Show I I I I i AIDED CIVIL SERVICE The report of tho the special committee appointed by the National Civil Ser Serce Service Service vice ce Reform league to Investigate the tho political activity aCl ity of the federal office officeholders officeholders holders recently made public clears Mr lr Roosevelt of the clue allegations mado during the last campaign to 10 the effect that he lie coerced certain federal office officeholders officeholders officeholders holders into the support of Mr Taft Tat for the Republican nomination After Arter scanning the lists of the presidents president appointments for a considerable period prior to the national convention the committee finds that lint evidence is Is wholly wholly ly I lacking to sustain the tho charges made and that as a matter of fact Mr Roosevelt advanced the cause of civil service reform by b so amending the tho civil service rules as to prohibit em in tho the competitive service from taking part In political campaigns |