The Washington times., 1925-09-11
CIVIL SERVICE
DRY AGENTS
URGED
Federal Employees Adopt Res.
oIution Affecting Several
Government Branches

BOSTON, Mass, Sep. 11.-Pro-
hibition agents will belong to the
civil service, if the resolution
adopted by the Federation of Fed
eral Employees, now in session at
the Hotel Brunswick, passes the
next Congress. This resolution
would also bring other Govern
ment workers, such as the IN
ternal revenue service, the public
health service, and others besides
the prohibition unit, under the
civil service.
Text of Resolution
The resolution reads as follows;
whereas, in certain depart
ments of the United States Govern
ment, such as the internal revenue
service, United States public health
service, prohibition unit, ETC., some
of the employees do not come under
the civil service act Of 1888, and
whereas, many of the States,
counties and cities throughout the
country are recognizing the value
of the merit system from two points
of view First, in making public
employment a business proposition,
thereby eliminating unnecessary en-
ployes and reducing salary expenses
accordingly. and, secondly, in
guaranteeing tenure of office, as
in business employment, from the
worry of the vicissitudes of politics,
thus allowing employees to live hap
PLY, maintain homes, and raise
families, contamination tnat
should be the aim of every one;
-
not being in the classified civil
service, do not enjoy the benefit
of the civil service retirement act
Of May %, 1920; therefore,
BE it resolved. by the National
Federation of Federal Employees, in
its eighth convention, assembled in
Boston, Mass, September z, 1925,
that it heartily indorses the extern
sion of the merit system and here
by directs the executive council to
use it's best efforts to have all the
employees of the United States, be-
sides the above mentioned. brought
under the classified civil service,
either by legislative or by Executive
order, at the next session of Con-
gress.''
The resolution was referred to
the committee on legislation.
Preference Advocated.
Preference for employees on the
civil service reappointment list was
also advocated at the afternoon
meeting of the convention. This
will make it necessary to employ
a man dropped without prejudice,
either for reasons of disability or
for economy, in any position for
which he is qualified before new
eligibIes are certified.
Instances were cited of men who
had been retired disabled, who came
back later not to find the same
job waiting for them, but were
forced to take a job at one-half
the salary they had previously com
manded. While this condition may
not be entirely remedied by the
resolution passed at the convention,
ii is an important step in helping
out those who have been employed
by the Government.
Iiberalizing the retirement act
was part of the afternoon program
of the convention. A resolution
was passed raising the figure of
retirement salary from $3.50 to
$1,000 a year, and making thirty
years service, regardless Of age,
the requirement
Resolutions favoring payment of
overtime and Sunday and holiday
work in all Government depart
ments were passed, and a resolution
in favor of the Saturday half holi-
day for all Government employees.
The delegates yesterday went to
Swampscott where they enjoyed
dinner and dancing at the New
Ocean House.
Election of officers for the com
ing year begins today.