The Washington times., 1912-05-16
CLERKS TO HAVE
HEARING IN THE .
BIG CONVENTIONS
Important Step In The
Times Fight for Square
Deal.
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national organizations busted themselves
forthwith. The result was announced
today.
A committee will be sent to the two
national conventions to speak for or
ganizations including probably 800 900
voting members of the civil service es-
tablishment.
Personnel of Committee.
ITS personnel follows:
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan, Treasury De-
lpartment, washington; secretary United
States Civil Service Retirement Associa-
tion: chairman of the committee.
George L. Cain, president Nationa,
League of Government Employees, Lynn,
Mass.
Harry r. Meyers New York city, rep
resenting the United Postoffice Clerks
| Association.
William E. Kelly, Brooklyn, president
National Association of Letter Carriers.
r. A. Mcmahon president Rural Free
Delivery Letter Carriers, Washington,
p. j. schardt, president Railway Mai
Clerks, Milwaukee.
Oscar F. Nelson, president National
Federation Postoffice Clerks, Chicago.
William E. Russell, president Federal
George T. Morgan, representing the
Mint Service, Philadelphia.
Albert 1. Byrnes, of the Customs Ser
vice, Philadelphia.
William j. Scheffer, secretary Internal
Revenue Association, Baltimore.
Alcott w. Stockwell, president I'm
IN. .sration Association, Boston.
Composed of Leaders.
In announcing the membership of the
committee today, DR.. Jordan, who, with
MIR. Cain has been foremost in carrying
the movement to success, said:
This committee Is composed of men
who have been leaders in the various
movements for betterment of civil serv.
Ice conditions. They know the problem
in detail. They know how to present It
effectively. They are already at work
eauipping themselves to make the mos
telling showing of the civil service case
I'VE propose to show that justice e
the civil service employees is also the
necessary incident to securing efficiency
character, and quality in the whole
work of the Government.
We shall go early to the conventions
and ask to be heard by the committees
on resolutions. Already such assur
,5st have reached st us as
ence. and. we firmly believe, a favorabl,
Presentation Of our cause in the plat
forms
Activity: of the civil service organiza
tions to oppose the five-year tenure O
office provision which the House ha
written into the legislative, executive
and judicial bill. was started today b!
announcement of mass meeting o
q. A. r. Hall, at 7:30 this evening, T.
r. protest and organize for fight agains
this provision. The meeting Is called b.
Peter J. Hutchinson, president, and Dr.
In a .ln lsaSa tn 90 Il
United States Civil Service Retiremen
Association. All civil service people ar
invited to attend.
The announcement that The Wash
ington Times plan of forcing justice L
the civil service, through politica
action, had been adopted and would b
carried out, caused great satisfaction
throughout the service today. Many ex
this was the only plan that could b
relied upon to produce results.
The Times Editorial.
The Washington Times editorial, 4
which the plan was first set forth an
which started the whole political actio
movement, was printed April I. and /
reproduced here by request of many O
the civil service people, who have as
sured The Times that 1t states tn
whole case in a fashion that leaves n
uncertainty about the proper course I
be pursued. The editorial follows:
Right Now Is the Time For the Civ
Service Employees To Take Their
Most Effective Action.
The time is come when The employs
OF the Government civil service mus
ACT. quickly and empha tically. II the
want to win the fight which they bega
year and Il half ago for better pal
better working conditions. fair oppoi
tnTity, and the privilege of hcing SELF
RESPECTING MEN and WOMEN.
There are near n half million Of then
Probably more than 300G0g of them al
vrters.
They can maxi themselves one of tn