The Washington times., 1933-09-06
GREETING SENT
]. 8. CLERKS BY
PRESIDENT
Convention Opposes Larger
Cuts in High-Pay BraCk-
cts Than in Lower
BY DUNCAN FORSYTH


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 6.
President Roosevelt today sent his
best wishes for a successful ses.
sion to the National Federation
of Federal Employees assembled
here in its twelfth biennial con-
vention. The text of wire sent
to the convention by the Presi.
dent follows:
81 have just returned to
Washington from a brief vaca-
tiOn at Hyde Park and learn
that the National Federation
of Federal Employees is meet
ing in convention in Kansas
City. Please accept my best
wishes for success of your con-
vention. Franklin D. ROOse-
velt."
Higher paid employees of the
Government were defended against
larger cuts than those in the
lower brackets by the convention
at today's session. The delegates
refused to accept a resolution
which provided that higher paid
employees receive the largest cut" :"
The convention held that en-
ployes who have achieved execu-
tive positions should not be penal
lied for their ability.
Civil Service Defended
Representative Lambertson OF
Kansas addressed the convention
today and expressed the hope that
the "Civil Service will stand up
under the onslaughts now being
made against it,"
Revision of the economy act,
which is alleged to "jeopardize
the welfare of Government prop
erty. promote wastage of Govern
ment funds, and cause inefficiency
and near breakdown of essential
services of the Government" will
be demanded today by the fedora
ton.
A resolution will be offered by
the committee on legislation urg-
ing upon the President and Con-
gress a five-point program to
remedy the alleged evils Of this
legislation.
S Points in Proposal
The five points call for aboli-
ton of the non-filling Of vacan-
cies provision of the economy act'
abolition of discrimination on
the grounds of marital status,
restoration of base rates of pay
and provision for equitable in
crease for sadly underpaid" po-
sitions, abolition Of the non-pro..
motions policy and restoration OF
travel pay and allowance.
It is expected that the so-called
married persons" clause OF the
Economy act will precipitate con-
siderable debate. In seeking re-
peal of this provision, one resolu.
ton submitted by an Arizona local
union and referred to the commit
tee, states:
"This section aims to elimi-
nate married persons who have
been duly qualified under Civil
Service rules. The regulation
is sure to fall M st heavily on
married women, thus setting up
a standard not fully in har-
mony with either the woman
suffrage amendment to the ma
tional Constitution or the merit
system and tending to encour-
age separation and even d.
VOrce."
The leave and hours question:
Of prime Importance at this con-
vention, was disposed of late yes
terday as the convention went on
record demanding 80 days annual
leave and IS days sick leave.
Sick Leave Compromise
The IS days sick leave proVis-
ion came as a surprise to most
delegates as the federation for
years has stood for 80 days sick
leave as we'll as 80 days annual
leave.
Both the annual and sick leave
resolutions adopted provide that
they shall be made cumulative
from year to year to a maximum
of 12O days.
The spirit of IRA flared up
during the session yesterday as
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