The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-08-30
L
ashington Letter,

W hi 1t hai become almost trlte
to app3 Tie word" streua a'uS". to
the present administrators, few peo-
pie real re the ex.e..t to y inch that
quality nas entered into the exc
cution of the law III Washington,
nor the 5arked yrovement which,
what W erners are net wont 40
descrlb. as 'hustlo'' has made n
the exc alive department. to ,T2ers
is no hat er executive deraFlpents.
There is 40 better exponent2ofa thlS
quality a Washington Than the
Secretar> 9f the Treasury, Mr.. Snaw
Coming fresh flom the shfaeaY
prairies vf Iowa with an exlsflenoe
as ives banker, Mr. shaw was
against Il the dilatorIness with
which th work of the Government
was per ofmed and at the pack Of
genuine erey dlsplayedubH.i the
employee Of Uncle SAINTS great
counting house. No lmmediate
change 5 made, however, by the
new Sec, tarY, aud his sub9rdIaates
began congratulate themselves
upon having found an "easy" zem-
ployer b &, the Secretary was mere
Iy gettil his bearings. Having
gotten 1nem, he inaugurated a
gradual course of reform. News
paper req ing during business honrs
was proLi ted. Gosslpplng in the
corridors of the Department was
forbiddel to The host Of genial and
entertain Z old ladies' who consti-
Lute ccl idarable portion of the
working 3;ce. Chiefs We're melted
to create ii rt and prompter re-
turns fro. auditors and disbursing
clerks we 9 required. Finally, and
that quite recently, al order, whlch
was regsroed as almost revolution
airy by til older employees, was
promulga ed. Il stated that all iii'
qulries addressed to the Treasur7
Deparlmeat or an officer there OF
must be a swered, or at least ack
nowledged,, on the day OF their re
celpt. TIE CONSERVATION whic'
greeted ths order has, however
changed t sdmiration for the more
business ike methods which now
prevail. h eeurate and rapid cleEk k
are receivIi.g merlted promotion
Tue publia is getting better service
than eyer isafore aid there IL littn
Likelihood 1T the Treasury Depart
ment Will ever again slip back mt
The slow aud unbuahessllke me
thods which have, IN the past, es
cued the {. sgust Of every bnsines
man who came into contact with i
Another Department which pa
Il felt the be eft Of a young and force
ful chief is the Navy Department
MIR, Mood ls an eastern man, br
I he As a bus ness man and a tearle'
/ one. Long familiarity with II
I workings ol the department, game
4 IN his poslt}oa Of chslrman OF tt
/ House cen. .ulttee 3on naval affair
i enabled Dun TO i9ae aulate chang
I without wsislng as long as d
z Secretary S as to sFenre a gras
! on the tsls eatoD. Shat cring o
T traditions .ith rath lessne
which eau d tie lid efplo. ees
shudder, the neH Secretary has P
I'm force reforms 8hleh from /
former posllon lie knew ought to
made. Officers who regarded the
influence. al sufficient to secure |
them durlHg the rest OF their nav
careers pleasant berth IN the ca
; tai of thesnaE.on have been order
to sea, ana the end is not yet. N
Moody eve threatens to replace
number of bureau chiefs who
trained ofiesrs, with civilians,
that the Ulcers may be free
render to tl.elr country the spec
service for which they havs be
educated ~ the Goverhme !
great exp Sc. Perh APPS the m
/. Startling seform WITH which
- Moody thi .atens the teaets g
traditions ! the service Is the
= tematic eff II which he is max
: to secure notification of the la
: which will scilitate the promo
& of non-comlnissloned officers Into
55 line. The aiiffieplty whiah Is