Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-26

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| Also. the investigation will
Of agencies in recognizing acti
replace them with political or p
csc Chairman Philip YounI
Ia hearing yesterday Of the House
Civil Service subcommittee or
Federal manpower utilization,
THE group sharply criticized the
increase in Grade 15-and-abovt
jobs from 1896 in 1914 to the
present 7,000--a ratio of one
out of every $50 Federal jobs.
Representative Davis, Demo
crat Of Georgia, chairman of the
subcommittee, blamed agency
reorganizations for the growth
LOT top jobs. He declared agencies
used reorganization as an ex-
cuse to create more top-salarieo
positions, even though the par
lticular activities or duties were
not increased.
i Mr. Davis and other sub
COMMITTEE members also ex-
lpressed displeasure over the fact
THAT agency administrators have
been guilty Of using reorganiza-
ltion to abolish the jobs of en-
Iployes they don't want around
any more so they can replace
them with political or personal
patronage appointees.
Mr.. Young agreed to the sug-
gestion Of the subcommittee that
the commissions Bureau Of
Inspection and Classification
ADULTS investigate agency re-
organizations to see where such
regroupings have been made the
excuse to increase the number OF
top jobs, even though the func-
tions weren't increased. Also, the
subcommittee wants information
on instances where jobs were
abolished and employees replaced
in newly created positions.
The commission will work
closely with the House commit
tees staff and will make its
report to the committee no later
than January /.
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ATOMIZE SEN A TO r
lBRICKER - NEVER! AT the
hearing, Representative Gross,
Republican of Iowa, interrupted
csc Chairman Young to ask
whether he had advocated drop
ping a small atomic bomb" on
Senator Bricker and supporters
of the move to limit the PreSi-
dents treaty powers. :,
A forthcoming book by Robert
Donovan, "Eisenhower-the In
side Story" repeatedly quotes
Mr.. Young as making the remark
at a cabinet meeting several
years ago at which the Bricker
amendment was discussed.
Mr.. Gross, angrily noting that
he had introduced the Bricker
amendment in the House, asked
Mr.. Young whether these senti-
ments also applied to him.
Mr.. Young denied he had ever
made such a remark. II have nc
recollection Of ever making such
a statement" he said. II don't
know where he (the author) got
such information"
Il shall read the book with
interest. remarked Mr.. Gross.
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ADMINISTRATION CRITI-
CIZED-Chairman Johnston OF
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee yesterday made { scath-
ing speech in which he casti-
gated the administration for its
papa knows best" attitude in
dealing with Federal employees.
Senator Johnston sarcastically
described the Administrations
attitude on Federal employee leg
islation as follows:
Legislation sponsored by the
administration is good. Legis-
lation under another label is
bad. Administration proposals
always bear a low cost figure
and a high value. Congressional
proposals have high cost and
low value-or So says the adj
miniStration.v
! Senator Johnston criticized
the Presidents action last year
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