Evening star., 1923-08-22
COOLIDGE REJECTS
ruling BY M'CARL
President Orders Compensa-
tion Paid to Employees Made
III by Duties.

President Coolidge approves the ac-
ton Of the United States Employees
Compensation Commission in Its efforts
to compensate federal employees suffer-
ing from occupationaI diseases or sick
ness, thereby disapproving the recent
holding of Controller General McCarl
that these employees were not entitled
to pay from the government.
This was made known today by Mrs.
Bessie P. Brueggeman. chairman Of
the commission, following a conference
with the President at the White House,
during which the policy of the commits
, sion regarding the compensating Of
those persons contracting sickness or
disease IN the line of duty, was dis
cussed.
Follows Hardine's Stand.
At the same time the fact was re-
vealed that the late President Hard
ing two days before. his departure
for Alaska had signified his approba-
tfon Of the commissions stand. and
assured the commission. that he
agreed with the legal opinion handed
down by Attorney General Daugherty
upholding the commissions policy.
Aside from the fact that Controller
General McCarl has been reported as
not being greatly impressed by the
opinion of the Attorney General, and
that he has since said he would hold
up vouchers for this class of employees
IN the future. Mrs. Brueggeman gave
positive assurance today that those
employees suffering from occupational
diseases or sickness will receive their
due compensation.
The controller general made II
known to the commission several
months ago that his office would re-
IL 10 compensate government work
ers whom tho commission declared
were victims of maladies incurred in
their work. He held that there was
a distinction between maladies and
Injuries. Cases which already Mad
arisen, the controller said, would he
| taken care of. but not SO with those
arising in the future.
Bush Sees President.
! \ description of his recent trin
through continental Europe was
given to President Coolidge today by
Irving T. Bush. president of the
chamber of commerce of New York.
Mr.. Bush said afterwards that he dis
| cussed a number of matters with the
President. among them being busi-
ness .condftions In this country and
the political and economical condi-
tions in Russia.
In his opinion. Russia, while IL
has passed the destructive stage, has
| not advanced sufficiently for this
country to contemplate recognition.
Nor does he believe that the time is
yet ripe for the sending of a trade
commission to negotiate with a simI
| lar one of Russians. He believes.
however, that there should be some
contact until the United Staets is sat
| isfied that its relationship may. become
closer and more intimate.
i James M. Book. solicitor general OF
the Department. Of Justice, presented
| to the President observations obtain
| ed on his recent European tour. say
ing that they could be best summar-
| lied by saying that conditions In
| Europe were tragic and menacing.
An unhealthy condition exists in all
| of the major countries OF Europe, Mr..
Beck said, adding that France faces
I the danger Of too great an issue of
paper money.
! Meets Indian Supervisors.
Commissioner Burke of the Indian
| bureau introduced to the President
| today ten supervisors Of education
! among the Indian tribes scattered
throughout the country. who are at
tending a policy conference being
held at the bureau.
Others who conferred with the
| President today were F. X. Wadleigh,
fuel distributor; Clyde B. Atchison,
acting chairman of the l. c. c.; for
mer Senator Marion Butler and j J.
George of North Carolina; Eugene
Meyer, jr., director of the War Finance
| corporation. and Thomas +. Henry OF
| Detroit.
!, The fact that he slept in the White
House for the first time did not cause
Mr.. Coolidge to change his custom of
| early rising. He arose as usual,
I about 6 o'clock, and a half hour later,
accompanied only by one secret serv-
| ice man. started for his daily stroll
| There was a drizzle of rain at. the
time. and when he reached the Penn
| syivania avenue entrance to the
| White House grounds. he changed his
mind and after a short stroll through
the front and rear grounds, which
| included brief inspection of the
| trench for the pipes to carry steam
| heat from the State, War and Navy
building to the White House. he re-
turned to the mansion for breakfast.
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