Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-07-28

and brother of Tom l.. Johnson, at pre-
sent mayor of Cleveland, O.
THE MILLER CAsE.-W. a. Miller
the assistant foreman of the government
printing office bindery, who was expelled
by the Bookbinders' Union, discharged
from the government printing office for
that reason, and reinstated by the Presi-
dent, went to work at his old job in the
government printing office yesterday
morning. The Public Printer allowed
Miller TO be transferred to his old posi-
ton in the main office of the government
printing Office, which he held when he
i.st had trouble with the bookbinders,
and not the position at which he last
worked at the branch Office in the Union
Building. Yesterday Miller was work
ing in the blank-bOOk bindery, one of
the three divisions of the book-binding
departments. He received very chilly
reception when he appeared for work,
and in fact only one of the employees of
the Office spoke to him. Miller did not
seem to mind the chilly reception, and
when asked if he had anything to say,
he replied: "All l know is that | am
back at work, and so far as | am con-
cerned that means | am reinstated. My
case is closed. From now on the Book
binders Union is up against the United
States government. | have never
bothered the union, and whatever | did
to displease them was done in the dis
charge of my duties as a servant of the
government. | always treated the mel
well, but acted upon considerations of
duty toward my employers, as / saw
it, Just as / would have done had |
been working for a private concern"
Mr.. Miller, in previous statement
declared that the aim Of the Union had
been to dictate to the officials of the
government Printing Office, whoscompel
the foreman to join their organization,
and if not successful in this, to hound
them out of their position.
The Miller case was considered by the
representatives of the International
Bookbinders last night from every posi-
bic point of view. The consensus of
action was that Miller's record would be
shown to the Public Printer with the
idea of having him dismissed from the
service. No radical action of any sort
is now contemplated. Public Printer
Palmer and President Barrett, of the
local Bookbinders' Union, differ in their
statements as to the consideration of the
charges. Mr.. Palmer says that the
charges are not being investigated and
would not be except under certain cir
cumstances, which he declined TO speci-
fly. Barrett says the charges are under
investigation, pending which the union
does not intend to "force the Public
Printers hands" 1t is also stated that
if the Public Printer does not sustain
the charges the union will appeal d.
rectly to the President to remove Miller
on the charges on which his expulsion
from the union was based.
More than seven thousand members
of the Employers Association of Kansas
City have written a letter to President
Roosevelt thanking him for the rein
statement of w. A. Miller. They say:
"This action taken in these troublous
times will go far toward encouraging
those of our citizens who have invested
their money, their brains and their en-
ergy, in manufacturing enterprises, as
suring them, as it does, that their Chief
Executive is a man with courage and
convictions.