Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
REC[ASS|F|CAT|0N
DATA TO Be READY
I. BY NEXT CONGRESS
Joint Conference to Obtain
Information by Survey
of Departments.

Compilation of available informa-
| ton on Redistribution of government
tai department employees was decided
upon at meeting of the joint confer
ence on Redistribution last night at
1923 New York avenue
The conference decided that during
the recess of Congress steps would be
taken to obtain ALI information pos
slble from departments affected by the
! Reconstruction provisions SO that
| concise survey might be laid before
congressional committees when Con-
gress meets for it's next session.
Issues Statement on Campaign.
A formal statement was issued by
| the conference last night as a sum-
mary of the campaign for the pas
! sage of reclassification legislation.
The statement said in part:
The favorable action of Congress
on the postal Redistribution bill, and
| the expressions of the chairman of the
appropriations committee on several
| occasions when the sundry civil bill
was under consideration by the Sen
ate. are persuasive Indications that
Congress, when it reconvenes. will
| give attention to the report of the
commission on Redistribution of sal
aries in the departmental service in
Washington.
cation feels. therefore, that the time
| is most opportune to carry forward
| it's work of interesting the officials
and employees Of the departmental
service in the Redistribution. with the
view Of ascertaining discrepancies in
the classification and differences OF
opinion as to its principles and the
application of them to the service, SO
that the appropriations committee
| when it takes up the report may have
| the benefit of all the information and
constructive thought of the persons
affected. Having that, the committee
can unquestionably reach its conclu-
sionS more expeditiously. In other
| words, when the committee begins its
work it should find us in readiness to
| as to the attitude of the employees to-
ward the bill, and all suggestions for
changes that the employees consider
advisable or necessary.
Unity Essential to Purpose.
ITO accomplish this it is apparent
that unity of action is essential and
that the greater the number of Of
fcials and employees who will take
an active part in the work of the con-
ference the more effective our efforts
will be.
"One very practical method Of aid
ing reclassificaSion has been under
taken by some offices of the service
which have arranged to apply the
classification to their personnel. This
cannot, of course, be done with re-
spect to changes of salaries or pay
roll titles, but it can be done to the
extent Of allocating the positions
themselves to the classification. This,
1t is believed, will be of the greatest
possible value in arriving at con-
illusions as to the soundness of the
classification prepared by the COM
mission, and in enabling depa rtments
to discover weak links that may exist
in the chain. It will serve the fur
Their and equally valuable purpose of
demonstrating in a practical man
ner to the employees of such offices
the application of the theory of clas-
sif1cation of positions.
Wants Movement Extended.
"The conference would be glad to
see this movement extended as far as
possible throughout the departmental
service, because of it's educational ad-
vantage. This practical use Of the
classif1cations would place officials and
employees in the best possible posi-.
ton to discuss the matter when it is
under consideration by the appropria-
tons committee.
THE conference expects to begin to
hear in day or two from the heads
of departments and Independent es-
adjustments in response to it's request
to have speakers address the employees
on the subject of Redistribution. An
ticipating favorable consideration of
the requests. plans are going forward
for the formation of a corps OF quail
fed speakers to undertake the work"