Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1932, Page 38

+ SLASH IN AIRMAIL FUND S APPROVED Maladminisiration Charged by Members of House Committee. Following charges of maladministra- tion by the Post Office Department in connection with the contract airmail service, the House Appropriations Com- mittee has voted to slash the appropri- | ation for maintenance of the service from the $21,000,000 originally request- ed by the department to $19,000,000. This is a reduction of $1,000,000 below the Budget allowance. Members of the committee expressed the belief there should be a complete ghake-up in the airmail administration, but put off an investigation by the committee because of the lack of time sllowed for handling the bill. “I think that if we took time enough to go into this domestic airmail situa- | tion, we could find enough inside of it to justify a reset-up of the whole busi- pess,” Representative Abernethy of North Carolina told members of the committee, it is disclosed b; blication of the hearings on the Treasury-Post Office appropriation bill, reported to the House this week. Byrns Favors Inquiry. Chairman Byrns of the commitee expressed the opinion “there ouglit to be an investigation,” and declared he and every member of the subcommittee handling the airmail appropriations would be glad to join in supporting a | resolution for an inquiry. Because of the burden of appropria- tions work, he said, the Appropriations | Committee is in no position to under- { take a detailed ation, Proper | investigation, Mr. s said, probably | would require three or four months. | The committee devoted approximately | half its time in connection with the hearings on the appropriation for both | Treasury and Post Office Departments | to the airmail situation. It heard | charges that the Post Office Depart- | ment is creating an airmail monopoly by squeezing out competition; that it is ignoring the principles of competitive bidding and handing out contracts to | favored companies, and that it has ig- nored requests of independent air trans- port operators which would save the Government vast sums of money. Members of the committee, led by Representative Abernethy, took officials | of the Post Office Department to task | for expenditures of $7,000,000 for trans- portation of foreign airmail, practically all of which was paid to Pan American Airways. They said requests for domes- tic service had been ignored and pleas of independent operators to be permit- ted to carry mail at far less than cur- rent contract rates were turned down.| Spends $27,000,000 a Year. “We have a set-up here,” Representa- tive Abernethy told W. I. Glover, Sec- ond Assistant Postmaster General in charge of airmail, “under which the Government at the present time is spending approximately $20,000,000 a year for domestic airmail and $7,000,000 a year for foreign airmail. You have 3 number of operating companies in this set-up that are carrying this mail. “Then, according to the Postmaster General himself, you have a responsible { bidder who offers to come in here and sarry the whole thing for one-half the amount you are now paying. Now, as »ne member of the committee, I want ‘0 know about that. We have a num- ser of members of Congress who want 1ew routes established, but we are told yy the committee that we cannot go seyond the Budget. I do not under- tand why the Budget should give or ubmit an estimate of $7,000,000 to "arTy the mail to South America, and W the same time cut off the amount ot carrying the domestic mail.” 3t was proposed to the committee ‘hat the airmail rate should be in- wxeased from 5 to 7 cents per ounce to Wd in establishment of new routes, but 10 action was taken by the committee ; om this proposal. EXTENSION OF CIVIL _ SERVICE IS URGED Jampbell Holds All Federal Posi-| tions of Business Nature Should Be Supervised. Jpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 26—Post- -asters, collectors of customs and in- ernal revenue, and other Government ositions of business nature should be | daced under civil service, Thomas E.| sampbell, president of the Civil Service Jommission, last night told the Na- jonal Civil Service Reform League, in | n address at & dinner marking its| Atieth anniversary | Referring to postmasterships at first, | econd and third class offices, which are | xempted, President Campbell said that the situation is far from satisfactory rom the point of view of the commis- jon.” The commission certifies eligibles for hose three classes. Appointees to fourth lass offices ar competitive service. The commission itself has recom- aended this change and Campbell be- poke the support of the league in the natter. | The speaker sketched the history of ivil service and praised the efforis of he league in promoting the merit ystem. | “The friendly support of the present dministration has enabled the com-| nission greatly to strengthen its work,” »e said. i NILL TELL OF ROAD PLAN,| Mmonson to Address Chevy Chase | Garden Club March 2. | | | An outline of plans for the planting of trees, shrubs and flowers along the 1ew Mount Vernon Highway will be| diven the Garden Club of Chevy Chase, Md., by Wilbur H. Simonson, super- | 1ising architect of the highway, at the | ‘egular monthly meeting ‘of the club| Nednesday, March 2, at 3 o'clock, it vas announced today ‘The meeting will be held at the h s. F. P. Wilcox, 6600 Meadow la y Chase. Mothers ... Watch | Children’s COLDS | CQMMO\' head colds often “settle’”” in throat and chest where they may become dangerous. 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