Evening star., 1928-12-04
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PROGRESS DEMONSTRATED
Kellogg Treaty TO Outlaw War Referred
to as New Step Against %,
Hostile Actions. -

did more to increase the happiness and
prosperity of the people.
Since 1922 increasing production
has increased wages in general 12.9 per
cent. while in certain selected trades
they have run az high as $40 per cent
and 33 per cent. Even in the boot ana
shoe shops the increase is over per
cent and in woolen mills 8.4 per cent.
although these industries have not pros
pered like others. AS the rise in living
costs in this period is negligible, these
figures represent real wage increases.
THE cause of constructive economy
requires that the Government should
cooperate with private interests to
eliminate the waste arising from indus
trial accidents. This item, with all that
has been done to reduce 1t. still reaches
enormous proportions with great suffer
ing to the workman and great loss to
the country.
Infant Mortality
Reduction Is Cited.
1.-THE Federal Government should
continue its solicitous care for the
8,500,00O woman wage earners and its
efforts in behalf of public health which
is reducing infant mortality and i'm
proving the bodily and mental condition
of our citizens.
Civil Service Pay
Shows Big Increase.
"The most marked change made IN
the civil service of the Government
in the past eight years relates to the
increase in salaries The board of act
uaries on the retirement act shows by
It's report that July /. 1921. the aver
age salary of the 330,047 employees
subject to the act was $1,307. while on
June 80, 1927, the average salary of the
corresponding 405,263 was $1969. This
was an increase in six years of nearly
SO per cent. On top of this was the
generous increase made at the last seS-
sion of the Congress generally applica-
BILE to Federal employees and another
bill increasing the pay in certain
branches of the postal service beyond
the large increase which was made
three years ago. This raised the aver
age level from 81 .969 to $2,092, making
an increase in seven years of over 63
per cent While it is we'll known that
in the upper brackets the pay in the
Federal service is much smaller than
III pLlNdIc GItlpIOy iIlCA1t, al tIlC AOWCA
brackets. ranging we'll UP over $4,000,
it is much higher. 1t is higher not only
in actual money paid but in privileges
granted, a. vacation of 80 actual work
ing days. or weeks each year. with
additional time running in some depart
ments as high as 80 days for sick leave
and the generous provisions of the re-
tirement act. No other body of public
servants ever occupied such fortunate
position.
Education Bureau
Renders Big Service.
Through the, Bureau of Education
of the Department of the Interior the
Federal Government, acting in an in
formative and advisory capacity, has
rendered valuable service. While this
province belongs peculiarly to the
States, yet the promotion of education
and efficiency in educational methods
is a general responsibility of the Fed
eral Government. A survey of negro
colleges and universities in the United
States has just been completed by the
Bureau of Education through funds
provided by the institutions themselves
and through private sources. The pres
ent status of negro higher education
was determined and recommendations
were made for its advancement. This
was one of the numerous cooperative
undertakings Of the bureau. Following
the invitation of the Association of
Land Grant Colleges and Universities
the Bureau of Education now has under
way the survey of agricultural col
leges, authorized by Congress. The
purpose of the survey is to ascertain
the accomplishments, the status and
the future objectives of this type 1f
educational training. 1t is now pro-
posed to undertake a survey of secon-
Diary schools which educators insist is
timely and essential.
Public Buildings
Program Extensive.
I'VE have laid out a public building
program for the District of Columbia
and the country at large running into
hundreds of millions of dollars. Three
important structures and one annex
are already under way and one addi-
ton has been completed in the City of
Washington. In the country sites have
been acquired, many buildings are in
course of construction, and some are
already completed. Plans for all this
work are being prepared in order that
1t may be carried forward as rapidly rs
poSSIOlc. 1IllS is the greatest Dulldlng
program ever assumed by this Nation
1t contemplates structures of utility and
of beauty. When it reaches completion
the people will be well served and the
Federal City will be supplied with the
most beautiful and stately public build
ings which adorn any capital in the
world.
Indian Wards
Better Supervised.
THE administration of Indian affairs
has been receiving intensive study for
several years. The Department of the
Interior has been able TO provide better
supervision of health, education and
industrial advancement of this native
race through additional funds provided
by the Congress. The present co-opera-
tive arrangement existing between the
Bureau Of Indian Affairs and the Pub
lie Health Service should be extended.
The Governments responsibility to the
American Indian has been acknowl-
edged by annual increases in appro-
priations to fulfill its obligations to
them and to hasten the time when Fed
eral supervision of their affairs may be
properly and safely terminated The
movement in Congress and in some of
the State legislatures for extending re-
sponSibility in Indian affairs to States
should be encouraged A complete par