Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
5,0(OL0SE Jobs
AS FUNDS LACKING
AND DIE
u. S. Officials Say Most of
These Have or Soon Will
Secure Employment.
MANY GETTING WORK
AT WAR RISK OFFICE
Thousands of Yeomen (F) and
Marinettes to Go as Result
of Action of Congress.

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departments. bureaus. divisions. war
boards and other activities said today
that probably not more than about
5000 clerks and employees on the civil
lists are temporarily out OF employ
ment because of failure of appropria-
lions, adjustment of boards. etc. OF
those whose temporary employment
ceased last night. officials stated, near
ly all have found or shortly will be
placed in positions in other and per-
ananent government activities.
Agriculture Loses Few.
Only about $50 employees of the De-
partment of Agriculture lost their
Jobs as a result of demise of war bu-
reaus, 1t was stated today. OF these
practically all have been or are to be
cared for in permanent bureaus OF the
department.
Adjustment of five war bureaus
of the Department of Labor, 1t was
stated, caused dismissal of about $50
clerks and employees. At least ~
per cent Of these, it is stated. are
being taken care OF elsewhere In the
department.
Considerable numbers of clerks
dismissed, it was learned today, are
finding employment in the war RISK
insurance bureau. which. 1t was stat
because of the rapidly increasing vol
ume of its work.
Enlisted Women Hard Hit.
Decentralization of the female mem
naval reserve force and the Marine
IL, TN, 81 of the
naval appropriation bill approved by
Congress- yesterday. will separate
thousands of yeomen CD and marin
cites from the positions they have
held during the war. Such demobil-
ization is to be completed by August
i. SO that the greater number Of these
two reserve branches will be out Of
uniform and out of the service within
one month. It was stated today, how
ever, that such members OF the two
: services as have shown special apti-
tude for Or ability In their work are
TO be givehscivil appointments.
Officials generally today were inclined
to think that no material reduction in
numbers OF war workers is to be ex-
pected, at least for the present. OF the
war bureaus and other activities of a
distinctly temporary character only a
few are abolished or discontinued en-
Iireiy, many Of them being taken over
as parts of the regular establishment OF
one or another of the departments. Blu
! reaus actually abolished and not abb
sorbed. it was stated. employed rela-
lively few CLERKS, and most of these are
being tatenzcsFe of elsewhere.
Averts Dismissasl.
Threatened reductions in the force
OF war workers on the temporary
roll of the Department of State have
been averted by the action of the
pfiation bill in providing $250,000 ad-
ditional for that force. That action
Twas agreed upon late yesterday aft
ernoon and increases the available ap-
preparation to $4,000. only $4,000
below the estimates of the DEPART
ynent. Without the increase it would
have been necessary to, drop s265 en-
ployes from the additional roll to-
day.
Chief Clerk Davis, said today that
the action of Congress entirely OBJ
viates any reductions except such as
occur naturally from designations and
other causes.
Added to State Department.
War Trade Board became division
of the State Department. The force
of the department was increased also
by the appointment of thirty-five ad-
tltiOfdl drafting OlllceFS at salaries
ranging from $500 to $500 a year
These officers are experts in various
lines. Their special functions are to
aid in the drafting Of official papers
in connection with foreign relations.
BY operation of law the office of
counselor for the Department of state
is abolished. and Frank l.. Polk, who
held that Office. today became under
secretary of state. He will continue
70 act as Secretary. however until
Mr.. Lansing returns from Paris.
Another change that took effect to-
day was the appointment of Mrs.
Alice NJ. Blandford as special assist
ant to the chief clerk at an annual
salary of $1,000.