The Washington times., 1919-11-05

Under the direction of Col M. r.
Nainer, quartermaster corps. United
states army, chief of the division of
of the Bureau of War Risk
insurance, a precedent has been es-
ablished with regard to the discharge
II surplus Government employees
shich may be adopted by other de-
aTtments in the near future.
Because of the rapidly diminishing
work. to be done by the insurance bu-
eau, due to the demobilization of the
rmy. many employees are being dis
:harged from the various sections
ma divisions of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance. Under plan adopt
u by Colonel Wainer, there has been
established a separate employment
yffice within his division, which has
or its sole object the placing of these
discharged employees either in COM
Aercial positions or in other branches
Il the Government. 1t Is closely
.onnected with all employment agen-
ier in Washington and with the Civil
icTvice Commission. Through It's
.ork, the majority of employees re-
leased in cutting down personnel
ave been placed already in some
.tEer position. while many others are
Npected to be so placed before the
late for their discharge.
Release Simply n Transfer.
Under this plan the release of en-
Jloyes from the Bureau OF War Risk
insurance has become a transfer.
rather than a discharge, and en-
)loyes are relieved of the actual suf-
srinE which has resulted in some
ases from the wholesale release of
Government workers.
One of the branches of the War
.iisk Bureau which has become pc
.uliarly affected by the rehabilitation
If the army is the allotment and al
lowance section. With the decrease
Df soldiers in the army, navy, and
marine corps, the work of sending
Illotments to families and relatives
# these men naturally diminishes
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Wainer,
assembling the employees of this sec
ton, told them of the necessary re-
lease of 400 employees, to take effect
November Is. Those who have leaves
Of absence will be granted pay for
these leaves when relieved of duty
with the allotment section.
Colonel Wainer stated today there
are more positions in other branches
are employees discharged from his di-
vision to fill them, and he has hopes
of placing the majority OF them by
the time their duty with the War
Risk Bureau expires.
Praises Devotion.
In telling the employees of their re-
lease from the War Risk Bureau,
Colonel Wainer stated there was no re.
Election upon their efficiency or past
work, and it was only through their
self-sacrifice and devotion to. duty
that the War Risk Bureau has been
successful. r-'
The work of the unemployment
Bureau, which was founded by Colonel
Wainer, will have plenty OF work to
do within the next few months, ac4
cording to X. G. Cholmeley-Jones, di-
rector OF the bureau. Congress has
funds sufficient for the
of approximately 1900
employees at the Bureau of War Risk
present force employed there is more
than $4,000. This d res not mean that
the force will be reduced 5000 en-
ployes to come within the require
ments Of the appropriation. however.
The director stated that tn" bureau
could not function 18th the funds al
lowed bv. thi' am .D-'' Fl" Hov-
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