Evening star., 1933-07-27
Not Expected to "UnbIanket"
All of Those Placed
by G. O. P.
ROPER announcement
AFFECTS 25O WORKERS
Civil Service Commission Not In
/ formed Of Any Proposed
Changes.

President Roosevelt Is not going In
for a house cleaning of Government
workers blanketed-in under civil service
during the Republican rule. it appeared
pertain today.
In informed quarters, the opinion
prevailed that the way might be paved
Tor some removals. in addition to those
made possible by the long-heralded
''unblanketing" order in the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, al
fecting about $50 employees, announced
yesterday by Secretary of Commerce
Roper, but nothing is expected to be
done along this line in the near future.
While some Democratic leaders have
urged that there be a general custer
of those who obtained Civil Service
status by executive order rather than
competitive test, and have placed the
number of these so-called political
beverages as high as 1900, it is under
stood the President doubts that the
cases in which action is desirable total
more than a tenth of this number.
Further, it is felt that any changes
would not go beyond recent years.
Commission Not Informed.
Indications that the administration
will move slowly also are seen in the
fact the Civil Service Commission,
which was consulted about the De-
partment of Commerce order, also on
the move to strip from the re-
employment register those workers
blanketed-in, has no advice OF any
additional action of this nature.
The order concerning the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce al
fo1 annlOVpS
washington and 35 In the field.
The original appointments OF the
group as a whole, were by non com
petitive test. In JQ 1927, all those
persons getting less Shan s2,400 year
were "blanketed in" by President Cool
idge, and in March, 1882, the rest OF
the service was brought under civil
service in the same manner by Presl-
dent Hoover. Since then, where va
cancies have occurred, they have been
filled by competitive examination. In
consequence, at present, the service Is
made up of workers who have won
their civil service standing as well as
those to whom it was granted by order
All, however. now return to the original
competitive status Of the agency.
Their future employment status is
problematicais- The bureau, itself, ex-
banded greatly by President Hoover,
has been cut to the bone by the cur
rent retrenchment program. In an
nouncing the new order, Secretary
Roper said the $50 would be re-
examined to test their fitness, but the
retention of any will be at the dlscre-
ton of the Commerce head.
The new order also takes away
privilege formerly held by those in for
eign service, who, after three years
abroad had the right to reinstatement
or transfer, upon the approval OF the
Civil Service Commission. to any posi-
tion in the bureau for which qualified,
without change in their status.
Any workers losing out by virtue OF
the "unblanketing" have the right to
reinstatement or transfer to any classi-
fed agency, provided that agency
wishes to employ them. In addition,
those who won their civil service status,
and are dropped now, will be eligible
for the Unemployment registers of the
commission.
The next day or so is expected to see
b decision from Controller General Nc
Carl on the next important govern
mental shift, that occasioned by the
reorganization scheduled August 10. A
,aeries of questions covering personnel
matters was submitted last week by the
bureau of Internal Revenue, and the
answer to those is expected to outline
principles to be followed by all admin
;Etrative officers in those establishments
affected by the reorganization order.