Evening star., 1916-02-27
MINORITY REPORT
To Be PRESENTED
ON BORLAND RIDER
Representative GaIIivan En-
ters Fight Against Longer
Hours for U. S. Clerks.
ADVOCATES PROVISION
FOR PAY FOR OVERTIME
Declares if Eight Hours Work Is
Required No Extra Lator Should
Re Allowed
UNION LABOR TO TAKE HAND
Local Organization Asks Leaders in
Kansas City to Bring Pressure
on Author of the Pro-
posed Measure.
ADVOCATES PROVISION
FOR PAY FOR OVERTIME
UNION LABOR TO TAKE HAND

The fight against the Borland
rider to the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill
which provides that government
employees shall work an hour
longer each day without any eN-
ira compensation. was given All
impetus yesterday when Repre-
sentative Gallivan OF Massachu
setts, democratic member OF the
House committee. served notice
he would file minority report,
and labor leaders in MIR. Borland's S
home town, Kansas City, were
asked to help defeat the measure.
Representative Gallivan de-
clared that the heads of depart
ments, bureau chiefs and others
who had testified before the COM
mittee had shown that not only
were the department clerks not
shirkers, but, on the other hand,
often alreadv do much overtime
work.
]. +. Giles, president of the
Stenographers, Typewriters.
Bookkecpers and Assistants
Union. telegraphed to Kansas
City and enlisted the aid of the
labor men there.
/. Gets Permission From the House.
Representative GaIlivan was not able
to be present at the meeting Of the
committee when the Boriand provision
was tackled on the bill without pre-
vious investigation. However. he TOOK
the pains to look into the matter yester-
day. and determined to fight it. Just
before the House adjourned Repre-
sentative Gallivan arose and asked
unanimous consent to file protesting
report against the legislative bill. as
far as the Borland provision is con-
cerned, and the House gave him per-
mission. He will probably file the re-
port early this week.
In discussing the subject MIR. Galiivan
said
The Borland rider is not lesisla-
tion in favor of an eight-hour day
II is legislation directly opposed to the
principle and practice of an eight hour
day. The principle of eight hour Iegis-
lation and the practice of its enforce
ment is that the employe shall not
work more than eight hours The let
ter of the Boriand provision and the
spirit is that the employe shall not
work less than eight hours.
Alleges Defects in Provision.
Mr. Borland has been quoted as say
Ing that the legislation he now pro-
poses will equalize working conditions
among all government employees in and
out of Washington; he declares that it
is in line with the law limiting the
hours of service for government en-
pNyes out of Washington. This state
ment is absolutely misleading. The
law applied TO employees outside of
Washington is an eight-hour law be
cause IT prohibits the government from
working those employees more than
eight hours. This proposal in no way
sbridges the right and practice of ad-
ministrative officers of the government
to require ten and twelve hours work
. day in rush times.
THE testimony taken at hearings on
the Legislative bill shows that practi-
caIIy every bureau and division chief.
Secretary and assistant secretary,
testified that much overtime work is
done by clerks under their direo ton.
No large employer OF private labor
whether an eight-hour law is in effect
or not in his esta ablishment would con-
slider for minute requiring overtime
Ia Dor, other than In exceptional cases
without providing extra compensation
therefor. II an eieht-hour law were in
effect he would necessarily be estopped
from requiring non compensatory over
time, II the eight-hour law Were not
IN effect puohc opinion, the demands OF
labor and the desire for efficiency
would require overtime provision.
"If the House wants to pass an eight.
hour law for civil service employees. IL
must make this necessary provision 10,
overtime. No such provision Is carried
in the Boriand rider. Practically speak.
ing. the Eorland rider has been consid
cred by one man-its author II shouIt
be considered in the light of all the
facts by legislative committee afte,
fun and fair investigation and with q
view TO the rights of all concerned"
Labor Is Prepared to Fight.
In statement given out last night. ]
Edwin Giles. president of the Stepox.
raphers. Typewriters. Bookkeepers ant
Assistants Association of the American
Federation of Labor. said:
Our organization is prepared to hgb,
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