Show CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE Postoffice Dishonesty Taken as asa asai a aA ai Example by Charles CharlesJ J Bonsparte t Dec tec Dee 10 The Nation National Civil Service Reform league began its I 1 I annual meeting here bere today with Pre President President l dent deBt D b g Oilman Gilman in the chair cha The i was WM taken up chiefly I with wit It tile the t seeding reading and of the reports reP Among tong the notable delegates d t present f were ere Carl dward Wheeler r Homer Folks and aad Edward Carey arey of New York James Jame R and W E Cubing of ot Ohio Richard Henry Dana Charles J Bonaparte John R Procter r Charles Charle Richardson on Elliott R H Goodwin Alfred W Cooley Henry f P Greene and Henry W Far Farnan Farnan Farnan nan and William D Folks The annual report of the council wa was read by b Charles J Bonaparte The re report report report port points to the recent revelations of ot dishonesty disho In certain bureaus bure of ot the tile department as aa an illustration of ot the evils of 01 the spoils apoll apoi of ot politics Of the thirteen public servants ervant says the report indicted ted for alleged crimes revealed by this Investigation not one originally entered the service through b ba a competitive examination In every Instance their selection eJection was due to par partisan partisan or Os personal consideration The TIle report port says that in the Philip Philippines pines tire tile civil service ervi e laws and rules I are faithfully and satisfactorily edwin admin administered 11 but that in Porto Rico only a aI partial application of or the principles of C CI I I the merit system iy tem seems ma to be contemplated I plated p at for the th moment though a good OC i OCI goo beginning has ha been made I e |