The Washington times., 1935-04-22
MARRIAGE LAW
CALLED BLOW
. To WOMEN
BY J. EARLE MOSER

{ Eve feel that women who
have gone into the Government
service and demonstrated their
value ought not to be penaliZed
by dismissal If they wish to
I marry. Love and marriage are
precious, and they should not
be made an OffenSe punishable
by loss Of livelihood"
The above is an excerpt from
testimony that will be offered by
E. Claude Babcock, president Of
the American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees, tomorrow in
the third hearing by the House
Civil Service Committee on the
measure sponsored by Represen-
tative Emanuel Celler CD, Of
New York, which would repeal
section 213 Of the economy act.
Discrimination Charged
Backing the stand adopted by
the National Federation of Fed.
eral Employees, the Government
Workers Council, the National
Woman's Party, the National
League of Women Voters, and
numerous other feminine organi-
cations, Mr.. Babcock today said
section 213 has become a direct
discrimination against women in
Federal employ, adding:
1.-THE fact that section 213
operates against women rather
than men is well borne out by
statistics which we have re-
Ceived from the Sirovich ques-
tionnaire, which show that the
average pay Of married women
is far less than that Of men.
"The Democratic political plat
form of 1882 said that personnel
expenditures would be reduced
rs per cent, Is by the pay cut
and the remaining 10 by reduc.
ton of force. It was to make
this reduction as painless as pos
Sible that section 213 was
passed, in my opinion.
UNFORTUNATELY, the measure
did not have the expected result,
and despite the fact that some
justification might be advanced
for it, it is now operating in
practice as a discrimination
against women"
Representative Henry Ellenbo.
gen Cd, of Pennsylvania, author
of the measure that would estab'
lish a commission to govern rents
in the District of Columbia, will
speak on the current rental situa'
ton Thursday at a mass meeting
scheduled for the Department OF
Labor auditorium by the Central
Labor Union and Federal organ
lzations.
Dorothy Hayes, popular General
Accounting Office check searcher
will present a vocal number to
morrow and Wednesday as a fea.
ture Of "Daphne's Debut" a satire
on Washington social life, in the
ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel.
A definite policy on retirement
legislation will be adopted by the
District of Columbia Federation
OF Federal Employees at a meeting
Thursday at TO Fourteenth St.
N. w.. headquarters Of the organi.
cation. Ulrey j. Biller, national
vice president of the NFFE and
retirement authority, will address
the gathering.
Luther c. Steward and Ger.
trude M. Mentally, president and
Secretary-treasurer of the NF'FE,
returned to Washington this
morning from Springfield, Mass,
where they addressed the annual
convention of the Massachusetts
State Federation of Federal EN-.
ployes, outlining the legislative
outlook for Government person.
mel.
Sixteen contestants remain in
the running for the title of the
spring golf tournament of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, with
eliminated players beginning a
consolation event this week at
East Potomac Park. David Hight
defending champion, is one OF
those eliminated in recent
matches, and henceforth will com
pete for the consolation prize.
Fears of employees of the Ma.
tlonal Recovery Administration
that they would lose accumulated
leave If new bill to extend the
unit is passed by Congress have
been quoted by Representative
Robert L. Doughton CD, of
North Carolina, who announced
in recent notice:
II am authorized to assure
NRA employees that the interest
Of all concerned will be pro-
tected when a new bill is
finally drawn"
Responding to a petition pre-.
Sented by organized MIRA work
ers, Control Officer James l.
O'Neill added today, after confer
ring with legislators, that service
Of the employees will be consid'
cred continuous in proposed meas
ureS.