The Washington times., 1903-08-07
WANT ENEMIES
OF MILLER PUT
BACK TO WORK
AdherentS Object to Use
Made of Leaves
of Absence.
PARALLEL CASE CITED
Miller'S Division to Be
Moved Into the New
Building.
PARALLEL CASE CITED

The Public Printer announced this
morning that there would be no action
taken by him on the Miller case today.
The members of the arbitration com
mittee of the local bookbinders' union
were not in session at their room, across
the street from the Printing Office. this
morning. and the quiet and peaceful at
mosphere at the Government Printing
Office continues undisturbed.
AS one OF the arbitration committee
expressed #, There is nothing doing.
Everything is quiet. and We are just
loaf1ng along awaiting developments"
Leave of Absence.
Apropos OF this "loafing along" on the
part OF the arbitration committee, the
Miller adherents are asking pertinent
questions. Why is 1t, they ask, that
the nine members of the arbitration
committee are allowed to stay away
from their work for so long time +?
They have been on leave now since Mil
Ter returned to work at the Printing
ONCE Two of them, President Barrett
being one, are in Miller's division
II will be recalled that President
Keller, OF the National Association or
Letter Carriers, obtained leave from
the Postoffice about a year ago, when
the Congressional campaign was on, and
went 10 California. II was said he went
for the purpose of opposing Representa-
tive Loud. chairman of the House Com
mittee on Postofhces and Pest Roads.
who was up for reelection
When the attention OF the Postofice
authorities was called 10 this they re-
called Keller and cut of his leave OF
absence on the ground that he was in
terfering with Government affairs in
taking part in the campaign
Pertinent Questions.
II this was done, ask Miller's friends.
why should the arbitration committee
OF the bookbinders be allowed TO neg
lect their duties at the Government
Printing Office 10 carry on campaign
against Miller? Miller is a servant OF
the Government, and in accommodating
evidence against him and filing charges
against him. is not the arbitration com
mittee. in effect interfering with the
Government? In that case, why should
their leave not be cancelled Thus ar
que the Mlllerites.
In the meantime Miller is a. work
making preparations 10 move his divis-
ion over 10 the new building. By Gu
rious chance his will be the only divis-
ion OF the bindery TO move into the new
quarters. There Is no room for the 9th
ers.
Miller's division goes because il Is tbs
one in which the work most closely con-
neeted with the printing Office is car
ried on. II is necessary 10 have the Two
close together
So Miller goes 10 the new building
while the rest OF the binders will re-
main at work IN their present quarters
Losing Patience.
Members OF the BoOkbinders' Union
are losing patience with the Public
Printer 1t is now fifteen days since
they presented TO him the charges
against Miller. Mr.. Palmer has taken 10
action whatever He says he has not
even taken the subject up for considera-
tion.
There is q suspicion that he is playing
a game OF freeze out in the hope tha
time Will bring indifference on the part
of the union. but the members OF Tie
latter declare that they will insist OF
their rights and will demand a decision
one way or the other. after q reasonable
period What constitutes a reasonablc
period in their opinion they are not nov
prepared 10 say.