The Washington times., 1934-09-10
CLERKS CHEER
LAG UARD D|A
At PARLEY
BY JULIA A. BONWIT

NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Hailed
as he entered the convention hall
with a rousing three cheers for
the best mayor in the United
States" Fiorello H. LaGuardia,
mayor of New York City, today
charged Government workers with
a large portion Of the response
bility in carrying out the New
Deal as he addressed the third
annual convention Of the Amer1-
can Federation of Government
Employees in the Hotel Pennsylva'
mia here.
The mayor, who always carried
the banner for Government work
ers during his IA years as a mem
ber of the House, told the $50
odd delegates that they must con-
tinue their active interest in the
national affairs Of the Govern
ment in their capacity as en-
ployes of the largest employer in
the world.
"Misses" Congress
Asserting that he "misses" his
work in the National Capital and
that he wishes he could be back
on the floor of the House, "in
these perilous times" he con-
tinued:
"If ever there was a period
in the history of our country
that demanded the undivided
time, effort and thought Of our
national legislators, that period
Is right now. It is necessary
for those national legislators
to face these problems from a
national viewpoint and not
from a sectional and provincial
viewpoint.
"The next Congress will have
to face the most important
problems ever considered by
any COngress-nOt excluding
even the days of the Civil War
period"
In introducing Mayor LaGuar.
dia, President E. Claude Babcock
told the delegates the former Con-
gresham, during his congressional
career, was the standard bearer
for every single fight for the
underdog."
Representative Drummer Heard
The session was also addressed
by Representative William F.
Brunner (D.) Of New York, who
urged the federation to continue
its fight for full restoration of
Government salaries.
The problems confronting the
conclave included restoration Of
the final per cent of their
salaries, the other 10 per cent Of
the original Is per cent slash hav'
ing been given back to them by
the last Congress in a dramatic
overriding Of the Presidents veto.
Although, under terms Of cur
rent legislation, President Roose-
welt is authorized to restore the re-
naming per cent when the scale
of living permits, the federation is
seeking to secure the last bit Of
their Slashed checks by Congress
sional legislation.
In addition, the federation is
hopeful of obtaining restoration
Of their 80 days leave, which was
seriously curtailed during the
Hoover administration, and only
half.restored by the last Congress.
AS an aftermath of the now
famous Donovan case," a bitter
fight is expected in connection
with efforts to ban plcketing by
government employees.
Marshall Heard
The convention was addressed
today by George Preston Mar
shall, publisher of The Washing
ton Times, who urged the govern
ment employees to fight for their
rights as workers in the employ
Of Uncle Sam and informed them
that they carried a large portion
of the heavy load incident to the
increased activity Of the govern
ment in the every day lives Of
American citizens.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
accepted the invitation of the
federation to address their con-
vention, and will make a speech
tomorrow afternoon.