The Washington times., 1937-02-18


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A question that might have
baked sick leave advances for
thousands of employees not subject
to the retirement act has been
ironed out satisfactorily by Act
ing Comptroller General Elliott.
Answering a query Of the Navy
Department, Elliott has ruled that
Government disburSing officers
will not have their accounts
suspended in cases where workers
leave the service without enough
salary or retirement money to
their credit to pay for excess leave
that has been previously given
them.
Instead, Elliott declared EN-.
ployes in such a situation Will
be called upon to reimburse the
Government and steps taken to
collect from them legally If they
fail to pay up or refuse to do so.
In any case, however, disburslng
officers will not be held respon-
sible.
Awaiting a decision on the point,
the Navy Department has been
holding up advances of sick leave
requested by workers who had but
meaper credits in the retirement
and disability fund. Any other
ruling would probably have banned
emergency workers from receiving
any advances whatever.
True to prediction, Chairman
Ramspeck and his fellow members
of the House Civil Service Commit
fee are well on the road to haY-
ing considerable fun through
nrodding emergency agency Off
cials with embarrassing questions
in connection with methods they
used in appointing personnel. =,
R. R, Zimmerman, director OF
personnel at HOLC. occupied a
warm spot for almost an hour yes,
terday as various members asked
him about the Hole man who de-
,camped with all ballots and tally
sheets in a county election, the for
naer sheriff who was hired by
Hole after charges that he was
$4,000 short in his accounts while
sheriff. and the gentleman who
leaves his HOLC desk two hours
each day to attend to furniture
business.
The bill. calling the members TO
the floor, was probably quite vel
come to the witness.
Key members of Treasury Local
No. 262. N. F. F. E., dine at $50
tonight at the Dodge Hotel.
D., EVERYBODY enjoyed a pleasant
evening the other night as the
Tacomis Club, social club Of the
Tariff Commission, splurged with
its annual dinner dance in the
ballroom of the Raleigh.
Although it was the night OF
the big show, Tuesday q large
attendance was on hand, enjoying
the dancing and cards provided by
Serge Benson and his arrange
ments committee. Musical num-
bers were provided during the
dinner by professional talent and
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, general
chairman of the commission, gave
an interesting address.
The five ousted A. F. G. E.
lodges, still ousted by the I'M
perial council Of the organization,
today issued the following state
ment:
"The committee for reaffilia-
ton of the five lodges considers
the so-called hearing given 1t
Sunday, February IA, by the
executive council Of the A. F.
G. E. undemOcratic and un.
American. The council refused
a statement of the grounds upon
which the lodges were OuSted
from the A. F. G. E. or upon
which the petition for charters
was denied. There was no dis
cusSiOn of the unions involved.
Instead, the council members
launched unjuStified vicious per
sOnal attacks against individual
members Of the delegation.
"The executive councils de-
eision was therefore reached
upon the basis of pre-judgments
due to personal antagonismS and
not upon rational deliberatiOn
upon the actions and the mem.
bership of the unions. In act
ing as judge, prosecutor and
jury, and at the same time with
holding the charges from the de-
PENDANTS, the executive council
was guilty of HitleriSm.
"The five unions will continue
to protect the interest of their
members and of the employees Of
their agencies. They will bitterly
oppose any attempts of the A. F.
G. z. to set up dual unions which
would split and weaken the ef-
forts of Government employees
in these agencies to improve
their working conditions. The
shame of this act of diSmember-
ment rests upon the executive
council of the A. F. G. E. and
they must answer for it to their
membership. Since, the executive
council has refused to recognize
the need for unity in furthering
legislation beneficial to Govern
ment employees the five unions
will take action as a group to
protect their legislative inter.
eGtR.