The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-31
New York State Democratic
Committee Brings to Light
Unpublished History.
ATTITUDE ON PUBLIC
PRINTING OFFICE CASE
Correspondence Relating to Ne
gotiatiOns Not at ALI Favor
able to Colonel.

NEW YORK, Oct 5o.--secretary John
Mason OF the State Democratic commit
tee tonight made public n statement at
lacking Theodore Rccsevelt's labor rec
ord: The statement says. in part;
The Democratic State coIulnittee has
been looking up Colonel Rceseyelt's labor
record. One OF the most striking Incl
dents in which the former president
yesterday. When the bookbLdc:s u.ion
demanded that William A. Aiir,r -, ~
moved from his position - asi.stgl.
loreInan OF the gorernmenl printing oitica
at Washington, after .!aVlng been T-in-
stated BY order Of The president. the lat
ter laid down the following rules: =
There is no objection 20 employees
OF the government printing Office cnnsi
tuting themselves into body ff they so
desire, but no regulations or rules of that
laws OF the United states. whici! it IL
my duty to enforce
Miller had been expelled from tie
union and appealed to the Civil Service
commission. which sustained him. When
the public printer did not reinsiatc Miller
President Roosevelt fiatly ordered that
Miller be rcinstatcd On the same .lav
Colonel Roosevelt bad written to the sec
rotary of commerce approving of the de.
cision OF the coal strike commission that
no person should be discrlminatcd against
on account OF Don-me mbership in a union
organization.
Cortelyou in the Breach.
'The action OF President Roosevelt
brought on storm in labor circles and
there WAS talk OF a strike but Sscra-
tary Cortclyou stepped into the breach
and shifted the Responsibility from Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt 10 Public Printer Palmer.
IlH officers OF the bookhipdcrs- unlo7
attemptegd nl,'g TO secure an interview with
the CIVIL Service commission and asked
leave TO file a copy OF the charge against
Miller. hut Inc commissioners referred
everything 10 Public Printer Palmer. and
added that any person VINO went cut on
strike would be forced TO take Il new
civil service examination before bciuc:
take taken bach .s;; This threat sufiiced to pre-
Owing to the runor that Colonel
Roosevelt had ordered an Investigation
TO find out whether any non-union men
had been denied work in any Of the de-
pactments, il was discovered that the
following letter. marked ''crscnal.' had
been sent 10 all cabinet ministers on July
81 1903:
"'AIy dear sir: The president directs
me to send You copies OF the Two lettt rs
sent to Secretary Cortelyou with refor-
which defined the attitude OF the admin
istration In connection with the subject
discussed. They are sent 10 you for your
intormalion and guidance. as they ipa-
cate the policy OF the president in this
"'B +. BAi:Nl5s.
Acting Secretary Of the President
Appealed i'll Vain.
when committee Of The bool>bind-
crS uillOn CaueO on secretary lrrtely'Su
August %, 1909. and Glcd with him copies
of ali the evidence in their charges
against Miller. he replied that II was up
TO the president No action being re-
ported, the Central Labor UniCn of Wash
lpgton requested all labor organIza tious
In the United States TO unite in u reii-
ton to have Miller dismissed. This nc-
ton was Immediately indorsed by the
Central Federate3 nnion. The resolutions
were circulated among 1000. 00o union Ia
horcrs throughout tho country, Charles
I..,-s tod l., ,Ir.,.
had requested the president &c rescin1
his decision.
"a conference was held with the presi-
dent at the White House m Scptember
IN, 1909, which WAS attended ny Samuel
Gompcrs. president OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor: james Duncan Grss
vice president; John Mitchell president
of the United, Mine Workers; James
OConncl. president OF the Nnchinists'
union. and Frank Morrison, secretary u
the Federation. But President Roosevelt
refused to- order Millcr's dismissal on
either charge OF being UNFIT or a non-
union man"