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these men are engaged win end with
their retirement. Away from their
laboratories they cannot continue They
have built up stores Of specialized
knowledge and technical skill which
cannot be replaced and there are no
men living who can take their places.
All Service Reached.
Moving out with these will be many
other workers in responsible posts.
whose services have been considered in
dispensible; and then there are those
of lesser place. the new 30-year work
limit proposed reaching the whole
breadth Of the Federal establishment
even into the White House.
In all, approximately $4,000 employees
would 60 out. according to figures pre-
pared by the Civil Service Commission
as Of December 81, last. Just what pro-
portion Of these would be removed from
the rolls in Washington is indefinite
Broadly, about a tenth of the Federal
establishment, or go 900 workers. are on
duty here, but in the departmental
service the average length Of employ
ment is above that in the field and the
percentage Of those subject to compul-
sorry retirement naturally would run
higher.
The commission figures, submitted in
connection with q Recommendation for
optional retirement after 80 years serv-
ice, showed that as OF the end of De-
cember 2l,927 employees would have
been employed for this length Of time
without reaching the age OF retirement
for their age groups. These were d.
vided as follows: 1882 subject to re-
tirement at 72, whose average age was
57.488 years; 9,978 due to retire at IS,
whose average age was 56.033 years,
and 3,2l7 In the 62-year-age group,
whose average age was 54.288 years.
One point. in doubt yesterday when
the new proposal became known, seemed
to have been cleared up today, there
being general agreement that any
worker retired would get the maximum
annuity, whatever their age might be.
The retirement act provides for lesser
payments when an employe is invOllln-
tarily separated from the service lex
cept for cause) at an age below the
limit of his age group, and for that
reason, fear was expressed that
worker of so. for example, in the ~
year group, would find himself drawing
the annuity for his age, which Is slight
ly more than 81 per cent OF the statu-
tory payment. Best advices obtainable.
IlOWctGI, ulOlCAtC IlldL WAlCl tAAC
Budget Bureau framed this new plan
it was intended to have maximum an
nuities apply
Increases Annuities.
If the 30-year limit goes into effect,
one result will be an increased expendi-
ture by the Government for annuities.
This is evident from a report made
BY the Board Of Actuaries Of the Civil
Service Retirement System to the ad-
ministrator of veterans affairs last
month in discussing the 30-year op-
tional retirement plan.
Pointing to the compulsory retirement
feature of the last economy act, 1t was
declared this had raised the cost to the
Government by II per cent and that
the Government should increase its ap-
preparation to more than $44 SOC, 900
per annum to cover the annual Accrulng
costs Of the benefits.
1t amplified that at present the Gov
ernment contributes only S2l 900 900, as
compared to $3l 600, 900 from the work.
ers. and emphasized that the present
rate Of appropriation is entirely too low
to cover the annual cost.
The new plan will find support II 1t
is an alternative to wholesale dismissal
it was indicated today. At one estab-
lishment 1t was said that 43 workers
would be retired at $1,000 annually.
but that without 1t more than 10 work.
ers would have to be dismissed to get
within the appropriation allowed.
Hope for ClariHcation.
The hope was voiced that the pro-
vision allowed the President to exempt
would be known II these exemptions are
intended to be for two years. thus con-
forming Ito the extensions formerly
given, or II they are intended to be
permanent. This point, raised in the
last economy act, never has been de-
cided, and AZ a result those employees
under extensions have no certainty Is
to how long their positions will last.
The Budget Bureau report drew an
immediate attack from the National
Federation of Federal Employees. Luther
C. Steward, the president. termed 1t
1.-The most sweeping step ever under
establishment of q dismissal wage" and
predicted 1t would work havoc with the
Government establishment unless wisely
administered.
The American Federation Of Govern.
ment Employees today addressed a letter
to Chairman Byrns Of the House Appro-
priations Committee asking for hear
ing on the measure. At the same time
the national president, John Arthur
Shaw, said he had called all the presi-
dents Of the washington locals to meet
tonight to discuss It, The dismissal
wage" legislation supported by the Fed
Grafton also will be considered.
Scientific Field Hit.
In the field of science the Public
Health Service, one OF the younger
branches Of the Government, will SUI
fer the loss Of such men as DR.. Edward
Francis, discoverer Of tuleremia, and
DR.. George w. Mccoy. director OF the
National Institute Of Health and one
of the worlds foremost experts on lep-
Dr. Francis Is 50. He Is practically
the only man in the world who knows
ANYTHING about the dreaded rabbit fever
and only q month ago 1t was revealed
that he was able to continue his re-
search work on this deadly disease only
by keeping himself continuously ex-
posed to the germs. He entered the
Government service In 1900.
DR.. Mccoy also entered the service
in 1900. He achieved international
prominence by his fight against parrot
fever when that deadly and practically
unknown disease was sweeping the
country three years ago. Both these
men have risked their lives over and
over again in the fight against new
microorganisms which were gaining q
hold in the country.
The scientific bureaus Of the De-
uartment of Agriculture are hit .
smashing blow. Among those hit are
DR.. F. Marion Dorset and DR.. John
R. Mohler. Dorset is the man who
CONQUERED hog cholera. The money |
value of his service to the American
farmers hardly can be estimated. One
Of his latest achievements, reported
only last year. was the discovery OF the
cause and cure of . poultry disease
which was causing heavy losses DR..
Mohler is the man who freed the
united States Of the foot-and-mouth
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