Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-26
8,195 CLERKS GET
b|GPAY FOR WORK
DONE BY OTHERS
Need of Retirement Bill
Shown by Statistics
Submitted.

The government is now paying an
for work not performed by them. but
performed by other employees. accord
ing to statistics submitted by Joseph
S. Mccoy. government actuary. to
Representative Lehlbach.
1t would cost about $4.917,000 per
year to retire these employees, a net
saving by retirement of about $1,s21,-
l3o urges the joint conference on re-
tirement. representing the civil serv-
ice employees Of the United States, in
announcing special meeting for to-
morrow night at 1923 New York ave-
nue..
lnemcient Employees Rated.
Mr.. McCoy's table. which has been
based upon a total number of 300, 900
employees and shows $500 who are 100
per cent inefficient. 1887 as IS per cent
fnenicient and 1886 as so per cent in
efficient.
'-The tabulation Of savings prepared
6y MT Mccoy was prepared after the
retirement bill left
the Senate" declared Dr. C Eder
Reed. secretary Of the joint conference
on retirement, today. The retirement
bill is to be brought up in the House
Thursday, according to announcement
by Representative Lehlbach last week
MI Mccoy shows only the savings
on the basic salaries of these super
animated employees" continued DR..
Reed.
Means 1S Millions Saved.
He does not show the s,195 war
bonuses at $240, totaling 1896. 800
additional savings, nor does he re-
peat statement previously made in a
tabulation prepared for Senator Ster-
ling. that the elimination of the su-
perannuated and disabled employees
would result in an increase in eff
cheney of at least per cent. which.
taking the total salaries of 5000
900.
1T is inconceivable to the members
OF this conference that there should
be any doubt of the passage of the
Sterling-Lehlbach retirement bill be-
fore the end of the present fiscal
year. The past practice Of retaining
aged employees was the result merely
of observing the barest principles of
humanity on the part of executives.
Yhey could not be turned out with
no subsistence to go on public charity
The discontinuance of past policy as
in the Sterling -Lehlbach
retirement bill will result in an actual
saving of millions in salaries. to say
nothing of saving in overhead ex-
penses such as office rent and janitor
service and heat and light, besides a
gain of many more millions in in
creased efficiency, which it takes q
little more insight and common senSe
to see and appreciate.
Aavantages self-Evidest. :
"Cntif'ft It happens otherwise. we. are
goin6 to sAasume that the s,retiremept
bill viii be eAActed approximately As
1t has been reported to the House
It's advantages to the government
In economy are almost self-evident.
Its. advantages to the aged employees
and to the disabled will amount to
. boon. Its advantages to the young
er employees are already being ap-
preciated by them. Their contribu-
tion Of, "a per cent of their salaries
will be invested as safely as if in
war savings stamps and will always
be available for their use if they
should later leave the government
service. They will no longer be ex-
pected to do part of the work some
older man Is paid for doing and can
not do. Promotions will proceed
more naturally and the man doing
the responsible work will receive the
pay of the position. Those older en-
ployes who are efficient will un-
receive certificates of pro-
iciency and be retained in their
positions as long as efficient. This
bill is good. 1t should be passed. 1t
will be passed