Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-04
WOULD NOT REMAIN
Foreman Ulrich Would Not Submit
to q Transfer.
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION PROMPTLY
Appeal to the President to Compel
His Restoration.
W H Y 1T PPEN ED

Mr. ]. Louis Ulrich, foreman of the Job
| offce in the government printing office ten
dered his resignation yesterday. Mr.. IL
| rich has been an employe Of the government
printing office for several years. having
been appointed from Chicago during Mr.,
Benedicts administration of the Office He
was candidate for public printer in 1888,
and, being Lutheran had strong support
in the northwest. 1t will be rem embered
| that in consequence of differences arising
from legislation in Wisconsin and Illinois
with regard to sectarian schools. the Luz
therans In these states, as also in Minne-
| sota. Iowa and Ohio. voted with the demo.
cratic party, thus turning Wisconsin and
Illinois over to the democrats. Mr.. Bene-
dict on entering the office OF pubic printer
was requested by President Cleveland to
recognize Mr.. ulrich's claims and appoint
him to place. which he did. making Linn
foreman Of the job division.
The job Office is regarded as one OF the
most important divisions OF the government
printing ONCE and one upon which a great
deal Of necessary work Is thrown. While
Mr. Ulrich has been regarded as a capable
printer, there has all along during his ad-
ministration during the past two years been
complaint on part Of the cooperating di-
visions of the Office such as the press ROOM
the stereotype room and the bindery, Of in
adequate and desu,tory work from that Of
flee.
Numerous Complaints.
On several occasions the public printer
received complaints from various foremen
aid the CHEF clerk Of the office as to the
lack OF results from the Job Office. The
force employed there embraced some OF
the best printers known to the craft in
Washington, and the facilities Of the Office
are OF the Very best, the public printer
having spared no expense, II is said. with
IN the past year to provide 1t with the best
ket in order 10 expedite work and accom-
plish results.
As the office still Jagged to the serious
iindrance OF work throughout the entire
bureau the public printer last week de-
Glued to transfer Mr.. Ulrich TO another
place and appoint a competent man TO fill
ms place Saturday he had an interview
with Mr.. Clrich, in which he told him what
he had decided to do, and said that he de-
sired TO retain MIN in the Office Mr. Cl-
rich oid not acouiesce in Mr.. Benedicts
view OF the matter, and after taking the
hdtter under advisement, rendered his res
lgnation Today he called upon President
Cleveland and placed his case before him
A., ~ soGn way. it is said. that the Presf-
oeht is expected to ask Mr.. Benedict to
job Office. " 1"o
M. Ulrich's Charges.
Mr.. Benedic: has appointed n p HaS,,.
OF New York city to the place made va.
cant by Mr.. Ulrich's resignation. NJ,
haste has been foreman OF the printing
once In the Interior Department, and is
CONSIDERED printer of the highest ability.
In new York paper today charges are
made against Public Printer Benedict
which purport to emanate from Mr.. H.
rich. II is said that Mr.. Benedict last wear
CUT down the wages Of printers and other
employees to save S3J0,OO0, which he used
10 ouy new and unnecessary machinery to
take the place of that which Mr.. Uirich
claims was just as good, and in some cases
better 1t Is claimed that Mr. Benedict
soid the displaced machinery to the state
printer of New York. enabling him To bnv
Tor $500 presses that were worth from
S2,ooO to 5000. The charges also state
.nat secret organization, known as the
Mannetas, a faction in the typograph-
lcal union, control the government printing
once and the public printer, and that this
organization tried to punish Mr. Jlrich he
cause ne would not do as they wanted
him to.
Statement by Mr. Benedict.
Mr.. Benedict, when seen by a Star re-
porter today, said: Il can only say that 4
appointed MIR. ulrich, and have not ask
ed him to retire from this office 4 am
here to see that this office does what is re-
quired of it. 1 must get out and let some
other man try it, if do not meet these
requirements. The situation is fnexorable.
1t is not merely a matter of days, but OF
hours and minutes. We must do vast
amounts of printing right on time 10 the
very hour and minute that Congress and
the departments ask it. L cannot stop to
take excuses. can only use my best JuGg-
ment in selecting my assistants. and look
to them for results. Mr.. Clrichs division
did not keep step with the rest of the Office
Complaints kept coming TO me, and men
who knew that 1 usually held my assist
ants up to the best work attainable and
did in bold and unhesitating wav.
wondered that bore with Mr.. Ulricn as j
did
Il did not want to remove him. SO I de-
cided on a transfer. He failed to compre-
hend my kindness and resigned. That is
all there is Of IT, unless there is something
in the stories Mr.. I'lrich seems 10 be tell
ing in regard to my selling machinery for
a song. Now, the fact is that is something
he doesn't know a thing about. Every
press scld had been condemned during
Mr.. Palmer's administration. Mr.. Clrich
docs not know, probably, that not 4 single
thing is sold out Of this Office except on
the decision Of commission provided for
by statute, and that then the article sold
must be put up publicly to the highest bid
der. Furthermore, no presses or other ma
chinery have been bought without the ad-
vice and approval of the Joint committee
on printing in Congress. Now have spent
roundly $1jO,OOO for better machinery,
presses, type and all that, and 1 covered
back last year $124OO0 into the treasury
that Under the law 1 could have spent for
improvements. If you want to know the
results will tell you that, where, in 1887,
my last year under the first Cleveland
administration, We printed 2,S0o tons OF
paper. this year We are printing 500 TONS
We are doing this in the same press room.
Not a foot Of space has been added to IT,.
The only way to meet the demands made
upon us was to get faster and larger
presses and modern machinery.
LAS to these charges, 1 will say they
amount to nothing. There is no truth in
them, and they make Mr.. Ulrich ridiculous.
L came here with a reputation. 1 don't
think have lost 1t, and feel sure shall
rot swap IL for a mess OF pottage."
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