Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
LEGISLATIVE GOALS
SOUGHT BYA.E.G.E.
Federation Adiourns After
Outlining Program-Votes
for Citizens Demanded.
BY ]. A. FOX,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.


PHILADELPHIA, September IT,
Pledged to support improved working
conditions in the Federal service, thu
annual convention of the American
Fedora ton of Government Employs
today was in adjournment, to NEE
again in Chicago next year
The session which opened ! here
Monday completed deliberations a
noon yesterday after deciding on tht
legislative measure to be urged a
the next session of Congress ane
re-electing the incumbent officers,
headed by Charles I. Stengle of Wash
ington as president.
At the closing meeting the conven-
ton backed three measures of par
ticular interest to Washington.
BY reclamation it was decided tc
work for the national franchise there
q resolution proposed by j. c. McDon.
aid of the District government service
putting the federation on record
Mcdonald explained that District resi-
dents are denied the right to vote
and President Stengle, "one of the
voteless," promised to go before Con-
gress in behalf of the legislation.
Carpet Bagging" Assailed.
A resolution aimed at carpet bag
cling" in the District service called
for five years residence there as
prerequisite for employment, While d
third recommended a civil service
law for the District government mod
eled on the lines of that in New York
The employment program followed
the lines expected, being reiteration
of the stand previously taken by the
federation for 81 500 minimum wage
for adult workers, f1ve-day week,
compensatory time for overtime, diff
ferential for night employment, pre-
vailing wage at least for craft en-
wage-fixing authorities and extension
OF classification to the field.
An improved promotion policy and
establishment of court of appeals
to hear employe grievances were other
plans adopted. The federation OPP
posed the presidential plan to replace
the Civil Service Commission with an
administrator and urged labor rep
resentation on the commission and
q l5-year term for its members, with
restrictions thrown around the Office
to guard against summary removal.
Retirement Plan Step Urged.
The federation asked an improved
retirement system, with optional re-
tlrement after 30 years service and
the privilege of buying increased an
nuities, but at the same time ap-
pointed a committee headed by Rob-
ert H. Alcorn of the Joint Committee
on Retirement to formulate more
definite policies.
In naming officers the federation
again performed according to sched-
ule and selected Franklin A. Walker
Of the Norfolk Naval Base for the
new vice presidency created in the
fourth district, of which the District
of Columbia is part.
Other officers serving with Stengle
and Walker are: Vice presidents,
John B. Murray, Boston; Henrietta
E. Gliding, New York: John F. Dan
iels, Philadelphia; Michael D. Schsef-
er, Ira Y. Balm and G. Carroll Di-
mond. Washington; Harold E. Smith,
Atlanta, James A. Campbell, Day.
ton; Edgar M. Carpenter, Detroit;
Rena B. Smith, ST. Paul, c. Edwards,
St. Louis, Perry M. Myers, Seattle,
and James B. Burns, San Francisco;
secretary, Bernice B. Heffner, and
treasurer, Cecil E. Custer.