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w Treaty Eat Orefonlan Rotrad-tJp Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Saturday, Scptomber 24, 1821. let sa tnexZ-T' i J-l u i J J wtytmttii Claim is Made That 50,000 Federal Employes Serve at Less Than a Living Wage. HY W. H. ATKINS. - Inti-rnuCnnal Xewa Service Staff Correspondent, I WABH1XWTON, Sept. 24. Read justment of the government upon a lietter business basis, along lines laid down by ('resident Harding and IMrec tor of the Hud Ret Dawes, will be sup ; ported to the limit by the rmy of i vi rkers on I'nclo Sam's payroll. This assurance came recently from )4ilhrr C. Steward. In a formal state ment of policy which hns been laid ; liefore the annual convention of thej National Federation of Federal Em- . ployes in New Orleans, which ' Ume its sessions September 16. Iut the government workers, Prcsl ' OerU Steward Raid, will lay before gov ernment heals a broad program for " more adequate pay and better consid- , oration of the "human factor" In the -moves now being made to inject econ ; tuny and higher efficiency. J The government will not bo put lip s' tm a better plane of efficiency until r Ihe merit basis is thoroughly estab lished and less "political pull" Is per- ruined to sway officials In the matter i of selections of employes for promo 1 tion, he said. I "' These are some of the conditions, to -"which President Steward called atten- , tion, and maJters with which the Neiv ' Orleans convention Is dealing to bring alout Improvement in government ! administration:' ! There are 50,000 men and women i employed in tha government service i at less than a living wage. ' ,, laborers Best raid. There are about twelve different ; rates of pay for tha same class of work. r ; Scientists and other experts are paid ! less In many instances than the wages ' receded by common labor. '' i. Hundreds of Jobs are vacant be- ouuse low salaries will not attract ttiiallfled talent. ? '; Political methods of appointing "fa I vnrltes" must be abandoned and the merit system installed. ; ' "Wasted motion." in the government ' service, costs the taxpayers millions of , dollars annually. , President Harding has received. In a visit from officials of the Federa- tion. promise of loyal support in ev- i ery move he contemplates to remove existing abuses and improve condl : tions of employment for the workers. "Work for the government Is oppor tunity for service let's all pull to gether," was the president's warm message to them. President Steward, discussing the time-worn methods of running the government, said: i "We are beset with conditions which show a complete lack of consistency a i to an employment policy, complete lack of st.Tiifla.rdiz.it ion in personnel conditions and great waste of human ; effort, human material and govern ment funds." The convention, It Is said, is aiming to band all government workers to- gciner in a plan to inspire a new point of view upon the part of con gress and the public, with regard to the government workers. They would change the view of con gress that the great body of workers on I'ncle Sam's list are merely a "great aggregation of jobs." Merit Base Is Sought. The convention, Mr. Steward aan nounces. Is seeking ways and means to willj secure legislation for complete reclas sification of the United States civil service on a strictly merit basis with modern employment standards. Sex discriminations within the gov ernment service would be torn down. ir president stewards policy Is car ried through. Government workers who are lead ing the movement for better legisla tive treatment from congress and who ore figuring prominently in the New Orleans convention are Luther C. Steward, Kansas City; Oertrude TV. McXally, 'Washington, J. C; John Fitzgerald, Brooklyn; Chas. U Wiegand, Baltimore; Richard Nash, East St. Louis; William I Sleep, Bos- " " " " " " 1 ton; a T. Klnsell, Philadelphia; M. J. Hines, Leavenworth, Kansas; Kdwin J. Tobln, St. Louis; if C. Dauphine, Dayton, Ohio; K. J. Newmeyer, Wash ington, D C. Ask Standard Salary Scale. Fresldent Steward's plan outlines the following as basic principles upon which government workers must bo brought solidly together. "1. A uniform employment policy affecting working conditions and sala ries, determined by a central admin istrative agency after consultation with department heads, this agency to have power of review and to constitute a board of appeal. "2. A standardized salary scale bas ed on skill and training required for the work perfonmed, with Just relation to the cost of living as determined by official investigations. 3. Appointment, allocation, promo tion and removal In accordance with proved qualifications determined by the correlating agencies. I. e., the U. S. Civil Service Commission, and the Budget Bureau in consultation with appointing officers. 4. Equal pay for work of corre sponding skill, with equal opportunity for promotion, irrespective of sex." (By Lawrence William Fedrose, In the November Popular Mechanics Maga zine.) In the vicinity of the Kobuk River, Alaska, 50 miles north of the arctic circls, there are held annual "rodeos," which for picturesqueness, skill of ex hibitoins, and in popularity are com parable to the "round-ups" of the western part of the United States yet there is not a single horse or steer or saddle or "six-gun" within hundreds of miles of the scene. These rodeos are conducted under the auspices of the United States Bur eau of Education for the natives of Alaska, for the advancement of the reindeer industry. Importation of reindeer into Alaska began in 1892. when 80 animals were obtained in Siberia for experimental purposes. Today there are approxi mately 150,000 reindeer in the terri tory', distributed among the 80 herds, 70 per cent of which are owned by na tives. A system of apprenticeship has been established for distributing the reindeer among the natives. The town of apprenticeship is four years. At the fairs all matters pertaining to 'reindeer are discussed, and the herders come to an understanding re garding grazlng-ground rights and similar matters. Government rep resentatives gives talks on reindeer breeding and after scientific guidance for the development of an improved breed of stock. In recent years reindeer have been distributer to practically every section of western Alaska, and herds may be found from Point Barrow down to the Aleutian Islands. Reindeer meat has been sold to the people of Alaska for many years, and until recent years the supply has not exxceeded the local demand. Prospec tors often purchase sled deer in the fall for transporting their supplies on the trail; on arriving at their destina tion, the deer are butchered and utiliz ed as food. Recently serious consideration has been given to a means of exporting the growing thousands of surplus deer to the United States. A cooperative cold-storage plant, operated as well as owned by native reindeer men and under the supervi sion of the educational department, is being advocated. Within the next year or two, it is anticipated, a market for distributing the meat will be es tablished in the United States. For the native, reindeer raising holds great promise. It costs less than $3 per head to raise the deer, which will dress 150 pounds of choicest meat, selling at 20 to 25 cents a pound, or more than $30 per carcass. ' fi I SrTl VMJUNiH in rwp CoTn l troTH f - - i nr ii it imiMiimiii imrai imf Man Works From Sun to Sun But Woman's Work is Sooner Done by Using ELECTRICAL HELPS You cannot expect old adages to hold good in these modern times. The man who wrote "woman's work is never done" didn't take into consideration the modern electrical appliances that disnel house work with neatness and dispatch. 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