The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-19
While Nolan Measure viii Benefit
Federal Employees As Whole,
- ". u Hurts Them
CHAMBERLAIN SCHEME So
IS WHAT THEY PREFER
Should Senate Army Legislation
Pass Congress Their Future
Would Be Brighter

II 49,, ~ -
Congressman John /. Nolan'S mini
mum wage bill, recently introduced il
the house Of representatives, providing
a minimum pay Of three dollars do,
for all civil service employees in tn,
federal service, has aroused apprehen
sion in the minds OF civil service en-
plOyes connected with the army. Their,
are about thirty such employees with tn,
army in Oahu. ~ s5.rt b. ..,. ..
While the Nolan measure would b.
an Improvement over the wage rat,
under which the army civil service mer
are working at present, il is declared
by them to be not nearly as good M
the wage provisions in the Chamberlain
army reorganization bill, and If M
proved in its present form would block
the passage Of the Chamberlain bill ;:
wage provisions.
Better For Whole Service
The army field clerks, who are es
peeially provided for in the Chamber.
lain measure, admit that the Nolan
measure would be fur better at present
for the civil service in toto, giving bet
ter pay to civil service men through.
out the country, and the army branch
is only q small part of the entire ser.
vice. AS a matter of fact the Nolan
measure would affect more than I2O..
coo federal civil service employees. who
now are receiving less than $1,000 a
year.
Army field clerks, who would prefer
o. h.
l"in bill. which has no provision for
the civil service outside the army. saw
that if the latter is passed at the
present session of congress. another
measure will be introduced at the next
session, next wear, making, the wage
condition of all other civil service, men
even better than the Nolan plan con
templates.
Graded Scale Of Salaries
" The Chamberlain. civil service wage
provisions for field clerks would fix a
graduated scale, with the entering sal.
airy at sl0sO, and twenty per cent in.
wear period until the EMPLOYEES salary
has reached $1,000; chief clerks to re-
eeive, $1,000. 1t also contains fairly
satisfactory provisions for Transports.
tion of employees families when the
men are shifted under orders, with the
military commands to which they are
attached. :
Army field clerks here have been ad.
vised that it is possible these wage
provisions may be separated from the
Chamberlain army reorganization bill
and attached as rider to the general
appropriation bill at the present con
gressional session. They say that II
this favor is granted the civil service
men of the army, their friends and, In
hnenee will work with all their
strength for the promised new minis
mum wage bill next year, giving tho
entire service outside the army bette,
wages and promotion opportunity than
guara nteed by the Nolan measure. 2
Nolan Measure Is Sweeping .
This latter is sweeping in its CHARGE
ter; giving minimum three dollar
wage to all federal civil service EN-.
Ployes, including those with the mill
tary forces. But it is q fat rate and
contains to provision for promotion
with the result that while an employ
would start at three dollars O day, he
might continue at that income for tel
or twelve years ~
Another big feature in the Chamber.
lain provisions is that the field clerk
would be allowed thirty dollars to thir,
tY,6ye dollars a month for quarters
placing him on a basis with the army
paymaster = clerk.
gf"Ons great weak ness Of the existinr
NJ fFe aaala 70 Al - ~
member of that class in the federal
civil service. in discussing the subject
yesterday, els that we get no allow
anee from the government for trans
port8ti0n of our wives and famiIies
when we are shifted from one point ID
another with the military commands &c
which we are attached. 49,. ~ ~.
Travel Eats Up Money Eg . p
For instance, take my own case
In the last two years my wife hat
travelled more than 5000 miles, follow
ing me as the government has moved
me from place to place. Railroad and
steamship transportation, not even in,
clndiEg the extra cost of meals, hai
mounted to a rather impressive sum
yet i must foot the bills out of M
aivil service wages without extra re,
eompense. ''E ...
& 81 am very nearly Rs much a part
~ the army rs the enlisted man and
ihe officer, yet ] cannot get the sam
consideration from the government
This condition does notaapply so strong.
~ TO employees in the civil service out
eide the army because they are no.
compelled to keep moving constantly.