Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

Readers of the GLOBE viii readily recall
the art cles published from time to time on
the ten per centers in the departments
under the Mckinley administration. We
gave the names inisome instances and the
departments in which these shylocks were
plying theirtrade of brokerage. The shy
locks escaped, however as it was the then
policy that everything done by govern
ment official, clerk, or employe was right
per Sc. change has come over the spirit
Of their dream since the induction into
Office Of some new members of the Cabinet
and a President who looks sharply after the
delinquehts whether they be high officials
or low. grade clerks The change in the
head of the Navy Department has been
specially beneficial and it goes without say
ing that any change from Gage and Wander
lip could not help but be advantageous to
the public service.
The management of the Navy Yard has
excited criticism in these columns among
its citizen employees, particularly the
case of treachery whereby a woman was
beaten out Of a contract her late hush and
and herself subsequently had filed to the
satisfaction Of the authorities The yard
has been hot bed of all kinds of skull.
dudgery and favoritism has been rampant
the merit system ibeing regarded with con =
tempt Some Of the favored employees
could do almost anything they pleased and
violate the rules with impunity, while those
outside the ring had to keep a sharp look
out to preserve even their jobs
The secret has finally leaked out which
solves the conditions prevailing and which
were notoriously unfair to the great body
a.. Hsr
been fattening their salaries by Shylock
methods which discounts Horning and his
fellow ten per centers several hundred per
cent. In other words they have a regular
loan exchange for the mprovident EN-.
4 ployes who as much TO curry favor as to
secure loans which they very often did not
need, have been paying these bosses as
high as 6ye hWHdred per cent per GNNHNfl
Secretary Moody had many hints, while
in Congress, of the conditions prevailing in
the departments, where the shylocks had
the pull, aud secured the promotions and
fayors lying around loose because of the
rake-off they were. enabled to pay to the
/ higher officials who permitted thisskind of
thing. Lunch rooms within aud without
the departments were salso established by
the shylocks, and the clerks were marked
] men WHO LalLGQ 10 paLiOullG LlGMs Dc
tween loaning money and feeding these
/ improvident clerks the shylocks and the
caterers have managed between them to Sc
cure the largest slice of their underlings
semi monthly pay. Secretary Moody, as
stated, has been reading the exposes in the
! GLOBE while a member Of the House and
on assuming the duties of head Of the Navy
/ Department be determined to break up the
nefarious practices. A little quiet iuvesti
CATION convinced him that the navy yard
was houeycombed with rottenness and that
the shylocks had their victims by the SHAM
/ BOSS!
n In other words, that the men dare no
complain of the robbery 70 which they were
subjected for fear Of losing their Jobs. The
/ Secretary, therefore, the past week ordered
a thorough investigation into the methods
aud practices of the shylocks aud the Com
mandaut Of the navy yard is instructed tc
at once convene board Of inquiry with in
structious to discharge from the public serv'
ice every official found guilty Of loaniuR
money at usurious interest to employees.
Now. if the other departments will follow
the lead Of Secretary Moody there Will be
vacancies enough to skeletonize the civil
service commissioners lists of eligibles