Evening star., 1917-09-20


thing have learned during my stay in
Washington is that the government
service has the most loyal, faithful, eff.
flcient, patriotic lovable men and
women to be found anywhere In the
world. All you ask Is to be able to
serve the government and not have
some man check your efforts with
dirty politics. 1 am going away soon'
If the Senate approves. and. while ap-
preciate the honor being shown me. IT Is
a melancholy road that leads me from
Washington.
81 found here a great unarmed army
of efficient and intelligent men ana
women. You have been between the
capital-a most pitiable dilemma, which
this organization will correct. l am
with you as one of YOU"
Mr.. Post said the present war was
showing the world the debt 1t oweo TO
labor, and added II wish to congratu-
late you on your action in forming
national organization and believe Its
results will be far reaching.
TOO often have found disposition
on the part of those who employ labor
to feel that they are doing a favor to
those they employ. and refuse to sit
across the table and deal with their
workers. This gives the apostle OF vio-
lence his opportunity. In most of these
Incidents called I. w. W. outbreaks 1
believe 1t Is the employers who refuse
to deal with organized labor on busl-
ness basis that are responsible.
Duty and Privilege to Organise.
"It is not only the privilege but the
duty Of the federal employees Of this
government to organize them selves. not
only for their own rights. but in order
to increase the efficiency Of the civil
service Of these great United states.
said Mr.. Vrooman. The possibilities
nmitleSS,
what better time could you have chosen
than when we were struggling to unite
the greatest democracy with the high
est eflcieucy? I congratulate you that
portant part to play in these stirring
times. The country is proud of you,
Mr.. Brown. as head of the efficiency
bureau. said that In the minds of some
looked on as an effort to convert the
government service into sweat
shop" but that such was not the case
Our work is designed to aid both
ing the government to simplify Its
problems, which should enable 1t to
pay its employees more money. am
delighted that the employees have
formed this organization, because It
gives the bureau an easy method Of
communicating with them. The bu-
reau will be glad to cooperate with
this union in every way it can.
100000 Cards in Files.
Congress will have before 1t the data
showing the cost of the various pension
systems suggested some time before
January / next, said DIR. Maddrill. and
then can act intelligently without fur
ther delay. There are now 100000
cards in our files or on their way
here" he said giving the name. age,
length of service, duties and other vital
data of as many government employeS.
This is the greatest mass of such sta,
tfstics ever collected anywhere. and
its classification is a huge task. but
we will do our Bit and Congress snail
have the figures in December"
Representative Keating gave unaual.
fled Endorsement to the organization OF
the union, saying he hoped to see the
day when every federal employe would
be a member of it. When this IS
realized. he said the nation will re-
ceive better service and the workers
better treatment. Representative Scott
ployes had organized, adding that 1t
was better for the employees and de-
cidedly better for the government
No Censure of Pickets.
The convention today refused to adopt
a resolution offered by c. Y. Maiiett OF
Philadelphia, condemning the suHsage
McLarin ruling the resolution out on a
point of order that it was not pertinent
to the purpose of the convention. ON
an appeal the chair was sustained unani-
mously, Mr.. Mallett not voting. He then
moved to reconsider the Endorsement of
the resolution indorsing equal suffrage,
but the motion was lost.
w A Holman, premier of New South
Wales and a member Of the labor party.
was introduced to the convention today
when he called at the office of Mr.
Gompers He commended the organiza-
tion of a Federal Employees Union and
spoke briefly of the good it might ac-
complish.
The entire morning session of the con-
vention was taken up with consideration
Of resolutions. and the report of the
resolutions committee submitted yes
terday was adopted with comparatively
few changes.