Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1937, Page 24

B—6 PAYRUMOR SPED ON REDRGANEING Leaders Say General Slash | of Federal Salaries Not Actress Back MISS SWANSON TO STAR AGAIN IN FILMS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. GRASSHOPPER WAR UNDER FULL SWING Billions of Hatching Insects At- tacked by Farmers in U. S. “Bread Basket.” BY the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, June 2— Thioughout much of the Nation's Intended. BY WILL P. KENNELY. Assurance has been given by both Republican and Democratic leadcis in | Congress that there is no intention under the reorganization program of reducing salaries of Government em- ployes general Letters, telegrams and petitions of | protest against the proposed reorgan- | ization have been received from all | parts of the country, many stressing | the belief that a primary purpose is | to cut salaries Chairman Cochran of the House Re- | organization Committee, Chairman Byrd of the Senate Reorganization Committee and others who took part | in the conferences of the joint com- | mittee state there has been no discus- t sion of a general salary reduction. Both chairmen said they would op- pose any such attempt After conferring with many of his associates, Representative McCormack, Democrat. of Massachusetts, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, dssued the following statement | “There is no talk in Washington of & reduction of the wages of Federal employes, but if any such attempt is made I will vigorously oppose it. A number of letters have been received by members of Coi ss from Federal anizations and employes, expressing the the present economy wave | I result in a reduction of wages. | I have heard of no such talk. I know | of no such move | “Wages are not usually reduced when we are com out of a depres- sion. I cannot conceive of any at- | GLORIA SWANSON, Appearing very chic, arrived in New York aboard the Nor- mandie from London. She was bound for Hollywood to take up the starring role in a new movie. She kas been away from the screen for some time. —Wide World Photo. tempt to reduce wages of Federal em- ployes when the administration is doing everything possible to obtain | increase of wages for those in private | employment. A reduction of wages, in my opinion, is the farthest thought from the minds of the President and of the members of the Congress. confident that no such effort will be made. If an attempt is made I wi vigorously oppose it. | The same sentiment was expressed by a score or more of prominent Housc and Senate members. COPPER INDUSTRY CUTS l PAY, EFFECTIVE TODAY | | B- 1he Ascoriated Press | PHOENTIX. Ariz, June 2 A 5 per eent wage decrease “to adiust pay rolls™ ta the present level of metal | prices became effective in Arizona's | g1ant copper industry vesterday, | The Phelps Dodge Corp., Arizona’s | biggest producer, said the cut would affect approximately 5,600 of its work- ers. 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