Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-20
COOL TRAIN R0bBER REMOVES THE BAN
Cash. Checks and Fountain Right of Petition Clause Ap
Pens in Booty Taken preparation Bill.
BRAKEMAN UNDER ARREST BENEFITS POSTAL CLERKS
of Hold Privilege Denied Order Issued by
Up on Seventeen Mile Grade" President Taft.
WENT THROUGH PULLMAN CAR GENERAL MEASURE EXPECTED
Passengers
Among to for
Right of Petition Clause in Ap-
preparation Bill.
BENEFITS POSTAL CLERKS
Privilege Denied by Order Issued by
President Taft.
GENERAL MEASURE EXPECTED
Lloyd Bill Gives Government En-
ployes Right to Ask for Redress
of Grievances.

The right of government employees to
petition Congress for redress OF griev-
ances and to affiliate with labor organiza-
tions, which is now denied by the terms
of an executive order issued by President
cally admitted by a paragraph in the Post
Office appropriation BILL soon to be re-
ported to the House.
or course, the committee has jurisdic-
ton only over employees of the postal
service. but inasmuch as 1t is these en-
ployes who have been doing most of the
protesting against the conditions under
which they work and against the depart
ments attitude in refusing to permit
them to affiliate with the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, the provision. it is
thought will meet every practical de-
mand.
Moreover, if the House adopts the par
agraph in the. post office appropriation
bill. it is quite probable that the bill in
troduced by Representative Lloyd of Mis-
souri,. which would remove the operation
of the gag rule from every branch of the
government service, would so through the
House with a rush.
Text of Executive Order.
President Tafts executive order. to
which objection has been made in the re-
cent hearing before the House commit
tee on reform in the civil service, is as
follows:
1T is hereby ordered that no bureau,
office or division chief, or subordinate in
any department Of the government and
no omcer OF the Army. Navy or Marine
Corps stationed in Washington, shall
nf IN
any committee of either house of Con.
gress. or to any member of Congress- for
legislation. or for appropriations, or for
congressional action of any kind, except
with the consent and knowledge of the
head of the department.; nor shall any
such person respond to any request for
Information from either house of Con-
sress. from any committee of either
mouse OF Congress. nor any member Of
Congress. except through, or as author
lied by, the head of his department."
This order just quoted was similar to
that issued previously by President RoOse-
Welt, except that the Roosevelt order pf0-
% os AMY sRRs ,srosr a9ss
associations" to endeavor to obtain sal
ary increases or legislation from Com
gress. Dismissal is the penalty for VIOLA
ton OF the order
Provisions Of Lloyd Bill.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Lloyd to null
lify the provisions Of the executive order
declares that such affiliations with unions
or mutual benefit associations shall not
be considered as cause for dismissal or
reduction of salary. 1t also specifically
provides that government employees shall
have the right to petition Congress for
redress of, grievances.
Representative Goodwin of North Caro-
committee o.
form in the civil service, which has
held hearings on this proposition, said
today he was very glad that the post
Office committee has decided to include
in its annual appropriation bill legis-
lative provision for the release of the
clerks. and which will restore to them
the right of free speech. He added that
he would call meeting of his own
committee within the next day or two
to take final action on the Lloyd bill.