Evening star., 1903-08-04
CLAIMS MEMBERSHIP
MILLER SAYS HE BELONGS TO
BROTHERHOOD OF BooKBINDERs.
This Is Denied by the Local Union
Awaiting the Decision Of the
Public Printer.

At the beginning of the third week Of the
installation of Miller in his old place moth
ing new In the case has developed and
the public printer Is as reticent as ever
as to his intentions. The arbitration COM
mittee continues it's search for more testt-
mony against Miller and tells the men,
bers of the union, who are working under
protest In the shop with Miller. that they
will have to continue at their benches
until something happens in the Office of the
public printer.
1t is claimed by the men that they are
daily piling up additional testimony against
the man whose scalp they are after. and
that when the time does come for the pub
lie printer to act he will have nothing in his
hands that can in the least degree speak In
favor Of Miller.
Miller said today to reporter for The
Evening Star that he had heard nothing
from Mr.. Palmer, that he had had no con-
versation whatever with him since the day
he came to work, two weeks ago. and that
he was conducting his own division Of the
bfndery exactly as II nothing had hap
pened
Membership in Brotherhood.
Regarding the report that he has said
that. although an expelled member OF the
local union, he was still a member of the
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders,
having appealed his case at the time of his
expulsion from the local union to the inter-
national officers, Miller said that 1t WAS
true, and that he was an active member or
the International body until his case had
been decided by the officers.
This statement is contested by the local
union. the members of which say that ex-
pulsion from any union separates a men,
Der from tie entire body. It is felt by the
men that the public printer is almost ready
act, and that his decision may be rendered
at any time. He is in possession of all the
facts presented by the bookbinders and un-
less he acts very soon there will be a feel
ing on their part that he is holding the case
back at the instance of higher power.
Miller is. apparently. unconcerned. The
men under his supervision are as busy as
ever, as they nave to be in order to COM
plete their tasks and to a stranger to the
controversy that has created such wide
spread comment everything appears to
move in perfect harmony. Not the slightest
indication exists that anything is wrong,
save the fact that the men have nothing
to say to their assistant foreman But
even this would never be noticed. for they
are busy with their work and seldom have
occasion to address him.
Mr.. Palmer's Position.
Mr.. Palmer has not yet decided when he
will take up the case and, as it is entirely
in his hands, he is privileged to hold it in
definitely or decide it Immediately. as his
reason dictates. This may result in an
early decision, or it may hang fire until the
meeting Of Congress 1t is believed how
ever. by those deeply interested. that there
will be a decision in a very short time,
possibly this week. What knowledge they
have upon which to base this belief is care
fully withheld.
And IN the meantime the arbitration COM
mittee awaits signal from the Office Of
the public printer that the truce is at an
end and that their case has been gained or
lost.
In the event of the first decision there
will be an appeal by Miller to the civil
service commission, and in the latter there
will be some serious and immediate action
taken by the bookbinders.