Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
WORKERS TO MEET
Civil Service Employees to Dis
CuSS Retirement Plans.
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Effort to Devise Ways and Means to
Benefit the Superannuated
Clerks.

For the purpose of forming i national
organization to devise ways and means
for the retirement of superannuated gov
eminent employees, a call. signed by work
ers In every department Of the govern
Hent service, was sent out yesterday to
all federal civil service employees for
conference and convention here April
and D. 1t is suggested that federal civil
service associations be formed in every
city and that each shall send delegates
to the national convention. the sessions
OF which will be held in the rooms OF the
Chamber of Commerce, 18th and F streets
northwest.
At this meeting the different plans and
ideas for solving the retirement problem
will be submitted for consideration. In
the hope that the views of the different
representatives can be merged into COM
posite and concrete form, and that
plan Will be agreed upon that will be
Just and equitable to the government as
well as to the employees, and will meet
with the unqualified support of all true
friends of the civil service.
Debate of Plans Proposed.
There will DC a general discussion of
1t is announced. and a decision arrived
at as to whether the members are in ia
vor of a plan that will he supported en-
tirely by appropriations from the gov
eminent or a plan that is to 'be supported
out of contributions from the salaries OF
the employees. or whether plan should
be Endorsed that is to be supported part
ly by appropriations from the govern
ment and part from deductions from sal
aries of those tobe benefited.
The name Of the new ia tional asSocia-
ton will be decided by the delegates in
convention assembled, as will also the
laws and constitution for governing the
work Of the organization.
The cali says, In part:
cit IS q we'll settled principle that
provision for retiring the Superannu ated
and disabled employees of the government
Is absolutely essential to efficiency and
economy In the service. That question
Ia beyond argument. Every civilized gov
eminent in the world, with the exception
Of the United States, has adopted tnis
policy: moreover. practically every large
employer of labor in this country as well
as In Europe has done the same. The
employees of the government are univer-
sally In favor of this principle. large
and growing number Of legislators are
likewise In favor of 1t, as they realize
that retirement law is necessary to
perfect the merit system and to keep up
the proper standard of efficiency in the
government service
I'm organizing a local association it is
suggested that fee should be collected
from each member to apply as dues Ior
the purpose of defraying the necessary
expenses of the association. The sum Of
% cents for each member should be set
aside to pay the annual dues or per
capita tax to continue the work Of the
national association, as considerable eX-
pense will be incurred in arranging the
details for holding the convention and
disseminating literature and carrying on
a campaign Of education.
List of the Signers.
The paper is signed by Andrew w Nc
Kee, chairman: NJ. F. O'Donoghoe, tenn
porary secretary. and by the following
committee on organization:
Charles II. Campbell Department of
State; p. J. Schardt, president Railway
Mall Association; Joseph w. Buck, De-
partment Of the Treasury: w. d. CLARA,
president Steel and Copper Plate Print
ers' Union. bureau of engraving and
printing; Emile Iuci, bureau of en-
craving and printing: Frank T. Rogers,
president United National Association of
Post Office Clerks: George T. Morgan,
United States mint; Emmet Hamilton,
Department Of War; L. n. Brockway.
president National Rural Letter Carriers
Association: Frank A. Kidd. government
printing office; Charles P. DAILY, Depart
ment of War: Bristow Adams, Depart
ment Of Agriculture: f. Schley Cassin,
Department of the Navy: David D. Cald-
we'll, Department of Justice; Charles N
Hartzen, navy yard employees; Pierce NJ
Maher, National Association of Super
visory Post Office employees; W. II. Hay
cock Post Office Department; Edison l..
Whitney, Department Of Commerce and
1 I hnr. oil
ment printing office; John NJ. Gitterman
interstate commerce commission, and w
E. Kelly, president National Association
of Letter Carriers.