The Washington times., 1935-11-22
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CONGRESS AID
ORPLAQUE
Bx ]. EARLE MOsER,

Action by Congress will be
sought in January, it was revealed
today, to guarantee permanent in.
Stallation Of a bronze memorial
tablet in the Labor Department
Building carrying the names Of
immigration and Naturalization
Service officers who have lost
their lives in the line Of duty.
The project Is backed by the In
Spectors and Examiners ASsocia-
tion Of the service, member OF
which have already contributed
$500 toward nullifying expense Of
the installation, and as soon as
Congress officially returns to
Washington a Joint resolution is
to be requested Of the legislative
body.
Just now the Fine Arts Com.
mission is holding plans for the
design until its next regular meet
ing, and is understood to be pre-
pared to okay the matter without
controversy. All other authorities
having supervision Of Government
buildings have approved the idea,
according to Labor Department of.
ficialS.
How personnel is taking the re.
trenchment of NRA is reflected in
the following letter from "A Loyal
Democrat:
There never was a more out
rageous injustice done to q body
Of workers than was done to the
lower paid employees Of NRA.
These Slashes and cuts, in most
every case, were handed to lis
Democrats who have always been
loyal to the administration. This
move by the powers that be- was
done to cause dissatisfaction
among the Democrats for political
reasons, as most Of those in charge
Of the reclassification are Repub.
1icans, doing all they can against
the Administration. These same
men did not fail to see that their
salaries were increased from a..
500 to $500, from $4,000 to ST..
500, but, thank heaven, they did
not get it."
These conditions exist not only
in NRA but in nearly all other de.
partments and should be stopped
at once. It is very hard for those
Of us that are Democrats and loyal
to our President to sit by and see
what is going on and have to take
it, or get out. Republicans are
running the NRA, also most of the
other offices. Why is it? Why not
Democrats under this Democratic
Administrations"
An explanation of Resettle-
ment'S pay day difficulties is Of
fered by a feminine worker who
was herself held up a month, yet
defends the IRA personnel office.
She says most Of the complainantS
have listed too many references on
their application sheets, some Of
which are impossible to check, and
adds that workers who listed but
two or three have received their
pay within 80 days after going to
work-or IS days late. It is not
explained, however, why Resettle,
ment gives jobs without bothering
to certify appointments first.
When it comes to bridge, the
Federal personnel in washington
had best take up crocheting, or
parchesi. Latest results Of the
Federal Bridge League show the
District Governments team, con
siSting Of l.. r. Watson, E. p
Brooke, w. A. Corley and B.
Brooks. drawing gradually away
from the other % teams who rep.
resent various branches Of Uncle
Sans executive Setup.
The D. c. fourSome has now won
06 contract boards in IA for an
average Of .667, with the once,
proud Bureau of Standards Ply.
chenaS holding q bedraggled sec.
ondary position with a .58S per
centage. In Justice to the Federal.
ties, however, it must be pointed
out that the D. c. outfit numbers
some of Washington's outstanding
Shufflers. incidentally, the bottom
team on the list of 20 is the lamb
like Lambs"
At the National Press Club to-
night employees Of the Federal
Communications Commission will
gather for a dance and general
good time. Among those who
aided the affair via ticket sales
were Joseph Bell, Elden Miller,
Carl Haardt and Basil Cooper.
Age. NoteS-What'S become
Of the Zeuch case?. college presi.