Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
PAY Iniquities Can Wait"

nave one days Work In week.
PAY Iniquities Can Wait"
ut may be that there are some In
equalities existing in the departments
In the pay situation, but they can walt
No employe Of the United States Gov
eminent has to 60 out upon the streets
and ask for something to eat. II there
is any one OF them that feels that he
can better his poSition-and I hope
there are many Of then-he is at lib
erty to try It, The United States Gov
eminent Is university where training
Is had for men and women for higher
places and to enable them to get high
er compensation. am glad to relate
that several waited on me today about
these increases and said that they had
never given a thought to the facts that
have stated, and in view Of the dis
treSs throughout the country they said
they were ashamed to press the matter.
II there is need to right this matter,
this Is not the time to do 1t. This can
wait until the next session Of Congress;
1t can wait until q better time, when
the sun Of prosperity is again shining,
and when everybody shall have a
chance for employment-a chance to
make a living"
Representative Taylor, Democrat, Of
that 1.-The administration is urging upon
Congress the strictest economy and at
the same time the President recon-
mendS an increase in the salaries OF
Federal employees Of something like
$4,000, 600, and the gentleman, as
chairman of our committeeman may
say I am In full accord with the gentle
man in all the administration econ
omy program-but as chairman OF the
Appropriations Committee the gentle
man now recommends that we 60 In
the face of the President and disregard
his recommendation and refuse to APP
propriate for these salary increases"
Proud Of Budget Cut.
Chairman Wood replied that "the
Appropriations Committee has frequent
ly heretofore cut the budget estimates. I"
He was again applauded when he said,
I'VE have cut them every year and
am glad that we have" He admon-
ished his colleagues that sentiment Is
the finest thing In the world, but we
should not let sentiment run away with
our Judgment, and we should be free
and women"
Chairman Wood concluded the argu-
ment over salary increases for the
Government workers by saying:
II think that Is very pertinent and
wish to make this observation: do
not think that In the history Of this
country or In the history Of any other
country when such a calamity has be-
fallen the world as is now pending,
were the people of the United States
as well organized to meet it with cour-
age and efficiency and success as they
are to meet this one. I need only give
you one example. The Red Cross has
SIS, 100000 for the purpose of relieving
the present distress They have only
disbursed $500, 600 of 1t. That is the
only need they have had for disbursing
It, Every village, every hamlet, every
city in all the United States took the
lead from President Hoover when he
called about his table the representa-
tives Of labor, the representatives Of
capital, and all public missions Of this
country and told them what was before
US and asked the employers Of all men
not to reduce their wages.
They were not reduced. He asked
the leaders of labor not to ask for more
wages, and they have not asked for
more wages. Organizations all over this
country are meeting this distress as was
never done before. II President Hoover
never does another thing In his life
worthy Of commentator, the world win
never fully appreciate the service that
h. fess-serei when ne called that com