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AGAINST ROOSEVELTAngry Clpsh in Federated UnionOver His Moyer-HaywoodLetter.\SOME DEFEND PRESIDENTCommittee Ordered to 8ee HimCouldn't Make Appointment-Again Ordered to WashingtonMany of tha delegates at yesterday's‘R* iLlt;meeting of the Central Federated Union, which was an uproarious one, came with the intention of condemning President Roosevelt and the expectation of hearing others condemn him on account,of his letter to the Chairman of the Moyer-Haywood conference of Chicago confirming his statement that Moyer and Haywood were undesirable citizens. There wereplenty of denunciations of PresidentRoosevelt, but a number of unexpected defenders of *the President appeared and .ather more than evened op matters.The committee of three appointed to go to Washington and ask the President to retract his statement that Moyer and Haywood were undesirable citizens, was censured for not %beying the instructions in spite of the fact that they could not obtain an appointment by telegraph to meet the President. The Socialists carae in for some hot attacks by delegates/who held that the proposed parade and mass meeting on Saturday evening next is really more of a demonstration to boost the Socialist Party than a Moyer-Haywood demonstration.Albert Abrahams, a Socialist, started the clash by making a report as to the arrangements for the parade and mass meeting in GrancF Central --'elace on Saturday night. He said that the parade would be a great success and continued:• lt;st J^ttaclcsBorah wougive his services free in prosecuting the prisoners in order to break up the unions, he said. “ The union# will there-' fore need to contribute for the defense. The letter of President Roosevelt has done the Moyer-Haywood cause good rather than harm. Every central body In nearly all the large cities has given Judgment against him. I want to say that revelations will be made In a few days about the troubles in the West which will show a conspiracy against the three indictedmen.Morris Brown, a member of the committee of three who is also a Socialist, detailed the efforts of the committee to make an appointment with President Roosevelt, and bis decision not to go to Washington after these efforts had failed and President Roosevelt’s letter appeared.Several of the delegates then declaredthat the committee had no right to decide r ot to go to Washington. Delegate Coakley .of tho Lithographers’ Apprentices Union said that the letter of President Roosevelt was a letter to a member of a certain political party and a slap In the face of that party. It was the duty of the committee togo to Washington, anyway, he said.“President Roosevelt should be told that the unions wanted a square deal for the men, and did not demand that they should be set free without a trial. We demand a fair trial, not because they are members of trade unions, but because they are citizens. If they had as much money behind them as Harry Thaw, they would haveCoakley’s speech was followed byus aDDlause. and severaldelegates at-aeked President Roosevelt. Herman iobinson, the Financial Secretary, who s general organizer for the American federation of Labor, objected.iRobinson Defends President.KOrganized labor Is now before the public at large, he said, ” and is being led erroneously to believe that the demonstration on Saturday night is for thepurpose of denouncing President Roosevelt We should not be carried awaysby enthusiasm, but should act soberly and give the respect due to the Chief Magistrate of the Nation, who has as good a right to his opinion as we have. The letter in which he referred to Moyer and Haywood as undesirable citizens was |1 a privileged communication and was stolen.There were signs of disapprobation among the audience, and Robinson said that he knew the position he took wras not popular with some of the delegates.A roar of dissent followed when he ob- $ jected to any demonstration for the pur- $ pose of condemning President Roosevelt, lt;1 You will only injure the Moyer-Hay- a wood cause by trying to create the idea ‘ that labor is up' in arms against President Roosevelt, he said. ** PresidentRoosovelt. in his letter to the Chicago organization, gave the legitimate organizations all credit. It is our duty to show respect to the President of the United States, and not make ourselves the laughing stock of the community. Wecan easily remain self-respecting citizensMoyer and Hay-Jand show sympathy for wood.”Delegate Entwistle of the Stea: ters’. Union said that the committeeFit-should go to Washington again even if its members should have to walk all the Way. Delegate Cedai- of the Machinists defended President Roosevelt A voice shouted, *‘ How about Borah? *’All I have .to say is that there is a clique of politicians \ interested in this matter, Cedar said. I do not know of any President who has (lone as much for labor as President Roosevelt. Before you condemn a man like President Roosevelt you have to be sure of your facts., Delegate Forman of the Riggers’ Union, who on the last Sunday said that, in his opinion. President Roosevelt could give AnaWas cards and spades, said that President Roosevelt's action will be condemned at the next election, at whichthere was tremendous applause from theSocialists, £Brown, who made the report for the committee, denied that the mass meeting had been called to condemn President Roosevelt, but he said that PresidehtRoosevelt would be condemned all thesame. Robinson, .he said, did not know what he was talking about.Other delegates took a hand and tha speakers began to grow personal. Severalof the delegates said that the parade would be really an exploitation of the Socialists. Abrahams said that when Pres-dent Cleveland sent the militia to crush own the strikers during the Pullman car strike, Mr. Roosevelt applauded the act as one of the highest acts of patriotism, and said he would have done the same if he had beeh President.ijHIt was the Rough Rider Roeseveltbiembracing the smooth pcrlitican Cleveland, Oyster Bay at the side of Buzzard’s Bay, two hearts beating a a one, and one of them was that of a man who kills bears and tigers and wears glasses, he said.Committee Ordered to Obey.Abrahams continued his attacks, Samuel Prince of the Cigarmakera,lemblyiSocial!re personalities were exchanged and delegates became angry. President levelt found two. more champions t» Assemblyman Thomas Rock, Kaufman, of the Clothing Cut-on, and Timothy Healey, of the tlonary firemen. It was finallyit the committee must go ton this week.IWON'T CRITICISE ROOSEVELT,U. Lzais Labor Unions RespectChief Magistrate8T. LOUIS, April 28.—The CentralTrades and Labor Union of St. Louis to-indorse a resolution by theo Makers' organization attackingfor eallinsr Mover and1lent Roosevelt for calling Moyer anaood undesirable citizens. Memberscentral labor body declared: matter what we may think of Mr we must, as good citizens, ta»“ Aft
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