The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-09

c =, ",,n ,a' ,o chairman Of the iutgr'
=, 4 cannot cannot speak in too high te,,.
the success Of the two ofice,s Ss'
Citation and settlement Of .S, "a o.
sizes which, but for their inte s'r,'a'e
would have resulted disastrousI1s~ t'
interests @g
.,,, Civil Service c0mmi.slo,
The civil service conmi.,,.
continued ITS useful duties dn,t" u .
year. The necessity for tho r .
nance OF the provisions Of the s' 10
service law was never Create, ~. aT
day. Officers responsible fo, 10
icy OF the administration, And "
immediate personal assistants o, t s''
ties should not be included With, y
classified service, but in ny n.y.
men'' public opinion has advances N.Y. = +
the point where 1t would suDDo,, :,
providing a secure tenure duripr - 4
cheney for all purely admin,v,'.s
officials. | entertain the profound ~
v'ctlon that it would greatly sis w.
cause Of efficient and economical -
eminent and Of better politics q
gress could enact bill proyidD, ~,
the executive shall have the nor
to include in the classified servje. y
local offices under the treasury den,r
ment, the department of iustico -
postofhce department, the interio, /,
partment and the department o, N,
merce and labor, appointments !,
which now require the consrm...
of the senate, and that uDop u,,
classification the advice and coD.,,,
OF the senate shall cease to he ;,
quired in such appointments .,
their certainty of tenure, dependent On
good service, and by their freedom
from the necessity for political se,i,
ity. these local officers would ba +,
duced to become more efficient Duba
servants.
Economy and Efficiency.
The increase in the activities sr
in the annual expenditures Of the ts.
eral government has been so rsDii
and so great that the time has coma
to check the expansion of goyernne,,
activities in new directions until 70
have tested the economy and efiCieny
with which the government of today i
being carried on. The responsibility
rests upon the head of the admilistra
ton. He is held accountable BY tn
public, and properly SO. Despite tn
unselfish and patriotic efforts Of tn
heads of departments and other
charged with responsibility of COVER.
ment. there has grown up in this cOua.
try conviction that the expenses 0.
government are too great The fun
damenta reason for the existence ua
detected of waste, duplication. and bad
management Is the lack Of prompt, 40
curate information.
Il have requested the head Of eacl
department to appoint committees o.
economy and efficiency in order to Sc
cure full cooperation In the mOyemen
by the employees Of the goyenmel
themselves.
Il urge the continuance Of the a.
preparation of 100000 requested 70
the fiscal year 1912.
MY experience leads me to belie'
that while government methods a
much criticized, the bad results-ii v
do have bad results-are not due to
lack Of zeal or willingness on the pa
of the civil servants"
Interstate Commerce.
There has not been time to test
benefit and utility Of the amendmen
to the interstate commerce law CO
tanned in the act approved June
1910. The law as enacted did not q
tain all the features which | reco
mended. 1t did not specifically
nounce as unlawful the purchase
one of two parallel and competl
roads Of the stock Of the other, .
did 1t subject to the restraining Iii
| ence of the Interstate Commerce CO
mission the power Of corporations
gagged in operating interstate rallfo'
to issue new stock and bonds; nor
1t authorize the making OF temper
agreements between railroads Hill
to 80 days, fixing the same rates
traffic between the same places
81 do not press the consideration
any of these objects upon congress
this session.
1.-THE interstate commerce conn
sion has recommended approprls'l
for the purpose Of enabling II 10 :.
upon a valuation OF all railroads
has always been within the 1urls
ton of the commission, but the ~
site funds have been wanting. %
tics to the value of each railroad w
be valuable for many purposes .
cially II we ultimately enact any
itations upon the power OF the Ii
state railroads to issue stochs
bonds, as hope we may.
For the protection OF our
people and the preservation VI