The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-22
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an employer IL that there Is no such
person. The men who stand In the
relation Of employer to their subordi-
mates are nothing but employees them
selves, ana temporary ones ut that,
with q very fleeing tenure OF ofice.
Cabinet officers and members oS COZ
gress, to whom the rank and Als ~
employees look for guidance for q
solution of their problems, are simply
leeting figures that come and 60, with
their own interests 10 serve. Thsg
testify freely enough an to conditions
Of government employment. Senator
Garter Glass, recently SECRETARY Of he
treasury. for example:
.aThe largely multiplied business o6
the government cannot be conduGtsd
with efficiency and economy unless
there be attracted to and retained Ia.
the public service a group Of highly
trained, well-paid and permanent Oh
Gals OF supervisory grades. Uncer
tainty of tenure In some instances and
inadequacy Of compensation have
closed the public service to many men
Of the best type or forced them out Of
government employ at the moment OF
their greatest usefulness.
1.-THE war has Increased the pxblie
debt more than TWENTY-FIVE fold and
has augmented the functions and &C.
tivities of the government In many
ways. The duties are greater and the
responsibilities r larger than those.
Of other days. to the standards Of
which 1t is not to be expected that.
the government viii ever return. The
conditions are such that failure to take
the necessary action to invite and
hold In the public service men OF ex-
ceptionaI ability and Of real distinc-
ton In their fields can result only In.
grave burdens to the taxpayers OF the
country and N possible disaster.
ALREADY the transaction Of the
business OF the government L. ham
pered by deficiencies of personnel due
to the return to private life Of many
men OF large capacity who during the,
period OF active warfare were willing
and glad to serve their country at
great personal sacrifice. I have come
to learn that there are heroes III the
civil establishments as we'll III the
MILITARY sersfees. ss1fackHacng ba
triots who toll year Id and year out FOR!
a bare pittance when they could com
mand salaries double or treble the.
amounts they receive from the govern,
ment, but who. Tor the love OF their
country and for the love Of their
work, have rejected alInring ofrers ID
the field Of private enterprise. They
were too fine and too patriotic to leave
their posts.
under the compelling force of pa
triotism they made willing sacrifices
during the Mar, but with the return 81
peace the government cannot expectG
to retain these employees indefinitely,
because Ia Justice TO themselves ana
their families they VIII sooner or later
accept the larger opportunities that are
open to them 81 the world of business
md industry unless the government
proposes ~ pay them salaries that III
least reasonably approach ths valus ofs
their services.
sonly prompt action ~ the congress
TO build up d permanent and dignEled
civil serytce which WI include me-
Of great ability and Observation-Disclosures
can prevent mistakes and failures III
HE transaction ~ the public buaines
the consequences ofWhlch my bk
calarnitous.
Ex-Representative Coed. who No.
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee Of the house. Il equally frank
.sToday duplication ID the govern
Ilent services abounds on every hand
Forexafnple, eight diderent depart
nlents / me government with laree
overhead organizations are engaged
- engineering work d navigation,
rieetIon and adFainaee eleven dtfferSn
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