Evening star., 1933-09-03
FIGHT ON QUOTA
HIRING IS URGED
Resolution Would Place Fed
Grafton on Record Against
Principle.
BY a statY Correspondent of The Star.

BY q Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, September O.
The National Federation Of Federal
Employees Is to be urged to seek repeal
Of the quota provision of the civil
service law. A resolution sponsored
by Edgar Graham Of Washington
Local 262, Treasury unit of the fed
ton to the convention Monday, would
put the organization on record as hold
Ing that the principle Of parceling out
Government employment by population
should be done away with and would
instruct federation officers to use every
effort to bring this about.
Experience Of many years has dem
onstrated the futility Of this provision,
the resolution says. adding that over
quotas in the District of Columbia and
several States are due to the fact that
interest in the Government service
has never, even In periods of acute
qualified applicants could be found in
sufnctent numbers to flll the registers
to their lawful quotas from all the
States"
Held Barrier to Merit.
Recalling that in the past session Of
Congress 1t was proposed to invoke the
quota law In making dismissals neces-
STATED by the retrenchment program.
The resolution emphasizes that the law
stands as q barrier to appointments
on merit: becomes a threat to tenure
of employment when reduction Of
force Is necessary, and. in time Of de-
preston results in "hocking to the
Government service Of thousands who
| would not give such service q minute s
thought II other employment were OBJ
| tainable-an harassing and injurious
| to the morale Of those who make, or
! wish to make, the Government service
| a career"
The policy Of detailing members of
| the armed forces to civilian duties In
the Government is raped In resoiu-
| ton to 60 before the convention with
| the support of the District federation
without citing any specific cases to
which exception Is taken, the resolution
urges every proper effort to avoid
| weakening" the system by the militari-
zation of positions now filled or which
can properly be filled by civilians"
Tendency n Decried.
The resolution, which was drawn up
| by War Department Local 26l, would
have the federation go on record q;
holding that "the greatly increased
Tendency to displace civilians by omcers
and enlisted men Of the military forces
Il decried and that special efforts te
| defeat this tendency shall be made.
Another resolution embodying tht
same principle which was drawn BY
L. A. Rosafy of Adjutant Generals
once, Local 372, and indorsed by the
Educational Forum Of the federation.
has also been dropped In the resolu-
tions hooper. This declares the policy
i works an injustice" on the civilian per-
sonnel. often denying well-earned pro-
motions: Tends to increase unemploy-
ment and takes men actually needed FOL
military duties.
These resolutions are among num-
| Der dealing with specific causes spon'
sored solely by the District locals, as
| compared to those general policies COW
cred tn resolutions coming from TIT
| District and elsewhere throughout tn
| United States. Others include: Favor
| ing extension of the plan Of FORMING
state declarations, and establishment o
credit unions, both sponsored by De
partmental Local. No. 2. urging STUDY
Of ALLEGATIONS Of women employees IN tn
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing u
bring about a more uniform system o.
promotion within the production d.
visions. This came from the Women
Local los Of the bureau and has thu
backing of the District Federation. Re-
hitting reinstatement fees for dismissed
employees and revoking the power o1
locals to confer honorary memberships
these are proposals OF Bureau OF Stand
| ards Local 260.