The Washington herald., 1919-06-01

William ]. Hendricks has examin-
ed and compared the more than
$500 questionnsircs pertaining to
the G. P. o., and the work is now in
the hands OF the commission. Less
than 100 remain to be filled out by
absent employees.
Mr.. Hendricks states that in
every one of the very few cases OF
disagreement between statements
of supervisors and employees he found
the difference OF opinion due to mis-
understanding and was able in each
instance to effect an amicable ad-
justment.
He warmly praised the executives
and workers for cooperating in
improving conditions and further
states: THE public printer should
be proud of a loyal and apprecia-
tive force of workers. and the en-
ployes should feel grateful for hav-
ing a sympathetic and generous
executive at the head of the C. =. u.
AHC iOI "OI 10 StCuTC
increases" continued Mr.. Hendricks,
lis right now, and all who have
had no considerable increase in the
immediate past should now have the
aid of the more fortunate.
Some of us have our salaries
limited by statute-for instance,
printers, binders. pressmen. and
clerks-and to remedy the situa-
tion everyone in the shop should
urge upon Representatives and Sem
ators the necessity for rectifying
the injustice.
Every worker should be assured a
salary sufficient to provide a good
living, with something over for recrea-
tion and amusement. OF all en-
ployers. the government should lead
in paying fair wages to its employees,
as the well-being OF the governed
determines the character of govern
ment.
Trade lines should be forgotten as
far as possible. and the fact that all
are wage earners should be upper
most. and each should work for the
benefit OF the many.
Everyone. Of course. will not re-
ceive the same wages. nor is it likely
that all the skilled trades will receive
the same scale; but only by united
action can results be secured. And
II we do stick together results are
inevitable"
At the next meeting OF the Book
binders Union. which will be held
Tuesday. June 3. in Typographical
Temple. the installation of officers
will take place. and a delegate will
be elected for equalization of wages"
at a convention to be held later.
All members in good standing are
urged to be present, as other import
ant matters are to come I'D for ac-
tion, and Harry Ohler has a card up
his sleeve.
Representative johnson scored a hit
at the Memorial Day exercises when
he declared in favor of District
suffrage. And when he referred to
his hearers as being a body of PRO
ducers" he was encored to the echo.
One of the inequalities of the gov
ernment service. of interest particular
ly to Government Printing Office work
ers, and one which is worthy of con-
by the Reclassification Com
mittee. Is the matter of sick leave.
Employees of other departments en-
Joy full pay while sick or disabled.
but the g. P. o. worker, unless he
happens to have annual leave, finds
illness an expensive pastime.
Even when injured in the line of
duty the time lost comes out of the
employees pocket. The commission
will, undoubtedly, see the injustice of
such discrimination, and il is hoped
some relief will be realized. I
An electric lamp is a pretty small
affair, yet last year this ofice spent
nearly 5000 to replace broken .lumi-
nants. - %
Our engineering section last year
produced 4.60l,oo0 kilowattsSof electric.
Ity. at a cost of 1.455 cent per- OF
course. this low cost was due to the
sf1cient operation of Rufus Allen,si
force and the men in the electrical
section
Do you know that during the fiscal
year 1917-1S injured employees in the
printing ONCE were paid a total Of
I, PASS under the liability act?
All accidents. however inconsequen-
.ial they may seem at the time. should
be reported at once to the sanitary
ofiicer. as failure to do So may pre-
7ent receipt of compensation. Safety
1rst.
Over in Mr.. Drinkers document Of
Ice last year they used 1.500 different
nail lists for distributing publications,
.otaling more than 100000 names.
The Ohlcial Bulletin, 115.0o0 names,
md the Congressional Record, 10000
names, were handled daily. The total
number of stencil Impressions during
he year were in. excess Of $4,000, 900.
Going some?
Locomotive Kills 3 Laborers.