The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-30
SINECURES TO END
ROOSEVELT WILL DISCHARGE
 TYPOS WHO DO NOT EARN PAY
Government Printing Office to Lose Menacing Incompetents-Those Fielding Jobs by Threats of
 Trouble Must Go.

Washington Special Telegram.
 On President Roosevelt's return to the White House information is revealed which tends 70 show that union labor if doomed to receive double blow at his hands within a short time. Not only is 1t probable that W. A. Miller will be retained as foreman of the bindery in the Government Printing Ofice, but large number of union men who have held sin ecures there will be discharged.
 Already the commission named by the President to investigate the Government printing establishment has notified A. P Johnson, who is in Millers division, that his services will be dispensed with Oc. ttober 1. The reason given Is that he is unable to perform a sufficient amount of work For a long time it has been known that considerable proportion of the workmen in the printing office have been more or less incompetent, but they have been allowed to remain on the pay roll to avoid disturbances with the labor unions. It Is believed that the Presidents commission has made recommendations which will result in cleaning out lot of dead wood in the Governments printing establishment.
 The general belief that Foreman Miller will remain in office Is strengthened by the statement made on the authority of one member of the commission that it has not looked into the case of Miller or the charges against him. This is taken to mean that the President believed the foreman was being persecuted unjustly.
 Mitchell Promised Federal Office.
 President John Mitchell of the Mine workers Union, who led the conservative forces and won a victory in opposition to the radicals plan to fight the admin istration over the case of Miller, is ex- pected to return to Washington shortly and confer with President Roosevelt al the White House.
 In connection with Mitchelrs fight against Gompers in the executive council of the Federation of Labor story is told which is intended to explain the formers championship of the President The story is to the effect that a deal has been ent- cred into between Mir. Roosevelt and Mitchell whereby the later will endeavor to swing the labor vote into line for Roosevelt and in return receive appoint ment to a desirable position in the Gov ernment service.
 The post of Assistant Secretary in the Department, of Commerce and Labor and that of Commissioner of Labor, which will shortly become vacant through the retire, ment of Carroll D. Wright are mentioned among those which Mitchell might be given.
 The scheme is said to contemplate the election of James s. Duncan, one of the vice-presidents of the Federation oi Labor, to succeed Samuel Gompers at the annual convention in Boston next Mo- vember. Mitchell himself denied positive ly when here the other day that he would be a candidate to succeed Gompers. But Duncan is one of the chief lieutenants of the mineworkers' leader and If he were chosen and the alleged deal between Roosevelt and Mitchell were consum. mated the latter would be holding lu- crative Government position and also be in control of the Federation of Labor.
 MitchelPs Book Goes to Voters.
 In backng up this story it is pointed out that tens of thousands of copies oi that particular portion of Mitcheils book about the great anthracite coal strike which refers to President Roose- velt's hand in settling the strike are being circulated in advance among laborine men all over the United States. The tone of this pamphlet is understood to be decidedly favorable to MT. Roosevelt and its distribution Is said to be part of the program to line up the labor vote for Roosevelt.
 So far as the Federation of Labor end of the story is concerned it is stated or authority that majority of the members of that body, including 15S,000 miners 100000 carpenters and builders, 5000 team sters, besides painters and other laborinG ren numbering many thousands, are tired of the tactics of Gompers and favor the policies advocated by Mitchell Il this is true it looks as if Gompers' doom is sealed, for Mitchell has long entertain ed an enmity toward him, which culml' mated last week in his struggle against the indorsement of the anti-administra tion and anti-government campaign.