Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-20
CLERKS ARE Needed
Civil; Service Employees May,
Get Republicans Aid. ,
GO BEFORE COMMITTEE
Demand for Recognition in1Platform
Is Registered.
GOMPERS LEADS THEx WAY
First to Sound Note in Behalf Of
Uncle Sans
Workers. y !.
s0MPERS LEADS THE { WAY


CHICAGO. June 2O.-Two tpanks, in be-
half OF government clerks. one declar-
ing the extension of the employers liza
bility laws to all government employees
and the other promising AM equitable re-
tirement law. will be included in the re-
publican national platform. 1t was init
mated at this morning 8, session Of the
subcommittee appointed Sby the resolu-
tons committee to draftkthe platform
At the conclusion Of tho, session, Sena-
tor Sutherland Of Utah, member Of the
subcommittee. declared3tha the subcom-
mittee was favorable to the two planks
and predicted their Incorporation on the
final draft OF the platform. AS the sub
committee had by no, means completed
its work, the wording Of the planks has
not been determined.
Appeals, Ares Registered.
Several represent atives Of the civil serv-
ice employees appeared before the reso-
lutions committees last night.
las republican voter" said Merritt
Starr. member of, the executive commit
tee of the Civil tService Reform Associa-
ton Of Chicago, lust at the close Of the
appeal to the committee, II ask the re-
publican partyst ,take decisive action to
repudiate the backward step taken by
the democratic| party. as represented by
the House of Representatives in limit
ing the tenurea Of civil service employees
to five years
Charles H Clark OF Cinnecticut pounded
his hands together In ratification of the
sentiment, and other members of the
committee joinedh in the applause thus
started.
Gomperst Sounds Note.
1t was Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor, who
sounded the first note in behalf Of Uncle
Sans workers. Intthe plank In behalf Of
organized labor& which he asked be. In
serted in the platform he urged { ttds
statement:
I'VE pledge metropolitan ,party, to tthe
enactment OF a law providing that EN-
ployes Of the government shall not bel dis
missed nor denoted for pe<itioning to
Congress to redress their grievances or
to improve their condition"
In the brief time he had; before the
platform committee to discuss anti in
junction, restricted immigration and, other
legislation desired by organized labor,
he could refer but very briefly to the fair
ness of the proposition to let Congress
hear directly from the government EN-
ployes of their troubles
An enlargement of the merit system
in the federal service was especially
urged by committee of the Illinois and
Chicago Civil Service Reform associa-
tons as expressed in the following pro-
posed plank:
The federal positions which still re-
main on the patronage basis are BARRIERS
to rule by the people and to economy and
efficiency. We therefore pledge the pepub-
lican party to comprehensive and ade-
quate legislation supplemented by execu-
tive action extending the merit system
to all purely administrative positions in
the service. providing for systematic and
Impartial efficiency Investigations and
records for tenure based upon good be-
hyvior and efficiency. and for dis
charge only after a Sair hearing by the
civil service commission. We also recon-
mend suitable provision for honorable re-
tiren>ents in case of old age and long
service"