Evening star., 1922-12-20
'G.P. P.0.PAY REVISION
FAVOREDBY CARTER
Public Printer Unwilling to
Discuss Increases With
Unions, However.
''LIBELOUS ATTACK" HIT
Willing to Meet Higher Officers,
But Not to Interfere With
Congress.

Public Printer George II. carter
has injected a new angle mt" In"
salary dispute between the Columbia
Typographical Union and himself. by
announcing that he was in favor of
adjustment Of salaries
Sunday at he meeting of Columbia
union at Typographical Temple il was
announced that SIR. Carter had
fused to receive Il committee of the
union To consider read justmcnt so
that the scale for government print
ers and that for the commercial es-
Establishments might he placed on Il
parity rather than continue the pres
ent rates, which show Il dificrentiai
of l, cents per hour between down
town printeries and the federal
printing office.
The union wants the scale boosted
in tn" government printing office. and
President Frank H. Long in N"vem-
ber wrote to Public Printer Carter re
queStiue a conference regarding mat
terS of ''mutual interest" between oil
CialS of the union and a committee
selected for the purp"s" announced
on one hand and officials Of the gov
ernment printing office ON the other.
Mr. Carter replied that h" could
think of nothing of mutual interest
which could j." discussed in the face
of "libel"uS articles" which had ap
peared attacking him in the official
organ of the printers
viii Meet Higher Officers
This matter was brought Up at sun
DAYS union meeting. The possibility
now exists that when international
union officers are visiting Washington,
probably next week they viii taik
things over with the public printer.
He said today that he Will IL" glad /"
sec III" international officers. hut that
h" felt he could not talk I" the Of
ficialS of the local union in the fac" "t
the attacks which have been tnadr
'unjustly and without foundatinn.'
Regarding adjustment Of the scale.
Public Printer Carter said today that
he was in favor Of Snur readiuSt-
ment. but that he f"li n" action
could he taken on it until th" St"rl-
ing -I.s hlbacIl uiil. which carries r."I..S-
sification # position, WAS oat "f t."
Hay.
He summed ur his attitud" in "
reply To- the day liu"tl lpc chapel at
tn" union in government printing
office following the reception Of ::
resolution seeking an increase SOM
time ago.
The resolution stated. we ask tho
public printer to use his Su"d ":Iircs
to inform Congress. when IL cuuV,noS.
Of these ctElditiunS 'coSt Of living.
| etc.) and to use his iutuenc.. 10 have
Congress adjust the wages III this
office in harmony with the cost of
living and the prevailing wag"
scales and we take thi,
opportunity to thank the public print
er for the many past assurances Of
his interest in our welfare and take
for granted that he will appreciate
our plight and take prompt and vigor-
Gus measures to relieve our distress"
Proposed Legislative Changes.
Mr.. Carter acknowledged this letter
and stated:
'As you know, the Sterling-I .ehlha Oh
in the Senate ohavinS passed the House,
; compensation Of skilled trades in the
government service. Senator Sterling
has advised me that he expects the hili
to be enacted into law hy the presen,
Congress. Therefore. it would seem i'm
pertinent on my part at this time To
make a recommendation to Congress in
regard to readjusting the statutory
wage. especially as it appears to be- the
desire of Congress TO relieve itself of
this task and transfer it to some other
agency of the government
IF the bill fails to become a law
l will be glad to take the matter. up
again with you, but under the existing
situation, l do not believe anything
is to be gained by asking Congress
to again fix by law the wages of the
skilled trades in this office. while it
has under consideration d totally diff
ferent plan for determining such COM
penSationS."