Evening star., 1904-03-18
TRANSFER OF CLERKS
Order Issued by the Assistant
Secretary Of War.
SERVICE IN MANILA
INCREASED PAY FOR THOSE WHO
ARE SENT ABROAD.
Reduced Compensation for Those Who
Are Ordered Back From
the Philippines.
SERVICE IN MANILA

Gen. Oliver, assistant secretary of war
has issued an order which authorizes the
rsnsfer to the Philippines of employees "at
large" under the War Department, but not
! In the War Department proper, and also
the transfer to service in the United States
of clerks who have had three years serv-
| ice in the Philippines. The order applies
to clerks employed in what is known as
field service including those at military
| headquarters and those under the engineer
department, the quartermasters depart
ment, the commissary department the ord
nance department, the medical department
and the signal corps. 1t Is explained that
there is no intention of arbitrarily ordering
clerks to and from the Philippines. the ex-
pectation being that the financial advan-
tages of service in the Philippines will
make 1t sufficiently attractive to always
secure volunteers for such service, and
that there would be no special desire on
the part of the clerks in the Philippines to
return to the United States at reduced sal
aries and smaller chances of promotion.
The text Of the order is as follows:
1T is the view of the department that
clerks who have had three years efficient
and meritorious service In the Philippines,
and who are eligible under civil service
rules, should be favorably considered for
transfer to the United States when oppor-
tunities arise and when conditions make
such transfers practicable and in the in
terest of good administration.
1T is desired hereafter, when practica-
BILE, to I'LL vacancies occurring in the de-
partments service in the United States by
the transfer of eligible clerks from the
Philippines; also to transfer from time to
time clerks from the United States to the
Philippines for tour of service when such
transfers may be in the interest Of good
administration.
Subject to Transfer.
orders of the department. Of July "a 1901
(circular No. 26. headquarters of the army,
adjutant generals office), as follows:
The Secretary of War considers that
the interests of the service require that en-
ployes at large in the department must be
subject to orders in regard to transfer OF
station and a refusal to obey such orders
will be deemed proper and sufficient rea-
son for discharge from the service.
Under the provisions of this order those
employees who have had one years service
and are physically able to work in tropi-
cal climate are subject to transfer to the
Philippines for tour of service.
'eThe physical ability for Philippine service
of a clerk nominated for transfer will be
determined by physical examination and
certificate OF an army surgeon.
Clerks transferred to the Philippines
will be allowed an increase of $500 in annual
compensation to take effect on the date of
leaving station IN the United States, unless
priation for clerks at military headquarters
conditions relating to such appropriation
make it necessary to have the increase
commence at a later date. Clerks so trans
ferred will be allowed transportation and
expenses route from station in the United
States to station to which assigned in the
Philippines
Reduction of PAY.
Clerks transferred from the Philip
pines will be reduced 20 per cent in COM
pensation, provided that those paid from
the appropriation for clerks at military
headquarters, whose compensation is
graded by law, will receive reduction
approximating 20 per cent as nearly as
the grades fixed by law will permit; and
provided further that the compensation
OF classified clerks who were transferred
to the Philippines from the service of the
department in the United States shall not
be reduced to rates lower than those they
received in the United States at the time
of transfer unless their efficiency record
calls for lower compensation Such re-
duction will take effect on the date of ar
rival at proper station, unless, with re-
gard to those paid from the appropria-
ton for clerks at military headquarters,
conditions relating to such appropriation
| make it necessary to have the reduction
commence at an earlier date. Clerks so
transferred will be allowed transporta-
ton and expenses en- route from station
in the Philippines to station in the United
States to which transferred.
Transfer to United States.
when opportunities arise for trans
| ferring clerks to the United States nom
| irations will be submitted to the Secre-
| tary of War, determined as far as prac-
! ticable by length of service in civil posi-
tions under the department in the Philip
pines.
Each nomination for a transfer will
state the reasons for determining the
particular employe nominated, whether
the transfer proposed is from the Philip
pines to the United States or vice versa
No employe will be transferred from
the United States to the Philippines or
from the Philippines to the United States,
and no employe In the United States or
in the Philippines will be given trans
portation on a u. s. government trans
port, except upon authority of the Secre-
tary OF War previously obtained"
Civil Service Rules Applied.
The President has issued an executive or
der applying civil service rules to the serv-
ice Of the War Department in the Philip
pines and also classifying employees in that
service specially commended Ths text of
the order is as follows:
"All positions In the civil serv ,e OF the
War Department in the Philippines, except
those filed by persons employed merely as
skilled or unskilled laborers. and by per-
sons appointed by the Presiden.. will be
treated as classified under the civil service
rules. The present occupants of these posi-
items who have been specially commended
for retention by their chiefs, with the APP
proval OF the Secretary of War, and whose
names appear on the list furnished the
United States civil service commission may
be retained and after three years service
in such positions shall be eligible for trans
| fer TO competitive positions in the United
States, subject to the civil service rules
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