The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-23
Plate Printers Keep Power
Presses Out of the En-
craving Bureau.
HAND PRESSES STILL USED
Although Men at Power Presses
Earn So a Day and Others
Make Only SIS.

WASmi<GToN. Nov - Inioursm -x-
a"r- An annual tribute OF s.7s.so FROM an.
rG-eau alone Of the United States Govern
.pent Each year this iarg. sum is con-
'-tpur-d from tn. Federal Treasury To
the union plate printers employed IN th-
KIreau of Engraving and Printing
Thus s77s.Ooo represents the amount
mat would be saved annually hv th.
Federal Government " power presses
Mere inrroduced into he bureau in place
~ the old hand roller presses now used IA
iurning out bonds. notes and checks
IN act Of Congress passed insIsss AZ jh-
instance Of union labor has prevented th..
In' -oduction of this economy
Not only has tins act cost the Federal
itovsrnn'ent many hundreds Of thousands
II dollars each year in excess wages hut
n has ne"ess,r at'Ci IN. throwing Of power
i-ssses for whirh the Government itself
mat paid pore han sI5UOo into the Junk
heap III" lnm.ila'. Introduction of
power machinery TO do the worn now per
formed u hand presses would reduc.
the f'rc" OF printers in the bureau by a."
and tn" prir'srs assistants by 35o
IN. Plate Printers Union for twenty
wears has successfully bIock.i efforts
20 ma. the Government notes. bonds and
'h"nks printed by the steam or powe.
process For zen years prior To 1875 rhi-
InIon had sufficient power in Congress
70 nraven' the printing Of internal -.ve-
lao, 81.
PRODUCTION Of this reform in The interest
IT economy was finally accomplished
'nv through resort - joke III tho
S,Indry evil hill passed IN 100. The hill
lad hs"n signed by he President before
ne Inor realized that one of iis pre-
visions authorized the printing Of in.
t@rnhl revenue stamps by powe- presses
he rinInr i Suppressed 10 n. nIor..
strongly entrsnched IN Con gre.s nUw than
u eve, ha~ been IL maintains "A legs.
lstivs agent and an assessment of ~ =
month ~ levied on members for tho raising
It fund to protect their interest," The
'Inion Is credited now with having a fund
nt this character amounting to aboU.t
SIO.HOO The plat. printers III the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing constitute -
.ocal branch Of national organization
which belongs 10th. American Federation
- ahor and they hav" had the support
uf the federation IN their fight against
n. Introduction OF modern machinery
INTO tie bureau
III" IoCal plate printers hn W. been
adroir IN IN" methods they have adopted
to "ntranch themselves IN Congress
new have sent speakers o'rt to aid mem
beers OF the Ho,ls.' Of Representatives ir
ongre~- and ON several occasions have
presented 10 influential members OF both
IN" House aud RI. senate beautifully
- crossed resolutions certifying that said
fr.nu"r pr senator was a friend ~ union
HiOr
such resolutions have been presented
Z" Speaker Cannon. Representative James
y Tawnsv chairman Of the Hous. Az
r~ppriation- Committee and Repre-
s"rrattv" Walter ! Smith Of rhe same com
H'tt.e James Hemenway OF Indiana
w-an "a" va IN the United States S.nar"
r..r.lvHd a similar So; Of resolutions and
u-"d them in his campaign TO be returned
- ~" >"nat" II - understood that mem
t-r~ Of congress- awaited themselves 81
.lrh r"s"lu-ionS To promote their candI !
f.cN ~ IN" r-c.nt elections
n" legislative record alone tells the
story at how TnOn labor has for years
',.Eh' against th. int reduction Of eco
rom" reforms IN the. Bureau OF Engrav-
'nE and Printing In view Of the pr.-sn'
Administrator desire for economy and
~" ak 81 Congress- itself along this line
b" record l. exceedingly interesting
= regards Congress- ~ il Illuminating
H. Tar back as lsss Congress authorized
b" installation Of new and improved
r.a'" printing Presses IN IN. Bureau Of
FrgrayIng and Printing Tn. -nndry
civ. a"' - that wear conta. as fhe follow |
INK .Iau-@
f-l,Ider that any part Of this sum
NAV d" sod for purchasing and operating
Lew and improved plat. printing pr.s-a4 .
h" -a'u- provision was Incorporated
100 ~" -undry civil bill passed In 1887
VIII ~" appearance Of this legislation |
N 10" -'atI'a books organized labor
'gir ~ ac'iv" campaign which resulted
10 'r" Incorporation Of this claus. in the
''.rarv '1yi act 81 1855
lr"gId"d hat there shall not be an Fl,
.'~~"I-" u' Tho number OF steam plate
y machines in IN" Bur"ar Of En- /
-."''rE and Printing
I'.- a. the first check IN" unions T
nj tI'"i against IN" rIs. % steam pres-"s
. '" '.r"Au They were. however. ny 1
. u"rr- satisfied and continued an
'i'" 'iuIaiRH for the repeal Of tho
""- g"~uI'rrug the introduction 81 the
.'"' rr"--"s Another years effort
- .n' ahOT a further yielding on the
.' = 49, gross and m III. -undry civil
~ i--' after approprihting S,ssnD
'r" - menu Of royalty on the steam
H'" PRINTING marines already InrfAii"d
p" bureau 'h"r" appeared this CLAUSE
Provided hat no port ION ~ thus sum
.'I b." expended for printing United
.-. '"s notes - larger denomination than b
.-" mar may h" cancelled or retired.
'rrI1"d FUR her nat No part oS his
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