Show LA a OF OFF I 1 CE H special committee files report of its findings after investigation of newspaper charges charges are sustained in part a notable exception being the allegations that roosevelt coerced officeholders office holders into support of taft now york the report of the caal conita attee appointed for tho the national civil service reform league to investigate tho the political activity on tile the part pait of office holders was made public sunday april 4 tho the sious ot of tho the committee briefly stated are that charges made by certain newspapers to it a great extent are sus t tallied A no notable cable exception Is reported it in the allegations that mr Roo roosevelt gevelt coerced certain federal of fico holders into the support of mr tatt taft for the alie republican nomination 1 the committee finds that evide evidence to sustain the ch arges mado Is ly la ching on vao contrary mr roosevelt Is credited with advancing civil service reform by so amending tho the c ivil civil carylee rules as to bl bil employee in the the competitive service from taking part in political cam on oil the broad question iti estion of hold ors pernicious activity in politics however the committee finds that a most undesirable situation exists of the ho more mode than office holders one third are not amenable to civil service classification these of ton ten exercise a powerful row erful in politics and constitute in the opinion of tho the committee a menace to freo free institutions the remedy la is to bo be found the committee cittee believes in extending the classified competitive service and ti i clearer definition of the executive order governing political activity jn in the unclassified service |