Show I Political Activities Of Numerous State Curtailed Following an announcement by bythe bythe bythe the Utah industrial commission that the traditional policy against active participation in politics by its will again be adhered adhered adhered ad ad- hered to this year it was disclosed Thursday that provisions of the Hatch act place the same restrictions restrictions restrictions on part or all of the em em- of three other state depart depart- ments A statement of Industrial commission commission commission com com- mission policy polley signed by Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man onan William M. M Knerr and Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Com Com- missioner O. O F. F McShane was signed by all of the department department de de- de signifying their ap ap- ap- ap Commissioner Frank A. A Jugler said he did not agree with the procedure All of the state and county welfare departments who receive part of their pay from federal funds are banned from active participation In politics by bythe bythe bythe the Hatch Batch law and J J. W. W state welfare director said they had been so advised There are approximately of whom 64 are employed In the state office Practically all aU of the em em- of the state health department department department depart depart- ment come under the same re restraint restraint reo re- according to Dr William M. M McKay acting state health com- com missioner The merit system being set up for the employment of all those In agencies coming under the federal federal federal fed fed- eral social security act which In Includes Includes includes In- In welfare department em em- and most of those in the health department are subject tran tr tf an additional prohibition against active participation In politics Chairman W. W D. D Hammond of the I road commission said that approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately of that department who are paid wholly or orIn orIn orin In part out of federal funds are subject to Hatch law provisions These are 25 resident engineers and the six assistants of each one 11 II in the planning survey and nine in the testing laboratory I There are approximately em em- who are paid wholly from state funds and are not affected b by bythe bythe the federal law Several state department heads declared Thursday that who are not specifically banned from political activity are free to support the candidates of their thel choice for all offices Tribune |