The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-20

world war. In replying the commits
sion Is calling attention to the fact
I that In July, last year, congress passed
an act which provides that hereafter
I in making appointments TO clerical
and other positions in the executive
branch of the governmeIp in the Dis
| trict OF Columbia or elsewhere, prefer
ence Shall be given to honoraby dis
| charged soldiers, sailors and marines,
and widows of such and TO the wives
OF injured soldiers. sailors and ma
rines who themselves are not qualified
but whose wives are qualified 10 hold
such positions"
This law, it is pointed out, does not
exempt those entitled to its benefits
from the usual examinations. The civil
service commission has, however laid
down the rule that those persons ia
vored by the July, 1919 legislation
shall be required to attain an average
percentage of only 50 in order to be-
come eligible for appointment, while
persons not entitled to preference UNI
der the statute are required to attain
an average percentage of at least 20.
Favored In Many Ways.
Service men have 0lso been released
from all age limitations; they have
been released from all height and
weight requirements except for posi-
lions of guard and Waterman; they
will be certified for appointment In the
departmental service at Washington
without regard to the apportionment
Of appointments among the states on
the basis OF population, although they
must prove their residence and domi-
cile as required by law, and after at
tanning eligibility through eXamina-
tlon they will have their names placed
on the register In the order of their
grades ahead Of those not entitled to
preference under the statute.
The civil service commission, as well
as the heads Of the various depart
ments, believe that under such favor
able circumstances 1t will not be many
years until the clerical forces of the
government will largely be made up
cf service men, or the wives Of injured
soldiers, sailors and marines who them
selves are not qualified to hold the po-
sltionS.
The war department has been 1T
tie more active than any of the other
departments In opening the way for
the employment of service men. Sec
rotary Baker announced the other day
that that department was now ready
to cooperate with the federal board Of
vocational education and the civil
service commission in an effort to fa-
cilitate In every way possible the EN-
ployment in the department, in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere Of
partially disabled soldiers on an equal
basis with those who have not sus-
tanned physical injury.
G. o. p. Convention Gossip.
Interest in the national political sit
uation naturally increases as the
national nomination conventions Of
the two parties draw nearer. Both
parties are busily engaged in choos-
ing convention delegates This work
will practically be completed dur
ing the month of May. On the
Republican side, as the work Of
choosing delegates has gone on 1t
has only served to add to the uncer-
tainty of the conventions outcome.
In the presidential preference pri-
maries Gen. Leonard Wood Of the Uni
ted States at large and Senator Hiram
w. Johnson Of California have taken
the lead Since both Of these candi-
dates are representative of the pro-
gressive spirit in the party, their sue
cess at the primaries leads the politi-
cal prophets to say that the conven-
ton will undoubtedly be controlled by
progressives. Apparently General
Wood will lead on the initial ballots,
but his supporters realize that on
these ballots he will be considerably
short of enough votes to nominate.
The general expectation now Is that
the convention will have to take a good
many ballots before reaching n con-
clusion. The pre-conventiOn contest Is
being waged with great vigor and 1t
is generally assumed that the support
ers of every candidate will be disin-
clined to draw away from their favor
tie.
List for the Republicans.
There Is still some uncertainty as to