Evening star., 1947-07-13

greSs that they may get rid of dislo
see in the request the start of an ur
ment employees of basic civil liber-t
ties. 4, ...
Commission officials contend that
the legislation is not needed-that
the forthcoming loyalty program will
give the departments all the pro-
lection they need against subversive
elements. H..
What particularly disturbs the
commission is that under the pro-
posed law the three departments,
which incidentally employ nearly
one-half OF all Government workers,
need not reveal to the accused en-
ployes the nature Of the charges
against them.
A high commission official, who
asked that his name not be used at
this time, told this reporter:
IT this law were passed. every
War, State and Navy employe would
be subject to the whims and caprice
of their bosses. Why, If an oficial
didn't like the way an employe
combed his hair he could fire him.
Il know that the departments
officials are sincere in saying that
they will only use their powers In
loyalty cases. But there are always
those few who take advantage Of
too much power.
Furthermore, the commission
official continued, 'in cases where
an employe Is suspected of being
disloyal to the United States Gov
ernment, he deserves the chance to
refute such charges that can be
revealed by department without
endangering our national security.
There is no greater penalty or dis
grace than to be guilty of that
charge, and that Is why all employees
thus accused are entitled to know
the nature of the charges against
them and to have the right to de-
fend themselves If they are inno-
cent"
MORSE CODE-Newsmen cover
ing the Senate are no little upset at
Senator Morse, Republican, Of Ore
gon, who Of late has fallen into the
habit of launching into three and
four hour speeches in the late after
moons, just when the Senate Is pre-
pairing to wind up for the day.
In retaliation, the reporters have
thought up new name for him.
They've dubbed him the Five
o'clock shadow"
OUR DARING MAILMEN-Now
that President Truman has signed
the bill granting FB1 agents gen.
erous pensions when they retire,
letter carriers and other special en-
ploye groups may. press for similar
legislation.
In this connection, the Civil Ser
vice Commissions retirement divi-
sion recently took the position before
Congress that the average letter
carrier, as he plods from house to
house delivering his mail, faces
greater peril than the glamourized
FBI agent.
The commission contends that
barking (and biting) dogs, mis-
chievious children and hot pave
ments impose greater physical hard
ships on letter carriers than FBI
agents encounter while chasing
desperadoes.
UPWA SKIPS PEARL HARBORt
The CIO United Public Workers
OF America now announces that it
has no intention Of signing up Gov
ernment workers at Pearl Harbor, as
It did at the equally militarily
strategic Panama Canal Zone.
Flushed with success over signing
up about 1900 Canal Zone workers
as union members, union ofncials
several months ago said they were
aiming an organization drive at
Pearl Harbor.
But now the union says 1t will
not conduct an organization cam
paign among Pearl .Harbor en-
ployes. Instead UPWA organizers
will conduct q membership cam
paign among municipal employees
in Hawaii
EVERY LITTLE THING HELPS
AT the Agriculture Department
they tell the story of the sweet
young thing who applied for a sec
retarial job in the department.
In friendly tone, an ofncial
asked her, what makes you think
that you'll fit into the Agriculture
Department."
"Well," she replied brightly,
when I was a little girl I used to
milk a cow"
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CAPITOL HILL ROUNDUP-Op-
position Is developing in the Senate
to the Flanders-Baldwin bill which
would raise the salaries of cabinet
officers and department and agency
chiefs. It seems that some Sena-
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