Evening star., 1919-09-03
D. MEN
SQUARE PAY DEAL
Senator Mcclellan of Joint
Congressional Commission
Speaks to Delegates.
LAUDS POSTAL SERVICE

Senator McKellar Of the joint con.
gressional commission on postal sal
aries assured delegates to the elev.
enth annual convention of the Ma.
tional Federation Of Postal Employees
in session at the New Ebbitt Hotel to
day. that every postal employe in the
United States is going to get an abso.
lutely square deal at the hands of the
commission"
I'VE are taking every precaution,'
every worker in the postal system
shall be heard on the question of the
readtustment Of salaries. We have
sent out Questionnaires, asking fol
Senator McKellar said. "to see tina,
minute information. We intend to
see that representatives of every de.
partment in the postal service come
before this commission and give in.
formation.
Praises the Service.
''The postal SERVICE" Senator Nc.
Kellar continued. lis one of the
greatest in the country. What we
want to do is to give the public the
finest kind of postal service, and In
workers the salaries to enable them
to give the finest service possible"
Senator McKellar, who formerly
was chairman Of the civil service
committee Of the Senate. told the
clerks that the retirement measure
which he introduced into the Senate
at the past session, and which has
been introduced this session by Sena-
tor tor. Sterling, Sea lis going to become a
The civil service retirement bill to
take care of aged postal employees,
ought to be enacted into a law speed
lily, Senator Mcclellan urged, and BY
this Congress. In taking leave of the
assembled delegates at the convention
he was given a standing ovation by
the convention.
Discuss Amalgamation.
Much of today's session was devoted
to argument pro and con on the Ques-
tion of steps looking toward amalga-
nation with the United National As
in session at Atlantic City. A teIe-
gram from the Atlantic City con-
vention, offering to take steps to-
ward amalgamation of the two bodies
of postal clerks. was read to the con-
vention here.
Although the sentiment of the delegates
was Overwhelmingly against the ap-
pointment OF committee to meet. with
the other organization, debate on the
question lasted IOr IuOTe tIdn An nOuF.
The convention finally adopted resolu-
tions calling for the sending Of a tele
gram to the body at Atlantic City re-
fusing the offer of amalgamation and de-
claring that if members Of the United
National Association of Post Office
Clerks want to amalgamate with the
National Federation of Postal Employees
they may do SO individually by Il al ac-
tion.
Scores of resolutions have been intro
duced at the convention and are being
considered at the session of the fedora
ton this afternoon. Among the resolu-
tions expected to be adopted are those
calling for higher wages and improved
working conditions in the postal service.
Delegates, on the whole, did not seem
much in favor of resolution circulated,
which asked that a "strike" be called il
all efforts for betterment of conditions
in the postal service failed.
The delegates will be guests of the
Washington city post Office tonight. and
will be taken on an inspection tour of
the local Office. Assistant City Postmas-
ter Kerlin probably will act as host, in
the absence from the city Of Postmaster
Chance.