The Washington times., 1926-01-12
Protecting the Interests of
Civil Service Employees
By BILL PRICE

The Civil Service League engaged in acrimon
Gus discussion with the oy service sne surean
those organizations refused to divug certain information
wanted to appointments in the Bureau OF Efficiency and
official actions in the Classification Board.
motives and policies of the Civil Service League are
fully revealed but presumably the league is DESTROYS
of doing what it thinks Congress elsewhere for the
promotion spirit Of merit in the civil service
against political influences and seeks to protect and
advance the interests of civil service workers
pending Congress legislation that intended
the Personnel Classification Board its
transfer them Civil Service Commission which
regarded subject political and other influences
Some years ago civil service workers of the country had
real strong friend in the National Civil Service Reform
League active and influential at the White House
Congress The present league desire to revive the
powers and influence then welded and nothing could be
desirable than nonpartisan organization estab
hed the sole purpose Of at all times seeking to safe
guard the best interests of civil service workers
Little be accomplished however by ructions and
sonal attacks there be found substantial grounds
to demonstrate official wrong doing
workers here and elsewhere particularly those
drawing salaries that are shame to great government
need all friends they get The modern tendency
is strongly toward the boosting Of salaries Of the
ups in the service men and women who have behind them
powerful partisan influences Fivexhs of the workers for
the Federal Government in out OF
paid living and from their salaries there
deductions to maintain the payment OF annuites to
tired employees There is widespread impression that
liberal Uncle Sam pays superannuated employees PEN
SION BE pays nothing.
The Bureau Efficiency has been under attack long
time Further animosy has been aroused by the bureaus
efficiency ratings employees The bureau has doubtless
done the best could with these ratings, which not
minated Oruer OF late fTesoenC darulng
pursuance old which had been in operation
Tor years The ratings find little favor with executive heads
Of departments with anybody It is impossible to justly
accurately the value and usefulness Of employees
through any system Of mathematical markings because mol
system can take into thorough consideration the many ee
es that enter into human endeayor This only be done
by personal and observation by those capable oil
Judging human values in service
Furthermore favorsm and influence may enter into
the ratings and addition it is perfectly possible for
disregard them interpret them hey
please.
profound differences in the methods and mark
ings Of rating officers much thatno two will rate
employees alike This works injustice often unntentiona
The Of Efficiency though should not be blamed
doing the best it with foolish law long entirely
disregarded and. properly cassed silly.
Classification Board has been under fire
Congress and from civil service employees because of its
interpretations and administration Of the classification law
There question that this board interpreted the law so
give higher ups all along the line big increases
in salaries while the of workers got little to
amount to no increases at all. i