The Washington times., 1935-09-23

the 0iar largest est in, r. III
dividual unit of J. Earle MOSer
the NFFE, led the race last week
when it announced a pledge Of
$1,000, to be collected from the
13 branches it maintains among
various departments and agencies.
Likely to Exceed Quota
According to Henry G.. Nolda,
secretary-treasurer, it is likely that
$500 will be raised rather than
the original pledge sum, and ne
is heading committee in charge
of raising the amount that in.
cludeS National Vice President
Ulrey j. Biller, ]. A. Moss and
Albert Reising, of Interior; Will
liam Walsh, of G. A. O.; Robert
CuShman, of the Congressional
Library. and Joseph StanSfield,
Interstate.
Tomorrow and Wednesday the
A. G. o. and Navy Yard unions
are scheduled to hold meetings,
and substantial additional pledges
are expected at NFF'E headquar-
tiers. At Yellowstone, half Of the
desired 100000 was pledged by
units from the entire country, and
100 per cent collection is hoped
for by the end of the year.
Bulk for Publicity
The prime question is just how
the NF'FE executive council will
use the money for defending and
advocating the merit idea. No an
nouncement, naturally, has been
made, pending the actual collec.
tion, but it is assumed the bulk
of the cash will go toward publ.
cizing the dangers of spoils tactics
to Congress and the nation, both
of which are deemed insufficiently
aware of the current situation by
President Luther C. Steward.
Should a serious European war
develop, the State Department will
need no additional clerical force
unless "a real emergency" occurs,
officials have indicated. The
regular foreign service staff is
capable of handling any crisis
that now looms, it is said, with 400
career men and hundreds of non.
career workers in reserve.
It is pointed out that as things
now stand there is no appropria-
tion for additional employees even
if the United States became mill
family involved. and Congress
would have to come to our res
cue" When the United States
recognized Soviet Russia, the
State Department received hun.
dredS of applications from which
no appointments were made. War
Department officials are unable
to predict whether they will need
more workers or not.
Today is the last for applicants
to register for the machinist and
toolmaker examinations at the
Civil Service Commission, and to-
morrow will close for special &C.
counting consultant, $4,000, and
administrative officer at the Chill
dren's Bureau of Labor Depart
ment.
Friends of Miss Esther Penn
state that she is not to be identi-
fled with the opposition bloc to
the administration CT President
Babcock of the AFGE. The for.
mer national secretary of the fed
Grafton has announced intention
OF carrying on with the same 10y
atty to the AFGE that marked her
past activity, it was said today.
One Year Aga in Federaldom-
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce
advocated scrapping the NRA. .
and NRA union of AFGE pro-
tested to Gen. Hugh S. Johnson
and six State governors over use
of armed forces in the textile
strike. E. It was recalled NRA's
unlonized group had backed the
San Francisco and Chicago
strikes, previously. Leo Pasvol-
sky, of Brookings Institution. was
appointed economist with Foreign
and Domestic Commerce.
A coincidence: Aaron Director
is assistant director of the divi.
sion Of research and statistics at
Treasury. A Civil Service missive
recently had director" three
times in its upper left-hand salu.
tation, viz: Mr.. Aaron Director,
assistant director, ETC., and
Dear Director"
Also, commission folk point out,
his initials are "A. Director!"
There will be no extension of
cash pay as against the check
system this coming payday. No
body has asked for it, Treasury
officials say.