The Washington times., 1920-11-17
i. S. SHAKE-UP.
PLANS READY.
Recommendations for ReorganI.
zation Of Departments viii
Be Made to Congress.

The following SPECIFIC recommen-
Nations will be placed before Con-
sress at the coming short session in
the way OF rsorganixing the Gov
,ernment departments:
CONCENTRATION OF BOARDS.
J The concentration OF the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. the Naval Hydro
graphic Office, and the army corps
OF engineers division charting inland
waterways. In Q single department,
probably the Department OF Com
merce.
The unifcation of a National Park
service. Including the existing Nation
al Park service In the Department OF
Interior that has Jurisdiction over
forty-one national parks, the forest
service division that controls ten
national park reservations. and the
War Department Commissions that
have jurisdiction over eleven national
parks that were originally reserva-
tions pure and simple. such as the
Gettysburg battlefield. etc.
The unification Of the engineering
work of the Government in single
division--combining such services as
the Reclamation Service, the rivers
and harbors work Of the army EN-
gineer corps, the construction work
Of the supervising architects Office OF
the Treasury Department. the office OF
public buildings and grounds. etc.
.r,-n-< -voN nm nuruGAvrs
The probable segregation of the
non-hscal bureaus of the Treasury
Department into other departments
Of related activities or independent
operation. There include the War
Risk Bureau, the Coast Guard Ser
vice, and the Public Health Service.
The coordination of such commits
sions as the Fine Arts Commission.
the Lincoln Memorial Commission.
the Grant Memorial commission. etc,
with the engineering branch of the
Federal establishment referred to
The establishment of a central
bureau Of statistical work that will
take over the statistical work Of the
departments SO far a. possible.
No drastic reorganization OF any
kind is to be brought from any
authoritative quarter to the attention
of Congress, and the statements OF
Congressman Foss and others relat-
ing to huge cuts in personnel and
vast savings to be made in the Fed
eral Administration are without
foundation.
BUT LITTLE DUPLICATION.
There has been found to be com.
paratively little duplication or over
tapping OF work, and such clumsiness
as has resulted from the piece-meal
development Of the various depart
ments Is the result OF statutory pro-
visions and not from any lack Of eff
ficient operation by administrative
officials.
The recommendations given above
do not comprise all that are to be
made to Congress, but are typical OF
the general run of them. There will
be q considerable saving OF overhead
expense, as well as great gain In
service and efficiency. II they can be
enacted into law. 1t Is probable that
most of the changes will be opposed
will be able to present historically
valid reasons why they should not be
made.
However. 1t is believed that Con-
gress will be in a receptive mood on
the question or reorganization, par
ticularly In view Of the prospect that
it will result in economy and effci-
ency. 1t Is certain that the whole
question of bureaucratic administra-
tion is to be brought into the light
in the committee rooms Of Congress
in the. next few months and subjected
to critical examination.