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VACATIONS FOR WAR
quate pay for our foreign representa
VETERANS
tives, the new law:
The Board of Control recently re
(1) Sets up a foreign service insti
leased the following letter which is of
tute, similar to the Army-Navy
interest to all war veterans:
staff college, to train appointees
Re: Vacations for
for careers in our foreign ser
W ar Veterans
vice.
Since the issuance of our circular
' (2) Provides that our foreign repre
letter of April 17th regarding vaca
sentatives and attaches shall be
tions, it has developed that a number
brought back to the United
of war veterans did not take the full
States once every two years to
amount of vacation due them and were
keep them in closer touch with
not paid for the unused vacation at
our domestic affairs.
the time they entered the service.
(3) Establishes through a broaden
To correct this inequity the Board
ed retirement plan a definite
of Control has authorized a two-weeks
policy of weeding out those who
vacation for any veteran employed by
fail to merit promotion.
a state department previous to his war
The new law will greatly improve
service who had worked at least six the calibre of our foreign service repre
months prior to such war service after sentatives. It will now be possible for a
the last vacation taken and who has person without independent means to
also worked at least three months after serve even up to the grade of ambassa
again being employed by the depart dor or minister in most of our foreign
ment subsequent to his discharge from service posts.
the service.
—From National Civil Service League
This ruling applies to departments
Special News Service.
and institutions operating under the
Board of Control and it is the recom MOVIES ON LOUISIANA CIVIL
mendation of the Board that it be put SERVICE BEING PRODUCED
into effect by other departments and
A sound movie depicting the origin,
agencies.
growth and functions of the Louisiana
Very truly yours,
state civil service system is being pro
Signed Roy H. Mills,
duced by the Louisiana Civil Service
Secretary. League. Scheduled to be ready for use
by the end of the year, it will be ex
BOLSTERING AMERICAN
hibited in schools and colleges, before
DIPLOMACY
civic organizations and in movie thea
The adoption on August 13, of the ters. In the initial scenes of the film
new law revamping the United States entitled "Shield of our Freedom,” the
foreign service marks an added triumph narrator’s voice describes the corrup
for the merit system in the federal ser tion and political influence of the old
vice. It embodies many of the recom
spoils system” while characteristic
mendations urged by the National Civil scenes of the old regime are shown on
Service League, the Foreign Trade the screen. The scene changes to the
Council and other business organiza enactment of the civil service law and
tions long concerned with strengthen the remainder of the picture is con
ing our foreign service.
cerned with classified employees on the
The new law is designed to attract job in various parts of the state, demon
top-notch talent to the State Depart strating how the merit system func
ment. Besides providing for more ade tions.