The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-13
ANTI EFFICIENCY. ApPROPRIA.
WON LEClSL ATf0N

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Attention Is especially directed to the,
effort about to be made to attach the well
known "anti-efficiency" riders to approp-
riations for the support Of the military
establishment now pending. The first Of
measures, the Naval Appropriation bill, :
reported to but not yet considered by the
House, contains the 3oll0Ming:..ssts
I page ~, lines 9 TO 22). s ' y,
That ne part Of the approximations
made in this act shall be available for the
salary Or pay q any officer, manager,
having charge Of the work Of any en- !,
ploye Of the United States government
while making Or causing to be made with
'ast0p watch or other time measuring de-
vice . time study Of any job Of any such
employee between the, starting and COM
pletion theEsof, or Of the movements Of
any such employe while engaged upon
such work; nor shall any part Of the APP
.propriations made in this Act be available
! TO pay any premium or bonus or cash re-
ward to any employe Ia addition to his
regular wages, except for suggestions
resulting improvements or economy in
the operation Of any, government plant !.
~ In the 62nd, 63rd and Gath Congress
! sinil9r ridersiwSre attached to the naval
military and sundry civil bills, or one Of
them. In the first session Of the present
Congress like rider was attached to the
. army. appropriation bill in the House on
February22 1917, by vote Of ia nays
to 106 ayes, although the Committee on
Military Affairs Of the House had strick-
I en- out the rider by. majority vote All
such legislation was enacted In the face
Of the emphatic protest Of the Chief Of
Ordnance and present Secretary Of war.
In the face Of these protests the .0pposi-
ton Of organized labor has been suffi-
cient to enact these riders. In Feb, 1917,
the House for the first time engaged in
shary discussion Of the proposal on it's
merits. The Committee on Military A.
fairs opposed the rider and it was car
ried by majority Of but eight votes.
Conditions have now greatly changed.
The nation IL at war. To penalize meth
DDS Of securing efficiency in Government
establishments h to discourage and con-
denim like methods in private establish
ments. In our present critical situation
this Vicious proposal becomes the symbol
Of Congressional acceptance or rejection
OF the most approved methods Of stimu-
lating production upon which the safety
/, Of the nation may depend.
, The very forces which have hitherto
\0bjected to the payment Of premium or
bonus as q means Of stimulating service
have, through their accredited represen-
tatives, demanded and received from the
Shipping Board q 10 per cent bonus for
shipyard workers. Mr.. Stevens, men,
Der Of the board, testified before the SEN
ate committee on Commerce that the pay
ment Of the bonus involved the expendi-
ture Of substantially $65,OOO,OOO. Is it
reasonable or defensible to demand and
accept bonus or premium in one depart
ment OF the Government and oppose or
prohibit it in another The very conduct
Of the proponents Of this vicious rider il
the most powerful argument for its de-
feat.
This rider will undoubtedly be attached
to the Army and other appropriation
bills. Now is, therefore, the time to re-
quest your members and all patriotic cit
liens interested in the efficient conduct
Of the war to clearly, .intelligently, en-
phatically and Immediately direct the at
tention of their representative in the
House or Senate to this proposal to con-
denim and penalize the use Of any part of
the Naval appropriation to pay the salary
OF any officer Of the Government who
undertakes to stimulate and reward su.
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