Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-22
Will BaIk All Raids Upon Civil
Service Posts, He |
Indicates.
SIGNS DEFICIENCY BILL,
BUT ATTACHES A NOTE
Measure May Cost 1,200 Their Po-
siti0ns Unless Wilson
Interferes.

President Wilson today signed the
urgent deficiency bill. In so doing the
President sanctioned, with reserva-
tions he appended to the bill, the re-
Inoval and appointment of deputy col
iectors of Internal revenue and deputy
marshals without regard to the civil
service, action which means that unless
the President interferes by promul-
eating regulations of his own, about
1900 employees of the government will
probably lose their positions before
long and democrats step into the
vacancies. At the same time. though.
the President gave clear warning that
the spoils system need expect nothing
from him.
Memorandum Attached.
The memorandum of the President,
attached to the bill. is as follows:
Il am convinced, after & careful ex-
animation OF the facts. that the Offices
of deputy collector and deputy mar
shaI were never intended to be in
cluded under the ordinary provisions
of the civil service law. The control
Of the whole method and spirit of the
administration of the provlso in this
bill which concerns the appointment of
these officers is no less entirely in my
hands now than it was before the bill
became law; my warm advocacy and
support both of the principle and of
the bona fide practice of civil service
reform is known to the whole country,
and there is no danger that the spolls
principle will creep in with my ap-
pfoval or connivances
WOODROW WILSON,
Will Renew Attacks.
Tho predtcfion was made TODAY by
friends OF President Wilson that his sig
nature to the bill. In spite of his an
nouncement of hands OFF the civil serv-
ice. VIII lead to renewed attacks in Con-
gress for the overturning of various pro-
visions of the civil sc vice. a prominent
senator who knows the sentiment In Con-
sress asserted today that the President
will be confronted from now on with
many attempts. attached to appropriation
bills to give over to spoilsrnen positions
now undsr the civil service. That the
President has reason to suspect that this
may be the ease is assumed by his Ian
Euaee In the memorandum, and II his
warning Is not strong enough he Will
reiterate II personally when he sees the
attacks approaching -
There has been st ong protest from civil
service organizations throug the coun-
try against the proviso contained In
the urgent deficiency bill, and the civil
Dervice commission called In a body upon
the President TO object to the provision,
sIlaking strong remons.rance. 1t id
tell the President, however. that II was
within his power. even IL he signed the
bin, 10 handle the deputy collectorships
rs II they We're under civil service, and
he may find some way OF doing this.
Objectionable Proviso.
The proviso to which thee has been SO
much objection Is as follows:
Section 4: Any deputy col ctor Of In
ternai revenue or deputy marshal who
riay be requined by law Or existing regu-
iations to execute a bond to the collector
VI internal revenue or United States mar
stnl % secure faithful performance of
1f;Icial duty may be appointed by the
s4t coiector or marshal who may re-
ie Such bond without regard to the
DIVISIONS Of The act Of Congress entitled
- aet 10 regulate and improve the civil
-e-sice cf the United States approved
J@nu@ry 70. 1SS', and amendments there
~ ard any rule or regulation made In
pursuance thereof, and the officer requir-
Hs said bond shall have the power to re-
yoke the appointment OF any subordinate
officer or emp oye and appoint his success
sor at his discretion without regard to the
act. amendments. rules or regulations
aforesaid
Consular Service Guarded.
Those who today expressed fear that
the signing by the President of the
urgent deficiency bill might be the be-
ginning of breaking down of civil
service were met with the declaration
that the President only short time
ago showed his friendship for civil
service by stoutly refusing to yield to
the efforts of spoilsmen to obtain pos
session OF the consular service. Fol-
lowing the positive orders Of the Pres
ident that the consular service must
remain under civil service, officials of
the state Department are assuring con-
suls that they need have no fear OF re-
moval through political influence and
that no influence of that sort can OBJ
tain promotions or otherwise help
them.
Your work and what you do for the
government Will be my only guide as
TO whether you should stay in the serv-
tee" Assistant Secretary Malone daily
tells consuls and their friends NO
political influence can take a man out
OF put one into the consular service,
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