The Washington times., 1936-12-24
FIRINGS OVER,
WPA UNION
INFORMED
RH 7. EARLE MOSER

BY J. EARLE MOSER
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Personnel reduction in the ad.
ministrative office of Works Prog
ress Administration is about con-
cluded.
Employees who we're sliced, how.
ever, must find themselves work
in private industry.
Should the WPA become a per-
manent agency, Administrator
Harry Hopkins would like to see
the merit system extended to it.
with present personnel given q
chance to retain positions via
non-competitive tests.
These opinions were indicated
by Hopkins yesterday afternoon
as he discussed employe cond1-
tions with a delegation represent
ing three liberal lodges OF the
American Federation Of Govern
ment Employees headed by Pres1-
dent Charles I. Stengle.
The delegation pressed Two
points on the administrator, ex.
tension Of the merit system and
establishment of new WPA prof.
ects to keep employed those who
have been dropped from the pay
rolls. He agreed entirely with the
first but turned the second down
fatty.
Hopkins told the delegation that
if WPA becomes permanent unoer
the proposed Government reor.
sanitation now being considered
bv the President, he would oe
highly in favor Of it being placeo
under the merit system. with a
non-competitive test granted 10
all incumbents to give them q
Civil Service status. He ADVISED
the unionists, however, to preSenr
the matter to the White House
where aroused interest could pro-
vide real pressure on the Con-
gress, and plans are now under
way for a visit to 1900 Pennsyl'
vania Avenue.
The WPA Administrator said,
however, that he felt no respol
sibility for employees who have
been discharged through reduc-
ton of the agency and indicated
that he is opposed to setting up
any new projects that would re-
hire them. They must be ao'
sorbed by private industry, he
said. Even though relief work is
dwindling throughout the coun-
try, however, he implied that fur
ther administrative cuts at WPA
are not planned at the present
time.
Besides President stengle, the
"A. F. G. E. committee was COM
posed of Arthur Stein, Henry
Rhine and Marcel Kistin, of the
WPA lodge; I. j. Komaroff, OF
the Resettlement lodge, and Joseph
Senturia, of Labor Lodge No. IL.
Stengle, who wishes peace within
A. F.. G. E. ranks, is aiding liberal
factions within his organization
as much as possible new de-
parture in administrative tactics
Of the national office.
The following numerology read
Ing is presented for 'B. ST." an
employe Of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue:
"You do not have very good opinion
Of your ability to be successful. especi-
ally where the prospect provides that
you must face the harder situations of
life alone and battle your own way.
You are much more inclined to boost
the interest of others in whom youare
interested and to give your time to
making them successful than you are
TO show the same confidence in ad-
vancing yourself. Being sensitive you
dodge disagreeable issues as long as
you can.
you give strangers the impression
Shat you are self possessed, and a little
likely to resent familiarity. You prefer
snappy tailor-made styles in clothing
which avoid anything in the way of
fnery and are designed for utility and
neatness. Like the figure /, your car
Tiage should be erect.
you have a natural aptitude for ex-
pressing your ideas in interesting ways
for entertaining, and should study how
your talents can be presented to draw
the most attention to your personality
which can easily be made more attrac-
tive. Try to concentrate more upon
one avenue of work, so that you DO not
scatter your thoughts and energy in
50 many directions, dissipating your
powers.
THE first step you must learn to
take in your development is to become
more practical, to bring any creative or
inspira tional ideas to the point where
they can be expressed in a manner
appealing to less imaginative folk.
study technique, improve your ability
to find out what the people around you
want, and don't give them more than
they can understand"
Civil Service personnel was to
enjoy a Christmas party today at
high noon, scheduled for the newly
redecorated central hall on the
second floor Of the nevertheless
very old Patent office Building.
Carols, which one official re-
marks, always sound "just like
songs to me-" were to be sung as
everybody gathered to hear Yule-
tide greetings from Commissioners
Mitchell, McMillin and White.
Candy canes for those with a
sweet tooth were in evidence, and
the bottom of the official tree was
covered with gifts from personnel
for poor children.
Experts Of the Agriculture Blu.
reau of Chemistry and Soils have
discovered something of interest
to all, even rank-and- -filers in the
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