The Washington times., 1916-02-27
REAL ESTATE MEN
ALL AGAINST RIDER
No Necessity for Longer Hours.
Increased Pay and HALF
Holiday Advocated.

washington real estate brokers arc
practically unanimous IN opposition to
the proposed BorIand amendment. pro-
viding FOR an eight-hour working day
for Government employees.
Various reasons are assigned In sup
port Of this position. the principal ones
being the apparent lack Of necessity Tor
any such law ana the low wage scale
now operating throughout the Govern
ment service.
James J. Lampton, president of the
James J. hampton Company, Inc. saio
that. IN HIS opinion, Il was an outrage
that Congress should treat the uovern-
mont clerks with az little consideration
az they do. and pay them 30 poorly.
The same wage scale is in effect to-
day among the employees, he said. tnat
was deemed sufficient In 1854, more than
sixty years ago. Congress, continued
MT Ismpton. is forever decrying the
The Government. he said. could very
we'll take q lesson from these corpora
uohs IN the matter OF caring for their
men.
Should Be Pensioned.
Government clerks, said Mr.. LAMB
ton. after giving the best OF their lives
to tho service Of the Government, should
be pensioned. as were employees Of other
large corporations.
Il believe" he added, I'm a general
increase In the wage scale throuRnout
the service, and Saturday half-hoiidays
throughout the year"
lon was entirely impartial, as he profited
IN no way through employees of the
George Z. worthinytop. president of
tho Wsehington. Real Estate Brokers
20 the proposed eight-hour DAY. He
thought the present hours were long
enough. and the sf6ciency OF The Gov,
eminent service would be endangered
| by the proposed increase.
| Eidridge Z. Jordon. president OF the
Real Estate Trust Company. said he
was opposed TO the Borisnd amendment.
ana believed that 90 per cent OF the
rssidents OF Washington. other than the
lisved 1t to be wronE.
willing At All Times 10 Work.
Mr.. Jordan said he had understood
from heads OF the departments, that
the clerks In these departments were
wiling At any time TO work overtime
Wben occasion demanded. Such COM
pulsory additional service. however, he
said. would not be conducive To eff
nciency. Recent legislative comment,
he said. had been on the point OF in
ereasins wages and authorizing shorter
hours by providing Saturday haif-holi-
days. The eight-hour proposal. Mr.. Jor-
oan declared, was entirely unexpected
and uncalled for.
John l. Weaver. Of Weaver I,ros..
vice president OF the Washington Real
| bstate Brokers' Association, said.
| oelieve II absolutely unfair to in
crease the burdens OF the Government
cierks when they are not properly COM
pensated for their present SERVICES
| employees OF the Government have
not received proper consideration from
tne government In TWENTY-FIVE years
Instead OF increasing their hours Con.
gress should increase their Faisries.
q. w. +. SwartzeI, president OF tho
Swartsen. Rheem a Hensey Company.
said Congress should follow its conyic-
uons In the matter OF increasing the
nours or Government employees, but IL
seemed to him entirely unnecessary 10
change the existing order or things.
The clerks. said Mr.. Swartxell, have
Always given good service. and no COM
plalnt had been made. he understood.
by the department heads on this acore.
The increase. said he. should come I'm
the wages, mot the hours. Mr.. Swart-
zell pointed out that the railroads and
business houses OF the city mad adjusted
their hours TO the accommodation OF the
Government employees. and any length
ening or the hours would curtnil their
already brief time for the transa ction
OF personal business.
G. w. Simpson. OF the firm OF C., w.
Simpson Co.. Inc. said that he eonsjd-
cred Il a mighty tough thing for the
very much underpaid clerks" 10 have
Y this increase pressed upon them. and
! that he was very much opposed to Il 4"