The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-09
URGES
NATION VIDE
SALARY QUIZ
A. F. of L. Meeting at Atlantic
City Will Recommend Con-
greSS ReCIaSSify Service.

Redistribution of the salaries of
all Government workers in the United
States, the field employees as we'll as
departmental clerks and other work
ers in Washington, is going to be
urged upon Congress by organized la
Dor
This appeared certain today as the
American Federation OF Labor, in 5es-
sion at Atlantic City, had before it a
resolution prepared by the National
Federation of Federal Employees
urging the Redistribution OF the pay
of all employees in the service of -he
Government.
Luther c. Steward, president OF the
national federation, went to Allan :ic
City yesterday to get the national Ia
Dor body to stamp its Endorsement On
such a plan. Advocates of the en-
larged classification plan will get to
work at once to influence Congress 10
make this change in the law which
created the joint Congressional COM
mission on the Redistribution OF Fed
eral employees salaries.
Want Work for Civilians.
Incidentally, the federation now in
session at Atlantic City may have
brought before it for consideration a
resolution attacking the Government
departments for keeping soldiers and
sailors in civilian positions.
The Navy Department is the worst
offender in this respect, officials OF
the federation said today. It has in
augurated a policy Of stltioning ma
roles at the navy yards, docks, and ar
senals for guard duty. jobs which
were held by civilian policemen in
peace time.
Labor officials declare this policy is
in contravention of the accepted and
established custom OF the Govern
ment They point out that marines
soldiers and sailors, enlisted for war
duty, are kept in these positions for
merly filled by the civil service, and
thousands Of worthy applicants are
kept out Of work. In most cases, the
officials believe, fighting men who are
assigned to this duty are accepting
it unwillingly, as being opposite to
their conception of military duty
when they entered the service.
Yeomen CFO Draw Fire.
The yeomen CF) and the enlisted
women personnel Of the marine corps
are drawing the fire nj the employees
federation also, officials declaring
that the Navy Department is honor
bound to its agreement to keep such
clerical and watcImen employees only
during the perioI OF war emergency.
A high official Of the Navy Depart.
ment promised the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees at the be-
ginning Of the war that women en-
listed personnel would be retained
only for the emergency, 1t was stated
today This promise the officials
mean to hold the navy TO, in spite Of
objections raised by officers that the
work will be impaired IL such work
ers are released.
Convention in San Francisco.
The convention OF the National Fed
eral Of Federal Employees will be held
in San Francisco the second Monday
in September, it was announced by S,
Tyson Kinsell. vice president.
While the federation turned its hand
today TO the Reconsideration of sala-
RES, the work OF the joint committee
on Reconsideration was proceeding al
a fast clip under direction Of former
CONGRESSMAN Heating.
The War Department will release
several thousand employees before July
l. il was learned. Altogether about
g 600 workers will leave this service
hy the end of the fiscal year. The per-
sonnet began TO decrease last April.