Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08

portation, under the Erdman act, Joint
ly with the chairman of the interstate
commerce commission.
II cannot speak In too high terms Of
the success Of the two officers in con.
Citation and settlement Of controver-
sizes which, but for their interposition.
would have resulted disastrously to all
interests.
Civil Service Commission.
The civil service commission has
continued it's useful duties during tho
year. The necessity for the maints-
nance Of the provisions Of the civil
service law was never greater than to-
day. Omcers responsible for the pol
ICY Of the administration, and their
immediate personal assistants or depu-
tes. should not be included within the
classified service, but IN ny 1udr
ment. public opinion has advanced %
the point where It would support bill
providing 4 secure tenure during en-.
cheney for Ill purely administrative
omcaals. I entertain the profound Con
vlotion that It would greatly aid tho
cause OF e8ciont and economical eov>
eminent and Of better politics II OOH
gress could enact 4 bill providing that
tho executive shall have The power
10 include In the classified service an
local ofices under the treasury depart
aent, the department OF Justice, the
postomce department., the interior L.
!'srtment and the department OF com,
"erce and labor. appointments to
which now require the confirmation
i the senate. and that upon such
classification the advice. anl consent
OF the senate shall cease 70 be r.
qu1red In such appointments. By
heir certainty Of tenure, dependent O.
good service. and BY their freedom
from the necessity for political sctiv-
ity, these local o@cers would be IN
duced to become moro efficient puhlia
servants.
Economy and EnlcIency.
The increase In tho activities and
In the annual expenditures Of the fed
eral government has been 80 rapid
and 30 great that the time has come
TO check the expansion Of government
activities In new directions until We
have tested the economy and efficiency
with which the government Of today 10
being carried on. The responsibility
rasts upon the head of the administrar
ton. He is held accountable by tho
public, and properly so. Despite tho
nselfish and patriotic efforts of tho
'eads Of departments and others
charged with responsibility of govern
nent, there has grown up In this coun-
ry conviction that the expenses OF
government are too great. The fun.
damental reason for the existence un-
detected OF waste, duplication, and bad
management Is the lack of prompt, &C.
'urate information
I have requested the head of each
department to appoint committees on
economy and efficiency In order to Sc
'ure full cooperation in the movement
2y the employees of the government
THEMSELVES
Il urge the continuance OF the ap-
ropriation of 100000 requested for
the fiscal year 1912.
my experience leads me to believe
that while government methods are
Uch criticized, the bad results-if we
IL, have bad results are not due to
ak .Df zeal or willingness on the part
f the civil servants"
Interstate Commerce.
"Ttere has not been time to test the
benefit and utility Of the amendments
to the interstate commerce law con.
famed in the act approved June 10,
'o1o The law as enacted did not con.
tain all the features which | recon-
mended. It did not specifically de-
nounce as unlawful the purchase by
one of two parallel and competing
roads of the stock of the other. Nor
did it subject to the restraining infu~
ence Of the Interstate Commerce com.
mission the power of corporations en-
gagged in operating interstate railroads
to issue new stock and bonds: nor did
1t authorize the making of temporary
agreements between railroads limited
to 80 days, fixing the sane rates for
traffic between the same places.
Il do not press the consideration of
any of these objects upon congress at
this session.
THE interstate commerce commits
sion has recommended appropriations
for the purpose Of enabling it to enter
upon valuation of all railroads. T',is
has always been within the jurisdic.
ton of the commission, but the reoui.
site funds have been wanting. Stats
tics to the value Of each railroad would
be valuable for many purposes, espe.
cially If we ultimately enact any lin.
ttations upon the power Of the inter.
state railroads to issue stocks and
bonds, as | hope We may.
For the protection of our own
people and the preservation of our
credit in foreign trade. I urge upon
congress the immediate enactment OF
4 law under which one who, in good
taith, advances money or credit upon
q bill of lading issued by q com non
carrier upon an interstate or foreign