The Washington times., 1911-01-06
MORE PAY At ONCE
DESIRED BY CLERKS
Overwhelming Sentiment In
Favor of Proposition Ex-
pressed At Times Poll.
EMPLOYEES ANXIOUS
TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS
Many Votes Cast BY Night
Workers Yet to Be
. Counted.
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,aed tho roonev nouy A."

'T need the money now"
''Our salaries are so low we can hard
Iy live"
I'VE want more money P. D. O., If
not sooner
GIVE lis more money and we can pen
sion ourselves"
Raise the salaries or we will starve."
PLEASE, oh, please. Mr.. Congress,
come across with more salary"
Help US before the loan sharks get
our very souls--loosen up"
''Give me money or give me death"
''In the name of Justice, give US
raise"
Many voters indicated their decided
choice in the salary proposition by
scratching out every other proposition
and drawing circles around No /. Some
had hands pointing at No. l.
Quite a large number of voters at
tempted humor, but the tenor of the
comments evinced a seriousness in the
questions that predominated everything
else. In many cases the comments
amounted to a pitiful plea on behalf of
the voter. 1t was a serious business
with most of the employees.
Expressions of thanks and gratitude
for the part The Times has taken in the
salary and retirement propositions were
written on several hundred ballots, in
dicating a widespread appreciation on
the part of the employees for the interest
this newspaper has taken in their be-
half. A few Of the typical expressions
were:
Long live The Times for this mighty
move
Every employe thanks The Times"
Here's to Washtngton's greatest
newspaper"
II wish to thank The Times for taking
up the cause of the clerks"
Here's to The Times-may 1t win
Three cheers for The Times"
You have done a noble work"
I'VE all appreciate what The Times
has done"
Give The Times, our leading news
paper. the credit
thousands of underpaid employees
say, Thank you.
Salary First With Clerks.
Primarily, the increase in salary ques7
ton appeared to be uppermost in the
minds of the employees. Each comment
had some bearing, either directly or in
directly, on the matter of salary.
Here are some of the general obser-
vations of the voters as written on the
ballots:
Many of the old clerks could retire
without any fund" e.
Il only receive s72o per annum, and
have an invalid parent to support be-
sides myself. / can't get released from
the money lenders, because my salary
is too small"
Il am in favor of an increase in SAL
ary for every Government employe
whose services are worth more than the
compensation he is now receiving
Il am able to use my savings to bet
ter advantage than the Government
can
Il am opposed to having a civil pen
sion burden saddled on my children as
the war pension has been saddled on
me-"
"A good decent American is capable
OF taking care of his own earnings, and
does not need a guardian"
No Meat in Two Months.
IAN employe was two minutes late
and he had a day taken from his leave
under the obnoxious rules
My salary has ben $500 a year for
fourteen years"
Decrease the pay of the heads of
bureaus and give the money to the
clerks who do all the work.
II have not had a piece of meat for
two months. and yet we are ashamed to
tell this
Il get $500 a year and have a mother
to support so cannot spare any money
for a pension.
Recently the Japanese government
increased the salaries OF its civil en-
ployes.'
Amy clerk who cannot save money
in forty years does not deserve any"
Letters deposited in the ballot boxes
will be printed in The Times within the
next few days along with other COM
municationS now on hand.