Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-21
League UpholdS
Arant'S Case


Arant may be reinstated as superin-
tendent of Crater Lake national park
and be able to collect from the In
terror Department back salary since
July 20, 1913, is shown in the copy
of a decision by the National Civil
Service Reform League, received by
Mr.. Arant, says the klamath Falls
Northwestern.
Superintendent Arant was re-
moved as park superintendent by
force by United States Marshal Les
lie Scott and Will G. Steel was
placed in charge. In May Mr.. Arant
received notice from Secretary of the
Interior Lane to tender his resigna-
ton. This was pointedly refused.
Then telegram came from Mr.. Lane
telling the superintendent that he
had been summariIy removed and for
him to turn the office headquarters
and park paraphernalia over to Steel.
This telegram was ignored. June 19,
1913, United States Marshal Scott
and Steel arrived at the headquarters
and the officer informed Mr.. Arant
| he had come to forcibly eject him
(Arant) unless he left the head
quarters without force. The follow
ing day the officer took forcible pos
session and placed Steel in charge.
Superintendent Arant protested
and filed complaint, with the Civil
Service Board, claiming that he had
been removed without cause and ask
ing that he be given hearing. The
board held that he was under civil
service rules and could not be re-
moved without cause. Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds ruled against the
board and it was after this ruling
that Arant was removed.
Superintendent Arant then took
the matter up through Binger Her.
mann, who took the facts in the case
to the National Civil Service Reform
League and his telegram calling at
tention to the decision says:
Good news just received. De-
cision National Civil Service Reform
League of New York city, reviewing
your case and quoting the late At
, torney General Bonaparte in SINH
= lar case, received. sp~.r
, "The league law committee of emil
nent lawyers of national reputation
> (among them the eX-attorney gen.
, eraD now unanimously overrule the
q present attorney generals office and
Assistant Attorney General Harr il
v justifying Secretary Lane in yourNre
q moval, claimed to have been his aTbi
. trary right. TA1t
You are now held to have beer
q a full civil service official with com
: plete protection of the civil seryict
! regulations, and your removal, ac
4 cording to the leagues attorneys, wal
E illegal and in violation thereof anC
4 of the classified service and of thu
\ laws of the United States"
, This decision upholds the conten
tion l have made since my removal,
said Superintendent Arant, ''as IVA
always sure l was right in the prem
ises and that l was illegally re
moved"
Just what future steps will be TAX
en- in the matter is not foretold
While the ruling of the league doe
not override the order of the Secre
tary of the Interior, it has usual,
been the object of this body to lool
into just such cases as that of Mr.
Arant's and see that justice is done
If it takes the matter direct to tn
powers that be and demand that righ
prevails, under the law, it is YER
likely that Mr.. Arant will not onl
be reinstated as park superintendent
but his salary for the entire time h
; has not been acting superintendent
will be coming to him.