Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
M'CARL RUtESPAY
RAISE DUE JULY IS
Ultimatum to Lord Says Con-
gress Meant to Start WeIch
Scales at Once.

Sharply disagreeing with Gen
Herbert M. Lord, director Of the bulge
and chairman of the Personnel Classi.
flcation Board. Controller General Nc.
Carl today handed down an uitimatun
denying all contentious of Gen. Lore
and holding that the original McCar
decision of June for placing in effect
the WEIGH act salary increases shoulC
be carried out.
Gen. Lord, whose representative
Capt Carlos Van Leer Is the head of ths
classification board, contended in let.
ter TO McCarl that the classification
board should have some authority ir
administering the Welsh act. particu-
larly that part which concerns grades
known as Pa. P-5. CAF-Il anC
CAF-12.
McCarl. in his categorical reply, de-
clared that nothing Gen. Lord said
''justifieS or requires any modification
or change in the decision of June 2
1928. and. accordingly, said decision
Is affirmed"
Pay July Is.
McCarl added, however. that there
was no purpose or intent in the amend
ed act, or In the construction thereof
by this Office. to attempt to intefers
with or curtail the jurisdiction or duties
invested in or imposed upon the Per-
sonnel Classification Board under the
original classification act of 1928"
In brief, the McCarl answer today
means that the increased salaries pro-
vided by the Welch act must be paid
by Government paylnaSterS in the JULY
daN ffF1Hnr fhA Lac
vided by McCarl IN his decision, and
the classification board viii not be per
mitted to take up these disputed grades
and allocate them according 10 the
boards Interpretation of the law.
McCarl holds that the Welch act was
meant to be automatic, and that ad-
ministrative officers by mandatory act
of Congress must pay these increases
on July Is without any action of the
Classification Board.
"Intent Of Congress"
THE Congress" said McCarl, 'eyi-
IDENTIFY recognized that the board would
not be able to reallocate all individual
positions under the new description OF
basic qualification with the higher
grade as nxed In the bin as originally
drafted and introduced. and also per-
form the additional duties imposed
upon it In connection with the re-
Quirement for n survey OF the field
service and report to the Congress at
Its next session. and for that reason,
sought by inserting the two adminiS-
trative paragraphs In question to re-
heve the situation and insure aTaHaEs
payment OF the increases In compenSa-
ton authorized by the amended act
effective July l, 1898. without any
curtailment OF the powers or functionS
which the board might lawfully exer-
else after July l, 1913. under the pru-
visions of the original classification
act of 1923"
An argument over the matter was
specifically contained In three questions
submitted by Gen, Lord and answered
In detail by Controller General McCafl
THE specific questions asked In the
present submission are found In the
following quoted paragraphs, which for
reference purposes are here designated
hy the numbers |. and 3:
al, According to the decision OF
your olflce, all positions now in CAF.tl
and pa win an July next advance
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