Evening star., 1925-06-22
FEAR OF HUGE CUT
IN DEPARTMENTAL
PAY ROLLS FADING
Fewer Than 500 Expected to
Be Laid Off After July |
Despite Rumors.
PERSONNEL BOARD STILL
LACKS DISMISSAL LISTS
Reports That 5000 Are to Lose
Jobs Discounted by Un-
official Check-Up.

Even though only a little more than
week remains before July l, the end
OF the fiscal year 1925, and the dav
"hen the much-discussed and vaguely
iiiiteo-at large number of separations
from the Government pay roll in
washington will become effective.
nelther the personnel classification
board nor the office of the Bureau of
the Budget had any idea TODAY how
large the number would be. That not
more than 1000 employees and prob.
ably considerably fewer than that
would be separated from the Govern
ment service, seemed assured. even
'housh within the last few days state
ments have been made that about
o'oVo would be dropped from the rolls.
The personnel classification board,
according to Guy f. Allen, its chair
man, has had no lists Of employees
STATED Tor dismissal sent to 1t, as must
-De done under the executive order of
June 4. removing final authoritv ~
hiring and firing from the hands OF
the bureau or division chief and pIac-
ing 1t In the hands of the classifica
tlon board. These lists. under the
executive order, must be in the hands
OF the board by June %, as FIVE days
are allowed for employees TO file ap-
peais or exceptions to the recon-
mendauons for dismissal.
Fewer Than 500 to Go.
The expected large number of dis.
mlssals, because of reduction in an
preparations for salary of personnel
nave tailed to materialize a check.uD
or the situation today showing that
leWer than 800 are scheduled to go.
althoush Congress frightened up the
ielns OF the administrative machinery
IN many of the appropriation bills
when 1t inserted a provision In the
appropriation acts for 1926 specifying
tnat not more than a certain amount
could be expended for personal serv-
ices This is a drastic step and
provision never before inserted in ap-
preparations for personal services.
About 100 persons are to be dropped
on July from the adjusted compensa.
ton unit of the Veterans Bureau.
Between 200 and 800 persons are to
be dropped from the loans and cur
rency division of the public debt sery-
ice of the Treasury Department, and
81 are to go from the Interior Depart
ment. Drastic cuts are not con-
templated in any of the other depart
ments. so far as could be ascertained
today, even though a few are to go
here and there.
Commerce Force Increased.
The Shipping Board. embarked upon
a program of personnel reduction, de-
signed to effect salary reductions OF
million dollars for the calendar year,
is not making any sudden cuts on
July l, although its force is being
steadily reduced. Serious reductions
in force are not contemplated in the
War and Navy Departments, nor is
the State Department personnel to be
reduced. Commerce, Labor and Post
Office foresee no cuts in personnel,
while the Commerce Department paw
roll will be augmented by the addi-
ton Of about 1000 employees trans
ferred from the Bureau OF Mines of
the Interior Department to the Com
merce Department under the recent
executive order of the President, ef-
fective July l. About 200 of these
employees are in Washington.
The new policy embarked upon by
the Interior Department of not filling
positions made vacant by designations,
deaths and retirements, along with
other reductions in force has brought
about a curtailment of more than $50
employees in the department so far
during the fiscal year. Further re-
ductons are contemplated.
Mr. Allen said today that a large
number of separations from the serv-
ice are not expected on July l, basinS
his opinion on the reports he has
heard regarding recommends tions to
be made by administrative officers.