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Service Commission alleging that his removal had 

 been made in violation of the civil service law and 

 rules. After an investigation of the complaint, 

 and upon July 6th, the Civil Service Commis- 

 sion advised the Public Printer of its decision as 

 follows : 



"Section 2 of Civil Service Rule XII, governing 

 removals, provides that no person shall be removed 

 from a competitive position except for such cause 

 as will promote the efficiency of the public service. 

 The Commission does not consider expulsion from 

 a labor union, being the action of a body is no 

 way connected with the public service nor having 

 authority over public employees, to be such a 

 cause as will promote the efficiency of the public 

 service. 



"As the only reason given by you for your re- 

 moval of Mr. Miller is that he was expelled from 

 Local Union No. 4, International Brotherhood of 

 Bookbinders, you are advised that the Commission 

 can not recognize his removal and must request that 

 he be reassigned to duty in his position/' 



Mr. Miller's complaint had also been filed with 

 the President, under whose direction it was being 

 investigated by the Secretary of Commerce and La- 

 bor simultaneously with the investigation by the 

 Civil Service Commission. As a result of such in- 

 vestigations, the following letters, under Sates of 

 July 1 3th and I4th, 1903, were written by the 

 President : 



