Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-03
D, s, CLERKS HEAR I
BROWN CRITICISED
Efficiency Chief Principal 0p-
ponent of Redistribution,
Heating Says.

Herbert d. Brown. chief of the bu-
reau of efficiency. was charged with
being responsible for 90 per cent OF
the opposition to Redistribution leg
islation for government employees. in
an address by Edward Heating. sec
retary of the Redistribution commits
sion. at mass meeting of govern
ment employees last night at 1923 New
York avenue.
Mr.. Heating charged that the bu-
reau of efficiency. through its chle1.
had hampered the work of the Joint
congressional commission on reciassi-
every possible way. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the JOINT
conference on Redistribution
Browns Alleged Attitude.
'1nside" on the Redistribution COM
missions work was revealed by Mr..
Heating. who declared that Mr.. Brown
had told the commission at the time
il commenced its work a year ago
last March that he wanted no system
of reclassifcation other than he IA
vored. Members of the commission
then told Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Heating
said. that they would not agree to let
him do the work delegated to the
then withdrew from cooperation with
the commission.
Mr. Heating declared that Mr..
Brown refused to expend any of the
money which Congress had appro-
priated for the bureau of efficiency.
Mr.. Heating said, and was secured
because Congress thought the bu-
reau would help the commission. Mr..
Heating declared.
Says Work WINS Hampered-
General misstatements as to the
work of the Redistribution hampered
it in its work. Mr.. Heating said. The
spes ker asserted that the attitude of
the bureau of efficiency in regard to
the Redistribution was in line with
its activities in regard to the passage
Of retirement legislation, which it
delayed for years"
Secretary Heating declared that
when Mr. Brown was asked by the
commission to show evidence of his
knowledge as TO proper methods of
Reconsideration. the latter was able
to show only specimens of other work
done for private corporations
Mr. Heating urged increased &C
Invites on the part OF federal EN-
ployes in pushing the campaign Tor
the adoption of the system of reclas-
Sfcation recommended in the report
and bill of the Redistribution COM
Mission. Although not perfect sys-
tenn. il establishes basis upon Whlch
SClentlnC REPRESENTATION Va
ment workers may be built. he said.
Best Fitted to Do Work.
ct have always felt that the neces,
sary changes in the civil service VIII
be brought about by those who
have decided to make the civil serv-
ice their life work" said Mr.. Heating
in conclusion. Other speakers in
ciuded Burd W. Payne. acting presi-
dent of Federal Employees Union, No.
2: L. ]. Biller and Roy Headly. r.
J. Quinn presided
key persons" to represent the
Joint conference in their respective
establishments were selected as fol-
lows: Government printing office.
John ]. Sweeney. jeremiah A. Hunt.
s. ]. -Clinkscale. Philip Caraher.
Thomas W. Tucker. Thomas ]. Cason.
William P. Chroniger. Burdett. H.
Martin. Garet L. Austin, Paul b.
Snyder. Louis A. Oehmler. H. J. Nc
Gowan and w. j. Hendricks; the con-
Eressional library. H. S. Parsons and
Mrs. H. j. King; the Panama canal
commission. Charles A. Hamilton; the
War Department, George L. Jeffrey,
Frank S. HoIliger and Hiram E. John
son; the federal board on voca-
tfonal education. Lee W. Thuma. Miss
Georgia Ludwick. Miss Cathryn Chalo-
ner. Mrs. Frances E. Wood and Robert
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