Evening star., 1923-12-20
CARAWAY TO DROP
DEMAND FOR PROBE
Senator Satisfied at Rein.
statement of Engraving
Bureau Officials.

Senator Caraway of Arkansas. who
led the fight in the Senate on behalf
of the employees of the bureau of en-
craving and printing who We're dis
missed by executive order in March
1922. said today that he would not
press further his resolution calling
upon the President for informa ton
regarding the ousting of the en-
ployes.
The Arkansas senator said that ap-
parently the former employees were to
be fairly cared for and that it was
his understanding they would be
given back their old places or places
of similar Importance in the bureau
He said that the complete exoner-
alton of former Director Wilmeth, as
evidenced by the tender Of the direc-
torship of the bureau to Mr. Wilmeth
by Secretary Mellon. and Mr.. Will
meth's reinstatement in his former
civil service status. was entirely sat
isfactory.
Group at Capitol.
group of the employees of the
bureau who benefit under the new
Arrangement were at the Capitol to-
day and expressed to Senator Wads-
worth of New York their qualification
upon the course adopted by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Senator'S Wads-
worth and Curtis of Kansas were in
strumentaI in bringing about the ad-
justment of the controversy.
That new director from some
place outside of the bureau of en-
craving and printing will be chosen
was the prediction made today.
At the same time it was learned
from authentic sources at the Treas
ury that the offer of Secretary Mel
lon yesterday to former Director
Wilmeth, which was refused. might
be considered as meaning that the
administration was planning to
change directors.
In Contemplation Of such a change;
II was said that Mr.. Wilmeth had
been given the first right of re
fusal." Mr.. Mellon offered the post
to Wilmeth yesterday. and announce
ment was made late yesterday after
noon of wilmeth's refusal; following
his second conference with the Sec
retary at the Treasury.
Of the twenty-eight dismissed. two
are dead. one is In England. six are re-
tired. and Mr. Wilmeth has refused his
old nosition. which leaves eighteen. who,
| the committee understands. may be con-
sidering reinstatement in their old po-
sitions
| The committee representing the en-
ployes is not positive about the atti-
| Jude of each one of the eighteen. as to
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sitions if offered.
| The committee, however. is positive
| that not one of them would go back
under Director Hill and Assistant Direc-
tor Perry.
Insist On Vindication.
Some Of the dismissed employees have
| nositions of trust in the city now, and
while holding these positions hesitate
| to discuss whether they would be will
ing TO give them up. There Is no hesi-
tation however, on the part of any one
I'm stating that they want full vindica-
| tion from what they feel is the slur cast
upon them by the summary dismissal
overnight.
The present whereabouts of each
one of these dismissed employees to-
eetber with the attitude of some of
them, as made public today for the
first time by a member of their COM
mittee is as follows:
Present Situations.
James l.. wilmeth Of Philadelphia,
former director, who yesterday re-
fused Secretary MELONS offer again
to become director-Civil service
status to be restored.
Two employes-Dead.
Retired-Frank Campbell, Fred
erick Crocker. Frank w. Larner, Will
liam c. Mckinney, George F. C.
Smillie. Miss Annie z. Beale.
In England-George u. Rose. for
mer head Of the engraving division.
ousted from a $4,000 position with the
United States government and signed
up by a big British concern with a
| five-year contract at $4,000 annually.
Would not return.
without civil service status, which