Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
National Organization of Gov
eminent Employees Plans
for More Members.
WILL FORM BRANCHES
IN WESTERN STATES
National Convention Committee Dis
cusses Wages and Other Matters
With Navy Heads.

Extension of the National League of
Government Employees so that It will in
clude every organization Of that ella IS
was discussed at today's session of the
leagues annual convention at the Hotel
Manhattan, on 9th street northwest.
The convention also listened to and ap-
proved the reports of the committees
which yesterday visited Secretary Garri-
son of the War Department and Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy De-
partment.
Plans also were tentatively made to
have a committee representing the or
sanization visit cities In the middle west
and on the Pacific coast where there are
government works and inaugurate a
| movement to organize branches Of the
league. Only employees of the navy yards,
| arsenals, lighthouse service immigration
and customs service in the east are now
affiliated with the league.
| The plans mapped out propose an Or
ganiZation OF government employees fash
Toned somewhat after the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to have all civil service
organizations affiliated with the league.
Federation Committee Named.
The following delegates were selected
| to form the federation committee for
| the ensuing year: c. II. Martinsen OF
Philadelphia, chairman; Charles 2.
Lynn, Springfield, Mass, and w. Arm
strong, Annapolis. To this committee
| will fall the duty of mapping out a
permanent plan for extending the or
ganization. and their report is to be
| made at the session tomorrow morn
| ing.
The committee which called upon Sec
| rotary Garrison presented report show
| ing that various questions of wages and
| hours of work as well as a protest
against the so-called Taylor system OF
| shop management, or any stop-watcf
method. all the questions being discussed
| 1t was stated that the whole question
to the commission on industrial relations
| The members seemed to be satisfied with
| this STEP
| With Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
| the committee took up principally the
| question of higher wages for the en-
| ployes at Annapolis, Md. 1t was stated
| to Mr.. Roosevelt that the wages there
| were lower than at any navy yard In the
| country. The assistant secretary told
| the committee. according to its report
that he would look thoroughly into the
| matter.
| Confer With Congressman.
| Following the snort session InlS morning
the delegates went to the Capitol. where
each visited the congressman represent
! ing his district and conferred about The
conditions surrounding government EN-
ployes in the navy yards anG arsenals
This afternoon the delegates will tell the
convention of their conferences with the
| congressman.
The matter of changes in the constitu.
| ton Of the organization also will come
up this afternoon. when the comimttee
| which has been engaged on revising the
| constitution will make its report
At o'clock this afternoon a committee
headed by Francis D. O'Hearn of New
York, will call upon Commissioner Can't
netti of the bureau of immigration and
will talk about the conditions surrounding
employees of the immigration service.
| he election of officers will take place
| tonight.