Show THE POSTAL CLERKS HOWL llu ICIeSt nt Icing Kimiivcil lu Mukc Kioni for llcmniTiif ISDHSAIOLIS JulvB C C Mend Chief Clerk ann II F Hohb Secretary of tho Hrotherhood of Postal Clerkshavo prepared a response to tIme statements of Postmaster General VUnR In Rubstmico thcj say thnt the postal clerks Ixpccled err generally on tho incoming of the prcsinl Adiiiinislration to bo removed that in such anticipation I norao resigned and others cot their houses In order to no Hint Postmnsler General ilns by Ills I circular of March tllSMKavo them to uudcrstnnd exprcssl Hint thcro should be 110 removnls without cause mid lime for belch political reasons that Dfllcicnt rnlde valuable men would not bo distuibcd BO lout us they tendered faithful service that IIIIY accepted this assurance in good faith andhoconlinnid in tho service rcnderniR fnithful sail zealous Bcrvice thnt soon however their faith wns shaken by Tin nun mn AM > 1111 IULM IILMOVALH N ithout cause that by reason of such removals re-movals lucre used work asiinpO8cilcmthui a f N IJilltr Hint cave ro required in addition to their regular rind onerous duties to teach new men thnt Iho new men wero of ten promoted over them tUnl in norno instances tho new tech were uivon leave of absence and do voted their lime lo political work without complaint or rebuke while the old clerks were beiti removed for alleged political I I l t work done years before that they felt that thoy were being imposed upon by having additional duties and work put upon them nnd by tho favoritism shown in ninny ways to new appomtics that they have n pride in tho dud etncyo I tho service thnt thtse thlncR lend lo distroy Hint cfllcienc Hint they oil jected J to icmotnla bemc mndo on secret chnrges iiiilciiuwn to them to which i Toy 7IA1 > SO OPlOnTlMTl TO Til I VINCI I Or bcnu heard theieon Hint their organUa lion wag founded upon these thlll Blook I ins lo the Rood and cfflcienc of tho publio service and to prevent if possible its destruction de-struction I by constant nnd frequent removnls without cause that under the professions i er tno nod promixcs of the Iostmutcr General the public would infor thaI icmovids wore made upon good nnd miHicienl cause thus leaving I a slicmn upon Hio persons removed tutU unjust un-just I sot that the essence of their protest was that when a leimnal was to bo mndo the only nskid Hint tho canto of their re movnl should bo made known that while as public servnnts they recognized their duties lo the public mid 1A1TI11ULIA ANtI LALOlall 11IIIOI1M1I Tlltll I lor proof of which they point to the service itself they felt us men tat citizens Ilney were entitled nt least to fnir and just con hi JL rat Inn of tho Postmnsler General what ilney did was not in mi y spirit of biiboidinn hot or obstruction but on tho contrary waR in tho highest interest of tho postal ser vice on behalf of the public and mthcirown iterest as men nnd citizens l wishing l i the good opinion of tho public and tie mnllliell icoof Iho I high elliciencv of tlio postal see shea i Ihat they nit ended to wait upon tIre I General nnd submit these things to his considcrition when ho hurriedly ro lovid n largo number of clerks without n leanng I HiisHiev i ntgl e1lgr did lo avoid I being eoiifronteil with Ins record on re uov als |