The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-18
Bringing New People Into the
Civil Service and Dismissing
Those Here
By BILL PRICE.

The revelations in the Government Printing Oce-especa
y as to holding aurements to people in all parts OF the
country to take examinations and come here for
permanent employment and then dismssng many OF them
along with older empoyemay to call the attention of
the President to fact that to extent this practice
service though probably
deliberately done.
IN the face of the known orders of President COOLIDGE
that Government departments and bureaus must reduce their
personnel to the limit of his policies of economy
the eligible of the civil service drawn for
appointments vacancies instead of the operation of
systematic cooperative agreement among departments and
bureaus that shall be filled from employees who
have been dismissed who about to be dismissed.
In all probability the Civil Service Commission is
tnuing to hold all classes of positions here
and elsewhere the civil service and applicants for positions
undoubtedly feel that they successfully pass examinations
and appointed they will become permanent workers for
Recent DEVELOPMENTS indicate that civil service employees
may they that they perma-
Under methods used in the printing office Govern
has the least idea what may happen him
her. what his efficiency rating and these ratings
may be just what official wants them to be.
The President is extremely busy right and
in the Government service It is to be hoped however that
he will find time later and will become intimately
quaned with policies prevailing throughout the Government
service
understanding among Cabinet officers that en-
ployes dismissed from department will be taken by
other departments if possible but there number Of
independent bureaus like the Government Printing Office
the officials of which dismiss workers without advance
ana are not In an attempt to place those dis
missed elsewhere Instead of doing this they fill vacancies
from the eligible lists OF the civil service marked injustice
to workers in the those who brought
and put to work without knowing what fate awaits them
With the prospect that large number of Government
workers to lose their positions before July l. and even
aterWard would be just and fair that all executive heads
Of departments be required by the President to
get together and adopt the policy of trying for dis
missed workers by fitting them in where additional workers
are wanted temporarily abandoning the civil service registers
except where special requirements and not
be found among those now in the service
not the right thing by any for the Government
through bureau department toll people here
while large numbers of old employees being be
dismissed The opinion through the country is that civil
service appointment position people
should not be brought here until the employment situation is
settled somewhat upon basis of permanency.
The processes of each department bureau handling its
own appointments and dismissas may be all right under
normal conditions, but situation like the existing
now there should be close cooperation under directing
head or nerdeparmenta organization named by the Pres
dent This organization could get reports the employ
ment needs of all departments and the probable dismissa
to De made working out the problems in fairness and with
consideration of decent treatment.
There should also be Presidential requirement that dis
missed employees shall be given priority in the filling of
cancles In the future Take the Government Printing Office
case as sample July that establishment will
several hundred extra workers The Public
be required to give priority above civil eligible
lists to all dismissed employees who wish return.
Inc same thing should apply elsewhere in Government
bureaus and departments this is done through
merdepamenal organization representing
civil service eligible lists will be called upon many new
people brought in
oent They have right to believe in him This faith
continue there systematic effort
ne interests OF employees rather than deal with them in
hazard manner
Inc PRESIDENT getting information from defense
OF employees but the majority workers probably
LINK mat their communications would
part OF letter which the White recently
ana which probably reached the President