New-York tribune., 1911-10-31
OPPOSE EXENPTING yOBS
Say New Factory Supervisors
Should Be Out of Politics.
SPECIAL TRAINING NEEDED
Many People of Prominence VIII
Speak at Public Hear
ing To- day.

The State Civil Service Commission vii
hold its second hearing this morning n
the rooms ot tho Municipal Civil Service
Commission, or the question of reversing
themselves and undong tho exemption
from civil service examination the eigh'
factory supervisors provided for By The
Phillips law. One hearing has already beer
held IN Albany, and there 50 much op
position 10 the action Of the commissioI
developed that Commissioner Williams oi
the DEPARTMENT Of Labor agreed 10 post
rone the appointment ~ his new super
vising inspectors until after the hearing
to-day.
Among those who will speak al the hear
ing to-day viii be Professor Henry n
Seager. vice chairman Of the WainNrls ll'
Commission. ex-Labor Commissioner T. IL
Sherman. ex-District Attorney Eugene D.
Thllhtn. George w Alger, Miles NJ. Law
son. Professor z. r A. Selignan' Morhey
Williams. Dr.. s ". Lindsay and henry
Nrorgenthau. president of the Comn'l''ee q
Sefsty.
Paul Kennaday, secretary o. the -FeN
York Association Tor Labor Lesls-a ~
said Yesterday: "All the labor laws u '4''
World won't amount 90 anything We
don't have good administration. me 20
-,erstone OF the administration OF 'L7 La
No- Departrnen- IN this state VIII oe 1Iies7 '
re,rlv appointed supervising ms sp'llo' 80 :.
--be,- uiu stand between the counlsslo loilei
and the factories. They viii come III Ui-
-sct personal touch with the factory CIV
e-s and employees. for the comnllssloneI l.
-. .ra executive head q the de-
..1~s~r1rr
W "a, easily see how desirable It Is
.-.+ s,cb men shall be specially quaIneo
ro- tbeir posts Efficient men VIII oe aDle
5r,va ont child labor The work de-
-,srds Efficient men who have some enthu-
g.se-o for their work. not men VINO are
,,.,s5a6 with merely accomplishing the Tou-
- ~ the Office Manufacturers are
oEst5 that appointing men without exam
,-...,r for -hei~ fitness WIN mean tna'
rortics VIII direct the choice.
eve have chance under this new law
-i.1 these supervising inspectors in charge
80 ..s -,e--'cts into which 2 IS planned
o 4,y-7e the state 20 build Up an tnspec-
..o- force as Efficient and as free from
,or...~s1 influence as the factory super
Using force of England. Under the new
,,.. ,,a are far ahead Of the remainder OF
country ID Tlt elL- W NtA' t--or~-----1
s.a4 and we have even more inspectors
On establishment inspected than England.
rr- we need not only quantity out quality
and the only practical way 70 get that is
through civil service examinations.
Putting these supervising inspectors ~
o. EXEMPT class IS one Of the worst things
the state Civil Service Commission could
do za.d Miss Frances Perkins. executive
secretary Of ire New York Consumers
League. '1- would mean that they might
become merely political appointments. Even
% Governor DtE does see 70 It that good
men get the places, the holding Of those
Jobs and future appointments are likely 10
bs dependent on politics.
.T5ere .s case where we are specially
anxious 90 have men Of training and en-
-t-gasu not men who are content 10 90
merely enough work 70 get their salaries
The responsibility placed on them Is great
Iu each Of the Inspection districts oveI
switch ore Of these supervising inspectors
-u3l be- put that Inspector VIII nave very
great discretionary pCwers-pOweTs incalcu'
la1'- great. either t1r good or evil.