Evening star., 1923-02-14
President Will Not Place Men
and Women in Old Posi-
tions at Bureau.
Mr.. HARDING TO REVEAL
WHOLE STORY SOME TIME
White House Statement Unlikely
at Present Juncture, However.
Further Fight Likely.

President Harding will. within the
next day or 80, restore to their for
mer civil service status the former
officials Of the bureau of engraving
and printing whom he summarily
dismissed year ago. but he has no
intention Of returning them to their
old positions at the bureau.
This was learned authoritatively at
the White House today. and at the
same time 1t was learned that Louis
A. Hill. director Of the bureau, will
retain his post, contrary to reports
that he would resign.
1t is not thought likely that Presi-
dent Harding will issue a statement
explaining his action in dismissing
the employees when he gives the order
restoring them to their civil service
status. The President, however, has
given positive assurances that he will
some time in the future make public
the whole story and that 1t will be
very interesting"
Satisfied Of No Conspiracy.
When President Harding made IL
known two weeks ago that he would
restore the dismissed employees, he
said at the time that investigation
had satisfied the administra ton that
gross negligence existed at the
bureau a year ago especially in the
matter Of numbering bonds. but that
he was satisfied no conspiracy to de-
fraud the government existed.
President Harding, however. will
sisn the necessary executive order
Witnln a day or SO restoring the dis
missed off1cials to their former status
q rrfr
rights and privileges lost when tney
were discharged.
Twenty-four men and three women
VIII be affected by the order to be is
susd by the President. The Presidents
original dismissal order included
tWenty-eight officials, but one has
since died.
President and Hill Confer,
President Harding today conferred
! ior half an hour with Director Hill
| regarding affairs at the bureau and
| tne issuance of the restoration order
put the latter declined to discuss the
conference other than to say that the
FORMER officials would not be given
thelr former positions. and that he
was not contemplating resigning.
senator Calder of New York, chair
man or the audit and control commit
tee or the Senate. to- which committee
the Caraway resolution calling for an
investigation of the bureau. dismissals
was referred. called at the White
House today regarding the bureau of
engraving dismissals. The senator
| left a copy of Senator Caraway's re-
| marks criticising Senator Calder for
| "smothering" the resolution calling
| for the investigation and denied the
| charge.
Plans Further Fight,
| If President Harding plans to re-
| store the civil service status of the
twenty eight persons dismissed and
| do nothing more to exonorate them
from what they feel to be stigma
resulting from their summary dis
missal. these dismissed chiefs and
their friends. not only In executive
! department circles, but on Capitol
Hill. plan to fight for further con-
Just what form their battle for
further Justice will take has not
| been fully revealed. but 1t is definite
| ly known that a campaign is being
| organized among friends of the dis
missed chiefs TO bring pressure TO
| bear for additional action by the
President.
Whether they will demand their jobs
back. according to an intimation
! given. following conference between
some of these dismissed chiefs and
Secretary Mellon recently at the
| Treasury. has not been announced.
Senator Caraway. who has been
leading the attack on the administra-
| tons dismissal from the floor of the
| Senate, is expected to continue his ef-
forts, and there were indications to-
| day that he would be Joined by other
members of Congress.
Indications also were evident today
| that members of the dismissed bureau
| personnel have what they term start
which heretofore they have kept in
| reserve.