The Crittenden press., 1922-02-03

can soil ten years of age or over. en.
gnged in gnlnful occupations. A little
while ago when the number n federal
employees was even larger than u Is
now one person out N every a9 In the
United States who had any sort of a
Fob no a.l uns working FOR ihe govern.
ment These calculations ARE based
0n resent estimates Of the hurenu Of
ile census in anticipation of the r..
suits NJ ihe fourteenth general census
Prior 40 the outbreak ~ ihe wnr
ln 1914 iho number of men and women
in civil positions IN me executive
service uas approximately 3sitgO In
iHiG n bad grown 10 ms si2 On 1917.
after nur entry into me war n wns
i'11ns on June 3D 1919 the number
uus 7U1.iis The number on July ~.
in2n wa. miiiG
These figures are confrssediy NJ.
pru1.mai'ons. Since mo- signing N the
armisiice ih. number ~ federal en-.
r'ofecs hns been decreasing IN.
dnuhicily fhr decrense in force viii
continue Oh boz made for months 10
come hgi the growth ~ fhe govern
mrni business In ihe pasi few years
h1s been urh ns to make o. larger
employer .n mo postwar reriod than
Do hni ever been iu fhe rre vnr period.
Ther thousands N men aud women
u0rs.ne f1r tho government comprise
every fIr nj ability nuf Intelligence
Their duties cover o. ru-e ~ activities
tIHf fr rsrnrfs fhfi exercised fof
o'her nlhiir o- rr.laie employers fnr
h..Iles lfs fnsk of 'Humat.ns ani lnu
enforcing M national defense md
HIf'Hr1i finance flr government a.
.IarerI uIh promoting the health and
welfare 0f Hs people NJ rrnm0iIrg
tHririnne 'rfrrrsis the'r agricultural
mining manufacturing shipping fsh
in. rrf transportation interests
Tn iH ii's f mHs' investigate con-
frni nri eradicate dIseases 'hai atiaet
psrHHs r'aHfs aui animals o. must
Inspect nfrsfnrt fn0is and drugs n
mrf usff rnn1Iflrns and prurrrss in
riHrafin iHhar anf rnmmerrn o.
mur prevent Individual mrn 0r groups
M m.r fnm usHg unfair business
meihHis whether n banking trans.
fnrHfI.r frnfe nr manufacture
Tfr government musi administer
nHh'if Ianis ani fhe Affairs NJ the
irians rnI rirnir rlllirsn in
AHsta % ernfs rnienis ~ iuten.
f0H Or se's fha 0'e0ts ~ fhe country
frrrasfs fhe weather. nni makes
0lsertai|HHs nf fhe STARS aul heHfeHiv
hnIrs f constructs huflInes in.is
rai. Bridge Irruil0n uorss builds
Hufis unI HnI0H'Hnes. makes
nrinHnre anf ammnrif'nn c.rihug
uni other mrf' rs f1r ifs rn'f.rrs and
un0n o. mHtes an ifs oun Money
rnf fnes an 'ft aan rr.nf.nc o. iIs.
u'lHirs a1 maH aui many mrtarrs
Toe government foas everything
fhaf nnY employer in fhe un'iri STATES
fH r adIf'nn fn rruf many
iHrrs ffaf uU rIirr rmU.urr dHes
i.nN iofs BE- frut iis rrHir1 o. o.
FL enni employer or o. tad emn'Hreri
Arr Ifs HmuIHrHs rHUfrHfrIf Thala
rn questions f'Hf .hHHif HHfise fha
m.'ral urn. fhe mIneu aHf other
urtcr uin ret naturalization ~
.niwir fa ia.'l Inio beior, ihcy com
mf reHs itrs
o. thrm fHi uuf f1r theniseIts.
what government ownership would
urHn ia ftfm
Too nni thing ttey ulU discover q.
. iIsmfral Ntru ! leeau ihe rn,srn'
rrH'V. is fhaf naan1f knnUs snI
nn'Uii m co., government srrtic. o.
rmEri with knowing t'v etnr'
numhrr 0f employees Iu thr sert.c.
ffum iHf tn dHt ItrH mnrr nsiound
n naisalf kunes or o. DharrrI uii
. sHntIHs even approximately tIr uu
. Hf fHr wtnf 0f ihr United suirs
~ I.uHf possible io nrI aui within
hun'nis of thHuunis ef dollar. hau
mu.h ihe rnIirf States mts trar,
nr mmfh'r n nIHfrs nnd uarrs
urnf tH fhe Treasury department O.
o. arTrpI. .nf.ua 0HmmIftur nf can
Frr.s anI elsewhere where Thought
i'r information mIahf he ioigsi huN
nHinii krrW I was tuii vaguely ihfl
iir government vas uHf run un ar
as,rf nni l.ah1Iiy basis ani thcrcfsr.
90 uus rUf uerresar, to kulsf ti.s rtne
Hruhrr NJ employees nu CO., patml
NJ ihr nfeuer compensation o. Si.
ini the feieui cl,i service parrnI
unN Hm0Hnfs n more than se,u
huniui million dH''ars annually. Tf
Hfrrsi single branch s ihe posi Ofr,
department with ueafi, nuuu on
rurrs IIe War Department a.
more uan i-tuu r.tfiIHn cmrnfors
ihr Naff department ahoui ousn rnI
. t'r Treasury department Hholi Ulen
[ go uiher hmurh h1s as mnui us .50e
. rmn'Htres ArY usiifuUn fhnf em
p'nt oHe In sr,fui, ffree M Hn tfI'
oHiN.s WORKERS aul calls fr u,
sfrr i.inrr Uf W.I large urf "a
nHr HnrraI uetrHrrs is rnHfI o.
tDHr ef.rs consideration Nua nn.
500 aIarr rlf ur Co., mauri