Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-13
|MUDD URGES MORE
PAY FOR NAVAL
ACADEMY TUTORS
Fifth District Congressman Is
Endeavoring To Obtain Large
Appropriation For Local Sta
tion-Would Raise Commits
stoned Officers, Too
DANIELS OPENS HEARING
FAVORING ALL RANKS

Before the Naval Affairs Committee
Of Congress yesterday, Congressman
Mudd made vigorous effort TO obtain
a. large lump sum appropriation to
provide for an increase in salary of
100 civilian professors and instruc-
tors in the faculty at the Naval Acad-
envy, and from all indications it ap-
pears that he will be successful in
Ibenefitting these men who for years
have, according to his statement be-
fore the committee. been discriminat-
ed against with reference to their pay.
rSecretary Daniels was the only wit
ness before the committee which yes
terday held its last hearing on the
question of raising substantially the
salaries Of commissioned and nom
commissioned officers in the navy. The
hearing was opened by a lengthy
statement by Secretary Daniels. who
recommended very substantial in
creases for the commissioned officers.
including all ranks from ensign to ad
miral, and also for the non-commis-
stoned officers and enlisted men
/ Some time ago Mr. Mudd made a
fight for the civilian instructors be-
fore the committee, and urged favor
able action. Yesterday, however, tho
Secretary. in mis- recommendation up
on the Personnel Bill, which will be
presented within the very near future
made no statement or recommendation
as to the desired increases for the
professors and instructors. Mr.. Nude
called his attention to this and urged
that the Secretary then and there
recommend that an appropriation for
this purpose be incorporated in the
bill, as otherwise he believed that an
injustice would be done and the men,
bers of the civil faculty would be
ignored.
States Reasons For Appeal
ut is entirely fair and proper" salt
Mr.. Mudd, that the civilian instruc-
tors should be better compensated
In 1908. when the commissioned Off
GERS of the navy received an increase
of 20 per cent, these members of the
faculty received the same, thereb.
establishing precedent for the pres
ent desired increase upon an equal
basis with the commissioned instruc-
tors at the academy, who perform.
Identical duties and are underDaid
The civilian instructors at the Naval
Academy during the war were loyal
and refused to abandon their positions
for much greater compensation IL
pursuits
Eighty per cent. of the faculty are
compelled to live on $4,000 or less.
and they find themselves unable to
meet the high cost of living They
have been actually compelled to seek
work outside to meet their deficits in
actual living expenses and some. in
deed, have not been able in this way
to meet their current expenses. The
civil instructor is the most unfoftu-
nate of any of the personnel of the
navy, inasmuch as he receives only a
fiat salary without the Communication
of quarters, allowances, provisions for
retirement, or other emoluments or
privileges. For instance, an assistant
professor corresponds lieutenant. His
professor corresponds to senior lieu
tenant His pay is $2.400: the senior
lieutenant gets $4,000. besides one
'fogy' of 240 and 720 in allowances
The professors in higher grades, cor
responding to higher rank, receive
considerable less proportionately and
have no allowances for quarters and
the like.