Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

With the public business important today than ever before
congemen and Federal executives hold of the toughest and
most important Jobs in the world These jobs hard and
hard hold Yet the rewards of holding Federal office are
meager in terms of cash. The fact that oongfessmen and oabi
senator's and bureaucras generally speaking noof
ousy underpaid and overwoked
or experience that congressman cabinet ooer
conducting public business of tremendous import constitutes
only apprenticeship for better paying job private business
Small Rewards in Government
lust one illustration will suffice to hollownes of the
situation The smooth operation of the postal system OF the United
States is obviously far important to more people than
sale of soft drinks could be- Yet we have today one former
cabinet officer heading the industry another creating markets
for nontacohoic beverage and Senator leaving Congress to
head major league baseball have criticism OF these men, do
however criticize the system which makes the financial rewards
of managing the public business small in comparison with the
rewards paid those to conduct private business
Private business has long learned that you only get
what you pay for time that applied this principle to
Federal employment.
No Substitutes for Compensation
woaid be "eood basiuet TO, The public ba5ueu to pay
euoagb to ,aet and to bold The competent employees In
the long this Uoad less exps"tpe and more EFFICIENT
management
There considerable agitation for legislation which would raise
the pay of congressman cabinet officers and the heads of indie
pendent agencies think that should 60 further and provide
system retirement for these after their long years OF
service their government The fact that the longer man
works for Uncle Scoog the less his value to private business
There line of prospective employers Washington eager to
grab of executives who have sat out their
uness that anyone who gets elected Congress or
holds executive Office for brief should automatically receive
pension thereae of $500 $4,000 year The pension
system that propose would result in retirement pay in proportion
the length of service and to the age of the person receiving IT,
This would be voluntary system and in order to be beneficiary
of it. have made substantial contributions to the fund
covering his term of service in the Government.
Public Vents Efficiency in Government
AS now is when the time for retire. offer
him no inducements do he's lucky he gets chance to die
in Office Otherwise Federal employment may the
Government faithfully for years. yet he his party should be
defeated for Office he Immediately becomes fit object tor charity
unless he ready 6e off the and start all again IN
business profession that has literally away from him while
he serving his country.
Now the time for Americans to the aid OF all good
men who are serving their country faithfully Therefore every
that action be taken now :. or merely mail this article
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