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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19

SOEDER'S TRIAL POSTPONED-when the
case of Leon Soeder charged with murder was
called for trial in Judge Cooks court yestcr-
day District Attorney Byington asked for a
continuance until May 2. which was granted
with the consent of Attofpey Salomon for the
defendant. Soeder is accused of Staying mis-
brother -in-law, Joseph Blaise with the object
of obtaining the insurance on Blaise's life.
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Yosemite Now Open.

The Santa Fe from Merced is the best
way. Through two groves of Big Trees;
into the Valley one way and out an
other.
reserved at 641 Market ST., San Fran
cisco.
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m.r. island and vallejo steamers.

Steamer GEN FRISBIE or MONTICELLO
9:45 a M, 3:15 and $3.50 p. m. except Sunday
Sunday, 9:45 a. m. $3.50 p. m. Leave Vallejo
Z m.. 1880 and s p. M, except Sunday
TEL Main 1908. Pier 2, Misson-st. dock
HATCH BROS
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LINE.
co npAeSIE aEsERALE rRANsArIasTI0uE

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIS
Sailing every Thursday instead OF -ME<Fo
Saturday at 10 a. m. from Pier ~. a sz13-1'
North River. foot OF Morton st.
First class Havre, $40 and upward Sec
ond class to Havre, $45 and upward. CEN
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA, 30 Broadway (Hudson building .
New York J. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Pacihc Coast
Agents 5 Montgomery avenue. San Francisco
Tickets sold BY all Railroad Ticket Agents
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
o. r. & ~. co.

OREGON sails April 2. II, 27. May I, II
and 81. GEO. w. ELDER sails April L. n
May 2, IL and %. Only steamship line to
PORTLAND, Or, and short rail line from
Portland to all points East. Through tickets
to all points. Steamer tickets include berth
and meals. Steamer sails foot OF Spear St. at
II a m 8. F. BOOTH. Gen. Agt. Pass.
Dept, ! Montgomery ST.; c. CLIFFORD. Cen
Agent Freight Dept. Montgomery ST.
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Ahern, Mary A. Muller. Lena
Anderson. VIM. G. Pantoskey, Sadie
Barker Irene Peters, Theodore
Breuss, Crescentia Quinn, Michael
Coyle, Hugh Ray. Joseph r.
Devine Grace NJ Reilly John F.
Frideger Jacob Ringue. Julian
Goyheneix Marie Rowe. Mary V.
Grady, Catharine L. Severance. Mary
Irvine. Elizabeth Steckert, Katie
johnson, Sadie G. Taggart, Charles F.
Kirby. Joseph Y. Taylor. John
Lagrange, John +. Toel. Harry
Malone, Albert l.. Wilder, Gardner X.
McClurg, Amanda Z. Wilke. Alfred ii.
McGinty. James Williams, William
Miller, Catherine A.
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SEALED propOsale will be received at the Of
fee OF the Lighthouse Engineer. San Fran
cisco. cal. until y o'clock m, standard
time. THURSDAY. May 19 1904 and then
opened for the construction OF a concrete
base for light and fog signal station on
Mile Rock. entrance to san Francisco Har-
Dor. Cal, in accordance with specinca-
tiOns. copies Of which. with blank proposals
and other information may he had upon ap-
piicafion 10 Lieutenant Colonel THOS II
HANDBURE. Corps Of Engineers. L. S. A.
Engineer
AUCTION sale-Ofhce General Superintendent
Army Transport Service. San Francisco Cal
April Z, i904-There will be sold al public
auction. at II o'clock a. m. April 90 1904 AT
Folsom-st. wharf. lot Of miscellaneous con-
demned quarterTnaster's stores list OF
which can be seen at Folsom-st wharf.
Q A. DEVOIs,
Major and ouartermaster u s. A.
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DIVIDEND NoTIcEs-

