Evening star., 1924-06-11
FIELD PAY TANGLE
TO GO TO COOLIDGE
Service Heads May Ask Leave to
Pay Bonuses Out Of Reg
ular Funds.

The plight OF more than 100000
neld service employees, including be-
tween 1000 and 1900 residing in the
District Of Columbia. who face cut
IN pay after July I because the re-
classification appropriation bill failed
OF enactment, will be taken direct to
President Coolidge.
This was ascertained today when 1t
was learned that reports are being
drawn up in the many departments
and establishments having services in
the feld-inciuding practically all OF
themr-for submission to the bureau
OF the budget.
Will Coordinate Proposals..
II is understood Director Lord of
the bureau of the budget will CO.
ordinate the many proposals from all
the different establishments and de-
partmenta, as to how to prevent a
bill allowing q pay increase, and
will lay the whole problem before
the President.
Gen. Lord was out Of the city
today. but Is expected to return with
in a few days: In the meantime ca I'M :,
anxiousiy were endeavoring to figure
out ways and means of solving the
problem, and the matter was the SUBJ
ject of spirited discussion among
bility for administering the law.
Plan to Keep Up Pay.
Some oficials will recommend. ii
was learned definitely today. that
the departments and establishments
be authorized by the President to pay
the same salaries as at present re-
ceived by tho field service employees.
out Of the funds appropriated for
the coming year. apportio11ing g,t,s their =
the spirit OF the anti-deficiency act
These oficials through the bureau
Of the budget would ask President
Coolidge for authority so to proceed
in all the field service. 1t was ar
no difficulty at all In the matter of
tho persons who are paid out of a
lump sum appropriation and there
probably would be no serious diff
ficulty in the matter Of those paid
under statutory salaries.
No Decision Reached.
No definite decision had been
reached at the bureau Of the budget
today. No formal application had
been made to the controller general,
asking his opinion about the matter
The controller general has before
him the question of salaries for the
police. firemen and teachers. submit
ted by the District Commissioners
who are in a Quandary as to whether
they will have to reduce all these
salaries by the amount OF the $240
bonus, because of failure of the sec
ond deficiency bill in the Senate by
tilibuster.
The field service people are in an
entirely different situation. however
The appropriation for their salaries
was in the bill which failed.
Difference I'm Cases.
There were those in high circles in
the government today who were free
to predict that il there could be a
of the $40 bonus money for the field
there might be an equal possibility
of paying the increased salaries pro-
vided in the field service reclassifi-
cation. In other words to use an
old and homely illustration. it was
could 'go the whole hog or none"
A blow will be struck at morale in
the government service throughout
the world, it was agreed today. if the
field service people lose their bonus
after July /.
Number in Washington.
Civil Service Commission records dc
Hol InulCdte eAdCIiy now many per-
sons in the field services are located
in Washington. 1t was estimated by
some officials. however, that the num-
ber is between 1000 and 1900
Whether all of those in the field
services here would be affected un-
der the failure of the reclassfication
appropriation bill was not known by
the Civil Service Commission.
Among the. establishment ant
offices in Washington which are in
the field service and may be affected
are the following:
Treasury Department-Customs serv.
| ice. purveying depot. public health
| service dispensary. hygienic labora.
| tory.
War Department-Bolling Field
District engineers Office, superin-
| tendent public buildings and grounds
engineer reproduction plant. Wash
ington barracks, finance office, gen
| eral staff War College, medical de-
partment at large, army medical
school, motor transport corps, ord
! nance department at large. quarter
master intermediate depot, Walter
Reed Hospital. signal service.
Department of Justice-United
States Attorneys office.
Interior Department-St. Elizabe tn,
Hospital, Freedmen Hospital.
Navy Department-Navy yards
! Naval Hospital, naval air station
naval research laboratory, Bellevue.
Veterans Bureau-District man.
ager fourth district office, Mount Alte
Hospital.
Civil Service Commission-Fourt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern district of valuation.