The Washington times., 1911-01-13
Secretary Dickinson. Speaks for Higher
Salaries and Civil Pensions.

81 appreciate that the of living has increased
the wage of the Government empoye has increased in
proportion.
81 wish that some means might be devised by which
the salaries of worthy clerks might be increased
Il am also heartily in favor of retirement SYSTEM
such is in vogue with of the great railway
systems of the country.
'Why should any of us shudder at the mention of
civil pension or retired st and speak of it with bated
breath as thing horror and possible unspeak
able evil!
Il am convinced that leaving all sentimental consd-
eraons of the account is decidedly in the interest of
the Government to make provision for at least its worn
out civil servants by establishing retired list for them,
placing them substantially the footing that of
superannuated officers and enlisted of the army and
navy''
No. Senator that is not the reckless ranting of dis
grunted pacehOder 1t is not the chaterlng of hair
Drained child of luxury who, having fallen the pneumatic
cushion of "Goverment snap is asking money to
blow against lobster palaces luxury, and limousines.
That, Mr. Congressman, is not the sophomore socialism
of puerIe phanhrOpst whom hard headed business
must set down a menace to our institutions.
That, gentlemen, is the evidence that the Government
employees have supporters in high places who understand
what this agitation is all about
To you, Mr.. Government EmplOye, it is the testimony
that you have friends up above where friends have
weight and where friendship counts for something.
1t the keynote to the statement by Secretary of War
Dickinson given The Times and published in full in
other place in this paper.
Whether you Senator Congressman, or government
clekyou will notice that you don't draw any capital let
ters when you cerkth statement by Secretary
Dickinson is worth reading.
If you in the capitalized classification, it will de-
serve persaI because will help you to understand that
the responsible executives of Uncle Sans big business
establishment realize the practical business necessity for
treating employees fairly and decently
If YOU just the poor of clerk, that doesn y
dare for fear of violating that executive order against
the worm turning that printed the other day. it will
cheer you along your way know that there big
people, of the caber that MAKE executive ORDERS who
are doing some of the turning for you.
Who is this man Dickinson, who able to recog-
nize the right of Government clerk to veeven to live
decenty-and to hope for seIfrespectng old age and
something better than charity funeral?
Before he Secretary of War he general solicitor
of the Illinois Central railway That road is of the
model corporations of the country respect of its relations
with employees.
Many years ago, when such idea supposed to
eek with sociastc Innovation it put into effect project
of profit sharing with its employees Now, thousands of
them are stockholders in the company.
About the same time the Illinois Central established
system of retiring and pensioning superannuaed employees
1t doesn't give them any starvation PENSIONS either.
tired veteran from the cab of Illinois Central locomotive
draws pension enough to make the average salary of Gov
ernment clerk Washington look like 80 cents in plugged
Dimes all 'Mex' that you had dropped into deep we'll
and then had the we'll and rolled the Rock of Ages
the place where it used to be.
AwfuIIy reckless financing Ell? Well, maybe; but it
has been good that the Illinois Central holds the belt for
Iong-dstance dividend paying AMONG ALL THE RAIL
ROADS OF THIS COUNTRY. 1t was paying dividends