Evening journal., 1920-12-16
ro nE TAnooEp nY CONGREss.

nELAWAREANS cannot fai to be Interested in the fact
NJ that rejection OF the report OF the Reclassncaiion
Commission appointed by President Wilson for the pur
pose making equitable the salaries of the 2OVO
clerks employed in the government is to be one OF The
nrst steps OF the Republican administration pre-
minary 10 adoption OF a plan which will save money
Cor the taxpayers the country from wooden
system OF appointments.
on the Commission the President named two Lame
ducks" OF his own party Congress, Representatives
Keatns OF Colorado, and Hamiin Of Missouri and one
Republican Mr. Cooper. OF Wisconsin, who has since
reelected The complaint OF Congress now is that
hese Democratic gentlemen made directory classifca-
on which has failed in Chicago and every other city
where tried declared that business enterprise
would ihnk OF establishing wooden standard OF quail
ncaton and remuneration for every place in its employ
Tr report OF the Commission s therefore, regarded as
good start in the establishment Of something like chi
nese civil service
Republican members OF Congress have every sympathy
for the just grievances underpad government clerks
in charge OF te sale OF public lands, with many mil
Hons Of dollars entrusted 10 his hands receives 81 800
annum assistant chief OF the division Of Bookkeep
ing Warrants the Treasury Department with all OF
nis nrst-hand knowledge N accounts gath
ee through years OF faithful service receives 81
yea A physicist receives $1,000 year and tpisl
si.Ai0 year.
possible a,at The Republican Congress will take th
bui by the horns and bring about entirely an,
practical classification. 70 is proposed To separate
Che clerks into about sixteen grades each with radius
OF from 500 10 500 in the grade Thus the lowest
grade would ncude light janitorial work for less than
eight hours and pay $500 per annum with possible pro
motion to s626 The high grade would include nves-
gators OF scientific subjects and pay $500 with possible
promoton to $1,000 Each grade would include every
place logically within its scope. All Of them would in
cude every position in the government service Then II
Congress take up grade before proceeding
toothe others il could without iniurng the entire
pIan.
sSome Of the most garing anomalies OF government
departments business point Of view may be pointed
o,1 by simple recitation OF the fact that in the Treas
cY Department VIII ch should have To do solely with ou
nsrai affairs TO be found the Coast Guard the Pub
Health Service the Supervising Archiecs Office and IN
Bureau OF War Risk Insurance. The Bureau Of puhlt
noads located in the Department OF Agriculture Tn
Roclamauon Service is in the Interior Department
n other words, It is considered here that much OF IN
executive functoning ilogcaly and wasiefully organ
ized. But the rearrangement will not he made in
slip cd way brief wait will be made until the
executive those he appoints charge OF the depar
n,fpis have opportunity TO study The ground an
ont OF their experience while they have freshness
vision an the details OF the problem. Then II is anto
gated that before the end the the great
will be made and the country prepared go ahead
thoroushy business-ke basis far the government
cancened