Evening star., 1923-02-27
CUSTQ[tAl FORCES
MAY GET increase
Amendments to ReoIassifica-
ton Bill Gives Higher Pay
I for Grades II and HI.
EQUALITY FOR SEXES
Federal Employees Express Graft
fcation Over Bill as Great
Forward Step"
EQUALITY FOR SEXES

Amendments TO the compromise re-
classification bill agreed TO by Sena-
Tor Smoot and Senator Sterling today
provide Increased minimum pay for
grades and in the custodial serv-
ice. Another amendment provides
also for specific rule that the prin-
clple of equal compensa tion for equal
work, irrespective of SEX. shall be
followed
In grade Of the custodial service
the minimum rate of compensation is
made $500. AS the bill was reported
TO the Senate the minimum rate was
*'Se. IN grade the minimum rate
or compensation was made $1,000. In
the bill as reported. the minimum
rate was $500.
Senator Sterling hoped to get The
r"riass ilication bail up for action. he
said today.
president Harding has been sent a
letter of thanks for his work looking
toward the enactment of recIassific..
ZION legislation by Luther &. steward
hreSident of the National Federation
Of Federal Employees.
On behalf of the National Fedora
tIoh or Federal Employees. permit me
NNPi VS> ouT appreciation or your
.1etlFe endeaNor to secure reclassifica-
ION Legislation at this session of Con
grcss.' read the letter
improvements Delay Avoided.
We recognize the fact that hut
cor your interest i'll the matter the
r'vIl service might have had to do
"lthout. FOR another year at least. a
most vital Improvement i'll employ
meEt policy
Because of your efforts. We are TO-
cay confident that III. l.. S9.S. the re-
classification bill. which has been so
'ons pending IN Congress. will become
Ia" before March (. Employees all
over the country will be quick TO APP
ifeclate what they owe Won for the
stand YOU have taken in their cause
Cnqualli1ed and unreserved accept
ancn or the rec,assfication bill. as re-
ported. was voiced in resolutions
auopted by the board OF representatives
or Federal Employees Union No al
a meeting held last night preIiminar ry
70 10 the mass meeting held at Masonic
Temple under auspices of the National
Federation of Federal EMPLOYEES.
sage OF the reclassification was
urged in the resolutions adopted by
me local. the largest union of its kind
~ the country. The federal EMPLOYEES
expressed deep appreciation Of the Of
!ortS and interest in the reclassifica-
ilon legislation on the part of P,-esi
dent Harding ard members Of the
senate and House
"Great' Forward STEP
w 'fIe the classification hill as
reported To the Senate does not con-
!aln all that was desired" the reso-
.utions stated, the federal employees
realize that the bill reflects the CON
Sentrated best thought of all con-
cerned, and is a great step forward
In the proper direction
nave made canvass of all of
ehe available mem bers. and of many
DINERS active at one time or another
IN the question of reclassification.
ana | am positive that the prepon-
uerating .epinion is, that the reclass-
,iicatlon bill as agreed to hv Senators
Sterilng and Smoot and approved by
president Harding. should be enacted
INTO law declared Jeremiah Com
hoilN. chairman of the joint conference
on reclassfication today.
u, by any horse play, reclassifica-
non is now defeated or postponed, there
VIII be general disappointment among
tne clerks. ana the effect will be dispir.
hing, Mr.. Connolly continued
URGE COMPROMISE BILL