The Washington times., 1922-06-11
LACK Of MONEY
To meet WAGES
CAUSE Of CUTS
Navy Department, With $500
saen Slated for DismissaI,
Is Most Affected.
CONGRESS IS RESPONSIBLE
Failure to Make Adequate Ap-
preparation Blamed for
Reducing Forces.

approximately O,UUU peESouS
will lose their jobs on July I, the
beginning Of the fiscal year for
the Federal departments, accord
ing to d canvass made yesterday.
The Navy Department will be
the heaviest loser, II is esti-
mated $500 persons will be dis
charged from that department
alone. Of that number 1921 are
on leave without pay. All OF
them were subject to recall as
soon as their services were need
ed, but Congress, by reason OF the
small appropriation allotted TO
tho department, has prevented
their services being used in the
next fiscal year.
The War Department win lose be-
tween 450 and 500 employees. accord
ing TO officials, but II is rumored the
number win exceed this estimate.
Departments Not Affected.
Optimism is entertained by the
State Department, the Treasury, De-
Labor, Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and the Department Of the In
terror that there will be sufficient
appropriation allowed by Congress
to cover the expenses incurred by
them. '-. n
It is expected that many Of the en-
pioyes of the Railroad Admintstra-
ton win lose their jobs in the next
month or two because their services
will terminate with the liquidation OF
the claims that are being lnyesti-
gated and adjusted at a rapid rate.
Officials sid yesterday that 1t
would be impossible to estimate the
number that Is likely to be released.
The United States Shipping Board
Il feeling nervous In regard to the
number OF employees which 1t win pe
permitted to retain after the begin
ming of the fiscal year. Officials are
inclined to the belief that the num-
ber will be cut down because OF the
lack of appropriations necessary 10
retain all their employees.
- Census Bureau Shake-Up Due
Another department that Is duo for
n shake-up is that conducted by the
Census Bureau. When asked what
the estimated number was OF en-
nloyes to be released, officials were
noncommittal, but It is known that
several hundred are scheduled to 60
In connection with the dismi-sals
N was rumored yesterday that many
eztserviee men were losing tnen
jobs in the War, Department whhe
employees having no military or
navy records were being retained.
It was explained in the ad1utant
generals office that the ex-serVice
men had been given square deal
and had they measured UP 10 the
standard they would not have been
dismissed. The ex-service men com
plain that It is against the law Tor
q department head TO dismiss a
veteran while an employe not having
q service record Is retained. 1t was
pointed out that the veteran must
be of equal ability II he is to be re-
tained. At the adJutant generals
office Il was said veterans Of in
ferior ability have been kept in the
service while employees Of more ex.
perience have been dismissed. To
have retained many OF the dismissed
men In the service would have meant
the discrimination Of the force.
Gratt CnargeS DiSprOVeu.
Charges of graft against the air
service were disproved when II was
shown that the highest paid In
dividual on the "techinal payroll"
receives $500. When It is con-
sidered that experts in flfty-three
trades must be employed by the air
service, Il was said by officials, the
figure for the highest salaried man
is not fabulous.
Next In line the men on the '.tech-
nical payroll" receive salaries that
range from $500 to 1.400. II was
admitted that much Of the work can
not be, ,intrusted to enlisted men for
the reason that the compensation
allowed an enlisted man Is not suffi-
cient to justify competency. II was
said that most of the employees who
were released from the service were
given two months notice and that
many Of them were assured a posi-
ton before they were separated from
the air service payroll.
The erroneous impression prevails
among some Government employees
that the Civil Service Commission
has jurisdiction over the disnissals
or retention OF employees in every
Federal department The commits
sion has Jurisdiction only In cases
where the dismissed employe can
prove he was separated from the
Government service because Of politi.
cal or religious prejudice, In all
other cases II is q matter for the
department in which the complaining
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