The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-31
SECRETARY OF NEW YORK DEM.
ocRATic CENTRAL COMMIT.
TEE ISSUES STATEMENT.
WILLIAM MILLER AFFAIR
Roosevelt Is Attacked Because He
Ordered the Reinstatement or an
Assistant Printing Foreman and
Would Not Accede 10 Unions De.
mand for Mans Discharge.

New York oct 80 Secretary John
Mason Of thu state democratic com.
mit,ce tonight made public Il state
ment attacking Theodore Roosevelt,s
labor record. The statement says III
Fart:
Fhe democratic state COMMITTEES
has been looking up Colonel Roose-
Nelts labor record One OF the most
striking incidents n which IN. for
mer president elashed with union Ia
hor WAS recalled yesterday. When tia
bookblnders' union demanded that
William A. Miller he removed from
his position nv assistant foreman OF
the government printing office ut
Washington, after having been rein
stated by order OF I'll. president. the
latter laid down the following rule:
There Is no objection To employees
OF the government printing office con-
stituting themselves into Il body if they
so desire. but no regulations or rules
of that union can be permitted to rido
ever the laws of the United States.
which II Is my duty tp enforce
Miller Was Expelled.
Miller had been expelled from the
union and appealed To the civil serv-
lee commission. which sustained him.
When the public printer did not re-
instate Miller President Roosevelt
fatty ordered that Miller be rein
stated ON the same day Colonel
Roosevelt had written To the secretary
OF commerce approving of the de-
eision OF The coal strike commission.
that no person should be discrimi-
nated against on account af nom MEM
bership In union organization
The action OF President Roosevelt
brought on Il storm In labof circles
and there was talk of ii strike, but
Secretary cortelyon stepped into the
breach and shifted the responsibility
from President Roosevelt to Public
Printer Palmer
The officers of the boolSbnders.
union attempted to secure an inter-
view with the civil service commission
and asked leave To file copy of the
charge against Miller. but tile com
mission referred everything 10 Public
| Printer Palmer and added thai any
person who went on strike would be
forced to take a new ciyil service ex-
animation before being taken back.
This threat sufficed 10 prevent a
strike.
owing to the rumor that Colonel
Roosevelt had ordered an inyestign-
tion to find out whether any nom
union men had been denied work In
any Of the departments, IL was dis
covered that the following letter
marked personal had been sent To all
cabinet ministers on July -. 1903.
Presidents Policy.
MY Dear Sir: The president di-
rects me To send you copies OF tho
two letters sent 70 Secretary curtri.
you with reference 10 the government
printing office. which defined the at
titude of the administration hi connec.
tion with the subject discussed They
are sent 10 you for your information.
and guidance as they Indicate the poli-
cy of the president in this matter.
VERY truly yours,
"'B. +, BARNES,
Acting Secretary to the Presidents
when "A committee Of the book
binders union called on Secretary Cor
telyou August 25, 1903, and filed with
him copies of all the evidence In their
charges against Miller, he replied that
il was 10 10 the president. No action
being reported. the Central Labor
union of Washington requested all la
! Dor organizations in the United States
1 10 unite in petition To have Miller
! dismissed. This action was immedi-
] ately indorsed by the Central FEEDER
ated nnion. The resolutions Mere cir
] culated among 100000 union laoor-
ers throughout the country Charles
! w. Winston reported that Il large pro-
/ portion had requested the president tn
reseina his decision
"A conference was held With the
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