Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-19

While Foulke and his colleagues were
watching the census and engineering to
prevent the Civil Servicing Of the clerks in
that bureau, the men who understand the
ropes were dumping temporary clerks
by the wagon load into some one of the
numerous branches Of the War Depart
ment There is branch, or division Of
this department known as the "insular di-
vision" and an army officer named Ed
wards is al its head. Colonel Edwards is a
man of brains, and has made his division
both efficient and serviceable. He is deferred
to by the higher officials as well as by Con-
gressmeu and Senators in all matters apper-
tanning to the duties and scope of his as
signment His division has been expand
ing and developing until at present it is not
the least important branch Of the numerous
branches Of the War Department The
GLOBE comedies the great service Of this
insular division as well as the magnificent
work of its head who is a conscientious
official thoroughly conversant with the
duties of his position but the temporary"
clerk business has made marvellous progress
in this division, and Foulke et ai has not
even suspected much less made a note Of it,
Besides transfers of temporaries, including
'laborers" from other departments, the in
sular division has been a rich find for the
philanthropic individuals ever on the look.
out for government jobs, and their uieces,
nephews and grandsons, besides the usual
complement Of uncles, cousins and aunts
have found berths and plenty Of work in
this well organized and growing bureau,
branch or division. 1t is necessarily a pro-
gressive division as new duties and ad-
ditional work are being constantly assigned
to it and even Colonel Edwards great and
conceded abilities are tested to their full
capacity in assimilating, so to speak, the
raw material" in the form of temporary"
clerical labor to meet overcome and per
form these everincreasing duties
An odd Congressman and Senator have
been given tip" that in this division
there might be a chance to place a consti-
tuent without being subjected to the Civil
Service dreary, driving drudgery of exaui-
nation, eligible list and years of waiting,
only to be at length marked off or creuated
in the furnace Of forgetfulness, and they
have not been slow to avail themselves Of
the opportunity offered Hence Colonel
Edwards insular division is well up with
the work assigned H. and, like Oliver
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more Temporary clerks" Tire GLOBE, in
its kindness of heart, tips off" this division
to the wild-eyed and distracted Congress
men daily running hither and thither
through the various departments in search
Of an opening for a clamorous constituent,
only to be met with yes, my dear sir;
will be only too happy to obhge you, but,
ahem has Mr.. or Miss taken the Civil Ser
vice examination, and is he, IT or she on
the eligible list7 "
This generally floors the Congressman
and disgusts his constituent and the chief
or appointment clerk inwardly smiles a
smole and dumps in one of his own rela-
tives the very next day as temporary
laborer OF clerk.
To all these disappointed statesmen the
GLOBE suggests trial at the insular
division. It is growing and expanding
daily and consequently is steadily in need
of additional temporary clerical help