Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22
ITS RANKS DEPLETED UNITED IN PROTEST
Resignation of Officers of
C. S. |. Association.
Some of Those Selected to Fill Va
cancies Thus Created De.
cline to Serve.

Elmer E. Paine OF the Associated Press.
avowed friend of civil service employees
and advocate OF increased compensation
for their labors TO the government an
nounced by Secretary Joseph ". Buck
to have been elected president OF the
National Civil Service improvement AS
ISOLATION, will not accept that RESPONSE
biiity.
Percy s. Foster. elected first vice presi-
dent. was another announcement made
by Secretary Buck
Willard w Brown. for second vice
president and Grant Leet. for third
vice president. are other results OF the
election as given out by Mr.. Buck. Mr
l-eet said this morning that he had
been asked to accept office with the
rganfzation. but had advised Mr. Buck
that he would be unable to serve Mr..
Brown is connected with the Dewey
Hotel Company He is now in New
A meeting of the remaining members
of the executive committee OF the skeI-
eton organization, depleted by the res
ignations OF all the officers except the
secretary and treasurer, was announced
by Secretary Buck for 10 o'clock this
morning at the Dewey Hotel. The
meeting was not held.
Mr.. Bucks Statement.
Mr.. Buck, in announcing this morning
the result OF the election. explained that
while no meeting had been held, as orig
inally proposed, he had personally call
ed in seven members OF the executive
committee. a majority of the remaining
membership. who have voted favorably
for the slate, which he thus declared
elected.
All further communications for the
press Secretary Buck said, will go to the
press through President Paine.
A member of the executive committee.
he announced further. will go to Boston
to invite President Emeritus Eliot OF
Harvard College TO speak at Convention
Hall at the proposed meeting June j. A
concert it to be held from to o O'Clock
the evening OF June l, Mr.. Buck stated /.
the music Is to be furnished by the Ma
rine Band. and soloists are to be heard.
Fifteen or twenty minute speeches VIII
afterward be made by prominent men.
The organization has no malice toward
any man. declared Mr.. Buck. The only
thing 1t Is concerning itself with, he
gave assurance, Is the creation OF tmme-
date action toward its objects. No bill
or measure is to be pressed, he said. and
the organization is not seeking credit.
Declines to Serve.
announced as the president elect and de
ldCtO VI Tic OT6 dIllZdllOIls OcNloi Gu ms
great interest in the cause of the civil
service employe. and promised his efforts
to further their demands in any reason
able way that may present itself. He is
unwilling, however, he said, to assume
the presidency of the National Civil Serv-
ice Improvement Association at a time
when the resignation Of officers and COM
nlittee members indicates a lack OF har-
mony. He can be drawn into no con-
troversies. he declared.
With the resignation of all officers,
sa-e the secretary and the treasurer, and
many members OF the board OF directors,
the National Civil Service Improvement
Association, launched less than a month
ago, was a skeleton organization until
this mornings elections
Secretary Joseph w. Buck, one OF the
two remaining officials, has declared that
the organization will continue, and the
proposed convention, to create sentiment
for higher wages for government clerks.
will be held as planned. May 81 and
June l.
Two Officials Remain.
The two remaining officials of the or
ganization are Secretary Buck and Henry
F. Offterdinger, treasurer. Mr.. Buck is
clerk in the Office of the auditor for the
Interior Department. Mr.. Offterdinger is
a manufacturer Of cigars.
The officers who have resigned are: Full
ton f. Gordon, president; Louis p. Shoe
maker. first vice president; John JOY
Edison, second vice president; Charles j..
Bell. third vice president, and Milton L.
Allies, fourth vice president.
OF the executive committee. restgna-
tons have been received from Charles
w. Darr, chairman; Vernon Z. Hodges.
H. B. f. Mcfarland. Clarence T. Nor
ment. Myron NJ. Parker and S. w. Wood
ward. w. I. Gailiher and p. S. Foster
have said that they have taken no part
in the deliberations of the committee and
do not consider themselves identified
with 1t.
Others whose names appear on the list
of members of the executive committee
are known to have taken no part In the
meetings of the committee. and are
Object to Public Utterances.
Objections to a recent speech made by
the then president, Fulton X. Gordon. in
which he advocated unions of government
employees and strikes, and another speech
made by Secretary Buck, who advocated
horsewhipping Of congressman who voted
to increase their own salaries. but failed
to vote an increase for government CLERKS.
are given as the reasons for the retire
ment of the officials.
The designations Of the officers were
rendered Saturday. Mr.. Norrnent. Mr..
Parker and Mr.. Woodward resigned from