BAN FRANCISCO and Suburban Home Esutld-
lng Society. 18th floor. Mutual Savings Bani
SulAlnA. f0e Market St, opposite Third
fOI The half year ending 3lst OF Decembe-
ls0o dividend has been declared al ~
rate Der annum OF Cz) twelve per cent on
t@pital stock and participant certifcates
.tee oI taxes, payable and after SATUR-
DA1 January =, 1904 JOSEPH A LEON
AhD. Manager. HUGH CRAIG. Secretary.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

Steamers leave Broadway
q : ! !:
ZtNSON wharves, Piers and II.
A IM San Francisco.
M,~ NA For Ketchikan. wranssI.
III NL& 1 Juneau Haines, Skagway.
l ~ \ etc. Alaska-11 a M. Apr
\A N1L./ Is 90 Is 80 May 5. Change
WV IH TO Company's steamers at
N1S=<fte # Seattle.
SJSn For Victoria Vancouver.
Port Townsend. Seattle, Tacoma. Everett. Bel
lirsham-11 a. n Apr 15 20. 25, 80. May D.
Change at Seattle to this companys steamers
foI Alaska and G. n. Ry.; at Seattle or Ia
coma to N P. Ry.: at Vancouver to c. P. Ry
For Eureka CHumboldt Bay)-Pomona, t-SO
D. M. Apr. 16 o. IS May 4. Spokane, l;SO
p m. ADJ. 10. 25 May 1.
Redondo) San Diego and Santa Barbara
Santa Rosa, Sundays a m
State Of California. Thursdays. a m
For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and East
San PedTo) Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Mon
terey San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Hartford (San
Luis ObispoJ Ventura and Hueneme.
Santa Cruz, o a. m Apr. 49, Freight only)
Bonita 8 a. m. ADr. 81. 30 May T.
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. san Jose del
Cabo, Mazatlan Altata La Paz. Santa Re
salia Guaynas Mex. 10 a. m. Tth Of each
Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing
dates.
TICKET OFFICES New Montgom-
cry St palace HoteD. 10 Market st. and Broad
way wharves. Freight Omoe, 10 Market St
c. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent.
10 Market St, San Francisco.
The Pacific Transfer Co.. 20 Sutter st. viii
call for and check baggage from hotels and
residences Telephone Exchange 312
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F. J. Monahsn. Manager Tel. Mission al
M0NAHAN. O'HARA & co.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERs.
2239-2341 Mission ST.. near Nineteenth
San Francisco
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AMERICAN LINE.
Cherbourg-Southampt
From New York Saturdays at $50 a. m
St Louis April S0lSt. Paul May 1t
Germanic ...-.. May TlPhiladelphia. May Il
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE
New York-London Direct.
Mesaba OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -ADr1l 80. a. m
Minnetonka- May ., II 80 a M
Minnehaha. aha..........--..----.. May IL. D.
Minneapolis .....-.-......M May 81 1890 a.
Only hrst-class passengers carried
DOMINION LINE.
Montreal-LiverpooI- sea passage.
Kensington -. Apr 3OfSouthwark. 90. May IL
Dominion. May 7Canada. ..--... May Il
HOLEAND-AMERICA LINE.
New Twin-Screw Steamers OF 12.JCO Tons.
New York-Rottezdam, Via Bou1ogns-
Sailing Tuesdays at 10 a m
Noordam. Apr. 90 Rotterdam. May ~
Potsdam .-...M May 10lRyndam. May "A
RED STAR LINE.
New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
From New York Saturdays at 1890 a. m
Finland .......Apr. 20 fKroonland -. May "a
Vaderland ..--- May 7iZeeIand- -..... May 21
WHITE STAE LINE.
New eenstown-Eiverpool.
Sailing Wednesdays.
Arabic. c..Apr. % pm. Celtic. q. May 13. D. IN.
Oceanic. May 4. a. IN. Cedric. May Is : am
Teutonic. May II 10 am. Majestic. May 25.10 am
ueenstown-L1verpool.
Cretic--..-....-.---.. May 3. June 2. June 80
Cymric. May 70. June Is july ~
BOSTON MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE.
Azores, Gibraltar, Naples, Genoa.
ROMANO. May II. June 1S. July 30
CANOPIC. ......---.-. May 2S. July . Aug. -
g d. TAYLOR. Passenger Agent Pacific Coast
