Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-09
DROP THOUSANDS.
FROM j. S. SERVICE
URCEDAT HEARING
DR.. Ryan Tells RecIassifiers
Elimination of dead Wood"
Is Real Need.

Elimination of 5000 to 1000 employees
in the government service here as a
real need for the betterment of the
service was advocated by Or. W. Carson
Ryan. jr., of the bureau of education
before the joint congressional commits
sion on reclassifica ton of salaries in
the District today
Eliminate the dead wood in the gov
eminent service he told the commits
sion at the hearing for the public in
formation and departmental publications
services held at the Senate office build
ing.
Elimination Called Real Need"
DR.. Ryan said the elimination of the
dead wood is a real need today.
answering questions OF the reclassifica-
ton commissioners as to whether or not
the elimination is necessary.
If Congress is sincere declared DIR.
Ryan, "ft can today take out 5000 OF
1000 people and save the government
money He declared that his COM
mittee. representing the publicity men
in the federal departments. for whom he
spoke. had asked him to speak particu-
larly for the whole mass of federal en-
ployes. He declared that he was par
ticularly anxious to see that the gov
eminent service is as good a service as
it ought to be-
Asserts Many May Resign.
The government is far behind modern
business as an employer. DR.. Ryan de-
clared. He said that hundreds of fed
eral employees are waiting until Feb
ruary next to see what Congress is go
ing to do, and if it does nothing many
of them will leave the service. In speak
ing for the elimination of dead wood, -
the speaker declared that a proper re-
tirement system and a proper minimum
wage would help, and that elimination
should take in the inefficient young as
we'll as those who might be inefficient
by reason of age.
Salary Scale Suggested.
DIR. Ryan presented the following sug-
gested salary scale:
Senior director of public informa-
ton. $500 and up.
Director Of public information,
$4,000 to $1,000. -
Junior director of public informa-
ton. $4,000 to $500.
Assistant in public Information,
$4,000 to $4,000.
Special writer. $4,000 to $1,000.
Research assistant in public infor-
nation, $4,000 to $4,000.
Aid in public information, $3.50 to
s2250
Director of motion picture activ-
tiles, $4,000 to $4,000
Assistant director of motion picture
activities. $4,000 to $4,000.
Scenario editor. $4,000 to $1,000.
$4,000
Assistant in film distribution, $4,000
to S2,750.
Director of exhibits, $4,000 to $500.
Assistant director of exhibits, $4,000
to $4,000.
Exhibit assistant, $500 to $4,000.
Senior information clerk, $1,000 to
$4,000
Junior information clerk. s1,44o to
$500.
Your committee feels that the gov
eminent work in public Informal ton
should pay enough to prevent the best
workers-the most conscientious
from being driven off into the BUSH
ness field" DR.. Ryan told the commits
sion. Men and women in this service.
he declared, have as rule something
of that public spirit that makes them
prefer Ito do national work in the
name of the nation to private work
for a commercial product"
Speaks for Publication Workers.
Shelby Smith of the Department of
Labor presented a brief in behalf of
the departmental publication work ers,
in which the following scale of wages
was asked: