Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-04
MIR. Rounds and His ssStar Route ,,
Management Again.

To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
Not seeing anything in THE STAR this week
regarding affairs in the Government Printing
Office, have concluded to raise my voice once
more. The subject uppermost in the minds of
the employees of this establishment is the very
uncertain tenure of employment of those un-
fortunates who hail from the District of Colum-
bia. 1t must resemble somewhat the reign of
terror, OF which the student of French his
tory at the close Of the last century may read.
True, District men cannot be guillOtined liter
ally, but 1t may be doubted whether it is any
more merciful to keep an anxious workman first
in suspense for season and then deprive him of
the means Of earning food and rament for his
family. 1t is ignoble work for a prominent
officer OF the government to be engaged in
And, although the major part of this outrage
Gus business was done in his absence Mr.
Rounds has fully sanctioned it since his return
from his western tour, proving thereby that the
master does not rate any higher, so far as human
ity or even common decency is concerned, than the
creatures who serve him. l, for one feel dis
appointed, for did incline to the belief that he
would in some degree disavow the dirty work
that had been perpetrated. Well, If there is no
present remedy the poor victims OF this novel
species of task-masters must go elsewhere
They must leave their families to the care Of
sympathiZing friends and merciful Cod while
they go forth into the world to look for work
You can well imagine the Distress the uncalled-
for misery which all this will occasion, and be-
lieve you and every just man will join me in the
hope that the authors of so much suffering NAV
soon experience the vengeance OF q just
Creator.
While the prosecuted men have alluded to
are walking our streets, in the vain hope of
finding some employment which may save them
the pang of leaving their loved ones to suffer or
to starve while they seek work abroad, all is
prosperous with those on whom the
autOcrat Of the National Printing Office
chooses to smile. First and foremost
among the favOrites is Star Route Brady's bust
ness manager, the notorious Helm. In direct
violation Of the spirit Of the law he draws his
90 a day from the pay clerk of the Government
Printing Office, while his private enterprise, the
Critic, is busily engaged in villifyng the govern
ment and Its prominent officers. This fellow
Helm must have strange hold on Mr. Rounds.
The Public Printer Is either very much attached
| to this corn-fed product of Ohio, or he Is, for
some reason, In awe OF him. How is this, Mr..
Rounds? Are good printers so hard to obtain
that you must borrow Bradys man Friday to
help run your office? wonder if Mr.. Rounds
has any idea Of the ingenuity with which good,
serviceable investigating committee Of Congress
can obtain the inside history of things that were
thought to be well Obscured? He might profit
| ably read up on congressional investigations as
he Is doing his best to bring about one; and Il
he 10 accommodated 1t is quite likely that nc
moro mercy win be shown him than he has ex.
tended to his lste employer. Wmn AWAKE. s