The Washington times., 1925-03-24
Bringing New People Here for
Civil Service Positions
Rv BILL PRICE.

By BILL PRICE.
This newspaper has received many etters
editorials on conditions the Government service In this CITY,
all of them favorable attitude taken is not possible
to print so many them extracts but we make an
exception in the case of this short communications
Dear Mr. Price Apropos your interesting editorial OF
recent date advising the President to require all depart
nents and bureaus to of dismissed employees
through inerdeparmenal arrangement and not to the
civil service eligible lists bring people to Washing
tom while so many are be discharged, doubt
less missed point Those discharged get from $1,000 to
$1,000 q year while the new brought in, most
fairly to those here get $1,000 to 81, 400 Saves
money, you H. >. n
The ;ntmaton in the foregoing letter is that departmental
heads in Washington deliberately dismisng employees
at fairly good replace them from civil service
eoble lists at salaries the Government $500 to
$500 year, thereby complying with economy orders
Such ntimations believe to be unfair to the Admins
ration in power confident that there is under
standing policy of that kind The effect of dismissng
large civil employees and replacing them
by people, entering at low salaries IS what the writer
hints at works out that way simply because there no
harmonious understanding THROUGHOUT THE GOVERN
MET SERVICE fill vacancies in departments and bureaus
from dismissed workers instead of going to eligible lists
for people
Despite the widespread knowledge that there is to be
decrease the number of employees in governmental eab
lshments the Civil Service Commission continues to hold
examinations for applicants and appointment clerks continue
to go to the commission to fill vacancies
is not possible to that this good business or
fair The Government makes promise OF Life time JOB
to anybody coming into the civil service but everywhere
understood that competent efficient workers will get
places That understanding getting rude shocks
that bitterly disappointing the of workers. who
being hedged around by all sorts of unfavorable
dons and made feel that they to get about much
consideration workers in proverb hardboed factories
During periods Of unemployment this country the Depart
Labor establishes employment bureaus cooperation
with municipalities These bureaus keep employers and the
unemployed in touch with each other working to the good
advantage of both.
We are threatened with the dismissal many
workers from departments and bureaus which able to
There other and bureaus how
ever which not well supplied with workers and where
vacancies constantly occurring As rule Government
worker dismissed department. finds hunt
employment in Others reinstatement it is termed The
who has lost out is at what to do
What suggested and what feel would be equitable
thing under That the President
point inter departmental committee Of say the appoint
large small These appointment clerks records
of dsmssas and appointments in their respective establish
ments
the President give instructions that
possible with good business the discharged employees of
establishment be given preference in the filling of vacancies
other establishments thereby suspendng the civil service
eligible lists until working conditions get down to normal
basis
Members of the Cabinet cooperating of
OF that kind but that does
extend independent establishments under Cabinet
officers control
Workers will be dismissed whose records efficiency
ratings low that the Government does desire them
again. but this will apply the majority of dismissas
1t far far from just thing to throw competent workers
out Of positions and then few months later the be-
ginning of fiscal year. put additional workers from
the civil service rolls when those dismissed may still be in
Washington hunting employment. There must be ad
vantage the Government utilizing the of trained
experienced employees rather than bringing in those unframed