The Washington times., 1905-07-11
PENSION PROMOTERS
STRIKE BIG SNAG.
Older Organization Refuses
to Drop Out.
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
Unclassified Employees Demand Inclu-
sion In Scheme to Be Retired
on Half Pay.

United StstessEmployes Association re-
ceived very discouraging setback at
its meeting last night in the G. A r.
Hall.
The association, which has for its OBJ
5ect the securing of pensions in the
form of half-pay upon retirement for
clerks in the civil service, classified and
unclassifed, who have become iniirm or
disabled in the employ of the Federal
Government, ran up against snag back
ed by an older organization known as
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association
1t appears that the older organization
has been working for the past five years.
or from the time of its inception. along
similar lines. and with the same end In
view as that advanced by the new or
ganization, and championed by Jacob
Storr. an employee of the War Depart
ment. This organization fatty refused
to drop out of the l1meiight in favor of
the new association
Old Organization Favored.
Those who attended last nights meet
ing, numbering about 200. seemed to favor
ment Association.
nouncement of Temporary Chairman J.
w. Buck providing for committee of
three to investigate into the working of
the older organization to ascertain
whether II had been a success or failure
The resolution was finally adopted and
T. Neagie. J. w. Buck and David Fen
ton were appointed as the committee.
Employees from the Government Print
ing Office, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing ard the naval gun factory We're
on hand to strongly protest the advo-
eating of retirement on pension Of the
classified service clerks, contending that
all employees in the Government service
should be included In the bill that Is
proposed to be enacted by Congress.
The new association just as strongly
opposed this, claiming that to take in
too many would hamper them in gaining
the object they had in view.
Views of President.
The older organization took exception
tc the statement on this subject of the
new association, setting forth the fact
that the President had expressed him
self in favor of the laboring classes and
that laborers would not, according to
the rulings heretofore established. be
After a lot of heated argument on a
motion providing for the appointment OF
an executive committee To draw up q
preliminary bill, the older organization
wop out, defeating the motion and sub
shutting In its stead the Investigation
committee
The chair then announced that the
nomination of officers was in order, and
reported the following nominations for
the various offices. James Sample
Treasury Department, president; DR..
Llewllyn Jordan. Treasury Department
vice president; II. NJ. Bennett Treasury
Department, second vice president; VIII
liam II. Patter. War Department. third
vice president; ]. w. Buck, War Depart
ment. secretary; Andrew J Bennett
Postoffice Department, assistant secre-
tary: w. d. Love. Treasury Department
reading clerk; Charles NJ. Thatcher
War Department, treasurer, and John
Simmering, naval gun factory. sergeant
alarms.
Called to Order
David Fenton. of the Postoffice De
partment, in calling the meeting 10 or
der said:
The object of this association will
be to aid in devising measures in the
interest of the public service OF the
CiiiSu OtGttS, anu "a NE tUipiOgtS u
that service, especially in a bill for the
retirement on half pay of the aged OF
disa bled employees who have had not
less than twenty years of faithful serv.
ice in the civil service"
Il. j. Brookings, of the Treasury De-
partrnent, at this moment jumped up and
began the long wrangle that marked the
proceedings throughout the evening Mr.
Bookings demanded that the members
OF the civil service present be instruct
ed whether the new organization was
going TO act in harmony with the older
organization. declaring that the old or
ganization tried to get through the
House an assessment plan, but failed
Chairman Denton replied that no one
Dill was TO be recommended at this time
as that matter would be left to an exc
cutfve committee which would be ap-
pointed, and formulate bin the airsl OF
winch would be to meet the approval OF
all concerned, including the President
and Congress.
A lively set-to at this juncture took
place between DR.. Jordan and President
elect Potter
Exclusion Unjust
Mr. Potter made the assertion HAT II
would be an injustice to leave out the
employees of the Government Printing
Office and the naval gun factory, say
ing:
THE President told me he loved thu
workingman. and / know he will stanc
by them. / tell you you can't turn then
down"
Dr. Jordan, in his reply said In part:
we want q retirement bill and We
cannot teopadize our bill by including
everybody. If the President believe.
the other employees Of the Government
should be brought into the classified
service he can bring them in.
But we are confronted here with
condition. What's the use of gettinl
excited. Don't let's have scene.
'Ninety-ffye per cent of the first batcl
affected would be old soldiers Let Ii:
work in harmony and for their interest
after some undue pariaying ard spar
ring for points, Mr.. NeagIe pacified tn
highly excited audience and offered tn
resolution, placing in nomination the APP
pointment of the investigation commit
tee
After some sensible discussion. the firs
OF the evening. the committee was in
Structed to pry into the affairs OF tn
Older organization. and report at tn
next meeting. Monday evening. Jul,
"A. at the @. A. X. Hall. The meetin,
adjourned.
The chief DEVELOPMENT of the meet
ing was the fact that the new organiza
ton was apparently a Treasury Depart
ment affair, the four highest officer
elected at the meeting being Treasur
employees.
The Treasury Department empioye
Will. themselves, form an association to
morrow night al 141i arlr