New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-28
100000 U. S. EMPLOYEES
MAY HAVE TO STOP WORK
House Democrats Severely Crit
cised for Failure to Provide
Funds for Departments.
GOVERNMENT IN BAD PLIGHT
nereliction Of House Majority
Taken as Demonstration of the
Incapacity of Democrats to
Conduct Nations Business.
rFrom The Tribun, Bureau J

WASHINGTON, juno 27.-Failure Of Con-
,~ess 70 provide for the emergency result
,rr from the appropriation bills rot be-
coming effective July l is causing much
worry and is likely to cause considerable
inconvenience 10 the various branches Of
the government before the blunder Is
rsredied, altogether creating a situation
that demonstrates the incapacity OF the
Democrats TO handle governmental affairs.
severe criticism Of the tactics OF the
House Democrats in Juggling with impor-
,snt legislation is universal in Washing
tim Is a consequence Of the plight into
which the government has been plunged
by the derelict legislators, and when the
fleet o. the failure TO provide funds Is
felt through the country the condemnation
~ the responsible members will be more
emphatic The utter disregard OF the Demo-
c-s-lc members Of Congress to the appeals
f-o-7 the President and the departmental
heads IS regarded as a bold and reckless
act
While there are differences Of opinion re-
rs-dirr the effect OF the failure Of Con-
greSs 10 meet the emergency, the fact re-
mains that there are approximately eight
hundred thousand government employees
Affected and will be temporarily dropped
from Uncle Sans payroll on Monday un-
less there is some unexpected development
I'm the law governing the situation.
Congress adjourned to-day until Monday
without taking action on the legislative eN-
s-rt.ve and judicial appropriation bill or
extending the appropriations, The result
is that there will be no funds TO pay the
Government employees, and the law spec!h-
cauy provides that only such employees as
are necessary TO protect life and property
can I've retained on the payrolls. Cabinet
officers and all other officers whose posi-
lions are provided by statute can remain IN
the service but without pay.
The President sent a message to Con-
rrsss to-day asking for an extension OF
the appropriations OF the current fiscal year
for q temporary period TO tide over the
emergency caused by the failure OF the
regular and deficiency appropriation bills
but Congress had adjourned before the
appeal reached the Capitol
Efforts will be made by the department
heads 10 place a broad construction on
the provision giving permission to retain
employees necessary to protect lie ana
property, but there is a serious prospect
that the postal service VIII be completely
crippled on July /, unless the deficiency
measure Is passed in the meantime or
some other arrangement made to eNtenu
the appropriations
Attorney General Wickersham announced
today at the White House that all anti
trust activities would be suspended until
Congress passed the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill or d joint resolution extending
the operation OF the present sundry civil
bin beyond July L
The trusts are trying TO get through
congress what they can't get through the
Department OF Justice" ne said.
The. Senate to-day made the first move
&, relieve the government from the en-
rsr-assing situation. Despite Its agreement
70 transact nothing but morning business"
during the Democratic convention, II APP
pointed conferrees 10 meet representatives
OF IN. House on the Legislative appropria-
ton bill. This carries the salaries and mile
age OF members Of Congress, the judiciary,
the Presidents salary and many other
items, none Of which can be paid after
July I, unless the bill is passed and signed
by the President. 1t IS said that he Will
veto II because Of the provision which abOl-
ished the Commerce Court.
Unless some action IS taken on the army
appropriation bill and the navy appropria-
zion bill before Monday, practically all the
navy yards will lay off their men and army
officers will be without pay. Government
officials were confident to-day that Con
gress would meet the emergency with d
blanket resolution extending all present alp
Iropriations into the new year