Evening star., 1941-07-03
Roosevelt Repea
OF Civil Service Ban
In F. ). A. Rider
Second Deficiency Bill
Signed by President
Under Protest
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star Sta11 Correspondent.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, July s.
Signing the ,O4l,444,529 second
deficiency appropriation bill under
protest, President Roosevelt today
asked Congress to repeal rider to
the measure by which the Farm
Security Administration was ex-
empted from the civil service system.
The President signed this bill, the
commission of Harlan Fiske Stone as
Chief Justice of the United States
and a measure removing discrim-
mating regulations with regard to
aviation training for National
Guardsmen and Reserves as he
began work today on a July 4
radio address which is expected to
bring up to date the policies of this
Government with regard to national
defense and all possible aid to the
forces fighting the Axis.
The address, to be the feature
of a countrywide patriotic program
being sponsored by the Office of
Civilian Defense, will be made from
the Presidents private study in
the new Franklin D. Roosevelt Lii
brary here. 1t is to be broadcast at
4 o'clock.
Stone to Lead Pledge.
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech will be
followed by pledge of allegiance
to the flag led by Chief Justice
Stone and the playing of The Star
Spangled Banner" by the Marine
Band, with Lucy Monroe, soprano,
leading the singing.
The President is expected to re-
turn to Washington Saturday.
Mr.. Roosevelt's position with re-
gard to the deficiency bill and it's
bar to civil service in the Farm Sc
curity Administration was explained
in formal statement in which he
declared himself ''inalterably OPP
posed" to a rider which specifies
that:
mo part of the appropria tions
contained in the Department of
Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1912,
unoer the heading. Loans, Grants
and Rural Rehabilitation, shah be
available to pay the compensation
of any person appointed in accord
ance with the civil service laws"
Between $4,000 and 1900 en-
ployes, several hundred of them in
Washington. are barred from ac-
quiring civil service status under
the rider. The F. S. A. positions
would have been brought under
civil service in the terms of the
Agriculture appropriation bill itself
Denies Increase in Cost.
1T is my earnest hope" Mr..
Roosevelt said. that Congress will
take prompt action to repeal this
rider so as to make it possible to
extend civil service after appropriate
examinations to employees of the
Farm Security Administration at
the earliest possible opportunity.
MY position in this is clear. At
this time when the load of this Gov
eminent is greater than at any time
in its history, it is of the utmost i'm
portance that we shut out all con-
siderations of caprice or favoritism
or worse in the selection of the Gov
ernments workers in the interest of
better Government service"
The President branded untrue"
representations that the cost of ad-
ministering the F. S. A. would be in
creased by bringing its workers un-
der civil service. Instead, he con-
tinued, the cost in money and in
quality of service will be Infinitely
greater" unless this step is taken.
The bill, making up deficiencies in
previous appropriations, carried $25,-
446, ,264 less than the Budget Bureau
recommended.
Plant Is Returned.
The President yesterday restored
to its owners the North American
Aviation Co. in Inglewood, Calf
Taken over on June for purpose of
breaking strike of airplane workers,
the plant theoretically had been
under Government operation since
that date.
In statement accompanying his
order, Mr.. Roosevelt expressed his
belief and expectation that the
plant management and labor twill
fulfill their important responsible
ties without further interruption. u
At the same time. he made clear
to both, whether in this plant or
others, that should steps be made
again to interfere with this essential
production, will not hesitate to
take whatever steps may hereafter
be necessary to assure it's continu-
ance."