Evening star., 1924-10-12

only q part of the records OF the
commission.
for Uncle Sam who were employed
when Mr.. Doyle had wished on him
the Job Of developing a merit system,
after many years of abuse had shown
tho evil of the spoils system. He re-
calls with grateful memory the i'm
petus given to this most valuable
reform in the Federal service given
by tho vigorous, driving personality
OF Theodore Roosevelt, who put his
heart into 1t during six formative
years ended in 1895.
The wide sweep of Mr.. Doyle's
influence during the last 40 years in
working out model employment
under the merit system can be par
TALLY comprehended if you stop to
think that in the entire public serV-
ice-Federal, State and municipal
there are more than 100000 persons,
or one for every eight families in
tho country, who draw pay from the
public treasury at the rate of well
over $4,000, 100000 a year. and that
every head of family puts his hand
in his pocket each year and takes
out more than 500 to pay these
public servants. The tests for en-
ployment of these workers, to secure
efficient service compatible with just
treatment of the Individual, have been
worked out, improved and perfected
under Mr.. Doyle's executive direc-
ton.
This represents a gradual develop
ment through the years, after long
and stubborn fighting, since the very
first Congress in 1889 recognized the
constitutional right of the President
to act alone in the matter of re-
movals-thus forging the first weapon
for the spokesman.
John T. Doyle, who has taken a
leading part in this reform for nearly
a half century, and who is unQues-
tionably the best informed man on
the merit system in employment,
points out that today Uncle Sam
is always on the lookout for the best
talent willing to work for the sal
aries paid, and those salaries have
just been reclassified so as to put
them on a more just balance with in
dustry generally. He emphasizes that
in technical lines desirable salaries
go begging.
The citizen. he explains, when he
approaches the Government, usually
comes in contact with a clerk, and is
little aware of the innumerable and
extensive technical, industrial, in
spectional and protective services
which are carried on beyond the pub
lie view.
Having for 40 years had the Job of
finding the best qualified men and
women to carry on all these many and
varied activities. Mr.. Doyle speaks
with conviction begot of extensive ex-
perience in saying that the United
States civil service offers careers of
great possibilities to educated youth
in almost every field of requirement
and research, with opportunity for the
development of individual tastes and
initiative and to do constructive work.
Stressing that human resources are
the greatest OF all resources, Mr..
Doyle makes clear that the merit sys-
tenn of personnel in the Federal serv-
ice seeks the discovery, utilization
and development of the human re-
sources OF the Nation in carrying on
the work of Government 1t is a
progressive movement of human well
fare.
And while he has been year after
year getting the practical experience
of directing the biggest personnel
force in the world. Mr.. Doyle, himself
a Government employe." has not al
lowed himself to get into a rut" or
his mind to become warped as too
many Government clerks are accused
Of doing. He was the son of doctor
and all his life he has been stu
dent He has earned four degrees
bachelor of laws, master of laws. mas
ter of diplomacy and doctor of civil
laws He was for some years a trus-
tee of George Washington Unive rsity.
He is an inveterate attendant at edu-
cational lectures by experts in their
particular line.
Thus he has grown with his job and
become a gentle philosopher ever
ready to help in the solution of the
other fellows" problem.