Evening star., 1921-03-17
WORKERS
f. MEET PRESIDENT
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Federation's Council Offers
/. Greetings and Presents
Reclassification Plea.

President Harding today greeted at
the White House the members, OF the
executive council OF the National
Hrsderattoa Of FEDERAL Emai ioyes: hes6.
ed ~ Luther g. Steward. Dresident of
sns The ff1esidsne VAS tsId 81 NJ stsw-
ara, speaking for the cOuncil that
s4the three essentiaiSmsAns OF improve.
inn empioyment conditions And in-
cr1asing the efiiciency OF the ctxiI
service are reelassiheau9n ana regs-
esta ablishment OF phtioua tudget
s:rh The execstiye coupc,f offered srset-
ings TO Pelsfdent Heratng and .ex-
pressed its hopas Of MISUNDERSTANDING
to the adninistra atioi. & thsodxha xa,nn fhe ~ ~
working for the two big purposes OF
improving employment conditions and
increasing the efficiency OF the United
States civil service.
Piea for Ree1asAiAcatlen.
I'VE are earnestly asking for q
thorough reclassfhcation of the serv-
ice, In order to guarantee to the
people Of the United States an actual
merit system In pubic employment to
conditions for efficient work. and to
both public and employees the elimi-
nation OF ineficient, Mr.. Steward
told the President. .
This we know. would put heart
into the service continued Mr.. Stew
ard He expressed the hope that
Legislation tending to reclassihcation
win be enacted speedily by Congress.
\ For the reorganixati6n Of the exec
utive departments of the government.
as well as for recfassif1catfon, we as
employees In all occupations and in all
- Il
Organization. offer you our fullest
cooperation in the undertaking to
readjust the various services. Presi-
dent Steward said.
He told Mr. Harding that the ma
tiona1 federation would take pleasure
in naming committee to cooperate
with the administrators reorganiza-
tion program.
President Harding told the dele
cation that he and the members of
his cabinet would be at their serv-
ice al. all times. and he invited their
cooperation. The President said he
particularly desired co-operation of
organization Of the government ma
chine. Increased efficiency, and not
SO much attention to Increased COM
pensation at the present, was par
ticularly desirous, he said.
Following the conference. the Presi-
lawn In rear Of the White House.
where their pictures were taken.
Other members Of the council re-
ceived by the President were John
Fitzgerald Of Brooklyn. n. Y; Charles
L Wiegand. Baltimore; Miss Ger
trude M. McNally. Washington. D. c.;
Richard Nash. East st. Louis. Mo.
William J; Sleep. Boston: $. Tyson
Kinsell. PHILADELPHIA; n, j. Hines.
Leavenworth. KAN; Edward w.
Tobin, st. Louis. Mo-; e. G. Dauphine,
Dayton. Ohio: and EH J. Newmyer,
Washington, d. c.
Meets FSFeign Envoys.
President Harding continued today
his conferences with foreign envoys
receiving Baron Shidehara. the Japa-
nese ambassador, at the White House
The discussion Is understood to have
had to do with several international
subjects of mutual interest to the
United States and Japan.
Tariff requirements Of the south will
be presented to the ways and means
committee Of the House during the
i first week OF the special session OF
Congress, which convenes April IL. by
| representatives of ffty-seven indus.
tries afiliated with the Southern
! Tariff Association. John H. Kirby OF
| Houston, Tex. president Of the asso-
| citation. said. following a long tall
with President Harding yesterday
| Following this conference. Mr.. Kirby
| issued call for the delegates Of his
association to meet in Washington
| on April Is