The Washington times., 1935-10-25
YADEN TO CALL
AFGE' RADICALS
TOTERMS
BY j. EARLE MOSER

James q. YRden, former peren.
nia1 prexy of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations of Washing.
ton. during which tenure he was
affectionately dubbed unofficial
mayor Of the Capital" tonight
wieldS the gavel as president of
the District Department, AFGE,
for the first time since his cleo
tion in September.
Considerable interest will at
tend his taking the throne in
view Of his indomitable stand
against the alleged radicals"
~half-baked Liberals" "pale
pinl1s" and ':New Deal theorists"
aS the minority faction has been
called from time to time by
AFGE administration forces COM
posed of old-line civil service
members.
Mr.. Yaden has indicated he
VIII stand for no foolishness,
meaning that the minority's fire.
quent obstructionist tactics will
be sat upon If started. This may
mean an end of the merry up
roarB that have always featured
D. c. Department meetings or,
if the minority lads decide to
bait the Administrators choice.
it may mean bigger and better
uprnars. One meeting last sr1rn-
mer adjourned in its middle after
a near free-for-all.
Among important business Of
the AFGE confab, which is due
to begin promptly at 8 p. m. in
Musicians Hall, 1105 Sixteenth
st. n. W., is a resolution pre-
pared by Dennis E. McQueary,
Veterans Administration worker
and president of the Employees
Association for Adequate Parking
Facilities. which demands that
Congress be petitioned to allow
Government employees to have
100 per cent free parking faci1i-
ties while on official duty in
Washington.
The resolution, framed by the
Veterans Administration lodge,
points out that facilities have
been provided for some depart
mentS and offices but not all of
them, and asserts conditions have
become "deplorable. It will prob
ably pass.
It is expected that Lodge ITO
of AAA win institute a protest
against AFGE support of the Agri- ,
culture Departments housing COM
munity in Braddock Heights, Va,
where nonuniun labor is being en-
ployed. Friendly to the Washing.
ton Central Labor Union, but un-
sympathetic generally with AAA
Lodge 170, the Administrations
feeling on the matter is unpre-
dictahle.
Exactly 46 mighty nice field
jobs, mostly for Civil Service status
people, will be handed Census Bu-
reau workers by the end of Novem-
ber, Director William L. Austin ad-
mitS. One goes to each State.
With the canvass on the census
of American Business due to begin
January 2, a class Of applicants
Is now training for area super
visury" work, the posts to go to
the highest in marking. Salaries
of 81 300, with S. per day for food
and an travelling expenses subject
to the strict regulations enforced
by Mr.. McCarl. will be the COM
penSation.
e. K. Ellsworth, chief Of the
Census field division, is in charge
of the school, with technical ex-
pertS doing the actual teaching.
Sessions are sporadic, workers ab.
sorbing lectures whenever an hour
can be set aside.
In its next annual report, the
Civil Service Commission viii re.
veal that Government employees in
creased by $4,000 during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1885, and in
the past 10 years the gain has
been more than 197,000.
Also, tonight, the Georgia State
Society win hold a Halloween
party, with costumes, at the
Shoreham Hotel, with House Civil
Service Committee Chairman Rob
ert Ramspeck serving as host in
his capacity Of president Of the
society.
The policy of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees to
keep its principal strength in the
field, where voters have direct in
fluence, continues. Earl r. Hoage,
well known to many employees
here, has completed organization
of Local Union No. Sal, located at
Long Beach, Cal, and composed
of cuStodial workers. According
to Gertrude M. McNaIly, secre-
tary-treasurer, the new link of the
organization is well supplied with
charter members and they have
promised to double their member
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