The Washington times., 1935-10-09
FUCKER PLANS
WAR TO RAISE
SALARIES
BH ]. EARLE MOSER

When congress returns TO
Washington early in January, and
the annual drive for improvement
of the Government service is un-
dertaken by various representative
organizations, the pay issue is not
expected to loom Importantly.
Leave, merit extension, retire.
ment, marriage clause repeal and
other items probably will receive
precedence, particularly as the
cost of Government is expected to
be a presidential campaign issue,
and pay raises could be attacked
too easily.
One small but compact and
militant group, however, has
pledged itself to seek higher COM
penSation for its memberS-the
Association of immigration and
Naturalization Inspectors and Ex.
aminerS.
Headed by Edward Fucker, pres
ident, and George E. Tolman.
counsel and Washington repre-.
sentative, this branch of Labor
Department workers plans an ur.
gent assault to achieve legislation
for elimination of low pay scales
and promotion bans among bor-
der patrol inspectors and clerks of
the immigration service.
Speaking on the need, the as
sociation's quarterly review, The
Guardian at the Gate, says:
"Our association cannot but
recognize that there are certain
well defined salary inequities in
the service as it is now organ.
ized-nOtably, the insufficient
salary level and absence Of as
surance of promotion that pre-
walls in the immigration border
patrol inspector group and the
juSt as significant low pay
rates and confusing variety of
salary grades which have long
endured with any scheme Of
promotion in the group Of Serv.
ice clerks"
The Sirovich omnibus bill has
been split into four documents
for presentation in January. The
immigration members back it's
promotion clause, which would
have advanced satisfactory work
ers $100 in salary each year.
They also commend efforts of
Commissioner General Daniel w.
Mccormack to improve conditions
in the inspection and examining
service, although admitting he
can do little without authority
from the Budget Bureau and
Congress. About $4,000 in Labor
Department appropriations was
knocked out when the third de-
ficiency bill was blocked early
this year.
The immigration. Naturalization
body at one time considered affil-
iation under the AFGE banner,
but baked when no method could
be found to allow them to keep
their own officers. Since, they
have cooperated on legislative is
sues, although remaining indie
dependent.
A definite increase in dividend
payments by Federal saving and
loan associations to shareholders
is reported by the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board. In six months
the average annual dividend rate
has increased from 3.55 per cent
to 3.75, according to July / re-
ports from 545 associations. On
october / there were $40 savings
and loan groups chartered by the
board. spread over 43 states and
400 cities.
Agriculture Notes - George H.
Day, due to pressure of business,
has resigned his post as editor
of the Agriculture Exchange en-
ploye paper. G. B. Thorne, di-
rector of the livestock and feed
grains section, and Claude r.
Wickard, corn and hog section
chief, are in charge of sending
instructions to the States for
holding the referendum october
26, wherein producers will vote
on the question of holding a
corn and hog adjustment pro-
gram during 1886.