The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-21
BY J. EARLE MosER

The National Civil Service Re
form Leagues plans to extend rec
ignition of the needs Of the Gov
eminent service into American
colleges and universities are under
way.
On Thursday, April %, repre-
sentatives of 80 leading Eastern
institutions are to gather at the
leagues annual luncheon, Presi
dent Robert L. Johnson has an
nounced, to formulate plans for
setting up a national network OF
college chapters of the league.
johnson declared:
- "As things are now, the vast
majority Of students are gradu-
ated with little, if any, idea of
the actual administration and
practice of government. For
some time leading educators
throughout the country have
recognized this hiatus in our
educational plan and they are
increasingly concerned with the
inadequate treatment of what
has been aptly characterized by
the president of Union College
as the new profession of gov
ernment.'
political patronage has long
o.. been a governmental sore
thumb, hindering and hamper
ing even those executives and
administrators who sincerely
, and earnestly want to man their
stats on a merit basis. They
are further handicapped by the
difficulty of obtaining young
men and women with the proper
training for the Civil Service.
The new college chapters of the
league will work with the facul-
ties and students to help remedy
this condition"
Among colleges to send dele,
gates will be Yale, Bryn Mawr,
Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard,
Columbia, Union, Smith, Welles.
ley, Brown, Haverford and Lafay-
cite. Charles west, Interior Under.
secretary, and Mayor LaGuardia
Of New York are to be the principal
speakers at the luncheon. sched-
uled for 1890 p. m. at the Hotel
Commodore.
The United Civil Service EN-
ployeS, the organization started by
E. Claude Babcock not long after
he left the presidency of the A. F.
G. E., are branching out.
Latest of the organizations pub
LEGATIONS to be issued is COM
plete magazine devoted to the
needs Of District of Columbia en-
ployes, entitled, THE journal of
the Washington Municipal Group"
Containing 80 pages, it discusses
several bills introduced on behalf
Of D. c. employees, with related
articles. Juiciest, however, is the
following editorial:
"The current issue Of the
Federal EmplOye, organ of the
N. F. F. E., carries an editorial
signed by the national presi-
dent and national secretary.
treasurer of that organization,
which attacks, without any
pulled punches the A. F. G. E.
and the American Federation
Of Labor.
"The editorial charges the A.
F. G. E. and A. F. L. with
many things including the inva.
sion Of the jurisdiction of the
N. F. F. E., or the breach of
its autonomy, or something.
Many harsh words are in.
cluded.
whether or not the A. F.
G. E. will reply on paper or in
court or any other way is un-
known. President Harry B.
Mitchell was reported in the
press recently as ADVISING Lne
employees to drop incidental diff
ferences and advance general
principles on which all can
agree. That is splendid advice,
but it won't work as long as in
ternal and external battling is
going on.
Denomination battles are al.
most always due to: /. Personal
desire for power; 2. A place on
the Organizations pay roll; or
3. The retention of a place on
the pay roll.
"The United Civil Service
Employees hereby declares its
neutrality"