Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-10
HOOVER SUGGESTS
FEDERAL WORKERS
GIVE TO JOBLESS
Civil Service Commission Is
Working Out Plan for ST.
100000 Contribution.
PROPOSAL INCLUDES
ALL U. S. EMPLOYEES
Presidents Proposal Will Be Laid
Before Officials on
Friday.

At the suggestion of President Hoo
yer, 3 plan is being worked out by the
Civil Service Commission for the Gov
eminent employees to supply $l,000,000
of the s2,601 900 quota of the local
Community Chest here for the coming
year.
It is thought that the plan will re-
Semble similar ones adopted by INDUS
tries throughout the country. whereby
employees voluntarily contribute one OF
two or three days pay month.
In making this known at the White
House today President Hoover empha-
sized the fact that such a contribution
plan proposes to include civil service en-
ployes not only in Washington, but
throughout the country.
Contributions to Be Voluntary.
The President indicated that he ex-
poets Thomas Campbell chairman OF
the Civil Service Commission. to whom
he recently outlined his proposal to
report upon the completion of such a
plan very shortly following conferences
with departmental heads. 1t is under
stood that a voluntary contribution OF
this sort on the part of Federal en-
ployes has grown out of requests made
by individual employees and groups to
the Presidents Organization on Unem-
ployment, headed by Walter S. Clifford.
The first proposal of this kind put
up to the President included the estab-
1ishment of staggering hours for Federal
employees, so as to provide additional
employment, but when this plan was
studied, at the request of the President
it was found to be impracticable, mas
much as it conflicted with the Civil
Service laws, which require a Stipu-
lated number of hours work each week
The President for this reason disap-
proved OF further consideration and
therefore, promptly suggested the alter
native plan, providing for voluntary
contributions.
officials TO Get Plan Friday.
I, Details of the arrangements for bring
ing Government employees into the Com
munity Chest and unemployment relief
campaign will be laid before the full
oficial Department Committee Friday
Campbell announced today. Mr.. Camp
bell is acting as chairman of the COM
mittee suggested by Mr.. Hoover.
Commissioner Campbell stressed that
contributions from the Government en-
ployes is, to be on an absolutely volun-
tary basis. 1t is the hope of members
of the Governmental Committee thai
the Government department quota viii
be reached.
This is computed on the basis of
an expected contribution from Govern
ment employees amounting to one days
pay a month for three months, amount
ing to a total of three days full pay.
approximately.
The first payment would be made,
under these plans, on January Is, with
the remaining two payments to be made
in the two succeeding months.
Pledges are to be sought not later
than December Is, Commissioner
Campbell said.
The subcommittee of the govern
mental department relief organization
will meet Thursday to consider the
best means of collection of donations
Two proposals now are before the
committee.
One would involve the payment OF
the contributions by government en-
'ployes direct to the Community Chest
organization. The other would be fol
the appointment of an agent in each
Government department and indie
pendent Office for the acceptance of the
contributions, such agents to credit the
donations and then pass them over tc
the Community Chest. The latter plan
it is explained would save the Com
munity Chest considerably in the mat
ter of the collection of the donations.
$4,000 Workers in d. c.
The tentative quota for the Govern
ment employees was gagged somewha
on the number of Government EN-
ployes in Washington, now numbering
approximately $4,000, including EN-
ployes of the District of Columbia
congressional and judiciary stats. TIL
plan for voluntary contributions, how
ever, it is explained, Goes not includ
the congressional stats nor those o
the judiciary.
In arriving at the department quot;
of 100000, allowance was made TO
contributions from between 10 and 81
per cent of the total number of EN-
ployes included in the plan
Commissioner Campbell revealed ais
that the total budget for Washington
of $2,60l 900 included both the Com
munity Chest budget for next year ant
an allotment for the needs of takini
care of the unemployed here durini
this Winter.
Members Of the departmental sun
committee which is charged with tn
detail arrangements includes Chairman
Campbell, Charles P. Slsson, assistan
attorney general; r, c. white, assist
ant Secretary of Labor; Ferry K. Heath
assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Herbert r. Brown. chief of the Unite
States Bureau of Efficiency; Lieut.. Co
u. S. Grant, Sd: DR.. Luther H. Reich
elderfer, chairman of the District Boar
of Commissioners and Luther p. Stew
ard, president of the Federation O
Federal Employees.