Evening star., 1921-07-18
STEADY REDUCTION
| OF U. S. EMPLOYEES
Force Here Expected to
Total Only 10000 by
AUGUST l.

Uncle Sam will have reduced h's
personnel in the government ue-
partments here to perhaps eo'ooo
workers by August 1. according 10 the
hest estimates which could be obtained
at the Civil Service Commission tooaS'
A long. slow-moving line OF men,
women and girls who have lost ,heir
positions in the service. moving INTO
the Office of Matthew Halloran' GER
t,fication clerk. testified to the 1act
that slowly but surely the ranks OF
federal employees arc being depleteu'
They are former employees OF the
w,r and Treasury Departments most
" at this time, but the line OF tnose
asking restoration to the re-employ :
ment register has been coiseah'
thing at the commission 1or "eeh'
Gradual Reductions.
On June 30 last the commission NOT
ed S2.O51 government employees on tiie
rolls of the department: as c9hS Sa 9s1
cd with S3.5SS on May 80. and s4'zoi l
ON Anril 80. When these figures anu
the estimate of $4,000 by August l are
contrasted with the 117,760 emploSeS
carried by the government aepai =. !.
ments here in November, 1872 IS
apparent that the term cut nv
misnomer. sbown
In the government ranks mere ias'
month. $500 separations DeihS
corded. with 1900 additions:
These figures emphatically relute.
II was said, statements to the eIecs
that the clerks are belns iet oue y,
one department only 10 .hs GOV.
ferred to another branch OF the soS-
prnnept
Mr.. Halloran said that hundreds OF
the women and girls had left for thelr
"home towns" in all parts OF the couh-
try. being disappointed at not os.ns PEI
able to be placed here In some o'her
bureau Of the service.
The commission has been aple 70
find work for some of the separa.eu
employees, and in some cases mas oeSh
able to place men and women IN pri-
vate employ. One man was So
anxious to secure another Jop .nai nc
ventured out last Friday at the Time
the big storm was at it's height.
Long Line Sad.
There is no gayety in the line that
wends it's way all day long, every day.
into the office where the certificatlon
clerk sits, waiting to receive the Ger
tificates for unemployment Whlch the
men, women and girls bring to him.
The tragedy of losing ones JOB is
q
Civil Service Commission is able only
to soften the blow by holding out
hope for another position. based upon
the past record of the applicant. the
original standing of the applicant
when he or she first entered the serV-
ice, and the executive order govern
ing the work in hand.
Many of the women especially are
staying in Washington to see what
chance they have of reappointment
here, liking the city and the work
in the government. But as the days
tion looms for them, they are forced
to return home, leaving with the
commission their home address in
case of call.
Applicatios Recorded.
Executive orders on the matter ap-
ply only TO those dropped from the
service by reduction of force and
who are recommended for further
employment by the government be-
cause of demonstrated efficiency in
the office from which separated. The
names of those found eligible are
entered upon registers corresponding
TO those from which they were ap-
pointed in accordancs with their ex-
animation registers. These registers
are separate and apart from the reg
listers from current examinations.
CertihcationS are made from the head
Of these registers, three names being
certified for each vacancy. The ap-
pointing officer may select any one
of the three eligibles for filling a
vacancy. Eligibility may be trans
ferred from the Washington regis
ters to corresponding registers for
the field service.
1t Is regarded by the commission
as probable that only small part of
the force separated by reduction will
be needed when the service is reduced
to a peace-time basis. Therefore
there will probably be opportunity
for appointment from the re-employ-
ment registers only for those whose
examination ratings are high.