Show Hatch Act Bans W Workers In 4 Utah Bureaus Industrial Commission s Set Own Camp Campaign Policy Y Participation in politics by of four state stat state departments departments departments depart depart- ments has been banned either under provisions of the federal Hatch clean politics bill bilI or by policy adopted by heads of the departments it was revealed Thursday T Agencies affected are the state stale road commission the state stale Industrial industrial Indus indus- indus indus-I trial commission the department I of public welfare and the state health department i of the industrial commission commissi commission com com- missi mission n signed a letter setting forth a policy against participation in the current campaign the letter having previously been drafted and signed by William M. M Knerr chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and O. O F. F McShane a member member member mem mem- ber of the commission Frank A. A Jugler third member of the commission did not sign the letter but attached the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing notation I do not agree and very much object to the above procedure Attempts by representatives of different candidates to influence commission to take an active part In the campaign brought the question to issue Mr Knerr said A similar policy to that just adopted has been followed I by the commission since its founding founding founding found found- ing 23 years ago J. J W. W Gillman director of the state department of public welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare said all county directors and state of the department have been contacted and apprised that the Hatch act applies to all of them There are welfare 64 of them in the state slate offices The Hatch act provides that state em em- who receive all or part of their salaries from federal funds may not participate in political campaigns Approximately of the 1100 of the state slate road commission commission commission com com- mission are barred from participation participation participation pation by the act W. W D. D Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- I mond chairman said These em em- I have been told the restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- re- re he said All of the of the state health department come under under under un un- un- un der the federal act and a circular letter apprising them of the fact has been issued Dr William M. M McKay acting state health commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner said The merit system system system tem of employment being placed i L in the department will also ilso bar them from political participation participation participation par par- he said The state tax commission which does Joes not receive federal funds and andis ands is s a bipartisan board does not come ome under the federal act and its ts are free to work for formy any my candidates they desire H. H P. P Leatham eatham commission member said aid |