The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-26
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GUST MILLER
Washington Central Labor Union
Seeks Support of Organized
Labor.
Object Is To Get President To Modify
His Order Of Rein
statement.
One Report Says Printing Office May
Be Controlled by Department
of Commerce.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The case of
w. A. Miller, the assistant foreman in
the bindery of the government print
ing office, who was removed from his
position because he had been expelled
from the local bookbinders' union, and
who afterward was reinstated at the
direction OF President Roosevelt. has
been taken up by the Central Labor
| union Of this city.
That body has sent to each of the
Central Labor unions in the United
States, representing the entire number
of organizations affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, a reso-
! luton adopted by the Central Labor
union Of this city, calling attention to
| the Miller case, declaring that the
order Of the president cannot be re-
garded in any but an unfriendly light,
and urging organized labor to petition
the president to modify his order of no
discrimination, and to order w. A.
| Miller's dismissal from the government
service, to promote the efficiency Of
that service.
! A preamble to the resolution de-
clares that the president has seen MT
to reinstate Miller, who is an expelled
member of a trades organization, not
| withstanding the overwhelming evil
| dence of his moral turpitude, and also
has committed himself to the palicy of
the open shop, as shown by his letters;
that the bookbinders' union of WASH
| ington has concerVatively recognized
the authority of the president in &C
| ceding to Miller's reinstatement and
| working with him pending final settle
| ment Of the case; that the charges
have again been preferred in strict
| conformity to federal law, and that
Miller to answer them.
The resolutions, it is stated by Off
GERS of the local Central Labor union,
originated primarily with the book
binders union, which organization
transmitted them to the Central Labor
union of this city, and the latter, after
formally adopting them, sent them
broadcast throughout the country.
. It was reported that this action of
the Central Labor union had received
the formal approval of President
Gompers as representing the American
Federation of Labor. It was said last
night, however, by a responsible Off
cial of the Central Labor union that
Mr.. Gompers had not figured in the
! matter 50 far e. the Central .Lab g.
!. unfon was cd krned. d Such action
Y he pointed out. would. Re contrary.sts9
i the constitution of the federation zo1
labor which inhibits it. from taking
sides in political matters.
According to a report current yes
terday President Roosevelt has deter.
mined to ask congress to authorize the
transfer of the government printing
office to the jurisdiction and contro
of the department of commerce ant
labor.
A quiet investigation in the man
agement of the big printing establish
ment has been going on for severa
months under the direction of Score
tary Cortelyou and enough informa
ton has been secured to convince tn
president that the most radical re
"orms should be inaugurated in tn
,rinting office as soon as possible.
The investigation ordered by tn
PRESIDENT was based upon certain
tatements made by W. A. Miller.