Arizona republican., 1921-06-07
OF TWO MEKS|S THE LIMIT
 STATES GOVERNOR

Holding that the spirit of econo- -y- should govern in the matter of vacations. Governor Thomas E. Campbell yesterday recommended that the vacation period cover two weeks with full pay to all who have been in the employ of the state for six months or more. In a notice sent to all Experiments of state. he rec cm<pghded that any additional time skv<kd upon between heads of de- partments and employees should be without compensation
 While the notice took the form Of suggestion. it is regarded by vir- tnaily every office as an order issued from the head of the state. This is emphasized by the statement of the governor that You are hereby noti- fled that salary warrants will be ap- prc~ed i'm consonance with the fore going which in state house English Is understood to mean that salary warrants for vacations covering more than two weeks will not be ap- proved
 The notice was served on each de- partmenr yesterday afternoon and caused consternation in certain of the offices where pretty girl stenogra rhers had made plans for a months pleasure on pay. The feeling ran high in one of the Democratic offices where there was talk of bringing mandamus proceedings against the governor to compel him to attach his signature to the warrants of the at taches xho felt entitled to four weeks at the expense of the state.
 -Certain departments have the power to audit their own warrants wher approved by department heads and the duty of the governor and auditor is purely ministerial. They are subject to a writ of mandamus to compel them to sign the warrents If they refuse it was declared.
 Another Democratic official said that the governor had not signed the notice he received and since he could not be sure that the rubber stamp letter came from him, he did not care 10 offer any comments.
 The Republican offices on the other hand take kindly to the governors view and will cooperate with him tc the letter They point out that in the down town offices the two weeks va cation plan prevails while any addf- tional time is taken at the emopioyes expenae. Except for the chief depu- tIes the county attaches are giver but two weeks and their hours and work match those of the state house employe-
 The state engineers department il looking forward with relief to the tw' weeks vacation-if they get il W Thomas Maddock, state engineer, sai' nsferd2y that owing to the rush o
 VI last summer his office force wa Iowed but a few days, and consid cred themselves fortunate to get that Two weeks ago Clayton Bennett secretary of the board of directors Q state institutions, announced that at fache1 of the appointive offices woul be Kiven two weeks only. The clerk and sfencgraphers in the elective of fices congratulated themselves on tn fact that the departments in whicl they were employed had no such rul ing and made their plans accordingl. l. Whether all the officials will abid hy the governors yrsler remains to b esen- but that there Is merit in tn order Is admitted not only from tn point Of economy but of efficiency 1 the departmentx
 rcleasing q number of clerks 10 . nrnth it has been necessary to em ploy others to take their places wh are entirely unfamiliar with the worl it is declared It takes at least week or longer to break them in say the governors friends who fays the two weeks plan-
 H Is understood that the matt was taken up at meeting of Repul licans on Saturday. and this is anou CT reason the Democrats have Il feeling sore" They assert that tn should have had voice in the varati discusxion a= trev he@ ir +hs - when ii was unanimously agreed tn six months employees be given tN weeks on pay while those who we in the employ of the slale year
 given a month on pay
 Governor Camphell's 1recomme dation- which created such d trrbance- at the state house yestt day fpIlows-
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE
 State House
 Phoenix Arizona
 NOTICE TO ALL DEPARTMENT
 win the approach of summer. it dexir1ble that tk-N-e be uniform pl
 cedszre by all departments in
 matter of the vacation periods all
 ted to state employees At this dI
 in view of general economic con
 tionx when few eT ployers can affI
 
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