The Washington times., 1921-05-14
LOCK OUT WAR
R|SKSLACKERS
Late Corners Find Doors Barred.
Bureau Won't Tolerate Tardi-
ness, Says New Director.

Hardness will not be tolerated in
the War Risk Bureau, Col. Charles
R. Forbes, the new director, declared
today in announcing a policy that
taboos Stacking" and demands a
full days work.
Late hours and early morning
revels are of no concern to the new
director, but if they show up fol
work at $3.50, 10 or II o'clock when
due at their desks at 9 sharp-well
that's another story.
FIND DOORS LOCKED.
One hundred and sixty-five employees
OF the War Risk Bureau, their eyes
still sleep-laden, found themselves
locked out of the building because
they were a few minutes late for
work Wednesday.
For some time they wandered
around aimlessly seking an entrance
to the building. Finally they encoun-
tered a -visaged Waterman, who
Informed them that of all the doors
to the structure only one was un
locked.
The 1875 tardy ones cut a wide swath
through the ozone to the live-saving
entrance. Another grim-faced watch
man waved them into the office Of
the timekeeper. where they were COM
PEELED to sign cards bearing their
names. sections and hour they re-
ported for duty.
All this happened because Colonel
Forbes Is determined to make the
bureau efficient" He will not toll
crate Stacking on the job. and be-
lieves that employees of the bureau
should give to the Government just
az much hard work as IL they were
in business for themselves.
sTENOGRAPHERs LATE.
The first step in building up an EFF
fcient and practical administrator"
was undertaken this week. During
the past two years employees of the
bureau had been suiting themselves
when they should report for duty in
the morning. Some of the favored
ores" tripped into their Offices as the
clock struck 10. Others. not so IA
vored." came to work at 9:15, $3.50
ard 9:45.
This thing has got to stop" said
Colonel Forbes one morning this
week when he happened to notice a
squad of stenographers hurrying
along the hall. removing their wraps
as they ran. We'll get out a general
order"
And with promptness and dispatch
the colonel dictated a memorandum
to all employees stating that hence
forth for evermore employees were to
report on time. "On time" ne ex-
planned, did not mean an hour, or
wen a minute. late.
What happened?
The first morning after the order
lad been sent out 165 employees were
ate.
The second day of the new ruling
found twenty-six sleepy-eyed clerks
applying for admission to the only
open entrance. Today there were
fifteen tardy ones.
FORBES DOWN EARLY.
Colonel Forbes gets to work be-
tween 1880 and o'clock every morn
ing. He does not expect every one
TO get to work that early, but he does
expect each and every employe to be
at his desk when the gong strikes.
1--WE are going to have an efficient
administration OF business in this
bureau" Colonel Forbes told a Times
reporter this morning.
There have been too many in
stances where employees have suited
themselves as to the hour they got
to work. I like to con the job
early, especially on these fine spring
mornings. There is no excuse for
being late such fine mornings as
these.
THE folks in this bureau. must
say. have shown a splendid spirit
since the ruling was put into effect.
They are trying to get down on time,