The Washington herald., 1910-05-25
RETIREMENT FUND
FOR AGED CLERKS
Continued from Page One.

ward NJ. Mott. an Episcopalian minister
oil the Church OF the Advent. VINO writes
TO The Washington Herald:
IL seems impossible for me 70 withhold a few
lhes o. comment on an episode IN the life Of a
ISinlS mere ~ Washington q which I a sad
"ilEcsi this evening
young woman Ct fine Christian character. N.
excellent working woman with fine record FOR
o.l'lce 10Y some years past IN the Bureau Of I'm
Ha'ms ana Printing. and then in the Treasury.
H4s 'As afternoon, Just few minutes before the
hout q dismissal for the day. told that She was
q-'enarsed, as her scryi,cs were no longer needed
ici my coWitys sake. for my loved Washington
axe. Tor the administrations sake for ms Young
Iflend sake for Truth and Justice and hOnCrs sake
"ll s.Hl. ashamed. and angry. and ! am going 10
say wsi what / think about the situation: and I
ONLY wish my position, Professionally and my pulpit
were so prominent that ahat 7 say could De- rad
ana heard from one end 4 the country 20 the other
IL is wicked Tie 90 tel that Young S1man that
1T r,iIenchmcn's sake her services NOT needed
III ulSl tuclals DO not want SIS COO private eleva-
tofa. and luxurious bathrooms and regal Office au-
pohunents. u there were lot mch paving Of i'm
mcnse sums for Injuries and such cxtravaganCe for
jA'se high mp in place and power. the plain eger-
aay CLERKS would have better wages and there would
not De sncn abuses as 3. where. through favorit
Ism both man and wife are retained Dol office when
th' man alone should support the wife Every one
VINO has lived long iu Washington knows that the
lNnhc business Is growing immensely all the time
NtAN MtitF III rNlt- IHN rnlliaTN instances there
Nigh. be little more help than necessary. in Ear
ue larger proportion the clerks are not numerous
enough and many. are overy0r6ed
say that FOR my couutry's sake I am ashamed
that one " her children should be meanly treat
co. As a parent our native land If h0u0rab bis rCp-
resented, would not b. 10 ,n.l o. that child.
tcr Washiugtons sake ] am ashamed and angry.
Nasllugtcas workers belong % the nation. They
are a. a people as a community. equal In char
aCttr ana IN ability 90 ans In cur country. The
GrI.H HrHH HTFH
btst years 10 the service q the government are en-
uted 20 better treatment than my Young friend
A"' Just gotten. and many another before her. II
h shame u Is wrong II IS morally. pro
I 'sllnaly. and socially a yiainCus wrong. 7 can
have no respect Tor the authority whence came the
order That s-t my young friend adrft after al her
years q faithful service. To the internal and
hateful system. So corrupt and coTupting Of other
days. this is a return.
am sorry for the administrations safe for II
VII IN the end only intensity the bitter prejudice
already growing that the powers that he have no
sympathy Tor the plain people Barring the exotic
ana SELF -eusrosscd population who inhabit CIr
srcat northwest avenues and spacious mansions dur
lns The winter. tile mass q Washington paoBIe are
Wage-f lrrrrs- C0rCumeut empi1yes. and the mpr-
chants who supply them u IS the duty n The
ssIerlLe-f Oh encourage iu even way possible the
highest standard q excellence by iaring certainty
~ tenure 6y those q finest record. T. has for
some time past been getting 20 be the opinion
that pill and corrupt means hing about results
quicker than character and achievement. ANY man
no power who helps % bring abo1t such dcbauchey
q public service IS a public enemy and ought % be
IN pcuitgrrarY
l. is easy enough % say that in individual in
stances there E suffering but the great mass 4
"a IEtIs are uLhuIf. There ought Ur. however. %
be one instance Of wrong or injustice ] say that
III me case ~ ny Young friend land b. is not by
any means an iufrelugnt easel. There was irfrs-
tee, mtarue-e contempt of character uugcutle-
manly. and unworthy treatment q a Young woman
q fine character and excellent record something
IT The cyuir t1 laugh o.. something 20 make the
fudciors greve, something that brought bitter and
-ndescrvod tears; something that brought sense
n hatred for au administration that cannot afford
20 gather any more q that %. which 10 has an
0Teruus already
inEtuu THIS apuE q EI-UClu CLc-uEirpnrgs ana
the spirit q U0bJTv ana larEC.gu. Mav the
coed sense and the tr1a Geuocrarv O.. the Amer
can people sweep The disgusting f1-eiru fungus Oh
,ae streets and cut q the lt's ~ dear old Wash
lst0n, EDWARD NJ MOTT.
Convenience TO the Public.
AS a matter Of fact there IS nothing
regal about the new Office apartments
of Secretary Of the Treasury MacVeagh.I
He has moved from the small Office oc-
,upied by his predecessors, which was
on the east side OF the building where
his business was constantly interrupted
by the noise Of the street cars and traffic
IN Fifteenth street, 70 a larger. lighter.
and quieter room on the west side.
But IL is not a luxuriousIv fitted up
-oom. judged by any standard. Many
business men have private Offices much
more nearly approaching tho regal"
The Office OF the collector Of the port OF
Nar d.
ire the Offices provided for several post
masters Of biz cities, including Wash
ngton.
The private elevator put in for the
Use OF the Secretary Of the Treasury is
leld by Treasury officials 10 be a con-
-enience 10 the public for IL is the rule
n any department that the chief Of the /
department. must be taken, If he uses
he public elevators. at once where he /
iesires 10 go, no matter who else is using
he elevators at the time This often
worked an Inconvenience 20 the visiting 1
'ublic and 10 the clerks OF the various /
divisions
Nor IS the establishment Of an elevator J
Jingle for the use Of a head Of a gov /
rnmental department without well es-
abiished precedent. When the new
was constructed IN Pennsyl- /
anla avenue an elevator was built for
he use OF the Postmaster General. and I
t the State. War. and Navy Depart
aent Building elevators az each end OF
he building are reserved for the heads
f the department.
Il is plain that the governmental econ
mics put in force by the Secretary OF /
no Treasury, partly compelled as they |
re by tho Introduction Of improved ma !.
hinery has served TO bring more promf- Il
emily forward than ever the whole cues \
ion OF a retirement fund for govern Il
cent employees.
The problem is one that Just now IS II
luch concerning government officials II
nd II is the consensus OF opinion chat II
o bill providing for a retirement fund II
ystem VIII be recommended unless II
some provision enabling the GOV
'nment employe TO help himself by con-
iouting a certain percentage OF his wage
fund which. augmented by Congress
onal grant, VIII provide him. when SUI
erannuated, with the means wherewith
} live.
ID n OV DnUn No ~