The Washington times., 1937-01-28


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The Governments rule on pay,
providing that when the final day
of a month falls on a Sunday or
holiday employees shall be paid
"on the next succeeding business
day" is causing considerable
grief.
Ordinarily rank-and-file Federal
clerks take the situation without
comment, spreading budgets to
take care of the extra delay, bow
ing to Fate and the Comptroller
General.
This time, however. two out
standing events requiring ready
cash have brought complaints
against the inflexible regulation.
The first is the flood crisis in the
Mississippi and Ohio River region,
which has caused practically every
office to extend a hand on behalf
of the Red Cross among person
mel. Willingness to contribute mas
proven universal, but the red tape
preventing distribution of pay
until Monday has caused many
workers to reluctantly withhold
their donations until the weekend
has been crossed.
The second complaint is over
celebration Of the Presidents
Birthday Ball, which is to hold
sway in several hotels Of the city
Saturday night with proceeds des-
tined for use Of the Warm Spings
Foundation. Many employees like
wise would like to attend but will
be unable because of difficulties
brought about by the calendar.
In the absence Of any order
from the White House or National
Emergency Council moving up pay
day, however, the Treasury dis
bursing office today was prepared
to continue with "the usual order
of business" which means the
ghost will not walk until Monday
morning.
Matthew Faerber, newly elected
president of the General Account
ing Office lodge of the A. F. G. E.,
is in a dither over allegations that
his group is connected with an
alliance to overthrow the A. F.
G. E. and establish a militant
union" which would picket Gov
eminent buildings or strike when
some official trod on its toes.
Faerber today declared that as
"long as am president" his lodge
will strive only for peaceful CO.
operation" in its actions, adding
that he feels that neither strikes
nor picketing are in harmony with
the structure Of organizations COM
posed of Government clerks.
Representative James L. Quinn,
Pennsylvania Democrat from the
Thirty-first District, speaks tomor-
row night before the United Gov
ernment Employees, colored organi-
zation, at 7:30 p. m. in the
Garnett-Patterson Junior High
School Auditorium.
The subject of his address will be
GA 1900 Minimum Annual Wage
and a General Pay Increase for All
Full-Time Adult Federal and Dis
:trict Employees in the Lower
Brackets" the U. G. E. asserts,
adding that the meeting will inau-
gurate its 1887 campaign for 5000
members under leadership Of Will
liam Steen and Mrs. Mayme Gates.
During the meeting the Louis-Pas-
tor boxing scrap will be described,
blow by blow, when serious discus
sion lullS.
A good many employees at the
General Accounting Office have
been puZzled-Some Of them def
nitely Worried-over recent circula.
ton Of a QUESTIONABLE asking full
details OF workers marital status,
whether they have a husband or
wife in the service, etc. Many fear
1t is the first move toward a gen.
eral personnel reduction.
F., According to officials, however,
issuing the QUESTIONABLE was
solely for the purpose Of getting
our records up to date" the
G. A. o. having many emergency
folk whose marital status is not
recorded with the Civil Service
Commission.
The QUESTIONABLE also asks
whether an employe has an out
side job or business, such activity
being banned at G. A. o. because
IAN employe cannot do his best
work if he or she spends his
leisure hours in working else
where"
After calling on members of the
Civil Service Commission Tuesday.
President Robert L. johnson and
Executive Secretary H. Elliott
Kaplan Of the National Civil Serv.
ice Reform League yesterday dis
cuSsed personnel matters with Col.
Charlie Stengle, presiding officer
Of the A. F. G. E. The principal
-. topic of both visits, it is under.
stood, was the Presidents reorgan.
ization plans, and the idea of a
single Civil Service Administrator
instead Of a three-man board has
yet to receive private approval.
Resettlement Administration has
turned all available strength
toward the flood relief campaign.
Administrator w. w. Alexander
has ordered regional directors in
flood areas to turn over all project
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