The Washington times., 1921-06-28
EX-SERV|CE MAN
SOUGHT TO HEAD
VOCATIONAL BODY
Harding Favors Wearcr OF
Khaki as Successor to
Vel w. Lamkin.

Search 10 on for . former service
man to take charge OF the rehabiiita-
tion division of the Federal Board for
Vocational Training It was learned to-
day
Director Uel w. Lamkin retired
last week. and IL was expected there
would be q successor appointed al
once. However. II now develops that
the post will remain vacant until the
passage Of the Sweet bill. now before
the Senate. after which the place goes
out OF existence. The new head OF
the division will not be nominated
until the whole matter is gone over
by President Harding and Col. Ed
ward clifford, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, to whom is delegated
responsibility for the rehabilitation
work under the measure that passed
the House without a single adverse
vote and which is now before the SEN
ate.
WANTS Ex-sERvICE MAN.
Colonel Clifford is known to be-
l,eve that places having to do with
the rstraining. rebuilding and reim-
bursement of the former soldiers and
sailors can most effectively be ad-
mtaintered by men who wore the uni
form. The President is understood to
share this view SO IL Is looked upon
as assured that a discharged man Will
take the helm in the rehabilitation
work.
Since the White House conferences
to which the President gathered q
number of discharged officers. IL has
been his invariable rule to place the
men who formerly were In the serv-
ice in places Of greatest responsibility
Colonel clifford. at the Treasury; Coll
onel Forbes. director of the War Risk
Bureau: Major Grant, regional direc-
tor for the Pacific coast and Captain
.spofford at Chicago are among the
Harding appointees to services welfare
work.
One of the bitterest criticisms
against the Federal Board has been
that the former service men and wom-
en- have been unable TO find places
among those highest up. Although
the salaries run as high as $4,000 a
year. those who served are virtually
without representation above the
SO, 500 limit
dustrial section, one trade has vir-
their members entrenched In the Cen.
trail office at Washington but pre-
dominating In the branch offices from
one side of the country to the other
CLIQUE sBUTTONHOLEsv CON-
GREssMEN.
While this clique is considered wei
versed in it's particular trade it's rep
resentatives are said TO be men whe
have long been away from their form
er occupations, and some OF thes'
have been frequenting the halls ant
| corridors of the Capitol "buttonhol
ing" Congress in a vain effort to OBJ
tain favorable legislation. None o.
| these men ever donned the khaki, ant
they are charged with being destitute
of the sympathetic attitude that Con
gress has shown in it's vast appropria
| tions for the rehat flitstion problem.
That these men are to be rooted ou
| to find some other calling is consid
\ cred likely to those who have beer
| the closest followers Of the reforma-
tion in the welfare bureaus. Thei
| leaving will produce openings wher'
men OF wider vision and greater com
| mercial. Industrial and professiona
| experience. who were soldiers, ma,
| take charge and reduce the storm o.
| criticism, which is constantly causing
ConRressmen and Senators to go t.
| the board to obtain equitable treat
ment for constituents.
II was said today that no indica
tion Of who the new man is, to direc
the Federal Board, will be given ou
until the choice Is finally made.