Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-24
WAITING FOR The NEXT MOVE
Postmaster is COncealing the Worried
Look of Some Time Ago.
TnIOTsON IS HELD A HERO
Precedent in Case il at New Orleans,
Where Postmaster Was Fired
and Carriers Given Their
Ola Routes.

The postoffice stll wears an air OF ex-
pectanoy as to what VIII be the next step
growing out Of the charges preferred by
Letter Carrier Tinotson against Postmaster
Thomas with the Civil Service commission.
The postmaster is succeeding better In con-
cealing the worried look which was in evil
dence before. and is trying hard to show
all the subordinates how much he tninks
Of them now
There is naturally a division Of opinion
In postoffice circles as to what the out
come win be. One Of the carriers who
puts great faith in Thomas ability to pull
himself out Of, q hole, ventures these re.
marks:
THE postmaster will come out OF this
all right Just as he got away with the
original protests against his appointment
and with the complaints OF his perpicious
political activity last fall He boasts that
he is solid with all the postoffice inspectors
and that when one comes TO town he is
the first to hold out the glad hand and
always sees them off at the station. This
effort to stand in with the inspectors has,
perhaps. led in part 10 his present trouble
so far as 1t arises from Discrimination
against the old employees here. Although
he had led all Of US 10 believe a promotion
station was opened instead he went TO
Lincoln and brought the postoffice inspee-
tor located there over for this place, jump
ing every one in the Omaha postoffice for
AZ, entire outsider. But the postmaster Is
a great one to make promises and to cult
vate those from whom he wants faVors,
and that Is why 1 believe he will persuade
those who put up the campaign pot TO pro
tect him In expectation of standing IN"
Injures the service.
Another carrier, likewise willing to talk
only on assurance of keeping his identity
in confidence, decries the explanation OF
Postmaster Thomas that the transfer OF
Tinotson was for the good OF the service
and asserts that the service Is injured IN
stead Of helped by the arbitrary changing
around of carriers for personal and pohu-
cal reasons irrespective Of efficiency.
ANY one with brains" he declared
~shouId know full well that this means
moor service. The better the carrier be-
comes acquainted with his route and its
people. the better service he can give. II
the people only knew the way the mail IS
DELAYED they would rise in their might
against this way OF doing business
I'm some cases, but not very often car
rlers are taken off their routes but It is
generally done only when there are com
plants and reports OF ineffieiency' and It
is then done for the good Of the service
But as / understand In Tillotsons case
and in the other carrier, they were both
giving perfect satisfaction. Bert MoMahill'
the carrier who was forced TO trade with
Tillotson, is a young man, and his route
was made to conform to ais physical aoil-
ity 10 handle. on the other hand Dan
Tillotson is not only an old man in the
service, but Is IS years old. HIS route,
according TO the policy Of the department
was made to conform with his physical
ability 10 handle It, and the act Of Just
trading these two men from one route TO
CONTINUED on second Pegs)