labor world.
and from John Hays Hammond chair
man of the United States coal COM
mission. the situation regarding the
anthracite coal situation. Mr.. Com
pers. it is understood. did not discuss
directly with the President the an
thracite situation.
Both of these visitors to the tenn
pnrary White House in the New Will
lard Hotel left the President with
the impression there would be no
special session of Congress called this
fall unless unforeseen conditions
should arise to make it necessary.
Mr.. Hammond, it is understood. told
tile President that he believed the
coal situation would be worked out
satisfactorily.
Mr. Gompers discussed with the
President also the imm grafton ques-
ton. Organized labor has been firm
in its attitude in the past that the
bars should not be let down to great
er immigration at this time. and 1t Is
believed that Mr. Gompers took tins
attitude in his conference with the
President. He was accompanied by
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr. Gompers. when he paid his re-
spects to President Coolidge Saturday
afternoon, expressed q wish to discuss
labor and immigration matters with
him. and the President set today
During the conference Mr.. Gompers
is understood to have requested a
further conference later, If there Is
I'll
greSS.
Callers i'm Steady Stream.
The corridors and anteroom of the
presidential suite were filled with
officials of the government and mem
bees of Congress in an almost con-
tinuous stream today, calling TO pay
their respects to the new President
and to assure him of their co-opera-
ton. Among the callers were John t.
adams, chairman Of the republican
national committee; n. r. Crissinger.
governor Of the Federal Reserve
Board: Senator -Cummins of Iowa,
president pro tempore of the Senate;
Chairman Farley of the United States
Shipping Board: +. E. Scobey. di-
rector of the mint; Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture PuEsley, Senator
Spencer Of Missouri. former Senator
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, the
members of the board of District
Commissioners. Edward F.. Colladay,
the District of Columbia and former
Senator Rawson of Iowa. Senator
Moses of New Hampshire. Thomas
Miller alien property custodian: AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
Welt and Frank B. Noyes, president
of the Associated Press.
Senator Cummins, when he left the
Presidents office, was asked whether
he would continue as president pro
tempore of the Senate or would give
his entire time during the next ses-
sion of Congress to railroad legisla-
ton. upon which he has been working
during the congressional recess. He
is chairman of the Senate committee
on interstate commerce.
Declines to Answer.
That's rather a delicate question"
said Senator Cummins. with twinkle
in his eye He added that he had no
announcement to make at this time. |
He expressed the opinion. however.
that it would be necessary to elect
president pro tempore at the begin
ming of each new Congress As
senator elected to preside over the
Senate now. since there Is no wee
President. would be a president OF
the Senate
Senator Cummfns said he was firm
" convinced that something Shouldil
he done to tighten the burdens of the
President, and one of means that
could be adopted was limiting the
President to one term, either of four
or six wears.
Senator Cummins said that ne had
learned the sad news of the death of
President Harding through friend
who caught the news over the radio
iowa at the time. AS soon as his
friend heard the announcement over
the radio he telephoned to Senator
CumminS.
Politics Not Mentioned.
Chairman John T. Adams of the
republican national committee said
that politics and policies were not
discussed in his talk with the Presi-
dent today. The world court, he said,
was not mentioned. 1t will be recalled
that Mr. Adams and the late Presi-
dent differed over the question of the
court.
Edward +. Colladay, republican
national committeeman for the Dis
trict and one of the group who noti-
fed Mr.. Coolidge of his nomination
for the vice presidency in 1920, talk
ed with the President for some time.
He, as president of the Board of
Trade. conveyed the respects of that
body to Mr. Coolidge and the desire
of the board at all times to be of
service to the Chief Executive in
Washington.
District Commissioners James F.
oyster, Cuno H. Rudolph and J.
Franklin Bell called on the President.
The new President told the Com
missioners that he was glad to meet
them officially. The Commissioners,
on the other hand, informed MIR. Cool
idge that they had completed all
plans for the funeral arrangements
for the late President Harding that
had been left to them by Lieut.. c. ..
Sheriff., officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds.
No Statement Forthcoming.
President Coolidge is adhering
strictly to the announcement of Sat
urday that no statement would be
made regarding the policies of his
administration until after the inter-
ment of President Harding Friday.
Nevertheless, the question of the
world court and his probable attitude
toward il continues to be discussed
widely, and also the probable make
up of his cabinet. The general i'm
preston prevailed today that there
would be no cabinet changes for
some time-unless Attorney General
Daugherty should insist upon with
drawing from office. Mr.. Daugherty
was a close personal friend of Pres
ident Harding. He has not been in
good health for some time, and OBJ
servers here believe that within a
short time he will resign.
While there has been talk of Secre-
tEry, Hugh es<and observation-disclosures as