21 Post st. San Francisco.
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UNIVERSITY Of California. Berkeley Notice
10 contractors. builders ana material men
Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids are
solicited for performing the labor and fur
nishing the materials for the granite and
brick work Tor California Hall on the grounds
of the University OF California at Berkeley
California and said bids will be received at
the office OF the Regents, South Hall Berke-
ley. at or before j o'clock m of April
twenty fifth, 1904. Plans and speciication
OF said granite and brick work have been
adopted and may be examined daily at Office
Of the Regents from a. m. until 4 % m
No bids viii be considered unless accom-
panied by a certified check or bond Of bidder
IN favor of the Regents OF the University OF
California, equal TO ten ll0) per cent of his
bid with sufficient sureties. conditioned thar
II said bid be accepted the bidder will dulv
enter into a proper contract to faithfully
perform the duty and obligations IN accord
ance with said bid and with the plans and
specifications which are hereby required to be
part OF such contract The right to reject
any and all bids is hereby reserved BY or
Ger OF the Committee on Grounds and Build
lngs OF the Board Of Regents. V. h HEN
DERSON, Acting Secretary
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April IS, 1905
Sealed proposals. in triplicate. will be re-
ceived here until II O'Clock a. m, Tuesday.
May 3, 1904 and then opened. for furnishing
10 draft mules required for use at Preside
Of San Francisco. Fort Mcdowell Cal. and
San Diego Barracks Cal Government re-
serves right TO reject or accept any or all
bids in whole or in part Bids viii be con-
sdered FOR a less number Of animals than
that stated. Preference given to articles
Of domestic production. conditions of priee
and quality Oncluding in the price OF for
eign productions the duty thereon) being
equal and such preference given TO articles
OF American production produced on the Pa
cific Coast. to extent of consumption re-
ouired by the public service there. Infor-
nation furnished on application to VIM 3
PATTIcN, Assistant Q. NJ. General. L. S. A,
Chief ouartermastcr.
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UNIVERSITY OF California. Carbohydrates
TO contractors. builders and material men
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are
solicited Tor performing the labor and fur
nishing the materials for the superstructure
OF tie central power plant the grounds
O. the University of California at Berkeley
California, and said bids Will be received az
the office OF the Regents. South Hall Ber-
kelley, at or before II O'Clock m. OF April 26
1904 Plans and specifications of said super
structure OF the central power plant have
been adopted and may be examined daily at
office Of the Regents from a m. until 10
m. No bios Will be considered unless ac-
cOrnpanieo by a certified check or bond OF
bidder. in favor OF the Regents Of the Unit
Versty Of California. equal 10 ten QOe per
OF his bid with sufficient sureties con-
ditioned tFat IL said bid be accepted the
bidder Will duly enter into a proper contract
TO faithfully perform the duty and obliga-
tions in accordance with said bid and with
the plans and specifications which are here
by required to be part OF such contract
BY order of the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings OF the Board OF Regents. V. H
HENDERSON. acting secretary.
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FOR single gentleman. in private home (no
othe5 roomersl. a large. sunny. furnished
room. with bath adjoining; blocks from
psrk entrance and blocks from panhandle.
Address box 2624, Call office.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19

