The Washington times., 1933-07-01
OPPORTUNITIES
! FOR NEW JOBS
ARE LACKING
Emergency Units, Life-SaVers
. For Some Workers, Cannot
Use Research Men
BY DUNCAN FORSYTH

by DONCAN FOhSK In
Scientists in the Government
service will be harder hit than
any other class of employees un-
der the economy regime effective
today, the first day of the new
fiscal year
In the 1882 fiscal year, the
Government spent about $42,-
100000 on scientific research.
This was reduced in the year just
ended to $35, ,000,000-a cut
which necessitated stringent econ
.omies, but which was at least
endurable.
'- Now the funds available for re-
search have been reduced TO
s$25, 100000. with resultant drastic
slashes in personnel and prac-
'tical destruction of certain high
" important activities.
:. No Jobs Elsewhere
i, The scientists, moreover, are in
She least favored position of all
federal employees, for there will
apparently be no place for them
in the emergency units.
Persons and interests deeply
concerned by the continuation of
Federal research work hope that
this condition may be remedied by
che assignment of $10,000,000 or
so from the $3,300,000,000 avail
able for public works to make this
research possible.
It is pointed out that the
amount of money needed is in
finitesimal in comparison with
the great sum appropriated, and
that the work accomplished by
Federal scientists in the past has
meant tremendous savings in
money to the general public, as
well as great improvement in the
public health.
Standards Hard Hit
T.; In view of the large sums from
the public works funds to be spent
on highways, warships and other
enterprises, proponents of the
ecientific service feel that at least
,$10,000,000 should be allotted to
maintain the Governments re-
search organizations.
=" The Bureau of Standards has
been hard hit, with a prospect of
$50 dismissals out Of force of
800. The Public Health Service
is releasing one-tenth Of its per-
aonnel, 600 out of 5000.
Most of the research work done
outside these organizations CEN
ters in the Agriculture Depart
ment, the Geological Survey, the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, the
Bureau of Mines and the Smith
Sonian Institution.
Wallace sympathetic
Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace has been deeply sympathetic
with his departments scientific
program and unwilling to abandon
it except as a matter of dire
necessity. He has postponed
what has appeared to be inevita-
bic action in the hope that the
emergency farm organizations
nigh utilize the services Of some
.M his scientists and technicianS.
i The Geological Survey will be
cut severely but there are so
many 30-year employees there that
1t seems probable that through
retirements and elimination Of
persons under the married cou-
pies clause the decks can be
cleared.
- The Coast and Geodetic Sur
Yey will fare better than most
scientific units because it ex-
poets to get some public works
money to keep its organization
intact.
No More Safari
AS for the Smithsonian, it's saw
ings will be made largely in the
travelling costs of its expeditions,
which will be abandoned for the
time being. Personnel will be
largely retained but it will be
occupied in cleaning up the re-
suits of explorations already made
not in new discoveries.