The Washington herald., 1911-01-21
ADVOCATES RIGHT
TO ASK PENSIONS
Representative-elect Reilly
Voices Sentiments.
DELEGATES CHEER REMARKS
Five Hundred Members Of Civil.
Service Retirement Association Ia
dOrse Similar Views Of Prominent
Speakers at COnventi0n-SessiO
VIII BE Resumed This Morning.

Declaring that it was a disgrace to the
government of this country to deny its
employees the right to ask Congress for
that which in justice they deserved, Rep
resentative-elect Thomas l.. Reilly, of
Connecticut. brought the five hundred
delegates of the Civil Service Retirement
Association Congress to their feet and
the shouts continued to echo for more
than three minutes. "I believe that you
should have the privilege as men," ne
said. TO ask for what you deserve, as
man to man.
Representative-elect Reilly was the
principal speaker of the session last
night at the G.. A. r. Hall. His address
followed short business meeting at
which the delegates adopted the report
the committee on credentials, as progress
sive.
In opening his address, Representative
elect Reilly made comparison of the
services rendered the government by the
army and navy and the employees of the
civil service. and said that. with all due
respect to the military body. he thought
that the members of the association had
fought battles as hard as those encoun-
tered by the officers.
There is only one way TO give any
thing" he said. and that is to give.
You are organized for most worthy
cause and | have no doubt that you could
receive larger salaries i'll other walks
OF life than are being paid you now.
If private corporations can pension their
employees. surely this great government
can. l am with you for straight pen
Sipp-fnr ba
to me during my duties as a member
of the House of Representatives. my
vote will he cast for that bill and no
other
At the conclusion Of the address Mr..
Reilly was given a vote of thanks by the
association.
Outlines Plnns for Future.
+. J. CantweIl. secretary of the asso-
citation. made a short address, in which
he outlined plans for the future He
said that he was compelled to confess
that the outlook for favorable legislation
at this session of Congress was not en-
-couraGinE. But stand for the straight
pension bill until the last he declared.
J. J. o Reilly, editor of the Chief made
an address in which he urged agitation
and education.' and announced himself
in favor of a straight pension. without
compromise. At the request OF the dele
gates, Frank 7. Rogers. of Chicago, read
an address delivered by Representative
Goulden in the House of Representatives,
in which most valuable information was
given.
At the morning session the following
made addresses in favor OF the straight
pension: Representative Calder of Brook
lyn: Andrew W. Mckee. president of the
New York branch OF the association:
Charles l. Stengle, associate editor OF
the Chief; NJ. F. O'Donoghue, presi-
dent of the association. William Tindall.
secretary TO the Board of Commissioners,
made short address of welcome on be-
half of the Commissioners.
y committee on the constitution was ap-
pointed as follows: NJ T. Finnan, Illinois:
Thomas J. McGrath. Nebraska: William
+. Curley. Massachusetts: Charles d.
Duffy. New Jersey: Thomas F.. Burke,
New York. J. p. Layden, Pennsylvania
and J. w. Sheffe. Maryland.
Sessions will be resumed AT o'clock
this morning. The speakers will be Sem
ator-elect PoindeXter and Representatives
Goulden. Fornes. and Patton. The or
ganization will go into executive session
after the addresses.