Evening star., 1925-06-04
DISMISSED CLERKS
TO GET PROTECTION
Government Employees to
Go June 80 Aided by
New Order.

President Coolidge today issued an
executive order providing liberal added
protection to Government employees
who are to be denoted or dismissed
from the rolls when 1t becomes neces-
sary to cut the size of the force. The
order, which superseded section OF
the executive order of October "a, 1921
gives to Government employees the ad.
vantage of having credit on their eff
cheney ratings for length of service
and for dependents.
The order was drawn up by the Per.
Sonal Classification Board, approved by
Director Lord of the Bureau of the
Budget, and was signed by President
Coolidge this morning. 1t will be put
into effect In the same procedure by
which many employees will be dropped
before the end Of this fiscal year, June
80.
Scale of Credits.
A sliding scale OF credit points Is
provided for computing length oi
service, and the matter of dependents
Is not laid down in specific form, ex
cept that 1t shall be taken into con
sideration In planning dismissals
along with Official conduct and other
mulgate regulations to carry the de-
tails into effect.
The classification board agreed tc
the document last night in its f1nal
form, and 1t was transmitted to the
President this morning by Director
Lord of the Bureau of the Budget
The board had been discussing the
merits of the matter for many pro
tracted meetings, and the final draft
is understood to be a compilation OF
the variety Of opinion represented In
the board.
1t was the Bureau of Efficiency
which first prepared a proposal and
submitted 1t to the Government de
partmentS for comment, concerning
length OF service and number of de
pendents, in connection with dismis
sails. A large number and wide va
riety of answers were understood to
have been received, the majority OF
which were said to be favorable to
the general principle involved.
Is Much Modified.
In its final form, however, the
executive order is considerably modi
fed from the original proposal sub
mitted by the Bureau of Efficiency, In
the matter of the scale used, rates
and the methods of applying the sys
tenn.
A large number of Government
clerks are to be dismissed from some
of the Government departments befor.
the end of the fiscal year, 1t Is esti
mated, judging from the reduced ap
propriations in some departments and
establishments. The new executive
order will govern in the matter oil
these dismissals.
One important new feature of the
system was pointed out by Chairman
Allen Of the classification board, to
the effect that such dismissaIs fol
reduction of force must have the
final approval of the classification
board.
Treasury the First.
The Treasury Department will be
one Of the first to use the new sys-
tenn, 1t was predicted, as 1t has sew
/ eral employees to let out in order tc
| come within It's appropriation. The
| exact number has not as yet beer
decided.
Section of the executive order Of
October "a, 1921, which Is super.
seeded by the new order today, read.
as follows:
In cases of reductions in the num-
| Der of employees on account of in
sufficient funds or otherwise, neces,
sary demotions and dismissals shall
be made in order, beginning with thu
employees having the lowest rating II
each class, but honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors whose ratings ar,
good shall be given preference in Sc.
lecting employees for retention"