Evening star., 1925-03-28
VETERANS TO MAP
FIGHT ON CARTER
Mass Meeting of Foes of
Public Printer Called
for Tonight.

Plans for pushing the prosecution
Of Public Printer George III. Carter
for his alleged gross Irregularities"
in dealing with ex-service men en-
ployed at the Government Printing
Office will be formally considered at
a mass meeting tonight at 1880 o'clock
In the boardroom of the District
Building of representatives Of vet
Grams organizations of Washington.
The whole question of protecting
the interests of eX-service men in the
Government departpents will be taken
up at the same time, 1t was announced
today by William Homer Carroll, de-
partment commander OF the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, a member of a-com-
mittee of veterans appointed recently
to look into the charges against Mr..
Carter.
Committees to BE Named.
At the mass meeting committees
Will be appointed to confer with the
heads of the executive departments
and with President Coolidge to "ac-
quaint them with the situation"
Plans are already under way to as
semble the complaints and formulate
a. course OF action for the protection
Of veterans discharged and for the
purpose of preventing further dis
stated.
Tho allied veterans committee has
employed Harlan Wood, a local at
torney, to assist Ii in the conduct of
it's campaign. Mr. Wood himself is a
World War veteran and has made a
special study of veterans preference
laws. -
Reports that the administrative
council of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars here did not approve Of the de-
partment commanders fight against
Mr.. Carter were denied today by Mr.,
Carroll. ---
Says Council Backs Move.
He said that the council voted to
indofse his action, without qualifica-
ton. in protecting the interests of
ex-serVice men, and that this action
meant he would be backed in any
night against the head of a depart
ment who failed TO deal properly
with the veterans, Including Mr..
Carter" Mr.. Carroll declared that
the national commander of his or
ganizatfon has written him a letter
OF commendation.
In statement announcing the
meeting tonight. Mr.. Carroll said:
numerous complaints from vet
Grams nave resulted from recent dis
charges in the Government Printing
once and other establishments of tbe
Government. 1t is believed that with
the evidence in hand il can be estah-
ilshed that the law relating to dis
chdrses Is either violated or that the
a,iches or the Government charged
with the administrative duty OF
executing the several veterans acts
are not properly administering the
provisions of those acts. The vet.
erans intend to do all that can be nos
sloly done under the law TO restore
those discharged from their civil
positions without cause and to wage
a determined fight for the preferences
given them by law. 1t is believed
that number of'v veterans now In the
civil service VIII actively support the
movement In order to preserve their
status and prevent further unwar-
ranted dismissals.
Others Join Fight.
"A great number of Government
employees who are not ex-service men
are cooperating with the veterans
because they feel the injustice which
has been done to those who fought
the country's wars.
1T is said that the laxity in
executing the laws has in a great
measure nullif1ed the purpose of
Congress in giving the veterans the
preference to civil employment with
the Government.
The veterans organizations are
determined to unite in their efforts
to appeal TO the courts, the President
and Congress to protect their rights.
They make specific charges of gross
irregularities in the Government
Printing Office and other DEPART
ments. 1t is claimed that they can
establish numerous cases where hus-
bands and wives are employed at
very lucrative salaries in the same
department where competent ex-
soldiers have been dismissed in vio-
lation OF the spirit of the preferences
extended the veterans by orders of
Presidents Wilson, Harding and
Coolidge"