Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Straight Pension or Nothing,
Associations Battle Cry.
ADOPTS Retirement PLAN
Advocates of Civil Pension List Con
clude Their Labors.
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Resolutions Declare Against Contrib.
utory System-Voice Of 26O, 900
Government Employees.

Out hatfoot for q straight pension or
nothing. and rejecting all suggestions
from government clerks outside their
ranks to indorse the contributory plan,
the United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association, after electing officers.
concluded its business yesterday after
noon and adjourned.
The officers elected are: President, An
drew w. Mckee, New York; secretary.
M. 7. Finan. Bloomington, ILL.,; vice presi-
dent. Edward J. Cantwell, Washington:
treasurer. w. +. Gregg, Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive committee: George p. Foster
Of Washington. Charles l.. Wiegand OF
Baltimore. Frank T. Rogers Of Chicago.
ILL.,; Ross keenan, OF Brooklyn, Pierce
Moher Of New Haven, George T. Morgan
Of Philadelphia.
In executive session the report OF the
committee on resolutions was received
shortly after noon, and until : O'Clock 1t
Nine Resolutions Endorsed.
Nine resolutions. each from a subsidi-
airy association of the convention and all
from different sections Of the United
States. were reported favorably by the
committee on resolutions. Each OF the
resolutions declared for an out-and-out
straight pension plan.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed as the sense Of the government clerks
In convention assembled. No separate
resolutions embodying the sentiment OF
the report was acted upon.
Inc demand for straight civil service
pensions therefore reflects the sentiment
or 26O.OOO government employees repre-
sented In the convention by delegates. ac-
c0Td1n0 oP h.
tions committee. of which George J. Kleff-
ner OF Omaha is chairman.
Salary for Secretary.
Considerable parliamentary dificulty
arose over a strongly expressed desire
to compensate the services OF the Sec
rotary, Edward j. Cantwell Mr.. Can't
we'll declined to consider gift from the
convention Of $500 for his services during
the past year. Finally it was voted to
pay salary Of $500 to the secretary at
the end Of the next years service for his
work during the period.
This was not accomplished without
many motions, amendments and substi-
tute propositions to change the consti-
| tuition, points of order and of informa-
ton. much debate and expression of d.
verse views, Alarm over the prospect
of having any paid officers OF the So
gates, who anticipate trouble in advanc-
ing the interests Of the organization in
their home cities with that condition ex
listing.
An invitation to hold the next conven-
ton in the city Of Omaha was extended
by Mr.. Klenner. The matter was re-
ferred to the board Of directors.
Request for Recognition Denied.
Oscar F. Nelson. president Of the Ma
tional Federation of Post Office Clerks,
with headquarters in Chicago, not affil-
lated with the U. S. c. s. r. A., headed
delegation which sought to gain the
assent or approval Of the convention to
the plan adopted by its executive board
of a plan to ask Congress for ten per
cent increases of salary. and the es-
tablishment Of contributory plan Of
pensions.
The request OF the delegation for op-
portunity to take the floor in support
of its sentiments was not considered.
The resolutions committee made no re-
port upon the application. according to
statement by its chairman. Mr.. Kleff-
ner.