The Washington herald., 1922-03-08
U. S. ROLLS CARRY
l2S,O00 MORE NOW
THAN BEFORE WAR
Reduction in District Be.
lieved to Be Prac-
tically Complete.

Government pay rolls. which
were more than doubled during the
war. still carry 12s.S2s more names
than on June 80. 1916. reports of
the Civil Service Commission issued
yesterday show.
Between the period of June 60.
1916, and November IL, 1918, when
the armistice was signed, 477.s62
civilians were added to the govern
ment machinery. bringing the total
of employees under command of the
government at this time to s17.5eo,
the largest in the history of the
nation. There are now 5ss.32s en-
ployes on the rolls.
The enormous expansion in gov
ernment machinery which caused
this doubling of the number OF
employees brought s5.501 new citi-
zens to the District for the gov
ernment, 43,500 of whom remain.
Reduction Believed Complete.
Repeated announcements of pol
icy of reduction of the forces to
bring the government to pre-war
status have been made by admin
istration leaders and followed IN
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spite OF tie increase OF 43.50O en-
ployes to the government pay rolls
in Washington during the last
seven years. II is believed this in
crease will remain a permanent
addition to the Districts popula-
tion. The Increase little more than
takes care OF additional duties de-
volving upon the government dur
ing this period. officials say.
On December 81. 1921. there were
1873 employees working for the
government in the District. This
is 42.001 less than the .76o work
ing here at the time the armistice
was signed. when the crest of in
creased employment by the govern
ment was reached. That total was
S5,501 more than two years pre-
vious. just before the outbreak of
war. showing an increase Of almost
800 per cent There were 3s.259
employees on the government pay
roll in the District on June 80. 1916.
Heavy slash After ArmIstice.
The heaviest slash in forces fol-
lowing the cessation of war was
felt in the District in the first eight
cen months after tie signing of the
armistice. during which period a.
201 were separated from the gov
ernment departments. A total OF
5000 were cut from the rolls dur
ing the next six months and be-
tween December 81. 1920. and July
last. 7.TS5 were separated from the
departments The last heavy re-
duction came during the first four
months of the new administration.
From last July to December. 3.106
from the 0nvarnnanf liafS
In the District.
The War. Navy and Treasury De-
partments show the largest in
creases now over the pre-war Pc
-iod. All were unusually affected
by the war and carried larger in
creases during this period than any
Of the other departme nts.
In the Treasury Department. upon
whom has fallen the duties of car-
rying out the war tax measures and
prohibition enforcement duties. the
payroll has been more than doubled
since 1916. There are now 6s.64s
employees in this department against
3o.629 in 1916. A total of 21.460
Treasury employees are working in
the District. In 1916 there were
only $3.50 employees working for
the Treasury Department in the
District, showing an increase ol
1871 in the local bureaus of the
department
War Department rolls carry 1858
more employees now than in 1916.
At the latter date there were 33.s40
Civil. Service employees in this de-
partment. and now there are 53.55S.
There are $500 more War Depart
inent Civil Service employees work
ing here now than in 1916.
The Navy Department has 24,s3l
more employees now than In 1916.
There are s0,e53 Civil Service en-
ployes in this department now, and
only 35,722 in 1916.
Bureaus added to the government
since 1916. many provoked by the
war, which have, brought new en-
ployes to the District include the
Veterans Bureau. in which 5.7ss
are employed In the District. The
bureau has a total roll of 1877.
The Shipping Board has q payroll
carrying 5,401 names, 1,s47 Of whom
are employed in the District The
Railroad Administration employs
1919. of whom Lib work in the
District. The, 1853 employees Of the
Alien Property Custodian's once are
all employed in the District.