The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Public Printer Stillings had been turned
down by the President and that there
would be q change In the Office Of Public
Printer before the snow flies, the secre-
tary to the Public Printer said yester-
day:
THE Public Printer Is working along
in the even tenor Of his way, turning out
the government printing and binding in
record time. increasing the output at a
reduced cost to the government, and
keeping well within the apps gpriatiOns
made by the last Congress for the admin
istration OF Uncle Sans big print shop,
Congress having cut the appropriations
for the Office nearly two million dollars.
Congress was made acquainted with
his plan OF reorganization, and that 1t
was approved is shown by the fact that
the House and Senate granted about
everything the Public Printer asked.
Cause OF Whole Trouble.
The whole trouble, the gravamen or
the charge made by ex-employes and a
certain element still In the office. Is that
they can no longer run the Office as in the
old days, when the Public Printer sat in
the front office. received visitors. perfume
tOT!ly signed a few papers and letters
and his subOrdinates did the rest Then
It was the ambition of printers, pTessmen.
bookbinders, and other craftsmen to get
a job In the Government Printing Office
for It meant little work and good pay.
but this has been changed by Mr.
Stillings, who is a thoroughly practical
man. He is Public Printer And he in
sists that the employees shall give the
government an honest days work. the
same as they would a private employer
He has bowled over In his plan Of re-
organization many traditions of the Of
fee. and in so doing he has created fTic-
ton. but he has the backbone to with
stand it,
''The records show that when a man at
the head Of a department starts Ia 70
make changes. to lift the department
from the old rut, he Immediately meets
with opposition from those on the inside
who want the old order OF things 10 con-
tinue and when this element cannot block
the wave Of reform II Immediately opens
up 'rumOr factory and for weeks and
months the papers Of the country receive
more copy than they can use.
Stiiliags Losing No Sleep.
"Mr. Sullings is losing no sleep over the
stories OF his successor. His administra-
tion Of the Office Is a business one. and he
is getting results. which is what the Pres
ident ana Congress want.
The Office is thoroughly organized. with
head in charge Of each grand division.
There is discipline in the Office, which ac-
counts for the discomfort; but that is 70
be found in every department where dis
cipline is enforced
The Mr. Mrs and Miss order,
which has been persistently misrepre-
sented. has given some material for the
paragraphers. but there is no foundation
for the quips OF the funny man.
The order directed that the heads of
divisions-fOremen and other 0fficlals-in
speaking to employees about the business
OF the office. should address them as
Mr., Mrs. or Miss. as the case
might be, and that all employees speaking
TO officials and their Immediate superiors
about their work should address them in
Ike manner. Il did not ask or direct that
feilow-emplOyes. men or women. should
address each other in any other way than
they had been In the habit OF doing 1t
was issued for the benefit Of some who
did not appreciate the dignity Of their po-
sitiOn, which requires q certain amount Of
respect to be observed between foremen
and the employees under their jurisdic-
tior1