Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-05

ing for the permanent organization of
the convention, with the officers of the
conference acting in the same capacity
at the convention.
Give Pledges of Support.
officers of various independent or
ganizations this morning pledged their
support to any proposition which re-
ceived the Endorsement of the present
convention.
At 12:40 recess was taken until 2
will be formed to carry on the cam
paign in the interest of the civil serv-
ice employees. 1t is expected that the
title will be the United states Civil
Service Employees Association. The
committees will make their reports this
afternoon, and officers will be elected,
constitution and bylaws adopted. the
retirement plan of the association will
be approved. and final adjournment
will be taken either late this after
noon or tonight.
In his address Representative HamilI
told the convention that the trouble in
the past had been that the employees
had been divided. He urged them to
get together and agree on one PROPOSE
tion. If that was done. he said there
was no reasonable objection that could
be made against the general proposition
of retirement.
Il know the spirit of harmony that
prevails in this convention. he con-
tinued, land i trust you will agree upon
a measure satisfactory to all, and feel
sure that when this is done either that
bill or similar bill will pass"
Would Urge Direct Pensions.
Representative Reilly said he wanted
the convention to be a retirement con-
in ho @.
tirement of petty differences and jeal-
ousies' He told the delegates they
should propose direct pensions. and If tha,
failed they should take what they could
get He also told them they should em-
power their representatives to get the
best that could be obtained.
Representative Donohue said he felt
that retirement would benefit not only
the government, but the people at large.
thanks to William E. Russell of New
York, president of the United States
Service Retirement Association. ana ms
associates for their work In the efforts
for harmony. Police Commissioner Waldo
also was given a vote of thanks by 1.-THE
convention.
The support of the Federal Civil Service
Society of New York for any proposition
which may be indorsed by the conveh-
ton was pledged by Fl. r. Meyers OF
similar statement was made by Frank
Rogers of Chicago. president OF the
United National Association OF Post Of-
flee Clerks
Plan Favored by Waldo.
Commissioner Waldo was introduced as
without exception the best commissioner
that the city of New York has ever had
Mr. Waldo's appearance was greeted with
cheers. which lasted for several minutes.
He spoke in favor of straight pensions
II don't see that contributors pension
is pension at all,' he saio. Il don I
see why man can't look after his pen
sion himself. il the government is going
TO take it out of his salary
He declared his advocacy of an auto
matte pension system so that man
would know just how he stood every
year he remained in the service.
He supported and said he had recon-
mended plan to give employees
per cent a year of their salary for
every year they remained Ill the serf-
ice. THAT is to say, ne explained
if a man wants to retire after three
years service he VIII get six per cent
of his salary, if at thirty years, sixty
per cent" He advocated seventy-five per
cent as maximum. He also declared
that if a man was disabled IN hns OF
duty he should be retired on one-half pay
after the flrst year, and also said a
widow should receive z pension equal to
the amount the emplOye would have
been entitled to had he retired at the
time OF mis- death
A partial report of the credentials COM
mittee showed 139 delegates present. rep
resenting S.9i5 votes. A rising vote of
thanks was rendered Joseph j. O'Reilly
of New York. editor of the Chief. for
his assistance, in promoting the cause OF
civil pensions
Appeals for Harmony.
Appeals to the various factions to bury
their differences and get together IN
the interests of harmony, SO that Con-
gress might see that they are undivided
on the civil pension question, were made
al the late afternoon and night sessions
of the conference last night.
Those who spoke last night were F.
Sidney Hayward of Baltimore, George
T. Morgan Of Philadelphia, r. d. Mos
ner of Baltimore, Ross c. Keenan, of
Brooklyn, E. Jay Hopkins OF Cortland
n. Y; H. W. Sanford of this city, Len
Schmidt of Quincy. H.; Andrew W. Nc
Kee of New York, president of the con-
ference: Charles w. Wright OF Balti-
more, William E. Russell of New York
city and NJ. f. Donoghue Of Washington
The afternoon speakers were Ed J.
Gamer, Muncie. Ind; j. A. Holland, New
ork city; II. r. Meyers, New York, and
John Flynn, New Rochelle, n. Y.
Declaring that Congress was laughing
at them because they were unable to
agree among themselves, Mr.. Hayward
advocated the drawing UP of a monster
petition to Congress to enact the legis-
lation.
George T. Morgan of Philadelphia de-
clared that Ire was not in favor of any
form of pension that would not improve
the afficiencY Of the civil service He