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the privilege of acquiring peo-
pie in the policy-making posi-
tionS who are loyal in their
support of the political princi-
piles and philosophy of the
President of the United States.
Mr.. Adams also said that inter-
agency conflicts in the Govern
ment are defeating the purposes
for which some of the establish
mentS were set up.
Several Cabinet members,
such as Secretary of Interior Nc
Kay and Attorney General
Brownell, have lamented their
lack of authority to place more
of their own people in impor-
tant jobs, as we'll as the rules
which prevent them from firing
some present employees.
Some CareeristS Retained.
Other department and agency
heads have grumbled from time
to time, but haven't appeared to
be too upset. In fact, some Of
them have found career workers
IN key jobs indispensable and
have retained them even after
the commission placed the jobs
in Schedule c."
In this regard. it is interesting
to note that Secretary Mckay
and Attorney General Brownell
are among the few cabinet
officers or agency heads in the
political backgrounds. Mr.. Nc
Kay was a former governor OF
Oregon, while Mr.. Brownell has
been closely associated with Gov.
Dewey of New York in all of his
campaigns.
Mr.. Hall complains I'VE won
the election, but the Democrats
continue to hold many of the
key jobs
1.-The Democrats are laughing
at u.s." Mr.. Hall says. In many
ways they are. retaining control
by keeping their people in i'm
portant jobs"
Hall Wants $500 More Jobs.
How many more positions do
the Republicans need to control
to carry out the administrators
mandate from the people, as
we'll as to get some degree OF
effective political control in key
areas?
Mr.. Hall said he feels at least
$500 more top jobs should be
filled by Republicans.
The Republican leader says he
has definite evidence that many
Democratic holdovers in import
ant jobs are doing their utmost
to sabotage the Eisenhower ad-
ministration's programs.
I'VE don't want to fire the
vast majority of Federal en-
ployes," Mr.. Hall said. I'VE
realize that most of them have
worked their way up through
the ranks and are true career
people. But there were thou
sands of Democrats appointed on
a strictly political basis during
the last 20 years and they sub
sequently were blanketed into
civil service without taking any
exams. It is those people who
owe their jobs to their Demo-
cratic connections that we would
like to replace"
Cites Incidents.
Mr.. Hall cited a number of
incidents to support his conten-
ton that the Eisenhower ad-
ADMINISTRATION is being hamStrung
by the lack of control over key
jobs.
He said that citizen wrote
to the Labor Department re-
Gently complaining about delay
in service. The Labor Depart
ment official replied: I'VE know
that we are terribly deficient in
our services to the public. But
1t is due to the severe appropri-
ationS cut that we have suf-
fered at the hands of this Con-
gresS."
Such a letter was deliberate
attempt on the part of this of
fetal, who, incidentally. is a
Democrat, to embarrass the ad-
miniStration," was Mr.. Halls re-
action.
Roosevelt Help Sought.
Mr.. Hall cited another case
In which a New Yorker recently
sought job in a certain Gov
ernment agency. His Repub-
lican Congressman could not
help him, whereupon the job
seeker went to Representative
Franklin Roosevelt, jr., for help.
The job-seeker went to see the
New York Democrat, Mr.. Hall
declared, because the key mem
bers of the agency were all
Democrats and very close friends
of Mr.. Roosevelt.
According to Mr.. Hall, Mr..
Roosevelt readily agreed to use
his influence with his friends to
get the man a job in the agency.
The outcome wasn't disclosed by
Mr.. Hall, but presumably the
project fell through when the
Republican National Committee
found out about it. -.
Mr.. Hall also charged that
many Democrats, covered by
Civil Service, are in control of
the field offices and installations
of the various agencies through
out the country. He said that in
regional Offices of the Production
and Marketing Administration,
where many jobs are filled on a
seasonal and temporary basis,
the officials were appointing
Democrats to the jobs.
In Scranton, Pa, he declared.