The Washington times., 1935-11-11
STRACHANASK
SINGLE GOAL
FORCLERKS
BY J. EARLE MOSER

ton with legislation they had
better stick to one issue at a time,
in the opinion of Paul Strachan,
widely known personnel champion
for the past decade.
Mr.. Strachan, who formerly
was connected with the N.FFE.
in an organizing capacity and
took a major part in forming the
Age, has been prevented from
taking part actively in enploye
controversies for some time due
to illness, but is now well on the
road toward recovery and show
ing some of his former vivacity.
A decided political foe Of the
A.FG.E. leader, E. Claude Bao-
cock, Mr.. Strachan was active IN
backing Paul David Of TenneS-
see for the presidential seat OF
the younger employe organ1za'
ton, an effort which failed when
Babcock was returned to leader
ship by a vote Of more than 2 TO
! in ratio.
Remaining a loyal member OF
the organization, however, ne
points out that employees through
out congressional history have
been able to put across" but one
major issue in any one congress
sional session, usually averaging
three years for each issue.
He asserts minor items should
be forgotten in favor of concen'
trating on the most salient point
in view, which he says is complete
classification after the impending
leave bill argument is disposed Of.
With the exception that he thinks
classification more important than
extending the merit system, Mr..
Strachan actually follows the line
of thought of Luther Steward, who
has preached against patronage
to. the exclusion Of all else Tor
quite some time. Many critics, on
the Hill. in the service and out OF
it, agree with this theory for get
ting results.
Mr.. Strachan also predicts that
eventually the social security idea
will develop into a permanent De
partment of Public Works.
Tonight members of the Treas
ury local of the N. F. F. E. will
gather at ITO Fourteenth Street,
N w. to install their new OF.
ficers. j. o. Burnham, Of Inter
nal Revenue and Miss Roberta
L. Lindsey were preSldentlaI
rivals. Among officers to be in
stalled are Ola G. King, vice
president; Dorothy E. Wvnkoop,
corresponding secretary; E. c:
Hooper, secretary-treaSurer, and
Mrs. Retta C. WalSmith, who
will serve three years as a truS-
tee.
James Minister, civil pay travel
section of General Accounting
office, who manages the G. A.
o. basketball team, is reported
to be seeking e. franchise in some
league for a team of girls that
he has rounded up. Most of the
girls, it is said, have had athletic
experience, and :. A. o. folk
think they can produce a capable
rival to the feminine team at
AAA this winter.
Howard Costigan, executive Sec
retary of the Washington state
Commonwealth Federation, re-
Gently told members Of the Civil
Service League on the West Coast
that replacement of Civil Service
employees by relief workers is a
real danger in the future and is
actually being done in some cases
at present.
Future plans call for further
use of relief labor because Of the
"budget reduction psychology"
Costigan said.
Planning a frolic for November
80, members Of the General Ac-
counting Office Lodge of the A.
F. G. E. will gather tomorrow at
the Ebbitt Hotel, Tenth and H
Sts. N. W., at 8 p. m. Harley
M. Ellis, secretary, has asked all
members to be present, particu-
larly collectors, committee mem
berS and ladies Of the recently
organized social and entertainment
groups. The lodge is also plan
ming to form an orchestra from
among G. A. o. affiliated en-
ployes.
The recently revealed cut at
AAA, which means a new job
search for at least 200 tempos,
is the usual thing, officials say,
and was to be expected at this
time of the year. The agency eX-
pands and contracts according to
work developed in connection
with handling corn-hog agree
mentS, etc.
"Armistice Day is a peace day
to be celebrated. If humanity
would act in accord with the
hopes and prayers of the survivors
of the World War, if it would
listen to the agonized cries Of the
living victims, if it would hear the
voices of the spirits of the slain,
there would be no more war;. =.
JAMES E. VAN ZANDT,
v. F. w.