Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-02
CONVENTION PLEADS
FOR OLD EMPLOYEES
President Asked Not to Drop
Them Until Congress Pro-
vides an Annuity.

President Wilson and every member
of his cabinet is to be petitIoned not TO
reduce in salary or discharge any gov
eminent employe on account of old age
until Congress has provided for an an
nuity. in accordance with a resolution
adopted by the National Association of
Civil Service Employees this morning in
annual convention at the Elks Hall.
913 H street northwest. The petition
was Endorsed by the resolutions COM
mittee and was unanimously adopted
by the convention.
Delegate Holland of Boston, who in
troduced the resolution. declared that
| number of old employees of the navy
yard and customs house in Boston had
fallen under the governmental AK. and
he had been informed that discharges
and reductions were taking place in
other branches of the service. He de-
clared that the resolution was offered
In behalf of all of the employees of the
government. and asserted that In view
OF the predictions that retirement for
civil employees would soon become a
| reality the cabinet officers should
combat any attempt to discharge old
employees.
Delegates to the convention consid-
cred this the most important action
taken by the convention at this SEES
sion.
Meeting Becomes Unruly.
The convention for time this morn
| ing became unruly and it was with
| much effort that President Mckee
declaring that they wanted the resolu-
ton was under consideration indorsine
the principle of civil pensions. Dele
gates were Immediately on their feet
| declarin gthat they wanted the resolu'
| ton to say in black and white that the
association stood unqualifiedly for
\ straight pension system. supported
| wholly by the government. They de-
clared they wanted no other.
| Others sought to point out that while
J the association stood for straight pen
sions and would fight to the end for IT,
| that If it was found impossible to get
| straight pensions they then should get
the next best thing Every effort was
made by the opposition to block the
resolution. and when the vote was taxi
| en- the opposing ones by yelling louder
attempted to give the impression that
| the noes" had it. President Mckee
declared the resolution passed.
| Later a resolution was adopted ex-
| plicitly indorsing the principles as laid
down in the Hamill bill.
Resolutions also were adopted in
dorsing the bill for reclassificatior
\ of the employees OF the bureau of ami
NAL industry and the bill for pensions
| for those in the government attackec
| by occupational diseases
| Result Of the Election.
The convention came to a close short
ly after l o'clock following the cleo
ton, which resulted as follows:
! President, Andrew w. Mckee, post
office, New York city: first vice presi-
dent, Charles w. LAIR, railway mail
| seryice Newport Pa. second vice pres
ident, j. J. Connolly, post office, Pitts
burgh, Pa; third vice president, A. w
Friborg. United States mint, Denver
Col; fourth vice president. F. D. Daw-
son, customhouse. New york CITY. sec
rotary, John j. Deviny. bureau of en-
craving and printing. Washington, d
C.: treasurer. L. E. Swartz, post office
Chicago, ILL.,. and the following execu-
! tive committee: George I. Morgan
chairman, United States mint, Phila.