IL INNINGS tThe). 6ls Post. nr. Tsylor-Just
opened: desirsbly located sunny single rooms
and s1ites. with private baths. hot and cold
water. steam heat. electric lights. phone every
room. elevator Phone East 1917 II desired.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE san Francisco Protestant Orphan ASYLUM
Society herewith gives notice that the fol-
lowing orphan ana hsif-orphan girls and
boys have been admitted 10 the asylum
on HaiEht street from January J. 1904 TO
April /. 1905. Violet IundberE, years 8
months; Stella Kern, years y months: Alb
bic Kern. years Z months: ribela Bank
years months Isabeia Jackman 10
years months: Nalda Sharp. years 3
months; Sybil NJ Sharp, 4 years 3 months:
Carl Voss 10 years 10 months. Rudoinh
Noss, years: Edward Kern. S years 1
month; George Kern. 3 years 4 months: f:
Franz Hope years: Daniel L. Sharp ,
syears months. Augustus Postel > years;
Frederick Postei 0 years. SUSAN RUS
SELL SPOTS. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19

GIARANTEED cure for piles; PETER
FREILING'S pile salve 81 per box. Vrsr-
fented % cure ali cases OF bleeding itching
external internal or prOtruding piles also
nstula, without fail no matter how long
standing. 1928 Devisadero ST., near Sutter
Ladies! Chichester's English PennyroysI pills
are best; safe, abie: take no other Send a.
stamps for particulars. Relief for LADIES'
u letter BY return mail Ask your druggist
Shlchester Chemical Co. PHILADELPHIA "a
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19

FRANKLIN T2l. mr.. Golden Gate-Sunny fur
nished front room; ali conveniences; S12.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
ARE IN FAVOR
OF ASSESSMENT PLAN
Prominent Officers of the Government and Others Sub
nit Ideas Relating to Taking Part Of Salaries for'F

establish the assessment plan for the
future2
Il agree with Secretary Hitchcock.
that the conditions OF the service war
rant some feasible plan to exchange old
for young and vigorous employees, with
out the necessity of turning the old
ones adrift. Among the 40 clerks in this
Office there are a number who are kept
merely polishing the anchor. II they
are given work to do, II has TO be done
over. so instead. they are kept employed
on mere pretexts at assignments, just
in order that they may be kept on the
pay rolls. Such men are. naturally, rot
only of no benefit TO the service. but a
positive obstruction. besides keeping
other and more efficient men out Of en-
ployment. But what are you to do?
Certainly not turn them of at their
time OF life, until some sensible plan has
been devised for their retirement with
pay"
II don't want to be Government
pauper. said a sturdy. well-preserved
citizen of a Western State. who holds
an important desk in the Treasury De
partment. when / got this job 1 was
mighty glad Of it. 1 had failed in bust
ness and was considerably involved AL
1 have been asked TO do is to work
reasonably short hours; my duties have
not been anything like as arduous az
those of a bookkeeper IN an ordinary
business house; I have had plenty of
holidays, congenial surroundings, and a
good salary. considering the services
rendered.
II have been promoted in g. ade and
salary three times. and. what IS more
have been enabled not only to discharge
the obligations incurred by my failure
but to keep my family In reasonable
| comfort and lay By a little something
| for the proverbial rainy day. Now, why.
! in all that is reasonable, should ! ask
| the Government to tax every business
man and producer to take care of me
| because. fOrsooth, l am no longer able
| to do such work for the Government as
will warrant my retention in the serv-
| iceP IL is my opinion that the same
habits of thrift and carefulness in the
/ affairs OF life which are demanded in
mercantile pursuits will insure any
Government employee against want In
his old age.
"On the other hand. the tendency OF
such a system as you mention is &c
| pauperize the employe For these rea-
sons am opposed to retirement on pen
sions."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
SECRETARY HAY TALKS
ON CRUEL CONDITIONS
Nothing Harder, He Says, Than for Aged
Employees to Be Dismissed
in Poverty

