Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31

promptly ordered Miller reinstated.
This has been done. The book
binders have now filed charges
with the Public Printer which they
believe will prove ample TO war
rant Miller's discharge, but they
have also issued a statement to the
effect that they cannot work in the
office with Miller, but will be com
pelled to strike if he is retained in
his present position. The unfor-
tunate part of the situation is that
the constitution of the union con-
Aicts with the laws of the United
States so that if the Public Printer
should not find sufficient ground
for discharging Miller he could not,
according to law, dismiss him aud
the binders, according to the laws
of their union, could not remain.
4 If.again, the binders We're to strike,
they would be conspiriug against
the government, and could never
be reinstated without a change OF
the United States statutes by Com
gress. What the outcome Of this
peculiar situation will bc, it is im-
possible to predict In several
similar instances, previous, Presi-
dents have lodged the issue and
now that President Roosevelt has
Nnet it squarely, there are many
/ who believe it will not cost him the
sensible labor vote of the country
/ The government is still little big
/ ger than any union. whether capital
or of labor, and sensible capitalist:
and laborers will see that it stay:
bigger.
After years of discussion auc
= contention, ,shipbuilding nthe navy
Yards OF the country has at las
+ found favor with the higher nava
officers who have come TO believe
| that it would be desirable for th'
r government to build its own YES
? sells. There is now considerabl,
DELAY because of the labor trouble
c in the yards of the trust which ha
j the contracts for the building o
S thirteen vessels. Moreover, it /
D claimed that the constant wOrl
] which would eusue, were the gov
- ernment to build its own ship:
T would materially increase the valu
c of the Yards, and would have ten
b dency to prevent the labor difhcu
a ties which now arise from the nt
r cessity which confronts employee
5 of finding work elsewhere at Gel
5, tain seasons Of the year. Rear Ac
e miral Bowles is now preparing to
/. Secretary Moody a statement base
r on the work of building the Cor
+ necticut in the New York Nav
e Yard. The Admiral has alread
# found that not less than two pc
- cent of the total cost of the shi
o will be saved on the inspection e.
II penses af a result of governmer
= construction. The government
o preparing to complete the cruise
2. Galveston now at Norfolk,and wi
e build the sailing vessels IntrePi
It and Cumberland. The trainin
k brig authorized by the last Coz
a gress will be built in the Port
6 mouth IN. H. ) navy yard.
L Secretary Hay is doing all in h
d power to avert a war between Ru
S, sia and Japan, although there
e still possibility that it will |
% impossible to restrain the cock
re little oriental nation. A new eau.
N of contention has just arisen
y. Cored where tile government, ,whic
lie is dominated by Japan, has ju
re ordered telegraph poles cut dow
along the line of a railroad ownt
by Russians. 1t is claimed by IL
japanese that the Russian nav
has never been tried, and probab
Is would not fight to advantag
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