The Washington herald., 1920-01-12
WAR WORKERS
MAY BEGIVEN
R. R.FAREHOME
Secretaries Glass and Baker
Champion Cause of Girls
About to Be Fired.
CONGRESSMENAPPROYf
Men Who Control Purse
Strings IN Both Houses
Would Aid Clerks.

With thousands OF war worker
scheduled for dismissal from gov
ernment departments within the nexi
month, including LOO war risk girls
who are TO be discharged next sstur.
day. Washington is confronted with
q serious unemployment situation
With additional cuts, which Repre-.
sentative Good and Senate: Smoot in.
sist must be made, IL is estimated that
before the first of next July. an az.
gregate of ZOO names vim have beer
Topped from the government payroll
The serious nature Of the situation
is aggravated by the fact that many
Of the poorest-psid workers. on sc-
count of the high cost OF living, have
been unable to save anything from
their meager pay. and have not funds
with which TO purchase railroad
tickets to their homes in distant
States.
Insist on Further Cuts.
Despite the fact that the War
Risk Bureau is letting out LOO en-
plOyes next Saturday. and an addi-
tional 1000 on January 81, both
Senator Smoot. and Representative
Good announce there must be still
further reductions.
In naming departments which must
reduce their personnel by thousands,
Representative Good cited both the
War and Navy departments.
Senator smoOt hast nTgnt declined
to express any opinion as 10 the
merit Of the plan TO pay the trans
portation Of discharged war work
ers to their homes. but declared
further reductions must be made in
personnel.
In recent speech at the Capitol.
Senator smoot declared that by re-
organizing and transferring the
War Risk Bureaus work to other
departments practically 5000 en-
ployes could be eliminated from she
government payroll.
Glass Has n Hhear1.
Secretary Of the Treasury Carter
Glass. when the deploraBle situation
Of these Unde,paid workers WAS
called to his attention last night
declared he would at once take up
with the director OF the bureau OF
War Risk Insurance the problem OF
providing some measure Of relief for
discharged Treasury employees who
are unable to buy transportation TO
their home
Secretary OF War Baker. whose de-
partment also will be reduced by
the looping on Of congressional ap-
( propriations. stated he was in full
sympathy with the suggestion that
the transportation OF war workers
whose services are no longer needed
be paid by the government.
In championin gthe cause Of the
nearly 5000 girls OF the war risk bu-
reau who are to be dismissed Be-
tween now and the first Of February.
Senator Charles B. Henderson, of Ne
D eSos AAAaA GAAANt ING EONCln-
ment had invited them TO come to the
National Capital in an emergency.
Congress should provide for their re-
turn to their homes by enacting a law
authorizing heads of departments TO
pay their railroad fare to their home
States. He added:
I don't see why they should not
be treated just as well in this respect
as the war workers who resigned
shortly after the close Of the war
Representative Good. chairman OF
the House Committee on ApproprIa-
tions. who stated that the War
Risk Bureau. the War Department
and the Navy Department must
make further cuts in the number OF
their employees. would prevent hard
ships following such action.
III the Secretary Of the Treasury
feels that employees who are 10 be
discharged are going TO suffer any
hardship as a result OF their loss
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