Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-22

policy with regard to the federa
departments. He told the member
Of his cabinet that he would hol.
them responsible for results an,
that they should have full liberty !,
the selection Of their subordinates
The Presidents declaration was
widely heralded, but was received
by politicians and others who had oh
served the vigor with which new
brooms were welded in the past
with an almost condescending in.
diligence Secretary Nagel, of the
Department Of Commerce and La.
Dor, was the first to put the Presi-
dent policy to the test. He found
the conditions in the census bureau
wholly subversive Ct discipline and
efficiency, political influence far
outWeighing ability and application.
After an investigation which salts
fed him OF the accuracy Of his con-
clusIons, he proposed the resigna-
ton of Director North. Mr.. North
with complete assurance appealed
to his friends in Congress and they.
including some Of the most inf1uen-
tial members of both houses, rush
ed to the White House and assured
Mr.. Taft that Mr.. NagePs PROPOSE
ton was perfectly preposterous.
that it would be ridiculous beyond
expression to think of displacing Mr..
North, and that the amateurish en-
ergy Of Mr. Nagel must be directed
into some channel less annoying to
them. The President said nothing,
but listened patiently to their rep
reservations. Tn due time Mr..
North's official head dropped into
the Nagel waste paper basket and
the entire federal service received
a shock from which it has not re-
covered. Mr.. Nagel then caused an
to be made Of the eff
cheney Of all the clerks in his de-
partment. This has not yet been
completed, but already, with no in
crease Of force, the amount of work
accomplished has increased thirty
per cent. William Loeb jr,, formerly
Secretary to Mr.. Roosevelt, and
now Collector of the port of New
York, undertook a similar reorgani-
cation of the New York Custom
House. Young and inefficient men
were dismissed. Those who had
grown old in The service, and were
unable to perform full days work
because of advancing years, were
transferred to positions paying far |
less salary and where, in SO far as |
that could be attained, they would |
not clog the service. The New York |
politicians went in a body to the
White House to protest against |
what they termed Mr.. Loeb's off.
,iousness. The only comfort they
got was an assurance from the Presi-
lent that he regarded himself as
fortunate in having
.ound SO efficient an officer as Mr..
loeb who enjoyed the entire conf
!ence of the administration. In the
lear future, Assistant Secretary
Norton of the Treasury will under
AXE like reorganization of that
and before the year is
lp the same course will have been
in every executive depart
nent. Mr.. Taft's determination is
he occasion of grave anxiety and
disappointment to the politicians,
'ut it is destined to save several
Iundred thousand dollars a year to
he taxpayers, and will commend it
elf to every thoughtful and patrio-
ic citizen.
1t will be the occasion Of general
that the Secretary Of
tate is keeping a watchful eye on
he Russo-Chinese negotiations, af-
Getting the conduct Of the Chinese
EASTERN Railway. This road, it will
r recalled, extends from Dalney
nd Port Arthur through Manchur-
! to Cisco, where it makes connec-
ion with the Trans-Siberian Rail
ray, while an eastern spur runs to