The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-12
]UREAU employees
nay START BACK
70 WORK TODAY
Half Expected to Be Re-
turned to Jobs by
Friday.
CHARGE FAVORITISM
Encouragement Now Alleged
To Have Led to Dismis-
sal of Chiefs.

The joint committee of Treasury
Department and Department of
ustice accountants. who are TAX
ng an inventory of the stock on
and in the Bureau of Engraving
nd Printing. made such good prog
ess yesterday that there is now a
possibility 81 some of the employees
rho were furloughed to make room
or the Inventory. getting back TO
york today, Director Hill said last
light.
"a memorandum filed with Treas
ny officials last summer. based on
tatements by dismissed employees
o the effect that there was favorit-
SIN and mismanaEement in the bu-
eau. was held in some quarters
yesterday TO be one of the things
hat led up to the recent dismissals
n the bureau.
May Have Caused DismissaIs.
The memorandum was prepared
" Henry Z. Davis. who was at
orney for number of employees
rho had been dismissed from the
'ureau in July. 1t was submitted
Treasury officials by some one
'ther than Davis
NY surmise is that the memo
,anaum started the inquiry that
ecently resulted in the dismissals
q the bureau officials" said Davis.
In the memorandum I set forth
hat the bureau presented an excel
emit subject for a thorough house.
leaning: that there was in the bu-
eau loose discipline impaired
Morale. and a clique of favorites.
These statements were based on
that was told me by the employees
gho had been dismissed from the
'ureau and for whom was at
emptins to get a hearing"
Congressmen Sought Changes.
Several members of Congress
Eere Interested in seeing changes
made in the bureau at that time.
according to Davis.
One of these was Representative
William 5. Ware. of Pennsylvania.
according to Ware there was gross
nefhciency" in the bureau. When
nc asked bureau officials why they
: rad dismissed one employe. Ware
aid. he was told that the employe
vas dismissed for talking too
MUCH"
who're than half of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing employees
'furloughed" last week to permit
an inventory of the stock will be
back on the job by Friday. and the
0ther half will closely FOLLOW. Di-
.ectOr Hill announced last night.
wetting Division First.
The first division to start work
tgain, said Hill. would be the wet
ing division, consisting OF about
100 employees. This division. he
said. would start up again either
:oday OF tomorrow. depending on
he progress made in the inventory
This division will be followed back
20 work twenty-fOur hours later
by the plate ~ nting division.
which is made up of about 500 plate
printers and between l.40O and 1.500
assistants, Hill said.
The remaining 2.2O0 furlouGhsd
employees. attached TO the number
ng. examining. surface printing
and binding divisions. said Hill, will
De put back to work as soon as the
inventory in their respective divi-
lions is completed
The furore which the dismissals
:aused in Congress subsidized as that
body moved on to other pressing
business Democrats who have
oeen endeavorins to secure an ex-
PLANTATION from the President. how
ever. declared that they had no in
:ention OF letting the matter drop.
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