The Washington times., 1906-10-09
SHERAAN'S ADVICE
May BRING CHANGE
IN G. P. D. ORDERS
National Chairman Tells
Stllings of Complaints
Against His Office.

Puelie Printer SuHHng. met Chairman
Sherman. of the NatfoH.I Republican
Congressional Commute. yesterday
afternoon at the Shoreham and Wa
made acquainted with some Of the mat
ters that have been brought 60 the at
tenuon Of the committee In connection
with the administration of the Printing
Office.
1t is stated that one of the resu
OF the conference. which Be- said 10 have
lasted an hour, viii be the modification
OF some OF the general orders ar the
Office.
Representative Sherman stated that
his mail was bIrdenad every day with
complaints about tho Printing OmiCe.
the letters coming fIom all sections or
the country. as well as from employees.
lie talked 60 the Public Printer ap'ut
/ the frequent dissrnsicns, the alleged re-
strictiVc rules, and the many suspen-
sioDs and discharge bus more par
ticul8-ly OF the tenor OF The special
ana general orders, which AIr sherman
is said TO have Characterized as too
drastic.
Representative Sherman made it plain
20 friends who talked with him while
here -Eat he was deeply interested IN
the welfare of The employees OF the
Printing once aside from the political
aspect OF the situation OF his Official
fair treatment for all the employees OF
the establishment He is also quoted
as saying that Ee lll not approve the
Introduction OF any methods into the
Government service that smacked OF the
swe1- shop
President Roosevelt IS said to have
been greatly Interested iu the Printing
Office matters brought TO his attention
by Mt. sherman and 10 is generally
believed that as a result or the confer
enCe The Office win be probed at the
instance Of the President.
Mr.. Stllings, this morning declined TO
discuss his conference With Mr Sher-
''The efforts of a few malcontents 20
miSlegd the WCrElDEmen llrO believing
that the Administration is antaSonistiC
weight" said AIR. Stillings to a Times
reporter TODAY.
This statement was made in response
to the frequent published reports that
the Public Printer is opposed TO organ
lied labor and that as the head OF
Uncle Sans big print shop, he is neces-
SaTily carving out President ROOse-
velt's instructions.
ROOsevelt's Record.
President Roosevelt's record as a
consistent friend Of organized labor is
so we'll known that it hardly seems
necessary TO refer 20 IL. And speaking
for myself" continued Public Printer
Suuings. II VIII repeat that 1 am a firm
believer IN organized labor You viii
find the best mechanics in the ranks OF
the trade unions and if ] worked at the
case or the bench i should be member
of my trade union.
The unions have done much to ad-
vance the cause of labor. they have. by
concerted action. secured laws TO pro-
teot them. and In Uany WAYS they have
improved the condition of the nCn ana
MI 4
that they look after the welfare Of their
members, ana in hours OF distress they
give erlief and when death comes tney
give q decent burial 10 their members
These things could net BE- without or
gaflizatiou ana, therefore. Yt is clear
that n is to the interest OF every me-
chauic TO belong to trade union
1T goes without saying that an en-
plOyer operating q private plant caU.
by mutual consent Wlth tliS cInnlCyeS,
provide that an must oetonS to their
respective trades union, but when 1t
comes 10 the Government. the ConStitu-
tiCn steUs in and pronihitS BnClC sam
from uakirg any discrimination.
NO official of the Government. take
it, would say 70 an employe, You are
discharged unless You join the union,
or You are discharged unless YOU re-
sign from the union And that IS just
what would be the outcome II an at
tempt we're made TO draw the line. The
conditions governing the Printing Office
are peculiar The Printing Office is un-
like any other department or bureau of
the Government. It Is purely a huge
work shOD. Every man and woman In
the office is there 10 give the Govern
ment a fair days work for fair days
pay. Eight hours constitutes a days
work, and the Public Printer is charged
by Congress to carry out the law and
see to Il that an equivalent In product
is given IN return for the wage paid.