Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03

The typos and other employees OF the
government printing office are on fiptoe
of expectancy as the time draws near for
the arrival in this city of the new pub
+ lie printer John s. i.eech. 1t Is true
he is not stranger here. bu: his many
friends who knew him a compositor
In Wash ngton several years ago are
wondering if time and the tropics have
worked any marked changes in his APP
pearance and personality since he went
to the far away Philippines and made
good as the public printer there.
Those of the workers In the big pr Mt
shop who did not enjoy a personal ac-
quaintance with him when he carried a
working card of Columbia Union. before
he crossed the Pacific. have heard SO
many good reports concerning the new
public printer that they are anxious to
Sc, what manner OF man he is,
In this. connection 1t may he stated
that one of dhe most prominent citizens
of the Dist riot recently received a letter
from a former Washingtonian of promf-
nence. who is now soJOurnlng AZ TOXIC.
Japan in which the latter says some
nice things about Public Printer Leech.
The writer declares that Mr.. Leech has
made splendidly good in the Philippines
an he possesses all the necessary quail
f1cations to repeat the process In the gov
eminent printing office.
Again the writer says:
Mr. I.eech does not need any lndorse-
ment at my hands: his record speaks Tor
itself: but 1t is because l know that rec
ord SO we'll that / want to call your L
tenton to il and to him personally. Mr.
Leech knows his business, he is SPLEEN
did executive. and he is noted for the
practicing rather than the preachment or
the square deal to the people under him
He will give the government printing
Office a strictly business administration,
which | judge is what it needs.
Public Printer Leech is said to nave
landed safely at San Francisco several
days ago. and II is the expectation that
he will be here and in charge OF his new
department by next Tuesday
Mrs. Joe NJ. Johnson has been elected A
delegate by the Woman's Auxiliary. No
H. to Columbia Typographical t.nion. NO.
lOl. and will represent the local associa-
ton at the convention of the International
Auxiliary The latter body will meet at
Boston. Mass. in August next:
Mrs johnson is a practical printer. nav
ing been initiated into Multnomah umon.
at Portland Ore. in 1889. and Is now on
active member Of Columbia Union. No.
iO1. and has always taken an active In
terest i'm the work OF the auxiliary. sac
has been resident OF Washington for
rho ma st nine wears, and though not work
ing at the trade when the eight-hour
strike was on paid the strike assessment.
saving she was glad TO have an opportu-
nity to help better conditions of her fell
low era ftsmen.
For the first time in ten years A meeting
Of the executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor will he held In Chi
capo. Sessions of the council will begin
June Il and continue six days. 1t will be
a regular quarterly meeting and labor
questions of national importance will be
taken up for consideration. Chief among
the questions to he discussed will be the
political action policy recently adopted by
the federation. The sessions of the coun-
ell usually are held I'm Washington. ID. g.
Plans for the national labor political
campaign will be made by the council at
the sessions in Chicago.
The council Is composed of eleven menu
bers and the sessions are presided over