The Washington times., 1922-04-10
FIGHT ON
To SAVE:
VET JOBS
caraway Moves to Prevent
Discharge of Ex-servioe Men
in Government Shake-up.

m Government Shake-up.
A move to prevent veterans OF
the world war from being dis
charged during the sweeping re
organization of the Federal de-
partmeuts was begun in the Sem
ate today.
Senator Caraway Of Arkansas
followed up his aggressive tactics
of last week by introducing a
resolution calling upon the Presl-
dent to prevent any discharges or
reductions in rank or salary of
world war veterans working for
the Government. ..f
Consideration Headed Off.
Objections were made by Admin
fstrstion leaders to immediate con-
sideration of the resolution, and II
was evident that efforts are now
being made to shut off further SEN
ate discussion of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing dismissals
or of the civil service situation
generally.
Senator Caraway bitterly de-
nounced these tactics on the part
of the Republican leaders. He ac-
cused Vice President Coolidge of
refusing 10 recognize him.
II have been on my feet for half
an hour, trying to get recognized"
shouted Senator Caraway MANY
Republicans have been recognized in
the meantime. 1 want to know II
the presiding officer is to estab-
Iish new rule here of recogniz-
ing only Republican Senators"
Finally Allowed Floor.
Senator Caraway was finally al
lowed to present his resolution, but
discussion on IL went over until TO-
morrow.
Plans of First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bartlett for removing
the higher executive officers in the
Government from the jurisdiction OF
the Civil Service Commission met
with strong opposition in the Senate
today, In which leading Republicans
joined.
=. Sterling Opposes Bartlett.
Senator Sterling. chairman of the
civil service committee. declared to-
day that he was unaIterabiy opposed
20 the Bartlett proposition.
IT am in favor building up the
Civil Service" said Senator Sterling.
'I believe that as far as possible the
Government employe should. be
placed under II. To confine the civil
service merely to the lower grade
positions would be to destroy the
whole meaning of civil service. II
would rob the Federal employe of
any incentive for efficiency or hard
work.
II do not believe the Administra-
tfon will accept Mr.. Bartletts point
OF view. Opposition to II will not be
on a partizan basis, am sure"
After half.hour conference with
the President this forenoon Louis A.
Hill, new director of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, announced
he hoped to have work resumed
within eight days iR that part OF the
plant which has been closed for an
inventory.
Director Hill said that at the close
of the inventory he would make a
complete report to the Department
of Justice with view to having the
bureau Of investigation look into
any irregularities that may have
been developed. .....-. "a
Outlines Conditions.
1t was stated by MIR. Hill that
he gave the President a general out
line of conditions in the bureau as
they are at the present time. He
said no further dismissals or radical
changes in personnel were in immedi-
ate prospect.
Mr.. Hill professed to have no in
formation about the loss of the s4,-
900 worth OF mutilaetd bills found in
the Potomac River Saturday He
said such bills would be sent to the
Treasury Department first and that
any investigation would be conducted
by the Treasury Secret Service,
which is one of the most efficient
organizations in the Government.
Union Officials Active.
The fight to save the civil service
was begun this morning by union
officials, who held a conference ut
the offices of the Federal Employees
Union TO consider letter written by
the President to the union, In which
the Administration is understood to
have politely, but firmly, told the
union to mind its own business"
The announcement was made to-
DAY from the White House that
President Harding had written Presi-
dent Luther Steward, chief of the
Federal Employees Union, to the ef.
feet that the President, and not the
union, is going to run the Govern
ment.
When assed to make the letter
public. Il was stated at the White
House that the letter was addressed
20 President Steward and that II
he wanted to make 1t public he
could do so.
Union officials, however, refused
90 make the letter public today,
declaring that the matter was un-
der consideration.
Action Is Contemplated.
I'VE shall have something to say
IN the matter" President Steward
declared, but cannot make known
our contemplated action today"
Union officials are much con-
eerned. II is known, over the status
Of Federal employees now under
IL.