Evening star., 1949-06-06

nyec any iencth o. time IN this sctsseSs
community. Herr the Frcefal Government
exercises GictAtaft&l powes ever every paA@
Of tns comfuan!tyS health. Taseaxh It's
Appolniive poser and absolute ecntg<a as
our tax monies. the FeoeFal Government >
master Of the healing arts Hox has Est
that responsibility
Look a. 'thr hundreds of To vsetarax vasaly
pleading for hospital eeds. Have soa eeeg
visited Blue Plains. the nrrirap Eeans egf
omnipotrnt Federal Government provides
for the helpless aercs Or cid you rv~s sgSt
= the Chiidrens Receiving Home. sh~rv car
Federal conscience suffers the li,lie ehlidF~a
10 come unto is eeartrap erneneenovs o.
MAYBE you acre mentally III and veal
through the madhouse at Gallinger route
10 restoration Of your sanity All o. THIS Is
under the benevolent auspices oi an admin
lstration pleading for mastery of the Ma
ton SckFoom.
As matters stand the record shows the
administration compulsory health plan is
exchanging the frying pan for the nre
THOMAS r. MATrtNGLY ND.
Proposed LEGISLATION Neaid Strenxthen
Power Of Unions 0ves Federal Workers
To IL. re3tor Of IT. star
was horrihed TO See In The Star re
Representatives had approved a bill requir-
ing Government officials 70 consult wit9 the
unions on promotions diSmissals and work
tng conditions and permitting unions Ia
collect dues on Government property and
presumably on Government time. Salaries
and working conditions are nxed os law. 40
it is perfectly evident that the real aim is
tn oSv nnA n
chance TO force payment OF dues, This
certainly is high handed Even the Wagner
Act, which was the most extreme example
OF class legislation ever In force IN this coun-
try. provided that employees OF private buSi-
nesses should be allowed TO vote on the
question OF union representation and they
voted no the unions could not force
themselves in. OF course, the unions do
not want a vote in Washington among
Government employees. II repeatedly has
been stated In the papers here that most
Government employees In Washington do moi
belong to unions and they know they could
not get In by an honest vote So they are
trying TO get themselves imposed on helpless
civil service personnel by law.
The unions for some years have been
violently partisan politically 1t. therefore.
would be as improper to allow them 10
dictate to Government oiiicials as to allow
one OF the political parties 10 do SO, and
that Is what the civil service was established
to prevent. II the object is to destroy
civil service. the honest way would be to
bring in a bill to abolish 1t. The present
bill attempts its destruction by methed
equally sure but disingenuous. to put II
mildly.
The unions long have wanted 10 collect
tribute in the form OF dues from the Govern
ment payroll. and the speclfle mention OF
collecting dues in this bill shows clearly
what they are up to. They are determined
to have that money and they think they can
get IL II they are in a position TO control
promotions. They would use their power TO
try to prevent the appointment or promo
ton Of any one not a union member and
would attempt to force present employees into
the unions by threatening such action
against them. Any one who has observed
their tactics In private business In the past
Is years cannot doubt that that is what
they would do. II Is already difficult 10 get
frst-class people for civil service work. II
would be impossible under union dictation.
for no one OF spirit and integrity could or
would put up with such treatment. Persons
Of honesty and principle would leave or be
forced out. The same people who are push
ing this bill would scream to high heaven
II IL were suggested that the Chamber a
Commerce OF the United States or the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers be-
given such authority in Government affairs.
yet the principle Is exactly the same. II one
is improper. as 1t most certainly Is. 20 would
the other be.
Government administration by It's very
nature lis entirely different from private
business. and that always should be kept in
mind Persons who are not willing 10 accept
that fact should not take employment under
civil service II surely cannot be TO the
taxpayers interests that their Government
should be conducted solely by the unions In
union interest. To paraphrase st. Paul with
all due respect. In Government service there
should be neither Democrat nor Republican.
union nor nonunion. partisan nor special
interest OF any kind but all should be freely
impartial and for the public interest alone.
hope that The Star win do all In is
power TO prevent the passage OF such
disastrous legislation.
MIRIAM BLAIsDALE KETcHuM.