The Sunday globe., 1901-07-28
Was the Proposition Of This EN-
Commissioner of Pensions.
HER HONOR FOR A SITUATION.
The bass Of Miss Trett, who Scored The Vile
Offlolal-TwO Female eT.EnpIOyees OF Tho
Bureau Of Engraving Tell Why They Can't
Set WOrk-A Conductor Of The Avenue Line
Praises he President Of the COMPANY

StN SOiuAeIt as you see, said still
well preserved gentleman to The
Globe editor in his sanctum.
MY father" continued Mr.. Frett.
fought with Napoleon and against
him. He was a German, and had to
serve the conqueror as well as his ma
ave land. Well, we came here when
l was a baby. We settled among the
lAdianslabout forty miles west of Chi
cage, which then had about 5000 pop
ulation. l will not wander on this
Subject, however | served in the Civil
War, have a soldiers record, and
plenty of recommendations as to my
poverty, which is apparent, and to my
respectability and honesty. | have a
family, and | can not make ends meet.
My rent on FOur-and-a-half street is
due to-day, and | ana trying to raise
1t to keep from being put out"
Cant you get work in any OF the
Departments
81 have tried them all. / will sweep
the floors; do anything for an honest
living. ! am still strong, as you can
see, and can hold my own. am a
temperate man, as most all Germans
are do not get drunk nor wouldn't
If / could. | have the best of recon-
mendations"
What, then is the trouble, Mr..
Frett. Mr.. Mckinley, you know.
claims that honorably discharged sol
diers have the preference
Yes; | know he does, and / know
Also that they have not. I was drop
ped for being a Democrat, although
they say politics makes no difference
where a man is an old soldier. But 1t
isn't this particularly | came to see
you about"
What, then, Mr Frett?"
well, sir, it makes my blood boil
to think of it, and only for my little
girl | would have murdered him.
"Who?"
THE Commissioner Of Pensions
You don't mean Mr. Evans, do your"
mo, sir, I do not, but an eX.Commis.
sioner Of Pensions. You see, it was
this way. My girl who is handsome,
and as modest and virtuous as she is
handsome, tried to get work as a sol.
dier's daughter in the Department.
She passed the civil service, and was
certified and all that, but she couldn't
get appointed. She was turned down
by every Department after the Ap.
pointment Clerk had a talk with and
sounded her The same with chiefs,
auditors and the whole pack of them,
You see, she was inexperienced and ig.
norant Of the ways of the world and
didn't understand their hints, inuendos
and covert propositions"
"On her virtue, Mr. Frett?'
Eyes, sir, on her honor; so she final.
ly raj up against a man who made
her understand by the plainness of his
villianous language"
And this was the Commission.
err"
"Yes, sir; this is an ex.Commission.
er. He was then Commissioner, how.
ever"
at wasn't my friend, Corporal Tan.
ner, I'm sure2'
'"No, sir; Tanner is not that kind Of
a man. will tell you his name, but
do not print it now"
Hereupon Mr.. Frett gave The Globe
the name of the eX-COmmissiOner Of
Pensions, and he then proceeded:
This was the scoundrel, sir My
daughter visited him; related to him
the condition of our family, in a semi
state of starvation-seven Of us all
told. The Commissioner listened and
Inquired as to my record. This shs
also told him, when he thus addressed
her:
my dear young lady, l sympahize
with you deeply You are a nice-look-
ing girl and one I am sure who is dis
Greet and have good sense. Now, u
have taken a fancy 10 you, and all
In fhaI
Department. / prefer you and If yno|
will do what ! want / will not only
give you a good position but your faith
er also"
"She came home crying. You see,
we were poor and could do nothing,
] resolved TO kill the villain, but my
child and family begged me not toI
make matters worse. | tell yOH this
now that The Globe mag show the
country the temptations young girls
arc subjected to who try 10 get work
in the Department.
MIR. Fretts interview is given pre-
eisely as it took place in The Globes
office. and we are in possession Of the
name Of the eX-COmmissiOner Of Pen
s{ons who made the Infamous proposl.
ten.
eve two ladies' have called, Mr..
Globe. to air a grievance, said the
spokesman Of two ladies who called
the past week. r, o,-,- III,
"AH right, madam, The Globe Will
be happy to serve you.
well. you see that we are neither
vnung nor beautiful any more, and,
that we have worked
for the Government for more than 20
years. we can not get even temporary
employment now. ,-,,-.o,
@Wbere did you wOrk last, ladies'?
"In the Bureau Of Engraving and
prinHug. We are expert counters. and
Sbe Young ones who have tried 20 fiji
y,,,r shoes can't come near our records
B.at thew are good locking and buXOm
-you lCnow-and these qualifications
count more than anything else
Glow about the influence
eyes that's IT: the Influence does
All and [ guess we know Why
iss Beall, superintendent Of the eX-
rnining room, and Miss Roe, super
,fendent Of the numbering room,
ould like to have us back So would
sullivan. the assistant director,
but for some reason that you can
guess, the young and inexperienced
woman is preferred especially so If
she is susceptible to the oyertsres
made her by certain officials. That
man Allies runs the Bureau
Here the lady was interrupted by
her companion, who said
"Well. Mr.. AiJs gave me recon. |
to be put on for - days.
and Captain Meredith didn't put ~
On
ooh. wsll; Allies didn't recommend
you very strsng," answered the first
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