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Show DEMOCRATS OPPOSE RETIREMENT PLAN OF U. S. EMPLOYES EM-PLOYES Civil Service Workers Find Administration Friends Are Against Efforts Washington, Feb 20. When Senator Sen-ator Sterling in the Senate proposed consideration of the pensu . and letliemcnt util foi go eini.ient employes em-ployes In the oil sorties, uppo-ifim was at oncu manifested by Senator Pomeiene of Ohio and Senator King of Utnli, Demociats. Tho bill has been fnvoiably lejiorted b both the Senate and House committee and go eminent emplojeo In tho civil service ser-vice more especlnlly a laigo group of tho low paid employes, have been hoping It oulll pass this session. It has been generally expected that It would pai and Senator Sterling has so believed. Hoecr, the opposition of Senators' Pomeieno and King Is likely to Intl'ifcro t,erlously with tho early enactment of tho measuio. Sonntoi I'onicicno Is responsible for killing tito measure In tho last Congiess nrnL the fact that he Iin? now Jeopnrdlxed It again has stlrm.l as much lesehlnient among goen ment qmployeo itnd their frieiula. Tho retliomonl jllan has had the warm support of. labor and fie friends of labor. Such legislation has been repeatedly piomlscd to tl"j government omplfyes by DemocraMc leaders and It was promised In tho last Democratic platform but whan It enmo to delivering the goods, the promises weio not fulfilled. Stiong efforts will bo nuido by Republican leaders to put tho bill through In spito of tho opposition which Scna-tois Scna-tois Pomoreno and King aro heading. |