The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-09-25
UNION men CANN0I
AGREE on RESOlulnI
The Formal Discussion q N
Ter Case Before Americ,,
Federation of Labor,
SOME NEW FEATURES
President Whitmore Criticised &. !,
Course in case-conferenc. !. y
tween Labor Leaders and -,
ident Roosevelt. &

Washing ton, Sept. 23.-The c.,.
Assistant Foreman Miller. Of A.
eminent printing office, who was . "
stated in his position by order az ~
dent Roosevelt after he had hao, y
missed because OF his expulsion t,ss
the local bookb1nders' union csmssa
for formal discussion at the maa,,n.
the executive council of the Ams,sNd
Federation OF Labor. No ~st,,ams
could be obtained at the conch,s,o, \
the days proceedings in regard. T. N
matter, and the usual official stataras
Of the days doings given u afte, Il
meeting completely ignored Tia IS
ject.
A new feature of the case occur.
when President Whitznore ns NJ
stereotyDers' union, employed # N
government printing Office, petjtloss
President Gornpers in favor Of MINI
urging him not to give support of NJ
federation TO the petition TO Presiassa
Roosevelt asking for Miller's renms3
sent out rs a memorial from the ma
trail Labor union of this city, and Mia
it is said President Whitrnore chars
terized as a blunder.
President Whitmore is a lifelong :,
publican, and also one of the I'M
prominent union men of the CITY. M
said that some other strong union ma
at the government printing Office M
join Mr.. Whitmore in his stand.
The presidents attitude toward nj
sOr, n 1.O 3, eg,Nr ~, n ,, ~ ~ IL
Typographical union No. 101 In N
form of a resolution criticlsing y
course in the Miller case. The reid
on the resolution was very similar ,
that adopted and sent Throughout T.
country by the Central Laber unisal
Action on the resolution. however, NJ
indefinitely postponed following :
statement by a member TINT a contaI
ence on the subject was soon to be BID
between President Roosevelt al
prominent labor leaders. and that I'd
action in the meantime would be Ing
perfume.
The Central Labor union of this ID
took supplemental action in the al
OF w. A. Miller and adopted strong nj
clutions, which We're sent to Presiia
Roosevelt, urging Milier's dismisa1
The union earnestly requests the press|
dent to modify his orders Of last u
to Secretary Cortelyou in which q
president says there shall be no iii
rrimination between union and na
union labor, and they further petite
that w. A. Miller. assistant foremaa1
the bindery of the government pria|
ing office, be dismissed to promote u
efficiency of the service on chals
made by the Observation-Disclosures "sha
prove his .unfitness for d public 81
want"
The union also adopted a resoluad
which was sent to its secretary, Char
w. Winslow, now at the convehtos
the International Association Of. Bird
and Structural Iron, Workers at Ks
sas City. Mo. requesting that the q
vention pass resolutions In regard
the order of the president On 'el
shops" and the Miller case
A telegram in response to the q
ton being circulated by the Cens4
Labor union, the only one read, was
ceived. 1t read:
Mills Palace, New York.-Gghalrrna
! Citizens, Secretary Central Ehbor Y
ion, Washington, D. c.: Gapgratf
tons on your splendid letter on Y
Miller case.
Citizen George Francis Train