The Washington herald., 1911-09-19

Of the Public Printer-the case OF John
Moore It is an injustice to the work
ingmen at the office to permit Moore,
who IS not a bona fde bricklayer, to
work in the building,
The responsibility for these conditions
falls directly on Mr.. Donnelly With
some officials, some who are not thor
oughIy acquainted with union methods,
these conditions might he pardOned. but
no mercy can be shown Mr.. DOnnelly.
He Is we'll versed in union methods, for
ha once served as president of the In
ternatiOnal Typographical Union. 1t is
nothing less than a breach Of faith for
him to permit these conditions to exist.
After a number of heated speeches. the
legislative committee was hnally given
authority to go to court. II circumstances
demand to compel the United States Civil
Service Commissioners TO produce papers
to show that Moore is a bona tide brick
Iaver and is fully qualified to hold the
government position. The labor men are
determined to put an end to the open-shop
methods at the big printery. regardless OF
the extent to which the fight leads them.
Oppose Power Presses.
With almost as much spirit as that
with which Mr.. Donnellys administra-
ton was criticised the delegates Op-
posed the Comptroller of the Treasury
in his recent decision that the Philip
pine notes should be printed on power
presses Delegates from the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing protested strong
ly against the decision of the Comp
trolIer. The delegates said the plate
printers as a whole are highly aroused
over the matter. and will push forward
their fight until victory rewards them.
The speakers pointed out that the
Philippine notes are currency, and, there
fore. are required by law to he printed
on hand presses. They said that IL the
work is done on power presses many of
the plate printers who operate hand
presses will be thrown out of employ
mcnt.
The delegates explained the fine
work necessary in producing the notes
can only be done by the hand presses.
They said that in order to protect the
government from COunterfeits 1t is nee
essary the work be done by hand ap-
paratus. Work done on the power ma
chimes is less efficient. and is more sus-
ceptible of being cOunterfeited.
Milton Snellings, president of the
union. made one of the strongest
speeches against the COmptroller's de-
are printed by power presses both the
government and the plate printers will
lose. He said that the government
would lose in efficiency, and that the
plate printers would lose the work,
and, consequently, compensation.
Transfer Fight IndOrsed.
The central organization strongly in
dorsed the fight now being waged in the
courts for universal transfers. The labor
unions have long been in favor OF uni
versal transfers, and have several times
aided in the fight as the question has sue
cessively come up from time to time.
p. J. Ryan, attorney for the Central La
Dor Union. was appointed to cooperate
with the District in the warfare against
the car companies. Mr.. Ryan made a
convincing speech in favor of universal
transfers. He said the central body is
deeply interested in the question, for 1t
Is a matter which affects every member
of the organization, and of all the unions
in the city.
Letters were received by the secretary
from a number of local unions, stating
that contributions had been made for
conducting the Mcnamara defense. The
amount Of the contributions varied from
25 cents to 81 per member, according to
the union.
A telegram was received by the or
ganization from the Davenport ma
chinists' convention, stating that the
fight against the Taylor system of shop
management is growing in magnitude.
The proposed Taylor system will affect
the machinists OF other cities besides
Washington. The machinists OF many
sections of the country have pledged
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