Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-06

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Senator Smoot described has been the
Continuing. Senator Smoot said that
what was needed was policy o. regard
ing a dismissal as final when an en-
Moves services are no longer requ4teu'
Senator SmOot said be hoped the as
cussion today would have better results
than in the mast and suggests that she
heads Of departments take noIlce VI
what was said in the Senate today.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, OF New
York interrupted to ask Senator Smoot
if he had considered what happens W
people let out Of the service now WIN WIN
100000 already unemployed In Ille
senator srnoot replied that the say
tngs could be effected by the process
of not filling vacancies Wn4ch ocS ,II
through deaths and reslgnat1ons. t1e
explained that a statement Is issued ,, nS
the Government every two weeks sum
varying the figures as to changes IN
Government personnel
Would Cut Own Pay.
Senator Harrison added that he was
willing to vote to reduce his own salary
more than the employees. .-.-
senator Brookhart after expressing
his views regarding the incomes o. o3 =
porationS. concluded as follows:
Inst as long as we permit tnat COLI
5itioy1 IN exist by the laws Of this ooun-
trv / win not be found voting 10 re-
d,Ioe salaries OF any Government EN-
rloyes lust as long as the Me4lo1ls'
The Morgans and the RaSkobs are per
y,itted tn take their huge proftS from
the ueople of the country, khau nos
vote 10 reduce my own salary. neeo
II much more than they need II.
Meantime opposition TO Feoeral pay
o,,+ continued to increase. the me-
fionaI Federation Of Federal Empioses,
three-fourthS of whose mefnoeIs.xtA ~
is ia the states, made maj plans Lo'
+be meeting here Friday OF its eheCo-
t 80. co,,y1cti to take up the immediate
business of opposing the pay cut.
AIready a strong backfre against any
,ed,Ictio1 of salaries by the Feoer ~
GoTernnert has been started out In
the states by locals OF the National
Ee6eration. according to Luther Z.
Steward president. Reports are rolli1s
in every day from locals all over tne
country. Steward said, to snow mat nus
organization is fully alive 70 tle quss-
tion, and is already active IN Inc NEG.
Members of Congress are sure 70 neal
from THIS euOfL, nc ooiN'
Fight Against Bunk"
aeNo intelligent person would -adVo.
cate a pay cut for Federal employees,
said Steward today, If they TOOK tne
troslbIe to ascertain the real facts. Our
Locals are interesting public sentiment
in this real status Of Government en-
nloyes and are combating this TN
founded bunk that Federal workers
are a lot of high paid loafers.
"Our immediate problem OF the Exec
utiye Council will be TO combat the
proposed reduction OF Federal salaries,
said Steward Many other questions
also will be taken up. But the nrd
order of business is this pressing CUES
tion. We will discuss the campaign
already under way and win consider
further plans to strengthen our lines
and increase activities In every con-
ceiYable direction"
With the House Committee on Ex-
penditIres in Executive Departments
scheduled TO start hearings tomorro%
for the proponents OF several ofils m
troduced to reduce salaries OF Govern
ment employees, Representative James
A. Frear, Republican, of wisconsin, to-
day sent letter to the COMMITTEES pro-
testing vigorously against favorable &C.
ton on such measures.
Frear Cites Hardships.
Indications point to the Expenditures
Committee tabling several measures Tor
reductions of salaries There also ap-
pears to be a growing sentiment In the
House that any such measure would De
defeated even If offered as an amend
nent on an appropriation bill.
Representative Frear in his com
nunication today emphasized the hard
ships that would result to an army Of
Government employees II their modest
salaries are reduced by acts Of Con-
gress. He protests that ANY proposed
decrease Of Federal employees pay
should extend to every officer Of the
Army or Navy. whether they are but
terlies or Woodworking employees ike
many thousands Of those whose serv-
ices from 20 TO 40 years with the Gov
eminent is proposed now TO be rewarded
by drastic salary cuts"
In his letter to Chairman Cochran
of the Expenditure Committee, Repre-
sentative Frear said:
THE press announces you are this
week calling before your committee col
leagues who have introduced bills
drastically curtailing the incomes OF
many thousands Of Federal employees
offered on a plea that they are JuStl-
fed by Federal budget conditions.
Lack of Understanding Charged.
The testimony Of witnesses neceS-
sarily involves their understandings Of
sacrifices and disastrous effects OF
proposed reductions on modest incomes,
in many cases pledged long in advance
by thousands OF such employees. One
OF the eminent witnesses offering the
proposal states IN his biography he Is
director and treasurer of three large
business concerns and also president
Of a bank. while another able colleague
with a IKE proposition, opened up a
prosperous oil field which bears his
name and has other large business In
terestx.
Every one congTatulatss these wit
neSSe6 on their good fortune, but viii
large outside incomes they may have
no fair conception Of conditions con-
fronted by those depending on modest
stipend with which to meet living con-
ditionS and other obligations. Tit
latter army Of employees no doubt wou!c
gladly pay large income taxes II SINH
larry situated at rates new less thar
one-hRlf those levied by other countrie!
seeking TO balance their budgets.
The problem presented is contrar!
to a policy OF granting fairly liberia
exemptions 70 small incomes, largel!
secured through the active aid OF TIT
present Speaker Of the House. with thu
tacit consent Of the Treasury Depart
ment. serious objection is urged
against any PeckSnif salary shaving
policy when shown that under the pres
ent system Of congressional extrava
gance our national appropriation ha'
increased in the past 20 years arount
SIPS 400 600 in 1911 10 1920 900 900 il
1881 in round numbers or nearly 50
per cent increase, whereas the popula
ton increased only about Is per cen
In that same period. EXtravagan