Evening star., 1947-09-18

Office to withhold payment of the
war service employees salaries.
In his letter, Mr.. Mitchell de-
clared:
/ 1--WE consider our program of as
sistance to displaced career en-
ployes as the most important place
ment program we now have and
are giving it the highest priority"
Truman Offered Program.
President Truman's statement OF
last night placed five-point pro-
gram before Federal agencies to i'm
prove the civil service system. The
return to jobs of the 1900 career
employees who had lost their posi-
tions during the current economy
program was one of the points in
the Presidents program.
Contents of Mr.. Trumans call for
action was contained in a mes
sage to the National Federation
of Federal Employees as it celebrated
its 30th anniversary with a banquet
in the Hotel Washington.
The other steps Mr.. Truman said
must be taken are:
l. Modernize the Governments S
salary structure. Although Mr.. Tru-
man did not elaborate on this point
he presumably had in mind in
creased salaries for some of the Gov
ernment's top officials. Federal sal
aries now are limited to $4,000 a
year.
improvement in Promotions.
2. Improve the Governments pro-
motion system.
3. Improve the handling of en-
ployes' grievances.
4. Increase the competence of
supervisory employees.
Il invite and solicit your cooper
alton in solving these and other re-
lated problems" Mr.. Truman told
the NFFE.
In regard to displaced career en-
ployes, Mr.. Truman declared:
Il believe it to be the RESPONSE
bility of the Federal Government
to see that those who choose tc
make its service a career are pro-
tected in their right to useful ano
efficient employment as long as
there are positions for which Their
qualifications are suited occupied
by temporary or war-service en-
ployes."
Policy Is to Find Jobs.
Declaring that IL is the Govern =
ments policy to find jobs for dis
placed career people. Mr.. Truman
said that when they cannot be
placed in vacancies, "war-service
and temporary employees must be
separated from jobs the career en-
ployes are qualified to fill"
Mr.. Truman praised the NFFE's
achievements during it's 30-yeal
history, declaring: over this period
you have made an outstanding con
tributiOn to the cause of good
government. You have taken the
lead many times in urging action
on the part of both the legislative
and executive branches of the
Government, which, when taken
has proved to be sound from every
point of view Above all, you have
so conducted the affairs of youl
organization that today your ad.
vice and counsel is welcomed BY
leaders in both the Legislative anc
Executive branches of the Govern.
ment."
Chairmen LANCER and Rees o1
the Senate and House Civil Service
Committees joined the President ir
sending congratulatory message.
praising the unions record.
Rees, LANCER Send Messages.
! An outstanding array of tor
Government officials attended the
dinner. all of them lauding the
leadership of NFFE President
Luther Steward and the unions
secretary-treasurer, Gertrude Nc
Nally.
Among those present were Civil
Service Commissioners Mitchell
and Arthur S. Fleming; Donalo
Dawson, executive assistant te
President Truman; A. H.. Onthank
director of War Department per-
sonnel; George J. Schoeneman
commissioner of Internal Revenue
Watson B. Miller, director of immi-
grafton; Rear Admiral Paul Nj
becker, chief of the Navy's shore
establishment; Charles Piozet, spe-
cial assistant to the Secretary oi
the Navy; former Senator Mead Of
New York, and former Represent.
ative Ramspeck of Georgia anc
Randolph of West Virginia,
Puy Raises