The Washington times., 1934-01-26
LEADERS SURE
Of STRENGTH
IN SENATE
Workers Press Fight Pending
Resumption of Hearings
BY Committee

Resumption OF neaTInUS
BY Committee
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which he felt that he could NOT
restore any part Of the is per
sent cut as Of January /.
"a Increased Costs
: :" On the other hand, in teSti
rnony before the House Appro
lpriations Committee-the same
committee that approved the gov
,ernment wage cut-Brig. Gen
Frank T. Hines, Of the Veterans
Administration, stated that much
higher prices are now being paid
:for supplies. He told Of q 90
per cent increase in the cost OF
flour, so to $50 per cent rises in
coal and fuel oil costs, and rises
.ief 8 to 100 per cent in other
articles used by households. He
predicted still further increases,
: To this the postal magazine
-Mdds:
Reduced to its lowest terms,
6 appears that one agency Of
the government, dealing with
:. wages Of government employees,
finds no increase In prices
upon which to base restoration
!: Of wages and salaries. At the
same time, another agency,
engaged in the buying Of sup
plies for the government, finds
' heavier appropriations neces-
-.sary because the same classes
OF commodities purchased By
households have materially
land will probably go higher"
: Final action on the Government
bay cut matter will not be taken
Until next week by the Senate
Appropriations subcommittee on
cthe independent offices supply
bill, it became apparent today
>, Vets To Be Heard
30 Chairman Carter Glass, Cd
OF Virginia, asserted that the
subcommittee win continue to
shear witnesses tomorrow who
Nre concerned with the veterans
provisions Of the bill, adding
that no action on the pay cut
will be undertaken until next
s- This will give Administration
leaders, who are jockeying to
determine how little, they can
COmpromise with pay slash foes
more time to reach some def
Aite understanding with ntt-pay
senator Pat Mccarran D0 Of
Nevada, a member Of the sub
Committee who Is leading the
restoration bloc, however. today
was optimistic as to what his
group will accomplish and con-
tinued to press ahead vigorously
With his fight.
=. a. The rumor that the Senate
subcommittee had requested the
Budget Bureau for figures show
ing what the additional costs
which would be made necessary
nv any specific increases in salary
would be, were denied by Senator
Glass.
"HandS Off" Policy
The general impression that
President Roosevelt will maintain
Q ''hands-off" attitude and per
init Congress to formulate its
own policy on the pay cslS QueS-
ton received further support in
. prediction made by Represen-
tative Virginia E. Jenckes (D0 Of
Indiana at q meeting Of postal
employees, when she said that Con.
gresS would approve pay reStora-
tion and that the President would
sign the bill.
Full Return Debated
The sole question at issue now,
apparently, is whether 10 per cent
or IS per cent shall be restored in
July. Senate sentiment apparently
favors full restoration, but advo-
Gates Of the cut want to concede
aS little as possible.
Negotiations are still under way
between the factions, with both
sides reluctant to discuss their
progress. It has been reported
that friends Of the Government
employees have been urging imn1e-
diate full restoration Of pay to the
lower Salaried workers.
Leaders Hopeful
Leaders Of the Government
employees are optimistic over the
present situation. Both z.
Claude Babcock, president Of the
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees, and Miss Ger
trude M. McNally, secretary.
treasurer Of the National Fed
Grafton Of Federal Employees
have expressed confidence that
their. cause Is winning.
American Stores