New-York tribune., 1918-07-10
Lack of Desired Funds
Costs Many Workers
Their Jobs
Women's Activities
and Features Cut
Two Assistants to Get Com
missions; Two Sent
Here
Special Dispotcl 10 ll.e Tr.bunn

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WASHINGTON, July 9.-The refusal
OF Congress to supply George Creel
with all the funds he sought for the
operation of the Committee on Public
Information, together with Represent
ative Maddeu's resolution which pro-
vided that none OF the appropriation
was to be used in payment of employees
within the draft age unless ELECTED
for military service. has caused the
curtailment Of the Administrations
news and propaganda organization.
Chairman Creel tonight served no
tice on the employees of the Woman's S
War Work Division that Saturday
would be their last day on the commit
tee payroll. Efforts have been made
during the past ten days to provide
other berths for the men Of draft age
who have been affected by the Madden
resolution.
Inquiries of the committee failed to
disclose what methods Chairman Crcel
was employing to reduce his organiza-
sion to fit the pocke.book provided by
Congress. Creel himself abruptly dis
missed all inquiries with the statement
that he did not desire to discuss how
he would bring about the enforced cur
tailment. Later he relented and issued
formal statement, in which he de-
clared that he was bowing to the will
of Congress and that he had not sought
deferred classification for men in the
bureau except in three instances, one
OF which was the case OF Carl ByoIr,
his personal assistant.
Will Irwin Goes Abroad
Will Irwin. in charge of the divis-
ION on propaganda, recently has sepa-
rated from the committee to return to
Europe to resume work as a CORE
spondent.
Assistant Director Byoir is to go to
New York and come under the class
of those paid through the Presidents
fund. Kenneth Durant. formerly as
Sistant in charge Of the news division,
likewise is to be given Il berth with
the New York Office. l.. +. Rubel and
]. H. Hecht. who have been at the head
of the picture division, also of draft
age. are slated for commissions in the
army, with the division Of military
aeronautics.
Although Secretary Baker has an
nounced that commissions no longer
VIII be ISSUED to men of draft age,
exception is 70 be made in the case of
Rubel, who is to be given a captaincy.
while Hecht is said to have been ap-
proved for q first lieutenapcy.
Other methods of meeting the pro-
visions of the Madden amendment
practiced by the committee have been
to procure the transfer of employees
from the committee to other depart
mcnts OF the government, in reportorial
capacities, although the committee con-
tlnues 70 serve as medium through
which their product will be furnished
the press.
Chairman Creel's statement in expla-
nation of these changes follows:
"Congress cut the committees appro-
priation for domestic work from s.
o9s,Oo0 to S1,250 ,000. This of necessity
mas compelled a curtailment in ac-
tvlty as we'll as a reduction in per-
sonncl.
Women's Division Discontinued
The Division Of Women's War Work
has been discontinued. Also The Di
vision Of Syndicate Features
i 90 not contemplate other organiza-
ton changes. although many plans will
have to be given up entirely or else
= narrowed down.
according to the Madden amendment
HottC VI VIC committee Appropriation
is to DC used for the payment of sa!
arles to the men between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-one save in the
case OF those exempted for physical
disability This affected forty-two men
although the majority We're ali in de-
terred classification by reason OF de-
pendents. did not try to have this
amendment changed in any degree anc
am abiding by it absolutely.
"In the division Of foreign cduca.
tlonal work, which operates from the
Presidents fund | am also obevinp III.
direction of Congress, even though the
amendment has no application there
Only in three instances has deferred
classification been requested, the prin-
clpai one being in the case Of Car
byoir. who has charge OF all our worn
IN connection with the thirty-three for
elgn language groups in this country.
as we'll as being assistant to The di
rector Of the foreign educational work
have kept Mr. Byoir with the commit
zee over his own protest. becausc HI.
duties are of the utmost Importance
because he has proved his exceptiona,
Qualifications and because the worI
could not be carried on without him