Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16
LEHLBACH PLEDGED
SUPPORT IN FIGHT
Civil Service Leagues Offer
AIu in AboIishinq CIassi-
fIcation Board.

pleEra m, Representative Lehlpach.
Republican. New Jersey, last night
was pledged the support of the Civil,
Service League of Washington and
The. National Civil Service Reform
League for his bill to abolish the
classification Board and turn its func-
tious over TO the civil Service Com
mission The bill is now in the civil
service committee Of the House.
Ar. Lehlbach as one Of the princi-
nal speakers 1T dinner n the Won
ems University club told the civil
service League he was not certain
that he could obtain passage for his
bill the second time through the
House but he would try. Last con.
rress it passed the House. hur did not
come Ia v"te in the Senate.
Reports White House Visit.
Report Of The recent visit Of dele
cation from the local league to Presi-
dent Coolidge was made by DR.. FL
lerv &. Stowell. president. and DR.
Charles +. Hill who revealed the at
tack they had made on the present
system of personnel ma ma cement by
the Government and something of
President Ccoldce's response.
Dr. Hill said he obtained the inn
preston tina; President Coolidge would
favor the LehlbaCh bin. This was vel
coined by Tho lea cue in view of the
fact thai the President in his annual
n1essace to Congress had said thai
'the administration nf the tCla sSifca
tom act is in the hands vi an i'm
partial board
Pledges to Mr. Lehlhach In sup
port Of his bill came from Or. StoweU.
for the civil Service League. and
from Harry w Marsh of New York
CITY. secretary Of the National Civil
Service Reform League.
Mr.. Lehlhach in review of the
history of classification went back to
reCite The work Of the commission
appointed under President Taft 20
Years 90. and traced the steps which
he said had been working toward
definite constructive goal. 2 system
which would provide Justice and
equity in dealing with the Fedora
emplove and provide for him the
prospect of increase in pay and pro
morton.
Charged Law Violation.
JUS when il seemed that all this
effort was about TO come TO fruition
in a cla ssifica ton built on the recent
law, MIR. Lehlhach said the Classifica-
ton Board had deliberately 'violat ed
The law and wrecked and annulled
ella ssification." The board he said
had failed to set M first the proper
classes within the grades Of tho sery.
ices and fix titles and salaries under
the act, and had not reported TO Con
Eress a system Of ella ssification for
the field. which X had been ordered
by law 10 do. based on the Skeleton"
set nm bv congress- in the law for
the District Of Columbia.
Attacking he chief OF the Bureau
nf
dominated the Ga ssifiCation Board to
eyade tho law Mr.. Iehlhach charged
tho chief of tho bureau had resorted
to misGuotation of the law. distortion
IF facts. half truths and evasions to
influence those who placed confidence
in him.
He has in a measure succeeded in
creating in the minds of some upright
and conscientious men. anxious in full
measure to perform public service.
nlsconCeption Of the terms of the
classification act. and an unfounded
Apprehension of its fiscal conse-
duences.
Tn IN ei,I.s S,,nor,ors
time. Mr. I.ehlbach declared: It's
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ar 80 lou"o some
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y, plIi"tiolls' appropriations ana eff
,Ieh'H service ratings were founded
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ssrded as a critarion said NJ, W..
sick. the classifcstio, Of tba Eada'sI
EerrlCa he satisfactorily.
h,- tho Personnel C-1assiecotia,p O.,
es now constituted nith tbe dt,ie;o,,
Of authority and Tho co,eict - -;
terests which have hean ca sn,ar.n.
IN It's renorted deliberations Tha -.
snnnsihflity for Tho do,alnnn,ont
cIaccifca+io, n,an sh,,,Is ~ ". va
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