New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-18

which is carried into effect over the head y
Parliament, because il IS drafted INTO E'
by these experts, handed to the CabinG y
them and made into acts by the power y
the Cabinet exercised in Parliament S
Parliament has tended to become a rutfying
voice, instead Of a law-maa.ag body
The Cabinet, also, has changed The var
Gus departmental heads, Who used to ST
Ground as Cabinet Ministers" and confer
have been forced back into their function a.
administrators Of departments. small
body of men, just now five in number form
the Directorate of Government The change
from twenty-three executive 20 i've gives
Capitalization Of power, and exactly located
responsibility. The few can get results ahi
they can be held TO account, whore the many
lodged both action and "stric' account
ability" The change is similar 70 mH
which has taken place in several huhdfs
American city governments. Under the DC
ward system. we used 10 elect twenty I"
thirty men to run" a city. Now we elect
commission government OF five men, with u
power and responsibility, who select her
departmental administrative STATS
The Five Who Rule
The fve who rule Britain are called a.
War Council. When peace comes u y
probable that the old extended Cabinet W.
temporarily revive and resume IT'S seu'
tics nc q debating society. with difused, u
located responsibility. and weakened exec
tive power. But that machinery rs out''.-
and is sure 70 be scrapped. 10 was '',
structed on the theory that the state y ns.'
up of citizens. who can conduct toe' ~ ~
porate life through representatives -.
theory is an over-simplihcaton Of g0'''
ment. -. a..
To sum up present tendencies Inc
ecutive is rapidly defining itself ana =.
structing its machinery. i ls tending "'...
the organized State directed By q few p0'"
ful executives, surrounded by adnn''u'
tive departments. u has outpaced the D'ts
lature. which is drifting imgotent on ms y,
Of State socialism. devised by expert 0DN
and enacted by the handful Of I'VE VIZ"
control Of government. .-.
But not only has the Legislature pesn y,
paced Democratic control over ths'
eutiyes and experts has failed 70 kesP =,
with the rapid growth IN their po"s. -,
community has not yet devised eheeA
them. Representatives In Parli"meh'
from geographical localities are 10" 80.
he only one Of the needed effective e'A".
The citizen is not only and essentiai1! .i,,y
don't in an area called Battersea' VIZ
Il Battersea man to safeguard bA''S'' -
terests. The citizen is also proou'" "a.
consumer, and he wishes those 80
safeguarded in government Inc 60 -
consumer is gradually estapl'sn'ns
operation, and local and nstonai o" 80.
Az A producer, he strengthens whs'e''' s,..
union he belongs to whether as 90. ~.,,s &
ness man. barrister. teacher rSl'p"s st o.
locomotive engineerl, and IS Slowly a..
ereasingly establishing local, d'~N' a.
national parliaments TO his Pro,s.I iss
/ industry. Through workshop eO'"s ,,-
district board. and national coneil''''0- ..,,
mittees. he is asserting eon'0' =" ,b.s
ment. Already It Is unquesiicneo ~" a,",r ~
manas of such a union As the m'' ,lr
more effective in creating new leslsN- !,
the demands OF members Of ..sIssr;
coordinate these parallel ana ~,s.s
claims will be the coming tasA 80 ST.
ment The result will be rernoO. - ,,llvs
isb Constitution. The present 'o'S no
:, p.r,,.msr, 4, more complete tass
he after the war Some Of Par''A"rc
mer power will return TO IT, S.,,ssf
he established between the various ,.s N ~
OF producers and consumers, ne'sss ustt
calism and cooperation and state '"s
! pal socialism.