The Washington times., 1910-01-13
Ranks of Civil Service Re
tirement Association Said
To Be Hopelessly Split.
WARNING LEADERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
On Result of Conference DEFENDS
Life Of Struggle Organization
VIII Make.
By JAMES Hay, II.

There IS grave probability Of the
Civil Service Retirement ASsocia-
ton, which will meet here tomor-
row, TO adopt a program for the re-
tiTement Of superannuated Govern
ment clerks, being hopelessly split
on the subject.
There is equally grave probability
that the split will result in postp9n-
ing indefinitely any action by Con
gress for the relief of the AGED clerks
in the classified service.
CLERKS ALARMED.
Friends OF the movement for
contributory annuities for the re-
tired clerks we're alarmed tbis
morning by the receipt Of infor-
nation that the delegates who ara
on their way 20 the convention
have been packed" N favor Of
straight civil pension Iist-tbat fs
the peHsioning of the aged clerks
at the expense Of the Government
and without their having coutri-
0uted anything toward the plan.
Forces Arrayed.
Against such z scheme. the President
OF the United States. the sscrsts-v a.
the Treasury. the Civil Service Reform
League, the House Committee on f.
form in the Civil Service. and otssr
powerful agencies are solidIy srrsv,d.
All OF these persons and organizations
after careful study OF the subject bsr-
ing concluded that the cont-fbB,o--
plan Il the only feasible one TO present
70 Congress.
According 20 the friends of this move
ment, Dr. LIeweIyn Jordan of III.
Treasury Department, secretary Of the
Civil Service Retirement Association
viii 30 into the meeting OF the or-snf-
cation at Masonic Temple tomorrow
morning with the task Of fEhting al
most singIe-handed the attempt TO con-
NIT the association TO the straight cf~fI
pension list
It vas openly declared to7sv thar
Michael 2 O-Doroghue. president Of the
association has been doing all ne can
to have the association vote for the
civil pension list as against the ~on-
tributory plan This means that The
two leading officers Of the organization
the presideat and tho secretary. vi7l zo
into the meeting diametricaHy opposed
to each other. both tryinS to sway the
meeting.
Conference SATURDAY.
Arrangement has been made Tor = -o7-
ference Saturday IN the early after
noon at the Senate between the rspre-
sentatives OF the association and ira
House ard Senate leaders in the nova
ment 20 talk over the situation. Tba
advocates Of the Contributory pIsn-
which has come TO be known as the Her
bert D Brown plan, place their hone
on the outcome Of this conference. for
immediately after Il the final vote v7r
Be taken on whether the association an
ask Congress for the civil pension Hzr
Bv those close 10 the President s,-5
familiar with the purposes OF the Al
nlnIstTatiO8 in this regard. Fl Is lznoz-7
positively that a request from the -ep-
TeSentative body Of the clerks for
straight civil pensions viii mean defasr
81 theIr plans, while II the vote Is
Tor the contTibutOry plan. the Congress
sional committees viii favor il. and T.
VIII have the support or the AdniaIs-
tration.
Dr- Jordan. with the strenCth he can
muster VIII make every atter7pr nos
sibie 10 have the vote go for the con-
tr1butory plan Of retirement ana no
viii DO all in his power TO avoid :
serious, II not a lasting. split in the or
s5tHlzation- At present, she outlook is
not bright. for Mr.. O-DonoebIe has
strong fOIlOwin~ and is described as
being so emphaticaIly in favor OF the
straight civil pension list that II viii
receive all the influence he can -fye il.
Important Business On.
The association viii be in conference
for two days- tomorrow and SATURDAY
and not until Saturday afternoon vri1
the most important business Of the
meeting be decided. After ths tax with
Senator Cummins and Representative
Gillett OF Massachusetts, the chairmen
of the Senate and House Committees
on Reform in the Civil Service. respec-
lively, the vote viii be taken. and ad-
journment Of the conference viii soon
be had.
As an indication or the fear Of the
supporters Of the contributory plan thar
the outlook is not bright 50 far ss the
association Is concerned. It can be said
ehst q pr0mine1t Wsshingt0nisn. who
has long beeH an ardent supporter of
Tie scheme relcr Jed the engagement hs
aaa uft'o - q deiit.ef- TIE opening address