The Washington times., 1935-08-24
SIR0VICH BILL
SLATED FOR
REVIVAL
BY J. EARLE MOSER

| OIIONlCII OIl1LlADuo JILL AL VIC AAAG~
provement of the Government
service will return to the wars,
when Congress reconvenes jan
uary 6, in the form of four sep
arate measures.
AS predicted by various observ.
erS since early spring, the House
Civil Service Committee finally
decided the benefits of the bill
would have far more chance Of
success If introduced in separate
documents.
Three members of the commit
tee will carry on. DR.. William I.
Sirovich, author of the original
bill, has introduced H. R. 9196, to
provide Civil Service status for all
civilian employees of the Govern
ment, and H. R. 9199, which would
extend classification to field work
ers.
Representative John H. Tolan,
California Democrat, has intro
duced H. R. 9203, extending re.
tirement benefits, including the
30-year optional clause after the
age of SIS, and allowing extension
of annuity to a second beneficiary.
Representative Heron Pearson
Cd, of Tennessee, today admitted
he was considering for introduc.
ton a measure dealing with the
Civil Service board Of appeals Sec
ton of the former omnibus bill.
The four substitute bills are
practically in the same form as
offered in the amended Sirovich
document, except that 1t is ex-
pected Mr.. Pearson will present
his appeals bill drawn up to pro-
vide that an aggrieved employees
representative and the official ap-
pearing for his department would
select, between them, the third
member of the board.
On Capitol Hill today it was
also pointed out that news head
lines terming the leave bills
killed" are a bit misleading. Al
though they must wait four
months, the sick leave and vaca.
ton measures are right in line
for a real conference discussion
and probable passage as soon as
the second section Of this session
begins.
Headed by Director D. r. STAINS.
bury, a delegation of eight EN-.
ployes from AAA, all members Of
AFGE Lodge No. 116, called upon
the writer late yesterday after
noon to deny that the lodge is
connected in any manner with
the "red scare" that is said to
have arisen within ranks Of the
organization.
The matter was originally fired
by recent resolution of the In
ternal Revenue Lodge, which
asked that members found spon.
soring Communistic ideas be
dropped from affiliation. mas
much as it is an open secret that
the resolution was aimed at lodges
in recovery agencies, the AAA
group asked that it be made plain
they are not specifically connected
with the ultra-liberal bloc of the
AFGE District Department.
The delegation, including Secre-
tary M. P. Hyde, Treasurer Daniel
Kessler, w. w. Langdale, Marie
iona, John H. Muzzy, Della Cogan
and Lillian D. Finkelstein, pointed
out that the lodge recently voted
against picketing by Government
workers, an item banned by the
AFGE constitution but desired
greatly by the alleged radicals"
Not only did E. Claude Babcock
wire every Senator in a last min.
ute effort to push the leave bills
yesterday, but Luther C. Steward
and Gertrude M. McNally, NF'FE
leaders, sent every one of them
the following letter:
1--WE urge immediate and "a
vOrable action in order that
these measures, which mean so
much to several hundred thou
sand men and women, may not
fail Of passage at this session."
One Year Ago in Federaldom-
John N. Finnerty, who was coun.
sci for John L. Donovan in his
reinstatement fight against MIRA,
clashed with President Babcock
of the AFGE over the matter Of
picketing by Government union
members. Babcock was satirically
"applauded" by liberal members
Of the group in meeting at the
Thompson School. Collector Of
Internal Revenue at Pittsburgh.
Pa, David L. Lawrence created
news by quitting his Government
job in favor Of the Pennsylvania
Democratic craftsmanship. Har-
old B. Carr was chosen official
photographer by the Government
Printing Office American Legion
Post. War Department led in a
petition for cash pay instead Of
the inconvenient checks.
It is revealed that a recovery
agency added more than 200 new
workers during the past three
months, all on the quiet" En-
ployes now walking the streets
feel establishment of a transfer
agency would eliminate necessity
for listening to underground
v,,uoors IN ordnV t0 find whnra