The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-07-30
FIGHT IS ABANDONED
The Assistant Foreman Reports For
Work.
BOOK. BINDERS NOT TO STRIKE.
Union Officials State Their Case to
Secretary Cortelyou and Public
Printer Palmer.

Washington, Specialize Book
| binders Union which has been fighting
! the reinstatement of w. A. Miller, the
| assistant foreman in the government
! Printing Office, has abandoned any in
! tention of walking cut even though
Miller has resumed work. President
Tatum, Of the international Brother
hood of Book Binders, is now en- route
here from Chicago to advise with the
local leaders. The latter have decided
10 abide by the decision of the Public
Printer and avoid any clash with the
government. Miller reported for duty
about 10 o'clock Saturday morning and
was assigned to duty. The union Off
| Gals announced that there would be no
action on their part for 80 days, during
| which time they anticipated that the
question would be solved by the Public
Printer. 1t is expected that a national
| arbitration council will meet to discuss
| the situation.
The union officials called on Secre-
| tary Cortelyou and Public Printer Pal
| mer and left with them a statement
regarding what was done at the meet
| ing Of the book-binders. 1t stated. that
| Miller would be permitted under pro-
test to continue in the position to
| which he had been re%-instated and that
there would be nothing done at pres
ent by the book-binders that would In
| teri, re with the work Of the office. II
give, assurance that this action is in
saired by a regard for the action OF the
President and for the Federal statutes,
and expresses the belief that the char
ges against Miller will be substanti-
atad on investigation. A similar state
nent was filed with the Civil Service
Commission.
The Charlotte Evening News gives
this summary OF the affair:
A man by The name Of w. A. Miller,
| assistant foreman in the Government
| Printing Office, was expelled from a
| local organization Of book-binders and
his name was subsequently dropped
from the roll Of employees Of the Gov
| eminent. Recently he was restored
TO his PLACE in the Government employ,
by a special order from President
Roosevelt, which reads as follows:
WIN. A. Miller on May IS last was
removed by the public printer from his
rosition of assistant foreman in the
| Government printing office, because he
! had been expelled from the local union
Of the National Brotherhood OF o
binders. Mr.. Miller complained to the
civil service commission, and on July
C it requested Mr.. Miller's reassign-
ment to duty, his removal being con-
t.ary to the civil rules.
Complaint also had been made to
the President and by his direction Sec
rotary Cortelyou investigated the mat
ter. On July 10 President Roosevelt
wrote aS follows:
."My Dear Secretary Cortelyou: In
accordance with the letter Of the civil
service commission of July 8, the pub
lie printer will reinstate Mr.. W. A
Miller in his position.
ION the face of the papers presented
Miller would appear to have beer re-
moved in violation Of law. There Is no
objection to the employees OF the o
ernment printing office constituting
themselves into a union II they so de-
sire, but no rules or resolutions OF the
Union can be permitted to override the
laws Of the United States, which 1t is
my sworn duty to enforce.
"'PIease communicate a copy OF this
letter to the public printer for his in
formation and that Of his subordl-
nates."'