The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
Poll Made by Times Shows
Overwhelming Sentiment
for Present Plan.
CHANCE TO VOTE
EAGERLY SOUGHT
Majority Prefers Earlier Opening
to Later Closing, If Action
Is Taken.

The sentiment Of the Government en-
ployes Of Washington. evidenced. BY the
votes Of the majority Of the employees
! themselves, is Overwhelmingly against
any extension Of the working dav in
the various departments without the in
centive OF increased compensation.
Not even the aIIuring implied promise
that a year-round Saturday half boIi-
day may be granted. has been sufficient
10 overcome the general dissatisfaction
with the proposed plan
That, in brief, is the fact that stands
out today following The Times Dol Of
yesterday afternoon when thousands OF
Government employees, given the opOor-
tunity 20 express their preferences.
walked determinedly TO the ballot boxes.
which The Times stationed al the en-
trance OF al the departments and reg
isttered their protest against any chang
IN the present order Of things
The Vote.
The vote on the four plans now being
considered stood:
opposing any extension Of the yz-o~l--
ing dav without addftIonaI commerce
eo-' 49,
In favor o. extending the ssv r--H
; D. IL, -.
In favor os extendin- the vvo-,-s-,-
day until D m, provided the sstur5s1-
Aali-holiday Is made effective tbrouv5-
out the year, 1855.
IN favor Of beginning vvo-l- ss-IIa- n,
the morning II e longer dsv Is required
2Iea. --S'''
Employed in the departments -.,1Ie5
by IEe Times are approximatslv- ~ 80
Government workers The above 7-o-e
therefore, IS representative Of the praa+
BODY Of Governments emDIoves. arz -
NAY be said 70 Indicate how the average
eH'pioye feels regarding the proposition
TO increase his hours Of labor
Swamped With Votes
The Times did not anticipate that
there would be such a wholesale re-
sponss 70 its offer to afford the Gov
eThnlent eTnoloye an opportunity. for
once 10 have a voice IN his own arTai-s
The ballot boxes and the men in CHARGE
OF them were literally swampsE bv an
avalanche Of botes-votes thar ar. ,s
truly representative OF the D0UuIar voice
as though The bau0ting had been held
under the auspices OF a state orNationsI
Government
Good HumoT Reigns-
As serious as vas the subject to Be
debated, at this imp7ovised ballot
boxes provided by The Times. as the
Government employees left their Offices
at 40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon me
utmost good hunor prevailed about the
doorways Of every department build
ing.
Inc Government empIOye. residing in
the environS OF a disfranchised t,sDfrsI
of the United States, welcomed tbs
chanCe TO let his super50rs know hOvv
the man in the ranks felt aborI-
Change that, II put into eject win De
2 radical one
Judging By the thousands Of ballots
cast the Government .ernn1ove- fo rhfs
instance rallied TO his own causa bet
ter than did the Republican voters
thEouSnout the country during the Re-
cent campaign If the average Re
publican voter had been as fnsfsteut in
having his vote recorded and had been
as energetic in getting 20 the DorIs as
was the army Of Uncle Sans employees,
q different story might have been VII
ten IN the November eIectfouE
Seldom has there been such concerted
goOo-naCuTed aCuUiesCenCe in q Dlau
tnaI aIOrCeo an outlet for the ax-
preston OF feelings that every voter
had harbOTed within his own breast
since II first became known thar the
lengtheninE of the daily hours Of tofT
for the faithful Government worker.
Volunteers Plentiful
Volunteers in the cause there we're
and in numbers An enthusiastic cam
Paigner. who could do valiant service
about the polls in any large city were
he TO try, dashed out OF the Postoffce
building at the noon hour and grabbed
a handful OF the ballots which were be
ing distributed BY The Times men.
"Some OF the boys in nv bureau
haven't any Ballots" he hurriedIy ex-
planned They all want 70 vote Give
me enough % 90 around"
He was accommodated, and. at An
o'clock when the steady stream OF
clerical workers, tired out by another
dav Of routine, began 10 pour out Of
that building where IS the Government
postal service Of a great nation the
ballot boxes told the tale Of men and
women who had an opinion to express
and who had expressed it.
Chance for Women
one wag IN the State. War, and Navy
Department, where diplomacy is taught
and men are trained 10 protect the na-
ton in the time Of war, saw in Tne