Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-27

ItnaL many businessmen WHO SCI
strong champions of Federal EN-
Some of the industrialists a
none too neutrality-suspicious. of
Washington. But they acknowlet
minds.
Typical is the comment of
Clarence Randall, chairman of
the BOARD of Inland Steel Co,
Mr.. Randall declared:
LAS the days passed into
weeks and the weeks into
months, / found growing in my
mind a new respect and in my
heart a warm affection for many
career men. I came to know
them well, and comparing them
with men of like age in business,
l rated them high. If Washing
ton is stated with subversives
and with men Of low morals they
must be concealed in areas that
l have not penetrated. Quite to
the contrary. I found at every
level in Government, from those
bearing the highest response
bility down to the devoted secre-
taries, individuals whose I'M
selfish dedication to the service
of the United States was an in
Ispiration.
Sears Official Agrees
James c. Worthy. who recent
Ily resigned as Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce to return to
his top executive post with
Sears, Roebuck. declared;
II hope that as l go back to
iprivate life, / will be able to
correct some of the mistaken
impressions about the kind of
people who work for the Gov
Iarnment. I can say in all sin
lcerity that for hard work and
patient devotion it would be
hard to find their equal in any
line of endeavor."
w. Randolph Burgess. Deputy
to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
declared:
You know, l have found In
Washington, to my surprise. that
the Treasury works longer than
most banks. My secretaries at the
Treasury don't get overtime. and
they usually stay until $50 or
Y o'clock before we get our job
done. Of course. I had known
some of them before. but the
more I know and the longer ]
work with them. the more re-
spect have for this body of
able and loyal civil servants"
! Lawyer Impressed
/ H. Lee White. former Assistant
Air Force Secretary. declared as
he returned to his private law
practice:
/ Il ave been very much i'm
pressed by the quality and char
Iacter of those civil service en-
Iployes with whom / have come
in daily contact in the Air Force
| 1t is my belief that on the aver
age a civil service employe has
equal. if not greater, ability than
his opposite numbers in private
industry. All that ! have come
in contact with were dedicated
public servants. It is too bad that
the ordinary citizen In the United
States does not realize how much
he owes to, those people who have
given up the opportunity to make
great deal Of money in order
to work in the most important
work of alE-for the Govern
ment."
/ Undersecretary of the All
Force James H. Douglas de-
clared:
II wish that every man in uni
form, every public official. and
very citizen of these United
States could see as I do the skill
and devotion to duty which char
lacterizes our civilian work force
and justif1es the faith we have
in it."
! MORE PRAISE-Speaking on
the subject Of THE Federal En-
iploye and the Public" Herbert
E. Evans. vice president Of Farm
Bureau Insurance Companies
and vice president and general
manager Of the Peoples Broad
casting Corporation. said:
In the United States. We
have enjoyed keeping Govern
Iment people in their places. feel
ing that this privilege of ours is
in tune with the idea of main
tanning the average American
citizen as ruler and king in his
own right. Psychologists admit
that this results is a sadistic
thrill for people who find enjoy
ment in attacking Government
officials and generally making
their lives miserable. Many
Government employees work long
hours with the highest devotion
to their tasks and with out
standing efficiency. In fact. the
average American likes and ap-
IpreciateS every Government
temploye that he knows per-