The Washington times., 1912-05-21
FUND IS GROWING
IN AID OF CLERKS
Civil Service Employees Receiving Assurances for Sue
cess of Plan to Send Committee to National Conven-
tons at Chicago and Baltimore.

presluent national Association OF AS
| William E. Russell, Customs Service,
States Civil Service Retirement Xsso-
ciatlon
Harry r. Meyers. Postal Service, New
York, chairman Ways and Means Com
| mittee, Federal Civil Service Society OF
the State of New York.
L. e. Bentley, Customs Service, New
| Orleans. La, president New Orleans
Branch United States Civil Service
Retirement Association.
| j. ]. Fields. Postal Service. Louisville,
| KY, secretary National Association
Supervisory Postal Employees
| j. William Shelter, Internal Revenue
Service. Baltimore, Secretary United
States Internal Revenue Association.
dent, National Association of Letter
Carriers, Washington, d. G.
| Frank T. Rogers, Chicago, president
United ASSOCIATION Of Postoftice Clerks.
dent Tenth Division, Railway Mail As
Andrew W. Mckee, postal service,
United States civil Service nRe Retire&eni rem 4
| Association.
Gun Mozee. War Department, Govern
| George T. Morgan. mint service,
Philadelphia. president, Philadelphia
branch, United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association.
| Albert L. Barnes. customs service,
Philadelphia, member executive COM
mittee, United States Civil Service Re-
| tirement Association.
p. J. Schardt, Milwaukee, president,
| railway mail association.
| M. +. James. Birmingham, Ala, chair
man executive committee, United States
Association of Postoffice Clerks.
Nicholas Lawiess. Boston. president
Massachusetts, state branch National
Association Letter Carriers.
| David ID. CaldweI DaDartment of ,Jua-
tice, Washington, p. G.; member ex-
ecutive committee United states Civil
Service Retirement Association.
Francisco. secretary San Francisco
branch United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association.
A. c. Hoag, orchard Park. N. Y.
kpresident National Association Post
masters, Fourth Glass.
Paul F. Morrison. immigration Serv-
ice. New York, Ellis Island.
| Fred H. r. Gordon, immigration Serv-
John Barr. War Department, Army
Building, New York.
Michael J. Shea, Navy Department,
f. A. Mcmahon. Savoy. Texas presi-
dent National Rural Letter Carriers
| Association.
J. p. Sullivan, Navy Department.
Newport. r. l.. president Navy Yard
Clerks and Draftsmens Association.
T. F. Flanagan. Navy Department.
Portsmouth, n. H., president National
Association Master Mechanics Of Navy
| Yards and Stations.
| Joseph F. Seaman. Customs Service.
Boston, Mass, president Customs House
Branch United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association.
One of the most important matters
I which the committee will have to give
attention Is the proposal to limit tenure
| of positions in the civil service to five
years. The legislation to do this has
| passed the House and is pending In the
Senate.
Resolutions Endorsed.
The following resolution adopted by
| the executive commits Of the United
states Civil Service Retirement Asso-
citation, at Il meeting held on May l5.
1912. at the Ebbitt House. washington.
Z. c.. and referred to the committee on
! IcsolutiDns at :he annual meeting OF
said association, was unanimously in
d"rsed at 4 mass meeting OF civil serv-
ice employees, and the officers of the
| association instructed to draw the at
tcntion Of all employees in the civil
| service to the tiVc-year tenure OF office
contained as provision in the legisla-
| tive, executive, and judicial appTopria-
tion hill. which has already passed the
! H"use.
Whereas. a grave and serious condi-
ton Confronts the employees in the Fed
| craI civil service, on account Of the
| clause which limits he tenure OF office
of the employees of the District OF Co.
lmnbia to periods OF appointment OF
| five years, and,
Whereas, such clause would absolute
ly nulllfv the civil service law AMI en-
| danger the eficiencY OF the service
through the substitution of inexperi.
enced and untried for experienced and
tried employees: and.
! Whereas the acceptance Of such
clause without protest from civil serv-
ice employees throughout the country
might ovrnruallv include them within
said proyisions;
Re it therefore resolved, That this
association hereby register Its protes,
against anv leGisla tion which will re.
csta blish the "spoils system and I'M
pair thu efficiency Of the civil service
and further in the interest of civil serv.
ice reform we invite the attention OF
all ciyi.: bodies to this rctrogressive
act,
Re II further resolved. That these
res buttons he spread upon the minute2
Of this meeting and that a copy thereof
bc sent to the press and all representa-
tives of civil service organizations
throughout the United States. request.
ing their immediate cooperation in pro-
testing against such legislation: and.
| Provided further That copies of such
IGsolutions be furnished to The proper
committees in Congress and all others