The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-03
A.F.G.E. REJECTS
CHARTER FOR
SSBGR0UP
By J. EARLE MosER

lean FeQeTaClOn Oh GONeIuLI4e4ll
Employees.
The executive council of the or
ganization, which occasionally re
ceives the appellation of "imperia,
council by some who are unable
to see eye to eye with it, has de
cided to reject the application fol
a charter lodged with it by the
Baltimore Social Security Board
Union.
The decision as not been Of
ficially announced, but it was
learned today that the council
has made up its mind.
Reasons for the decision are
somewhat obvious but a trifle
hard to explain, and until the
council announces itself officially
there probably won't be any ex.
planning. However, it is generally
believed that high officials Of the
A. F. G. E. look on the Baltimore
organization as too similar to the
Washington Ssh Union in its gen.
eral makeup to take a chance
with it.
The Washington Union, it will
be remembered, was heaved out as
an A. F. G. E. lodge at the last
national convention-along with
several other unitS-on charges
that its activities in general we're
embarrassing" to the Govern
ment service as we'll as the A. F..
G. E. The whole group Of ousted
lodges we're said by A. F. G. E.
conservatives to have radical lean
ings if not actual Communist
party members within their ranks.
And such is against American
Federation of Labor rules.
The Baltimore Union, mill
tant group, resembling the Wash
ington Ssh people in its readiness
at all times to speak its mind
(Ref.: McReynolds neutrality bill
and subsequent rumpus) wanted
very much to become an integral
A. F. G. E. unit. When it heard
1t might be rejected because one
OF it's members once belonged to
Justice Lodge No. 81 (Ref.: ]. Ed
gar Hoover's Trial in Effigy), it
sent a delegation to Washington.
The delegation called on Col.
Charles Stengle, A. F. G. E. presi-
dent, and when told the matter
rested with the executive council
invited the councils ruling quar-
tet" in Washington to come over
and watch one Of it's meetings in
Baltimore. In the meantime, how
ever, the Baltimoreans put out a
strong public protect against
health examinations, condoned by
the Civil Service Commission,
which they claimed were forcing
one in every five tested to be de-
clared unfit for Government Serv-
ice.
This caused the Civil Service
Commission to battle in consider.
able hot water, and might be de.
scribed as very grave error, as
some observers contend that the
Commission belongs to the Caste
Of Untouchables in latter day
A. F. G. E. history. Incidentally
the councils decision will cost the
A. F. G. E. well over $3.50 in
monthly per capita taxes, an evi.
dence of the strength of its feel
ing.
Frank Watzman, Is Eye Street,
N. E., who did some stenography
and tipping for the Resettlement
Administration before he joined
with Railroad Retirement Board,
was the sole Federalite yesterday
to claim a free ticket to the open
ing Griff gave April 10 by a
"Lucky Baseball Ring" in The
Times. Watzman, who likes all
kinds of athletics, was the 106th
person to identify himself en-.
circled in q Times photograph.
An avalanche of ticket chalmers
was expected today, however,
many Government folk In the past
having preferred the leisure of
Saturday afternoon for collecting
their free stubs. On this subject,
1t should be mentioned that groups
Of friends who find themselves pic
tured together, and who desire
seats together, should claim their
tickets in body, as otherwise they
may find their seats somewhat
separated at the big game. -,
Box score:
No. 1O6-FRANK wATzHEA% .torou
Hapher, typist, Railroad Retirement
Board. rs I st. N. E. (Di. 3745). native
Washingtonian, -
Treasury and Farm Credit Admins.
tratiOn, IL; General Accounting Office
10; Interior. Reconstruction Finance Cor
gorstiOn and Navy. 8; Agriculture. 81
War, Veterans Administration, Govern
ment Printing Office and Railroad Re
tirement Board, 4; Comemrce. nOn-Fed
eral. Federal Housing Administration and
Archives, 2; Civil Service Commission
u. S. Marines and Works Progress Ad
ADMINISTRATION, /. Remaining days-14
claimed tickets-2s. Men hOnOred-61
Women hOnOred-45.
TOday'S calendar for Govern
ment employees included the fol
lowing units:
1:45 p. M.-Address by Karl n
Llewellyn. professor of law. COlumbii
University. on Sales Law and Economic
of the Market" Agriculture Auditorium
$500 p. M.-MOnthly meeting Of Ma
tiOnal Association OF Retired Fedora
Employees, Room 49, Natural HistOr,
Building. National Museum. Lectur
on National Parks, illustrated with mo
tiOn pictures, by James b. Williams. Ma
tiOnal Park Service.
$500 P. M.-BuildinE party. Social Sc
curity Board Union, beer, refreshment
and dancing. Knights of Pythias Hall
1OI2 Ninth st. n. w.
The Vanderbilt Hiking Clul
SIyi1l do snYoe mountain clinohin,