The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-12
Secretary Baiiin gers Report.

nCnt Las too u.u' h to look alter. ana II
lie il "A H., lentiuIs public servant too
much ~ do HAT II the first impress
sion received from running through tho
elabC rat" and palnStakIng report of Nr
RAILINGER. The Home Depart ment, 10
ts known later as m. Interior was
created by n" act of Mar, h =. I>Fa pub
iic !Ircs. Jatents. Indian af airs. PEN
siCns and tie census belRg pla' ed under
the administrative control of the SeCre-
t8Iv. who was also To take charge Of
inttitutICns IN the ristri, If tolumhia
sUI srVise the a,' cunts Of maT~hals and
clerks of tho | nitcd states courts. and
regulate III. dcV"luI ucrts If mines
Thereafter when new bureaus were
created. involv ing work If detail and
responsibility. Cougre-s a. a rrIl" Welded
To- the temptation 70 add To the labors Of
the Secretary 81 IN" Interior.
The Bureau of Education. the Freed
mans Hospital, IN" Geological survey.
the Bureau Of Labor, the Territories
Howard University. the National Parks
the Hot Springs Reservation. the ReCla-
nation Service wGhIc building plans
and improvements and host of minor
functions. were created and turned over
To the Secretary The burden became
too great for one mans shoulders. and
some of his work was transferred 10
two new Departments, Agriculture and
Commerce and Labor In brief de-
scription Of the origin and principal
functions of IN" Interior Department
Mr.. BALLINGER in this report suggests
that the burden should he further re-
duced by giving Commerce and Labor
jurisdiction over Patents and turning
Pensions over TO the War and Navy
Departments, he also 81, : that Samoa
and Guam should be- included IN the
jurisdiction of the Hureau of lnsUlar
Affairs that care oil Capitol buildings
and grounds should be the concern Of
the Treasury Department. and that the
Commissioners should take over the
various institutions IN rh" District of
Columbia which tho Secretary has now
to looS after Mr. B,LLINGER would do
away with the duplication Of Cover
ment effort bv IN" DEPARTMENTS OF the
Interior and Agriculture in the manage
ment Of forest reserves som" OF the
functions OF III" Interior and of Com
merce and abor also conflict There
must be a reorganization of departments
sooner or later and 70 save money and
increase efficiency Congress hould give
the matter its .arlY attention
That Mr.. BNILINGFE Is a true and
raoti, al friend # observation his thor
uugh treatment rf the subject and his
Recommendations fully demonstrate.
All popular movements looking To the
reformation Of our land system. h. saws
must of Cour-" be- addressed To- Con-
gress" Conservation then is q matter
with which Congress must deal. In
regard Ia Alaskan Gal lands Mr. BALM
CIR gives H." a-SuTan' Z" that no patents
have lssucd and non. Tll be issu.d
except upon full showing If compliance
with law and der artmcntal regulations.
He recommends that H." ihrty-thr".
Cunningham entries To 5.2>" acres Of
coal land IN la-ka be- transferred from
the jUrIsdl''i,u If the General Land
Offi.cro the, our 81 Appeals Of the Dls-
trict of Columbia The Secretary laws
su.Ss upon ,''t'Nn vi "' :" ''h''
an" Ms S"''''""'' s"''''" 10y 'h'
Governor. who said in his las report
that 10 withhold Alaska coal from tho
racine coast T. h'' ''is'' a'"r, ""'
waste nj present 'r''~ VI "'''''i''''L'
ana '"h'h- ''a'. " WV "'"' vi" '"'-
on'TIsn' VI u'''e''N AM, d" ''''H NIX S!S" III
VT. bALLIN"Eh r'he"H MS re'p'i'flehdA-
tloIi- IN FAVOR "i sac Nv 'he'"V"rnH"ht.
consider u Highly Important that 'ongresa
take acton In s''Ins III" department An effective
method of disposition ~ coal lands and d'o"H''"
e'ps'lAh' IN N"'.1 ne "-e'n'n y, "nf,n''