New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
Morgan Denies
Any Postoffice
Shake-Up Here
Reports of Reorganization,
Following the Visit of
Bartlett and Glover. Arc
False, Says Postmaster
Praises Staff of Workers
Few Exceptions Held Due
to Necessity of Advertise
ing for Men to Fill Jobs

Postmaster Morgan stoutly rcfuted
yesterday reports Of a contemplated
shakc-up in the staff or personnel Of
the New York postof1icc, SO long as
he is postmaster, he said. there will
be no reorganization such as the one
believed to have been under considera-
tion as the result Of the visits here of
First Assistant Postmaster General
John II. Bartlett and Third Assistant
Postmaster General Glover.
The report arose from statements
made by Mr., Bartlett during his recent
investigation Of conditions responsible
for two large mail robberics in this
city in the last year, regarding Ger
tam instances of "inctiiciency and ne
glect, which the First Assistant Post
master General said before his return
to Washington would be looked into.
Mr.. Morgan said he could see no rea
praised the supervisory officials Of the
local postofice and the employees
generally.
Praise for Postal Workers
"Thc employees Of the New York
postofhce and members of the staff
have demonstrated their efficiency and
discharged their duties in a way that
Is credit to the government and the
puollc, SAID the postmaster. "The few
exceptions to this rule were partly due
to the fact that the local postofiice was
undermanned and it was necessary to
advertise for men to maintain a proper
force. The great mass of postal
workers here are honest, faithful and
need have no fear of losing their jobs.
ne same may be said of members Of
the supervisory staff and division
heads. have never been advised by
Washington that any reorganization
was or is considered necessary. There
viii be no shake-up in the local force
as long as am postmaster"
Mr.. Glover is in the city, having
come up Friday from Washington to
look over any developments in connec-
tion with the $2,O00,O00 hold-up at
Broadway and Leonard Street last
October, a crime in which many cews
have been followed but of which there
is yet no solution. His work while in
the city is with the government in
spectors IN the posto1iice, VINO have the
case IN charge.
Would Maintain Morale
inspector W. I. Collins said Nestcr-
day the Postotfice Department was
backing Mr.. Morgan in his efforts to
restore the local system to its former
efficiency. Mr.. Morgan feels that a big
item IN improving the service is the
maintenance of morale among the
$1,000 or more employees of the Man
haitian and Bronx stations under his
jurisdiction. He therefore wants
them to realize that no reorganization
or shakc-up is contemplated.
More than 600 Of the employees who
were IN the service when the finger
printing regulation was effected, after
the robbery of last October. have been
hnger-pfinted and photographed since
the order issued by Assistant Post
master General Bartlett a week ago.
Al Of the employees of the Registry
DlVlsloN Of tho main postoffice have
been inger-printed to date and the
staff OF nger-printers. headed by
Maurice j. Fitzgerald, started ycster-
day with the employees OF the City
Hall station
Mr.. Morgan believes this task will
nave been completed by the latter part
OF July. None Of the 600 thus far
finger printed raised the least obiec-
ton to the carrying out Of the order.
mere are many women among them.
Following the fnger-prnting, the re-
suits viii be classified for Police De-
partment records. This, it is said. will
require much longer time for com
pletlon than the task of taking the
impressions, as each EMPLOYEES
record VIII be gone into thOroughlv