Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-07-29
FIGHT IS ABANDONED
The Assistant Foreman Reports For
WCfk.
BOOK BINDERS NOT TO STRIKE.
Union Officials State Their Case to
Secretary CorteIyou ard Public
Printer Palmer.

Washington. Special--The Book
binders Union which has been fighting
the reinstatement of w. \. Miller, the
assistant foreman in the government
Printing Office. has abandoned any in
tention OF walking out even though
Miller has resumed work. President
Tatum, of the International Brother
hood OF BookBnders. is now en- route
hcre from Chicago to advise with the
local leaders, The latter have decided
to 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
cla!s announced that there would be no
action On their part for 80 days. during
which time they anticipated that tho
question would be solved by the Public
Printer 1t is expected that n 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 statement
regarding what was done at the meet
ing OF the book-bindars. 1t stated that
Miller would be permitted under pro-
test to continue in the position ta
which he had been re-instated and that
there would he nothing done at pres
ent by the book-binders that would in
terfere with the work of the office u
gives assurance that this action is in
spired by regard for the action OF the
Fl resident and for the Federal statutes,
and expresses the belief that the char
ges against Miller will be substanti-
ated on inVesi igation. A similar state
Tent was filed with the Civil Service
commission
The Charlotte Evening News gives
this summary OF the affair:
A man oy me name of W. y Miller
assistant fnreman in the Government
Printing Olice, was expelled from a
local organization OF buok-binders and
his name was subsequently dropped
from the lnll of employees Of the Gov
eIAment, Recently he was restored
to his place in the Government smploy
by special order from President
Roosevelt, which reads as follows:
VIM. A Miller on May is last was
removed by the public printer from his
rosition of assistant foreman in the
Government printing office. because nc
had been expelled from the local union
&C the National Brotherhood of Book
BINDERS Mr.. Mile" complained 10 the
civil service commission. and oH July
c il requested Mr.. Miller's reassign-
ment 10 duty. his removal being con
t.ary to the civil rules.
Complaint also had been mace to
the President and by his direction Sec
retary Cortelyou investigated the mat
ter. On July 13 President Roosevelt
wrote as follows:
My Dear Secretary CDrtelyou: In
accordance with the letter of the civil
service commission OF July 6, the pub
lie printer will reinstatc Sir. W. A
Miller in his position.
'"On the face OF the papers presented
Miller would appear to have been re-
moved in violation OF law. There is nc
objection to the employees of the Gov.
ernment printing Office constituting
themselves into union if they 50 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.
Please communicate a copy OF this
letter to the public printer for his in
formation and that of his subord-
nates."'