Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-08
DEPENDENCY DATA
OF j. s. EMPLOYEES
IN HAND THIS WEEK
RecIassifiers Are Studying
Cross Section of Service
J! for Family Needs.

Family record questionnaires. WHICH
will aid the joint congressional COM
mission on Redistribution of salaries
in the District IN determining a mini
mum wage for federal employees here,
will be completely collected by the
commission by the end of the week.
Four thousand of the 10000 ques-
tionnaires sent out TO employees of the
Treasury Depa rtment and the Interior
Department are back in the hands of
the commission, il was announced to-
day. The purpose of the question
naires is to find out what per cent of
the government employees have de-
pendents.
a cross-s section of the Treasury and
Interior departments. it is believed by
the commission, will give an adequate
representation of the entire govern
ment service here. since the two de-
partments named contain clerical
workers, workers in various trades
and scientists.
Importance of Dependency.
While the question of dependency
will not be the sole factor in the final
determination of minimum wages to
be recommended to Congress for the
100000 government employees. it will
be one of the determining points. 1t is
known.
Discussions by the commission. fol-
lowing recommendation of the ad-
visory committee on wage policy.
which has recommended q minimum
of $500 per year. brought out the
fact that no exact knowledge was on
hand as to the matter of dependency
among government clerks.
Accorl-Cgly. ii was determined to
send out questionnaires- Rather than
question the whole body of federal
employees here ii was decided to take
departments. The Treasury Depart
ment it is pointed out. takes in both
clerical workers and workers at
trades, the latter being employed in
; the bureau of engraving and printing;
Woman workers in the bureau OF
engraving and printing have claimed
that scores OF them have dependents.
l, Scie lists are employed in the blu.
reau o. mines and other bureaus OF
the Interior Department With the
ouestionnaires filled out, it is believed
that a fair picture may be secured OF
the general conditions as they exist
il the government service here as to
dependents
Family Budget Estimates.
A budget for a family of five has
been placed at approximately S2.2O0,
in recommendations made to the COM
mission. 1t is believed by some that
if the dependency studies reveal that
the majority of employees have de-
pendents. perhaps a larger minimum
might have to be selected than II the
SiuQlcS SHOuiU SHoW thdt ING SiS0S
majority of the employees are single
and have no dependents
Mrs. Emma r. Bailey, an adjudicator
of the general land office, who ceclar-
ed she has been in government en-
ploy more than twenty years and is
getting salary of 81 200 a year. this
morning appeared before the re-
classification commission.
Mrs. Bailey attacked the Federal
Employees Union. No. 2. which she
cha cf6riZad ininnif0ul in
Btitution."
THE union" she said, "only repre-
SCENTS one-sixth of the employees in the
Interior Department 1 claim that the
union is what gets the promotions in
the land Office
The speaker declared that repre-
eentatives of the union came into the
office and told employees that unless
you belong to the union you can't get
anywhere"
Member of Supreme Court Bar.
Mrs. Bailey declared that she only
Receives such compensation as others
in her office ARE getting for address
Ing envelopes" DR.. Bailey told the
commission that she is a member of
the United States Supreme Court bar.
The public information and depart
mental publications services will be
heard before the commission at $3.50
O'Clock tomorrow morning in room
426 at the Senate Office building The
niles, record and mailing services will
be heard Wednesday morning at $3.50
o'clock at the Senate Office building.