/" HOUGH engrossed with the deli
cate task essaycd by the United
States Government Of restricting
the field of operation Ia the war in the
Orient. and the m,ny other demands upon
his time. Secretary Of State Hay gave
careful consideration TO the question put
to him by The Times It is rarely that
Secretary Hay permits himself 20 be
quoted, but when he has an opinion 10
express on matters of such great public
interest as the one involving the we'll
being Of the vast army Of Government
employees. he does not indulge IN plati-
tudes. The chariness with which he
gives expression to his views in public
print lends additional weight to his ut
terances.
I'm common with tho heads of other
departments of the Government, I am
painfully aware Of the fact that in the
large force of civilian employees an in
creased number annually become less
able to do the work called for by theiI
grade and salary. ! know Of no hard
ship keener than that inflicted upon tho
man or woman who. after thirty OF
forty years Of faithful service. Is turned
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CONDITIONS THE SAME
AS WITH SOLDIERS
Gen. F. c. AinSworth Chief of the Record and Pension
Bureau of the War Department. Gives His Views.

for the care and maintenance of the
worn out or disabled servants. not only
Of the State. but of private corporations
and Of business establishments as well.
One must be blind TO the progress of
events the world over. and in the United
States especially, who will venture To
predict that civil pension or retired
list I'm this country is not a possibility,
or even probability, OF the not dIstan,
future.
And why should any Of us shuddeH
at the mere mention Of the civil pension
or retired list and speak OF IL with
bated breath as a thing CT horror ano
unspeakabIe evil? Can any intelligent
man deny that retired list which has
been Of such great benefit TO the mill
tary and naval service win not be of
equal benefit to the civil service? I am
free 70 confess that am convinced thai,
leaving all sentimental considerations
out OF account. IL IS decidedly in the in
terest OF the Government TO make pro-
vision for at least its worn out ciyi,
servants by establishing a retired lis,
for them, thus placing them substan.
TALLY on the same footing as that OF
superannuated ofncers ana enlisted men
OF the army and navy"
Basing his statement on data so far
obtainable, General Ainsworth said: I'll
IS safe 20 say that the maximum cost
Of civil retired list would never exceed
Ia per cent Of the pay of the active
list, II those retired received 70 per cent
OF their active pay. and would not ex-
coed 3 IL per cent IL they should receive
90 per cent Of their active pay. / be.
lieve that the time will come, and
hope to live TO see II. when every per.
manent branch OF the civil establish
ment will be placed on an equality with
the army snd navy in respect to tenure
Of office. promotion, and retirement OF
its personnel"
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~ talked with frankness and con-
servatism on the subject of pensions for
civil employees. He said:
Il am of the opinion that some plan
for the retirement of clerks on pension.
after long service, meets the approval or
tho majority OF the clerks OF this office.
said he. II recall that when some time
ago we were asked 20 contribute 70 a
fund TO enable n committee Of the Re
tirement Association to collect data
necessary for the furtherance OF the ef-
forts TO get some measure through Con-
cress there was a general response or
tn, part Of the clerks. indicative of their
attitude
.-The plan contemplated by this asso-
ciation. that OF a pension fund created
nv assessments against the salaries OF
the individual clerks. is the one which
meets general appreciation. or course
there are some who insist on their right
70 do as they please with their own
money, and on this principle object 10 a
compulsory assessment, but these are
o, eatlv In the minority. l, for instance
am a young man. with apparently many
wears OF service before me, and such an
asse ssneat would be chargeaole against
me for a long time, but 4 would cheei
FraIlN
tte haneat which would eventually aCrue
:, me when the time came for my own
,etirement, and for the sake Of the old
fo,Iovs who so sadly need such pro-
vision today.
of any technicality arose on the mat
.a- 81 compulsory assessments, IL seems
- no the point could be overcome, not
NV Increasing the salaries to an amount
20 cover the assessment. but by reduce
a., the salaries just so much as TO al
low the proposed assessment to stard
- e az a mans salary be 81. 600. and
sta assessment 5 be fixed at 2 per cent;
his salary could be reduced 20 Ssso; ana
tt i b@ set aside for the retirement rand
~ tb,s way the same result would be
accomplished. and the charge ,ssgslns I
oI1e TOO many clerks now eligible for re-
tirement TO make possible the assess,
1rAnt nIan. why could not the General
| E,.t1ernment assume the burden OF pay
ing the first batch Of pensions. and then
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
HEAD OF THE NAVY IS
OPPOSED TO SCHEME
Secretary Moody Does Not Believe the Idea
Of Pensioning Civil Employees
Good One.

