The Washington times., 1936-05-08
PANAMACANAL
BODY 0USTED
BY A.F.G.E.
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

lanai O11ICS 1OoBe VI UAA0 AnASAF
Ncan Federation Of Government
1Employes has been suspended, an
announcement in the Federation's
Government Standard" revealed
to-day. 20
One terse paragraph Of three
lines was the sum total Of COM
Zment from national headquarters
Of the organization, explaining
that the action had been taken by
the executive council, presided
over by Michael Schaefer, of the
rNavy Department.
q 1t had been known, however,
gthat the Panama Canal office
sEroup was ION the carpet" for IS
Suing a public resolution demand
ing that President Claude Bah
scock resign. The resolution. is.
csued shortly after the signing Of
sthe Ramspeck bills for Govern.
sment leave liberalization. based its
demand on allegations in the pub
lie press that he had not pushed"
passage of the leave bills because
of the enmity Of Representative
sRamspeck. House Civil Service
chairman.
3 Although Mr.. Babcock person.
ally refused to make an issue OF
the affair, members Of the A. F.
g. E. high in the administration
lodged charges with the executive
council that the Panama Canal
office Lodge, headed by Cecil M.
:Mears, had violated clause In the
constitution which reads:
"Any lodge. engaging In
y legislative activity, such as is.
: suing statements for publfCa-
ton or distributing material to
e'persOnS outside of the Fedora
;, tiOn, calculated to influence
J legislative measures directly at
:, fecting employment conditions
ssOf members Of the Federation,
except under direction Of the
president Of the Federation. ).
shall be subject to BuSpen-
sion. :"
This clause, adopted by the con
Nention in Cincinnati last .Septem
Der after q group Of A. r. @. E.
members in the Post Office Mail
Equipment Shop had almost
wrecked progress Of the leave bills
by demanding of Congress that
they be included in them, has
been held violated by the execu.
tive council.
: Just how the Panama Canal
groups action was construed as
affecting legislation hasn't been
explained, although the demand
for Mr.. Babcock's official demise
was issued after the leave bills had
been eased into passage. The sus-
pension, however, will stand until
the Detroit convention, Septem.
her IA. at which time Mr.. Mears
and his minority party "revolu.
tionists" will have a chance to
plead their case further,
< Although unable to comment on
the decision because he said he
had not attended the lodges trial
and hadn't heard "the evidence"
Mr.. Babcock said today that the
suspension would not hinder in.
dividual members Of the Panama
Canal office body from joining
other lodges in good standing.
New Agriculture Unit
The Department of Agriculture
has announced a new unit of the
Animal Industry Bureau, to be
Known rs the animal nutrition dt
vision and to he headed by DR.,
Pau e. Howe, senior biochemist
N charge Of nutrition investiga,
lions since 1924. He plans to con.
duct four sections Of work, labor.
atory biological studies, digestive
physiology, nutritive requirements
Of farm animals, and poultry nu.
triton.
a DR.. Howe, q Chicago man, Is a
graduate of the University of Hi.
nolS and member Of many scien.
Hfic organizations.
The Animal Industry Bureau
also has announced the appoint
n1ent Of DR.. Benjamin Schwartz
IS chief Of its geological division.
pr. Schwartz was formerly assist.
ant to DR.. Maurice c. Hall, now
With the TreaSury's National In.
stitute Of Health. He entered Gov.
eminent work in 1918 after teach
ing at the University Of Arkansas,
resigned in 1920 to accept a pro.
tessorship with the University Of
the Philippines and reentered the
Bureau Of Animal Industry in
1923.
:
Odds and Ends.
The fur will probably fly to-
night at the Hamilton Hotel, for
It's District Department night for
the A. F. G. E. =. and the verbal
duel between John Donovan and
Jim Yaden will resume after its
two-week recess =. at ITO Four
tenth Street N. w., the board of
representatives of Local No 2, N.
F. F. E., will hold forth for a
business conference, 8 o'clock . ..
Maurice Sackett, a plate printer
With 36 years service, and Jesse P.
Davis. a spreader who served but
ten less, were retired during April
from the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing friends of Mrs.
Adele Pfizer, who served more
than 40 years with the Labor De
y