Evening star., 1934-01-04
Relief Will Be Slight.

htileI WIN De SHSHt.
1t was indicated that the amount of
pay restoration at this time necessarily
would be small, because of the findings
Of the statistical experts assigned to
survey cost of commodities in Wash
ington. These findings have not been
maoc public, however.
Secretary of Labor Perkins and
Charles H. Fullsway Of the Budget
Bureau submitted final figures of the
survey to the President late yesterday.
In his budget message the President
says the estimates in the budget are
predicated on the continuation of econ
ony provisions.
! The President emphasizes that con-
tinuance of salary reduction is the
most important" of the economy items.
He argues that 1t is eminently fair
that, the cost of living having fallen
as compared with 1928, the employees
Of the Government sustain some re-
duction in compensation. This is not
inconsistent" the President says, with
our policy of advocating an increase in
wages in industry For wages there had
fallen far beyond any reduction con-
templated for Federal employees and in
most grades are even now substantially
below the compensation paid Federal
employees under the maximum reduction
Of Is per cent
Reductions to Continue.
The new "econny" section would
continue for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1885, certain provisions in the
legislative appropriation act of 1888 re-
lating to special salary reductions for
members and employees of Congress. and
other provisions in the independent
offices appropriations act of last year
reducing the compensation of officers
and employees of inSular possessions,
cutting the retired pay of certain
| judges, reducing benefits to certain
civilian employees cutting certain pri-
vate pensions: and in the act of March
90 1888. relating to pensions for mill
tary service prior to the Spanish Amer
ican War. The percentage of reduction
in these special cases is to be the same
as applied to officers and employees OF
the Federal Government generally.
In proposing restoration of automatic
pay increases to Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps. the President explains that
the personnel of these three services are
in a life service to their country. He
points out that some, by reason of
the pay freezes. have sustained reduc
tions in compensation of more than 25
per cent" and are therefore lin a diff
ferent category from those in other
governmental agencies" and should II
1895. he advises. "be released from the
restrictions on automatic increases il
compensation"
Pensions generally, however, werc
given a reduction in the 1885 budget
the estimate standing at 1921 ,944, ,l6.
for consolidation of former appropria
tionS entitled military and naval COM
pensation, and Army and Navy pensions.
| The estimate is a net decrease Of
s3476,799 when compared with 1881
comparable figures The decrease is
occasioned principally by the advancing
rate among the Civil War veterans and
their dependents and reflects the est
| mated final determination by specia!
review boards of the eligibility of pre-
sumptive service-connected cases to con-
tinue the receipt Of pensions.
Would Permit Deficiencies.
The new economy act" legislation
would permit the deficiencies to be IN
CURED by any executive department or
independent establishment, the legisla-
| tive branch or the District of Columbia.
upon written order of the President,
but such deficiency, the draft says,
may be incurred only to the extent
necessary to enable the payment to
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