Evening star., 1933-07-09
LABOR BACKS PLEA
FOR FEDERAL Jobs
Green to Plead Cause of Dis
missed Employees at
White House.

The cause of the Government work
ers, VINO are being dropped from the
regular establishments and seek en-
ployment in the new agencies spring
ing up, will be laid before President
Roosevelt this week by William Green
president of the American Federation
Of Labor.
This move was decided upon yester
day afternoon. when approximately 200
new recruits to the army of unemployed
from Federal service organized the
Civil Service Reinstatement League. at
a meeting at American Federation of
Labor headquarters, and received a
pledge from Green to throw the sup
port of organized labor behind their
efforts to get jobs.
Sharply critical Of the paradoxical
action of the Government in seeking
on the one hand to erase unemploy-
ment in private industry, while at the
same time creating a new idle class,
Green described existing conditions
as constituting an injustice"
Simpson Named CHAIRMAN.
whatever policy you adopt. you can
call upon us to help you," he en-
phasized That is our policy and it
will not be changed"
The new group elected as permanent
chairman, John P. Simpson, an en-
ploye of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, who is president of the 1. c. C.
Lodge of the American Federation OF
Government Employees. He will accom-
pany Mr.. Green to the White House, as
will John Arthur Shaw, national presi-
dent of the Government Employees.
Beyond the visit to the President, the
Reinstatement League has no concrete
plans, but these are intended TO be oe-
veloped later. Blank forms were filled
in by all those present yesterday, show
ing their former employed status, and
giving any other information which 1t
was thought might be of help in per-
mitting an adequate picture Of the sit
uation here to be obtained.
Shaw said that until the full extent
of the problem confronting the league
is known, it will not be possible to fix
a program.
The membership blanks invited COM
ment particularly as Ito Irregularities in
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first was intended to cover charges in
some quarters that efficiency ratings
were slashed Unfortunately on May
Is last, in preparation for the forth
coming retrenchment; under the second
heading, it is intended to get an idea as
to dependency.
Another Meeting Saturday.
Another meeting will be held next
Saturday when it is intended to COM
plete the organization, which is nom
dues-paying. Other officers are to be
chosen, the only Craftsmanship being
settled yesterday. There, Simpson, who
arranged the meeting, was elected over
Ralph N. Werner, a furloughed worker
from the Civil Service Commission,
after each had sought to withdraw in
favor of the other. Werner, who has
been active here in tie affairs &C the
Disabled American Veterans, was drop
ped from active service because his wife
is an employe of the Veterans Admin
istration.
In a general discussion from the
floor on the CAUSES which brought about
separation, several married women out
lined their cases. One of these, Mrs
Cleo Smith of 101 Sheppard street,
Cherrvdale, told the meeting she was
cut off at Naval Communications, Navy
Department, June l. under the marital
status restriction, despite the fact that
the Government employment of her
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