The sun., 1910-12-17
MUST WORK LONGER FOR U. S.
PRESIDENT TiCkS HtIF nor n
on CIERk'S pay
ny authorizing Cabinet Officers To Keep
Them ON the Job lnt,l ; oIi0ck
Their Pa, win Rrruain the sanir
ana the Protests Follow tstIicNIy

NNSHISGToS Dec ~ prr-ld"nr Tnfr
to-day authorized his Cabinet officers
IN their disCE"t on TO add hIlf an hour 20
N" working day oI IN" Jhur ur rlor"
Government clerks under -no'r control
ms O., auO'h"- move on ~" President
par IN ~" Int"r-S' Of aCoUu'tI. ari ~
has boon rak"u IN III" fac. of IN" usual
ST urm ~ protest that ARISES IN Na-hruU-
ton wh"u.v Yer th. q ."-ilon Oi !-ugth"uIlg
'h' hours for Government employees r.i-
com" gp.
IN" Government clerks used IN go -
Sor!, II o o ".ock IN IN" morning and re-
NAMED on "ulv uu'Il IN he afternoon
u nh half aH hour IOs luncheon This
rad.. "a wnrklng day of only -lX and "a
Nllf hours. h" clerk. in addition had
"a vocation OF 'nIrtv working days with
paV aud f'lrtv dly- sic', l-av. '.dCn wear
together with All national hoitdpy- aud
.iIf ~1;.rfav- dIruE IN" mOnf1- 81
July. August and S.'pl"rh--
\ Cr"t' howl went mp when President
Eoa-. ..'Ii rtrA-d nai ..u no.. on to '''..
Guv"rrm"U' clerks working d3r back
four wears ago. ri1Sirg ~. clo-Iug hour
IL m" afternoon ~ ~ NJ 'hI' tim" ~"
Government clerks llI tn" ~l.ppor- OF
tn" Ma-h'r E'pn Ir"T. .uyuf-. 'H" depart
m"rt store iris IN" thlmt0". "i Com
ru"r... and u.l-i, a!I IN" "Ivic "-garlza-
Washington 'r w-pai"-- published coll
r.-fr- CAp.ainIl- how ~. poo Govarn-
'u"rr employees would u" ground down
lrd hp~ VA" hV-lr'.-- ~ TIN. city would -.
.rF..t n",Iu-" ~" department. would
..,t "'p-.. .'I"iy enough to CIV" .l"~k- a
II, ~ - "'''"'. -""''"."i to" 90" supper
however. ,u" tn'f "o.r wiz idr"d and ,
'.,"rN rnL ""r H!urG - smoothly a. .
r"'.I.'. gv.rn uuIu' 'i.w-and. ut dollar. ,
lie ID. #. .t.. 4 49,.
.. fr'i atG.rI.u ~ IT.. w, D. lu4: hours
49, -'I!-l..-'.-i ~ tr..-r,!-,i ilf' ., antr.I
n" lI''aDa.lDu n' -rr Eg,n ""i'nI't"-~
'.'. h"'r -i!ir'tliug ''rr 'grh Other on
tuaIr w4v 20 'h- Hhl'. Ho'-.. =. protest .
I ~. pli ~. TN" ~ 'h. happy fhr,ly cirCI.
bro,.,n hy th. failure. II IN. Government /.
'l"rN 20 E"' hoW" ~ 'rrtr ter supper has
u'.'n u..Iv'-i and painted an"" lh''
narrowing details ~ ih" 'r'sh ~ IN"
irUIl..v cars wh"n ~" Government an /
p'"".'- ar" obliged 80 lrin with IN" Ordl.
mar O'Clock an'n"go,"g Wrong hav"
p....u pre-. r'"i to '".. DrI!pil" al gain
\ d".rlIaII"u Ell retail -d-.SmCn ard
- .-r""fu"n 'ail"d a. th'. Wy" House
.u-4av :" Protest ~ also dit aS"mmIt'E<
.rurl ~" local ~ Oi th. R.-tail l-rA-
pro'"CIly" t--o"iatIon who
N part r"pr"-..gieI ;h. Retail Merchants
t--""ia'ror "f IN" Chrnr"r II nrnm"rc"
lr' department -'"--krrrpl"v"'.- com
,laIg"u that li Tin. hour. II Government
s,-T-- we're" increased th"y 'ha r"TIIl
-.Ilo~ru"nb would hay" to remain behind
h. counter later
On" sol Dt resolutions presented TODAY
is, larod that 'h" Government clerks had
.p''i years of toll and much money IN
pb'2IrIuE IN" shorter hour- and improved
'ondI'iOn- they nOw ENJOY som" Of the
.l-rInE delegations are -nId 10 have been
-tIrtrI-.d when President Taft inquired
"u"'hrr or not IN" Government of she
nIi.d STATE" Va 80 b. run for IN" benefit
= m" clrrl.- ~ m" Washington stores
Polls have. been tAk"n on thr VrOI osItlOn
u au -. tension Ot th" working hours.
N" Nd-hIhy'uu u w-Iapcr having mad"
Ip'I ~ the. TDy"rUW'rf clerks them
."ly"- Or f"" proposition IN" clerks
.O'rd aEHir-f y ] H." Pre- d"ni and hi
hbr's"r considered 'hr proposition inr
,hrur .%o hours -dav and finally d"
- l.ay.. " optional with IN" heads II the
departments ~ - when IN" additional
ialf hour rtIl" shall bc applied When
h" departments are crowded with work
viii n" ny 10 IN" clerks 10 remain On ,
h" lrb until > . clock In IN" afternoon
h"v VIII rrnnIV. th.. -aiIi- pay that they
,p' for IN" shorter hours
's5O. .Osfas >rrhri To continue wOrk On
Dr, po"h IN iBrOokI>n >a,, Ward.
3 .sHiHGION. D'C 1C Ih" urgent r"-
..r.v appropriate ,Uu llil. report 0d - Thc
in..-. ~ Representatives. fD-dav. contains
II r'"rn 0i $3.50 .rTr 20 COufInu" work on