Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-12-15
LOW WAGES
BREED RED
TAPE WORM
ey International l.ahor News Service.

Ry International Labor News Service.
Washington, D. {. Dec. lA.-~As-
sls,ant Postmaster General John II,
Bartlett got away 10 Richmond this
wVsk and started , eanIefenee-sen
Ncngion that's Westinghouse for
u,ectiugl Of postal employees by say
.ug that the possafflee Department
Is going % heeome the most moslel
employer in the world. IN addition 10
icing the largest. and that this will
~ acnc by paying higher wages TO
attract the best labor.
"Hefctofere the reputation Of the
Department among the workers Ia
the field was that of 'harl-hoiled
and impractical aggregation skilled
oniy IN the manipulation of red tape"
said Mr. Bartlett. This reputation
has been a certain per cent true.
certain per cent misunderstanding
and certain per cent Iaztihahle.
That which Il MISUNDERSTANDING will
disSipate theagh thexe conventions.
That which Is true and uninstitiahle
can only be cured b = policy Of pay
ing wages and salaries 10 attract to
Washington the best personnel In the
entire country.
The disparity of salaries and
wages which now eSlsi In favor Of
the field workers, a. against the DE.
partment employees. has the effect OF
literally standing tho postal business
ON i,s head. Every business man
will readily enneede IS fundameis-
tally accepted principle os large
business organization thai the So
called hafne office of thaf business.
whste ths Wtssunk nTa,ns afs "fseu
lor we entry sesisl's, hheu"
uaa"nen ann eu'sstsu y tns 49, fin'
'suss Ns'''s" sa ns ps'sennss ~" -
may eluai's WI he assu.'s" ah - ss - ="
aNlam .nas me hFhes. paiu a1s ksn'
stany 'he ues1' ~ e.nsI ~e.uf. ~
lsfnng 70 our own possa' ous,nrss, ssn ~,
the salaries anu Weres OF tns ssu.vo.
employees should De ~ sea'eu .hs'
hete WIZ pe nne =, naVuss. p.u'
MOTION ,aom 'hs nsau 70 ns nsps
nens ahere shouiu ui'aussuonap'y
% All TIMES y salary inuusanen'
attracting The best IN inc neia serV-
ice 70 me pepafsmen, service, =,
As \ esasss now oy Jaw .his wei
es,ahiisheu N's e1 Anesess'W nus',
ness ~ invefteds ~ the pepaI'msn'
clerks, Tor INSTANCE are s.af'ea ~ =
salary as low M stsv PET yaa1, WINE
III cur pos'vhices Hsa'srf.a osea Wv
country. under Ihs iaw .nss sanno. snn
be cmpioSsu ~ isss than s',s"v
year ana ,nst tMuM saafs aof
lowed up hy an su,onisuc s,Asu'nas
raise o. sioo per year, until si,o'o
~ reached. .a,.
Mature men ei aI.aha' an'sss
are now aolhR elsIiaa. anu ksneIa' W., a
work ~ the Department toI Ss.o PVT
year, hithonKh shes nave la'ninea "
support fhis low salary thss hosne
Items receive Tor several years pe,els M
receiving a promouun. any Nn WIZ
Too W washington, ~hefe me coy =,
hsinK - ueuo.e INA. ~ many p.hs.e
+, IN the neiu WHERE Y oskihhe' ssas'H
with s4Vo rsaatys .
| AN th'A ~ ihe hfu'h. nu. 'sn
ali ~ lovely aE " niKh, pe ue
spniis system We're not aperaunk ~
full blast ~ tne fns'o''is. pspa.s-
ment since pr. hnpef, no's sue
ceelea NH rays as soasslaass, nens
srai. me 'Isll osryles ln,aa' neao."'
league, wiueh hi.' ~ ah.s.a, ma sp
ion IN washington on perehnpeI o
,nslnua,es ina. IT "otA anu ~
haftlett want me eaiai,es % "as.
ihgtoh JOBS iuesa 30 I'm. no'e vi
serving fephpiieatn may ps .s"asua". ~.
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