Evening star., 1924-03-22

members OF the% United States civil
seryfcet than ysteTna ticaJlySt to ignore
or tnyestiEate them. In an address in
Wa5HingtSN tho other day Fhpmp
saidi cerpMenting on the {scandAl OF
the non-livfhg wage paff many. able
and patriotic civil servants: = : <. -
t"supposfDE Langley. the ;ettltnsnt
physicist, who invented the fytng
machine, or Clarence King first di-
rector of the geological survey; or
Alexander Bache, who developed the
coast and geodetic survey before
their deaths had been suraIhoned,4 On
dayset aside annually, and sih the
presence sof the Congress and the SS-
preme. Court had had their service
and sacrifice, rewarded by a dAt1n-
gNfshed decoration at the hands OF
Carfany one imagine that this would
not send a thrill throughout the Whsle
Civil service?'. IS "a
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LAS Attorney General Daugherty and
his counsel think the Senate investi-
cation is anomalous from every
standpoint; they are themselves re-
sorting to unusual methods of rebuff
tai. Every time a Brookhart- Whe eeler
witness wanders into the realm OF
| fiction-from Daugherty's point of
view-the Attorney General makes
statement to the press. william j.
Burns, chief of the Department Of
! Justices bureau of Investigation, has
been hitting back in the same fash
| ion. Mr.. Daugherty's communicates
are not always vitriolic. recent
statement commended the fairness
of certain witnesses. Doheny has
been issuing broadsides to the press
for n month. In Bri'-h judicial
practice. which is su:~s ed to be
the corner stone of our ~, each ana
all OF these recourses would probably
be considered infractions because
dealing with sub-judice matters, and
somebody might suddenly fad him
self in contempt of court.
Representative Meyer Jacobstein,
who sits in the House for the Roches-
ter, n. Y, constituency, has been TAX
! ing a great and solemn referendum
there on the bonus. He sent out
| ballot to every ex-service man he
could reach in Monroe county, many
OF whom are not members OF the
American Legion. To the question.
| do you want adjusted compensa-
tion?" $3.50 answered yes, and n no.
| To the question, What kind OF ad.
| justed compensation do you prefer
1855 asked for a cash bonus. and 2,1o4
| for Insurance OF some type. Some or
Jacobsteins constituents were not
| content with simple voting. but Gag
| erly expressed their opinions. one
who voted against a bonus SAID: In
case OF another war, 1t will be handy
I for the United States to have httie
| loose change" A pro-bQnus chap
wrote: MY service In the Army ac-
tuaiIy cost me $4,000 In loss OF pay.
| I feel that even a small part Of this
| would be acceptable, without In any
way irnpairins my patriotism.
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Postrasterships, while sometimes
they allow a member cf Congress to
secure a good position for some help
full friend, are for the most part the
lbugbear Of existence for congressman.
There arc two notable exceptions,
however, IN the present House. Rep.
resentative Charles l.. Cnderhili OF
Massachusetts claims that he and
| Representative julius Kahn of San
| Francisco are the only two men IN
! Congress who haven't postmaster
! in their district All OF the substa :
/ tions in Representative Cnderhilis
district come under the Boston post
master.
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