The Washington times., 1912-04-09
LEADER OF CLERKS
SAYS RELIEF LIES
THROUGH POLITICS
George L. Cain Indorses
Times Editorial for I'm
provement of Conditions.

Declaring that political action is the
one course open to the Government
employees by which they can hope for
early relief from present oppressive
conditions in the civil service, George L.
Cain, national president OF the National
League OF Government Employees, today
gave his vigorous Endorsement to The
Washington Times suggestion of such
a course, as contained in their editorial
of Sunday. April7
There Is a widespread impression
that the Government employees are for
hidden. by executive orders, to or
ganize." said Mr.. Cain. This Is not
the case. I am confident that there Is
nothing In law or In the executive orders
that would interfere with the plan of
thoroughly organising the Government
employees and sending delegations to the
national conventions to ask for plat
form declarations In favor of fair treat
meut to the civil service workers.
"The National League of Government
Employees Is nearly sevon years old. 1t
has now q fairly large membership and
I have been closely in touch with the
various organized and scmi-organized
ditions Of Government employees, and
I feel safe in saying IL the Govern
ment employees, particularly those in
Washington. should they take the initi-
atfve and organize, they would have the
rank and file of the employees through
out the country to follow their example.
Tho following Government employs
have banded themselves into orgoniza-
tio9s for their mutual welfare:
National Federation of Letter Car
riers, Washington, d. G.
United Association of Postoffice
Clerks. Chicago, Ill
Railway Mail Clerks, Portsmouth.
Rural Free Delivery Association of
Tnted stas cT As
ISOLATION. Washington, d. c.
The Federal Civil Service Associa-
tion, New York city.
National Association of Customs In
spectors, New York city.
National Association of Naval
Clerks. New York city.
National Association of Arsenal
Clerks, Boston, Mass. r.....
The Federal Immigration and Nat
uralizatiUn Association. Boston, Mass.
United States Postoffice Laborers.
New York city.
sociation, Baltimore, Md.
United States Life Service Associa-
ton. Portsmouth, N. II.
National League OF Government
1hpioycs, Lynn, mdoS'
Newspaper Support.
Tho movement Is supported by
the following Government employees,
Journals and papers:
The Postal Clerk. Chicago, Ill.
The Union Postal Clerk. Chicago. Ill.
The Postal Service Magazine. Chi
The Railway Mail Kansas City. Mo.
The Harpoon, Denver Col.
The Railway Postofhee' Portsmouth,
The Rural Free Delivery News.
The Naval Magazine. Vallejo, Cal.
The Civil Service News. Chicago, Ill
The Civil Service Chronicle, New
The Chief, New York city.
The League Portsmouth, N. H.
II see or know of no good reason why
the clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers,
avail Themselves Of the opportunity to
obtain through an organized effort that
which they have been as individuals
trying to get.
Approves Move.
'"The movement, as expressed in The
Times editorial, has my hearty indorse-
ment. and wish the Government en-
pioyes in washington would sit up and
take notice of 1t. for The Washington
Times, to my personal knowledge, has
been q true friend of theirs.
There is at the present time an effort
beinc made to form a federation Of
Government employees, and IL this move
ment succceds. rs I have every reason
TO- believe. the Government employees
VIII have the protection they have long
been hoping would be theirs.
"The Times editorial well states the
point when II says Let the delega-
tlons be made up Of men with the
courage of their convictions-men who
know the civil service. problem and
Scnditions.' and in order TO secure
that recognition that by right belongs
to a body estimated ut 30o,Occ voters.
II IS absolutely necessary that the men
chosen must measure up to the highest
intelligence az well as courage, as Is
contained within their ranks
'"They must have their cases we'll pre-
pared. and we'll in hand In order to get
the best results. rs II movement of this
kind may not be rs well taken as 1t
should be. and above all, I hope they
viii know the game well enough po-
htically not to be baftled and ruffled.
II men ot tho proper caliher are se-
lected for this important committee
work. and have any knowledge of the
game, industrially end politically, success
will be theirs. and no matter what II
costs. 1t will be money well spent, for
from II Will come return that could
never come IN anv other manner than
described In the editorial
II wish to thank The Washington