Evening star., 1919-11-14
$500 MINIMUM
GOVERNMENT WAGE
IS RECOMMENDED
Redistribution Commission
Hears Policy Favored by
Advisory Committee.
STANDARD TO OBTAIN
i REGARDLESS OF CLASS
Promotions to $2,22O Within Nor
NAL Period of Six Years
Are Urged.

The principle of an absolute mini
mum wage rate for government en-
ployes of s1.320 per annum was recon-
mended to the joint congressional
commission on reclassification of sal
aries in the District today by the ad-
visory committee on wage policy.
This standard was adopted by the
committee last night as outlined by
a subcommittee on minimum budget
and minimum wage.
The reclassification commission took
no action on the report today. The
report of the subcommittee was sign
ed by DR.. M. jacobson. chairman. rep
resenting the Federal Reserve Board:
Paul F. Myers, chief clerk of the
Treasury; Miss Ethel NJ. Smith, Ma
tional WomanS Trade Union League,
and Luther c. Steward, president of
the National Federation of Federal
Employees.
The minimum entrance salary shall
be S1,320 per annum," the committee
recommended to the reclassification
commission. without qualifying
clauses limiting this minimum wage
to any classes of employees.
Promotions to $2,22O.
Salary increases within class, and
promotions from class to class" says
the report, shall be made in such a
manner as to lead to a ton
OF S2,22o within a normal period of
ABOUT six years, unless dependency
studies show the necessity of reducing
the period of six years.
The employment of a minor below
the age of eighteen is not in the in
terest OF the public service. declares
in ind
OF an absolute minimum rate for gov
ernment service. The committee as
sumes that provision will be made
Tor the retirement of the superan-
nuated on pay
Minimum budgets for single men
ana women in the government serv-
Ice are recommended. as follows:
$1.32271, single man.
$1,31s.0S. single woman.
..11 These @ budgets add s2s4.e4 and
budgets submitted by Dr. Royal
Meeker of the bureau of labor sta :
ttstifs of $1.ozs. .o7 and S1.11IsS for a
angle man and 2, singts sk5tnaI q
- IT. Meeker1 budget Or Sz.29g for
family fof Eve was upheld by the
committee IN its Recommendations to
the reciassification today. it being
stated that this minimum is moderate
and reasonable.
The full recommendations to the
The subcommittee appointed by the
chairman of the advisory committee
on wage policies to deal with "the
minimum budget and the minimum
wage hegs to make the following
recomm endations:
Text of Recommendations.
!. The minimum entrance salary
shall be $3.50 per annum.
2 Salary increases within a class
and promotions from class to class
snail be made in sUch manner as to
lead to compensation of 1920
within normal period of about six
years, unless the dependency study
shows necessity of reducing the
period of six years
Your subcommittee indorses the
principle of an absolute minimum
wage rate for government service
oeiow which the government should
not go In the payment of wages for
any adult full-time work. Your sub
committee believes that the employ
ment of minors below the age Of
eighteen is not in the interest of the
public service. The principle of a
minimum salary has already been
recognized by the lower house of
congress. both at the last and the
present sessions. in the passage of
the Nolan minimum wage bill.