Evening star., 1932-08-14
RESTORED i. S.PAY /.
AIM Of NEW GROUP.
American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees Also for
Fair Classification.

Restoration to the Federal employees
of the pay, and privileges taken from
them by the enactment of the economy
measure is set at the head Of a list of
objectives adopted by the newly organ
lied American Federation of Govern
ment Employees, according to a state
ment made public last night by David
r. Glass. president.
He said the second objective would
be to formulate fair and equitable
classification law, so that its benefits
will not only include the employees of
the District of Columbia, but cover the
entire field as we'll"
The observance of the present classi
fication law. the statement contends, lis
more in theory than in fact" and
most of the departments are establish
mentS in Washington, we are reliably
informed, have practically abandoned
policies which might have proved the
classification law a benefit. and instead
have held up long overdue promotions,
o. pay increases Tor more than a year
past"
Retirement Law Plan.
President Glass declared also that at
the next session of Congress the new
body would press for a liberalized
retirement law.
The spokesman declared that the
new federation would work in full har-
mony with the American Federation Of
Labor, with which the new organiza-
ton is affiliated. IS
The new federation was organized
during the last week as a elimination
of plans discussed during the month.
At a meeting Friday night the 81 local
lodges Of the new group confederated
and elected officers of the central body
to serve until october 10. when Tegu-
lation national convention will be called,
it is reported.
In addition to President Glass, the
officers of the Federation are John r..
Newman, secretary; Clarke J. McLane,
treasurer; John Arthur Shaw, first vice
president; Mrs. Sophie j. Bergner, Sec
ond vice president; Abraham Rosen-
berg, third vice president; Miss 1nez
Cook, fourth vice president; Walter G.
Conroy, fifth vice president; Robert I.
Jackson, sixth vice president: George
L. Jeffrey. seventh vice president, and
George Kearney, eighth vice president.
Chairmen Are Elected.
Committee chairmen were elected as
follows: Mr.. Shaw, organization COM
mittee, Claude Babcock, legislation;
Odl1lCo p NAOLfOys anu OLuCA va
business; w. r. Brewer resolutions;
William S. Douglass, report of execu-
tive council; Victor Martin, laws; FL
ner H Bailey, union labor; C. w
Browning. adjustment: William ].
Ryan. local and other federated bodies;
Maurice j. McAuliffe, credentials:
Miss Sophie Weber, elections; P. A.
Stratchan, publicity.
Vice President Shaw issued state
ment declaring, in part: I'VE know
that the national publicity attendent
to the passage of the so-called economy
bill has done more to hurt the Federal
employees throughout the country than
anything else which has happened
within the last Is years.
THE public has gained thereby a
conception of the Federal employees as
a petted, pampered group of fat-salaried
individuals entirely surrounded by
hungry and destitute taxpayers. Nothing
could be farther from the truth, as we
all know, but the stigma thus unfairly
placed upon us to cur detriment, must
and shall be removed.
I'VE know that through the more
than 100000 citizens composing the
membership of the American Fedora
ton of Labor We will be enabled to
place our story fairly told before
large section of our taX-paying citizenry.
We shall cooperate with organized
labor in every way possible, to uphold
the principles upon which that great
institution rests"