Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-24


mission could make a NEST material
reduction In the cost OF administering
the government.
They will find opposition In Congress
to every change recommended, because
there is nc branch or bureau so humble
that It cannot secure it's adherents and
defenders within the Legislative halls
But, If by the totals that 1t shows this
commission shall justify it's existence,
1t Is probable that it can ecure a ma
jority sufficient to carry through its
proposed reforms. This government
has been constructed not all at cue
time, but bureau has been added to
bureau. and department to department,
and Ii has been impossible to avoid
duplication and expensive methods.
I'm creating a new bureau there was
no time TO go back and reform the gov
eminent with reference Il the adjust
,1aent OF that bureau 70 it's proper place
or TO consider the work of the entire
government with reference to it. This
proposed commission, as understand
It. is to take up the bureaus of all the
departments, is to see whether they
may not often be consolidated. and also
10 lay down such rules governing the
civil service as will secure the utmost
efficiency from each civil servant or
each unit. of labor
Too Many Employees.
1T IS undoubtedly true today that
we have g great many more persons
employed in the government than we
would need if every person Ia the gov-
ernment rendered to the government q
service OF 81 high degree OF efficiency.
This commission Will have 10 take ny,
the question, which has troubled great
industrial corporations and great rail-
roads. as TO the method of disposing of
superallnuated servants. Our military
pensions haze reached so large an n
nual sum, to wit. $3.50, 0od. 900, that we
have avoided the suggestion of civil
pensions. but l am convinced that sonae
method must be adopted by which
superannuated civil servants may be
retired OH an income sufficient to sup
port them. and that such a provision
viii ultimately bring about great con
omy in the administration.
ut has been reported By the Post
master-General that we are carrying in
the, Postatilce Department the weekly
periodicals and magazines at a loss to
that department OF upward of $6p,00o,.
900, and that the business OF the. govern
ment In the Postoffice Department Is
now run at a general loss Of SIT. $685. 900
The committees OF Congress are inves-
tigating the correctness of this view,
Tho owners of magazines dispute the
correctness of the figures.
There ought TO be some way
certainly OF determining this fact, and
II 1t Is o fact It calls for u reform and
an increase Ia tho postage OF a suf-
ficient amount ut least TO take away
the deficit In, the Postofice Depart
naent. Should he Two postals commit
taer not be able TO reach a conclusion
satisfactory 10 them upon this question,
the whole matter MAJ well be left to
fac coynynission IN consider.
..1t ,vi,, ha ossent,ai sor tl,;s commits.
sion RI e-or,ov exnert ,,en who have
had 20 10 with the orearization OF
rreat businesses. and who arc familiar
swv,tb tho most modern methods of econ
or,y The tr,tb ia that the success OF
modern business has neer fine adoption,
Of ~succegsfrl ecouon,ies and the time
bas co,,o for ,s ~ mako 81, effort al
Toast 10 Introduce something of these
economies into an adn,inistratiola of
tho greatest husinesa that we have in
This country. the business of our Fed
araI government RI
"o"'o "e'come He'orns
i am quite aware tnat tnihss uope
py n government are zone under con-
altiohs 50 oiierent from tiioso OF .
business concern tha' there are Certain
Apenaitare necessary m pieW " Ioc
fact tnat inc government business y
done Tor the penent OF an 'ne people
ana tnat tpereioIe al tne peopie 81
ehtited 10 Know eo" ~ ~ CONC ahu F."
NUMBER Oh them are emitted To ~ ~
iected IN a iair way 70 SNARE N ls
renditure Of administration incident to
the requirements of popular govern.
ment, everyone familiar with Govern
raeilt- methods now in vogue must rec
ogaize the possibility OF reforms lead
ing to great economy il the Congress
shall have the courage to adopt plans
which may be recommended by this
commission after a full examination by
business experts.
81 have already occupied your time
tco much, and / perhaps have mo- made
this statement very Informing or. in
teresting, but ! cannot close without
conrratulating YOU and myself on tho
prospoct that the present tariff bill OF
ssrs ~ s,,cb an incraased ineorna as
IL make reacts un5er any condition
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