The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-06

woods. He bore the title Of forest ex-
aminer. He was SO years old. His sal
atN was 1900 "A year. The American
walnut Growers association offered
nm $4,000 to become its secretary. He
became. "
The government of South Africa re-
Gently took another valuable Young man
away from the forest service at more
IMAM double the salary he was getting
IRON the United States government. Not
only are other governments and bust
ness cutting the American civil service,
nut even he faculties OF American uni
NersitieS. additionally underpaid, are
taking technical men away from the
government.
One government hospital has IS posi-
TONS on its STAFF OF medical men. Twen-
ly-one Of them are vacant. Young med
zeal students drawing salaries Of 81. 200
a year are performing major operations
IN this hospital. This indicates that per
hapS the wounded soldiers who com
plain that they are not being well taken
care Of have some truth on their side.
The bureau of public roads has about
ShVu ,VoO,uOO to spend this year. II used
10 ne run by a man named Logan Wal
Ter rage. He drew the magnificent sal
AIRY Of 1900, hut he was "A rich man
ana a good engineer. Salary was no oh
joct to him. When he died and It came
To filling his position the salary was
i'lF'N W. Fo''tur yet the highway COM
~nltsslonerS in many states draw salaries
Of $4,000, and they have not a 1.-THE
OF responsibility that rests upon the
head Of tho bureau OF public roads.
Another technical bureau OF the gov
eminent Is taking desperate measures to
,neNu ItN stat together Il iS AGAINST the
law Tor a nan connected with "A GOV
eminent bureau TO do any other work
IN the United States. This bureau gives
Us best men leave Of Hhscuro tn 70 to
Iot"lSh countries ana do work for other
~eoN,rhmthtS and for private concerns
10 mat thoS may. make enough money
10 return to the United States and do
INC work vt the American government
one government bureau, In order f.
MAKE its case clear 10 the rcvlassifca-
lion commission. studied the fortunes
"l 'lEHt OF Its best men for a period
OF years before and after the war. This
study showed that their earning Cupac-
Wy actually rose until about l0l4 II
then began TO decline So that they are
NOW earning less than they did In t4ig
so IA, as power to buy the necessities
Of life Is concerned
Another study has he"u made OF 1000
4 technical men who have left tho COY.
rrnWrut service II shows that nearly
All of Them haNc at least doubled their
Incomes. and many haze multipIied
thrm lay thre"
You may find this hard to hoitcyt. but
, IN" work " the government rs done very
largely by men who are losing money to
do 1t. II every technical man in gov.
crnmeut employ who has been offered
a better Job outside the government
should accept tomorrow. and leave. the
government would coIlapSe There arc
many instances of men working for 81.
500 IN $4,000 "a wear vhe have re- .tsa-
salaries ranging from 81 nOO In s. 400
a year because they wanted 10 soc
through Jobs which they had under.
taken, or because thcy vrrc decnly in
tercsted in their work. But these mo
byes can not be relied upon TO hold an
organization together and the govern
mcut is rapidly going to pieces,