The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-23
DOUBT HICKS GOOD FAITH.
rxrox MEN THINK HE Is HELPING.
THE OLD EMPLOYEES.
1ar.s Them a Certificate of Compe-
senee and says He Has No Per-
.onaI objections 10 Them-NiIl

s,selsl Dispatch % me post-Tnis'ligerce-
nT.YMpIA Fob. THE disclosures Of
.s4 dzy r. tha arste printing Office contro-
vsrxy now approaching e crisis make II
.anareri thai state Printer Hicks j. fall
~ bstwee1 two cnalrs. Ills letter q
Pgt.aeatlon u bis employees 81. 81 peculiar
...ouss rsetian. tp 20 rh.s time. since the
orzan.za,ion e the State Printing Com
car which tae Democratic committee
soJnG - b. a mere sgbtsrfUge. air. H.cks
"a issued Ms public utterances over lis
s.ynatufe az president % tine state Print
- Company Now. however. he casts
sd This titie and ad8Tsssex sis en-
e5oyes over hls official title as State
irinter. Ia thu Letter be says.
~ hsrely notify vaH that after Thurs
asy mex your services viii he alsDen-ed
r1th iu The SKATE printing Office. iu pur-
fsance 20 demand aade mf10n ne by the
refnocrat.c raptTal committee
Y Il Eish ~ express ny gratitude Tor
.glr pc service ard assure VOC thai
yoBr disehaTEa r. 80 80 way due % in
eorupeteucy o. personal d.Ssa @isf4ctl0n"
The Isngaage.of this letter. particularly
~ final ciause Is regarded by The union
prsnsers as q craffIly- wordsd attempt 70
zsfrengtnen the case II the employees. VINO
p DECLARE Il 10 he their iuteutlCa u resist
the dacharga 81 She courts.
No asante step has been taken by the
arbitration committee. II - not believed
fiewever that SIR. Hicks wal proceed in
socl faith TO carry Gus th2 III gctIog Of the
arbitration committee. A member OF the
heal union advised your cores oudeut
svaay that II ~Iil not surprise the union
70 see the state printing office continued
IS rat office up 10 tne time the legis-
Azure couVeaes. Ia which event redress
viii he sought al the hands OF the Iegis-
,stive body
Mr. B0wmer. present foreman ~ the
book ard JOB rooms and up 10 the time
sf the arbitration a Hicks Spokesman. haa
s.lool ~ his eye ffc claims 10 hold 4
contract for his position for the full four
years Of Mr.. Hicks term Of office. and
declares that hc viii enforce the cor
Tract 20 the letter II there be any virtue
n the courts Other employees. though
seFhaps not 50 well fortified with written
contracts. are just Is iUsistcu' upon hold
hg their positions ia the office and pro-
iseting their stock Ia the printing COM
yany.
Il has been an open secret Ia Olympia
f9g thirty days past tina, bad blood ex-
z;ed in the state printing Office Charges
q breach Of faith, flFor.tIsm. etc have
reached the public, and while there has
aeea no exhibition ~ confidence IN the
word Of The state printer the statement
has again ard again reached the public
hat Dir Hicks was assuring his employee
'aat despite the finding of tbe arbitration
committee they the printers should re-
f4n their positions
Il wiii be- seen that NJ. Hicks does not
row enjoy tn confidence OK the men who
BAKE ny BITS present office force. ard his
letter OF dismissal OF these men does not
serve 70 restore h.m 20 On. confidence OF
eFganizsd labor In whose interests Dee was
Supposed 70 have been elected Both
sides being disfruslfui. devl lopmeats IN
tae matter are awaited with interest