The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-07
Ssh FOLK BOOK
NEUTRALITY
ADDRESS
BY J. EARLE MOSER

doused the Social Security Boards
Union into a barrel of scalding
water and unfavorable publicity
early last month, nevertheless con-
tinues to interest the organization.
: Undaunted by the bitter assaults
it drew early in March from Rep
resentative S a m McReynolds,
chairman Of the House Foreign AT
fairs Committee, the union will
continue its activity by listening to
Senator Gerald P. Nye discourse
on the subject April IA in the In
terror Department Auditorium.
It will not be alone, however.
Sponsoring the address concur
rently will be the unions located
at Farm Credit Administration,
Railroad Retirement Board, Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
and Public Assistance Division of
the District of Columbia.
All of these, it will be remem-
bered, suffered cancellation of
their temporary certificates Of af-
filiation at the last convention OF
the A. F. G. E. via charges that
. their liberal attitude was "embar-
RAISING" to the parent organiza-
ton and their membership, in gen
eral, too radical in trend.
The Ssh clash with Representa-.
tive McReynolds, March IL. did
much to place Government EN-.
ployes in poorer light than the
dim glow they now possess on Cap
itol Hill.
Criticism of his neutrality bill
to check partisan activities by
Americans in the Spanish civil war
caused McReynolds to rage on the
floor of the House that folk in Gov
eminent departments who "at-
tempt to dictate on legislation
which doesn't concern them"
should be summarily fired. A rum
puS over the rights of employees to
petition Congress followed. and it
is noticeable that legislative de
mandS by workers on more peril
nent questions have since been ex-
,tremely quiet, if they have &C.
CURED at all.
= In the Meantime, however, Ssh
workers will let politics slide in
favor of music-the excellent mu.
sic dished out by the organiza-
tons Choral Group periodically
during the winter. The groups
final concert is to be presented this
evening at the Palisades Field
House, followed by refreshments
and dancing, with all employees in
vited.
Likewise, it was announced to-
day, the Ssh Union is to present
its spring informal dance April II
at the Washington Hotels Hall of
Nations, time, 9 p. m; music by
Maxim Lowe.
Government employees stationed
in three States are liable to State
income taxes, according to rulings
issued by the attorney generals
Of Wisconsin, Montana and West
Virginia.
In Wisconsin workers Of tn e
AAA and MIRA must cough up,"
It has been ruled, because the
agencies were declared unconsti-
tutional by the United States Su.
preme Court, while employees of
acknowledgement corporations
must also submit to State income
taxation because the Government
maintains them in its "proprie.
tary" and not its governmental"
capacity.
Those affected are in Federal
Farm Mortgage Corporation,
Hole, RFC, FILA, REA, FDIC
and other agencies operating un.
der articles Of incorporation.
Workers in NEG, FCA, CCC,
PWA, Resettlement and a few sim.
liar agencies escape the tax, how
evere, because 1t has been ruled
that such units are organized for
rehabilitation and relief, sovereign
governmental functions.
While attorney generals opin.
ions are not as conclusive as Court
decisions, many employees will
have to pay, either with or with
out protest, until such time as
the United States Supreme Court
may have finally passed on the
question.
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