The Washington times., 1916-06-14
DEMOCRATS ASKED
TO ADOPT STRONG
CIVIL SERVICE PLANK.
Or. LIeWellyn Jordan Requests
Senator Stone to Present
Pension Retirement Plan.
IS ENDORSED BY A. F. OF L.
BY JOHN SNURE.

By JOHN SNURE.
sT. LOUIS. June 14.-As chairman OF
a special committee. selected by the
Civil Service employees OF the Govern.
ment. DR.. Llcwcllyn Jordan, has sent
TO Senator Stone, chairman of the reso'
lutions committee OF the Democratic
national convention, a letter asking to
present to the committee a proposed
pension and retirement plank.
In the letter he calls attention to the
fact that the plank is Endorsed by the
American Federation OF Labor. and Is
the plank urged before the Republican
convention, which was argued for there
BY President Gomrers. -.
DR.. Jordan has been assured he VIII
be given a hearing, though brief one
His letter. which vs. a strong argument
for the plank in question says:
DESPITE the repeated and urgent i'm
portunitics of the committee, of which
am the chairman the Republican party
failed to incorporate any declaration III
the interest of the civil service other than
n dcnunciation Of the Democratic party
in its administration Of the civil service
law and promising the electorate that
II the Republican party should win the
coming election, II pledged Its support
TO an extension of the civil service and
its reorga nization along lines of eff
ficiency and economy.
Turned Down Resolution.
1T Is significant that. despite the
earnest efforts which were made by the
civil service committee. Senator Lodge
chairman of the resolutions committee
refused, upon the request or Senator
Sterling, to incorporate any deciara-
tion in the Republican party platform
dealing with the subject of civil serv-
ice retirement legislation.
II am satisfied from my personal in
terviews with number C: the men,
bers of the resolutions committee OF
the Republican party that these men,
bers would gladly have supported a
declaration i'm favor OF some equitable
form OF civil service retirement legis-
lation.
II have submitted to the Hon. Atlee
Pomerene, chairman or the committee
on Civil Service and Retenchmcnt OF
the United States Senate, the plank as
proposed by our committee. represent
Ing the civil service employees of this
country. numbering 100000.
II am authorized to state that SEN
ator Pomerene stated that he saw no
objection to the language used in re-
gard to civil service retirement legis-
lation and which we take the liberty
of repeating here.
port to secure the enactment OF an
equitable retirement law providing for
the retirement OF superannuated and
disabled employees of the civil service.
II
fciency may be maintained
A. F. of L. Demands.
'rhe American Federation OF Labor.
in presenting its demands before the
Republican convention just concluded,
Incorporated the following demands IN
favor of the civil service employees OF
the Federal Government:
I've favor adequate compensation
for all employees in the civil
service and legislation establishing
a reasonable minimum wage for all
such employees.
Owe favor the creation OF a tri-
q bunal to which all employees in
the competitive civil service may APP
peal for redress Of grievances.
Owe favor the enactment OF a
- comprehensive Federal compen-
sation law to apply to all civil serv-
ice employees.
1--WE favor and pledge our sup
4 port to secure the enactment or
an equitable retirement law provid-
ing for the retirement OF superan-
nuated and disabled employees OF
the civil service.
S--We assert that the acceptance
~ or employment in the civil sery-
Ice of our Government must I'm no
case Impair the employees right OF