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1 decision by Secretary iff the Interior filter yesterday 
dent©# Mr® than 3,006 ©apley#®® of hi® departaeci say Up 
for t@Iwy iae»a#®# this y#er* Secretary filter a*.## the 
^■n^.m^riMi nt witli ill® explanation that b* believe* the «imt 
business depression tea decreased the cost of living to sate an 
extent a* to b# tentSMOsnt to m iwrease in pay# 
la setiag m he did the ffptf<t»iy lined up in aceord viih 
fermentative fill S. Wood (Republican), Indiana* ebaireaa of 
the loos® appropriations eaeetttee, and ether® vh® apposed the 
proposal of President Hoover that Congress provide for tJSMWeae- 
ed salary eptweprietloae to eliminate existing dlserepeneiw 
which find hundreds of IMarel workers receiving legs Ham • 
pay to vhleli they sr® entitled % statute* 
'I®;pre®«at®tir® food led the fight la Congress against 
salary increases by sponsoring as ®amndhw#at vfelch Paid accom¬ 
plish this end. The wwaiaeat eas repudiated by law® entf 
Senate* 1everneasit employees interpreted this actios by Cos- 
grees m ending all talk of refusal to .great the® •*tepep»*r-in 
©alary which arc autterlpd by law within the Haiti of appro¬ 
priations *ftd# for the various departwant#* 
leeoritagly f Secretary filter 1 i> decision sees at a distinct 
steels to eastayeee of fell d#j»rt««it and to Federal 'a 0 rtea.n 1 is 
general* who are girding ifeetiMlvee for battle over the precedest 
involved by Milter 1 '® action* 
The aanemneeaent doe# net mr& off any prospective deficit 
in the Interior Uepartseot, inasnneit as it tee ample ealsxy appro* 
prlatiCRf to cover necessary S ®tep-ttps @ contemplated# 
Salary appro prlstioa® for the Sajpeartiittlt of the Interior for 
the current fiscal year will not b® extended, thereby affecting a 
saving is the administration** financial record at the expense of 
the lowest paid group of enpleyeee in the Federal service* 