~ ECRETAeY MOODY of the Navy
was outsqoken. but did not dis
- cuss details or measures either
of the assessment order or the straight
Government pension. He merely con-
sidered the general principle of provi1
ing a pension for civil service employees.
TO which he is opposed.
Secretary Moody said:
I'm answer to your query as to the
ACCESSIBILITY or desirability OF providing
for the pensionIng OF Government en-
ployes. 1 would say. emphatically, No.
This Is a question to which have given
a great deal OF careful thought. and
have formed very decided opinion on
the subject, to which I have no hesita-
ton in giving expression. You may say
for me that 1 am unalterably opposed
to any proposition looking toward the
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adrift True. with advancing years and
decreased efficiency. these employees can
be denoted and their salaries accord
lrgly decreased. but there finally comes
a time when their services are no longer
Of any value to the Government. II
such employees have. through no fault
Of their own. been unable 70 save a
sufficient amount from their earnings to
maintain them in their declining years,
grievous suffering must result.
Such a condition of affairs must
arouse the sympathy and enlist the best
endeavors Of all thinking men to devise
a remedy. But as to the proper remedy.
there the problem lies. 1 have never
contemplated suggesting to Congress a
pension measure. AS to the plan OF
compulsory assessment TO esta blish re
tirement fund. which. I believe, is ad-
vocated in certain quarters. conceiyt
that one serious objection might b
advanced. It is almost certain that moth
ing like exact equality can be ap-
preached in the proposed taxing OF sal
aries OF all employees. Further than this
do not care to be quoted at this
time"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

- RIG. GEN. F. c. AINSWORTF,
X who for more than seventeen
l. years has been chief OF the Rec
ord and Pension Bureau Of the War De-
partrnent. necessarily has been com
PEELED to give much careful thought 70
the subject OF the experimentation OF
employees. and the possible solution Of
the vexatious problem. General Aims
worth-tustly regarded as an expert on
this matter, and who, only the other
day, was before the House Committee
on Reform IN the Civil Service-has this
70 say in regard 20 tie retirement OF
civil service employees;
THE causes which led 10 the estab-
Iishment OF the retired list for the army
in 1861 are almost all operative to a
greater or less extent f. the civil sery-
ice at the present time. Il is true that
in the course OF many years prior to
the establishment OF the retired list. 1t
became a sort OF unwritten law that Of
1cers Of the army, unless dismissed for
cause should be retained in the service
till they died. and IL g equally true
that existing condition. tend strongly
toward the formation OF such a law IN
the civil service.
AT any rate, ] am firm in the belief
that such list retirement or pension
nst) is a natural and logical outgrowth
OF the existing system. The antipathy
20 a civil pension or retired list is no
greater ct the present time than that
which was once manifesed. and. indeed,
Is now manifested in some quarters.
against the military retired list
But the world moves md there is 2
constantly increasing disposition in al
progressive countries 10 make provision
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retirement Of civil service employees on
a Government pension"
When asked if his study Of, the sys-
TENS in vogue in other countries. where
by Government employees are assured of
retirement on an adequate pension, had
so unfavorably impressed him as to
give rise TO his emphatic disapprovai,
Secretary Moody replied. Il should not
care 10. nor is it necessary. for me TO
say anything in criticism of plans adopt
ed by other nations for the regulation
of their civil service, nor shall give
in detail the reasons for my position
1t seems to me sufficient to state that
my view Of every phase of the scheme.
as far as this Government is concerned.
has led me 70 be willing to express
with thoroughness aud directness my
utter disapprovaI OF he plan you men
ton"