South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-21
SEC'Y ROOSEVELT
FAYORS REVISION
OF NAVY SYSTEMS
Official Would Re-Classify
and Re-Distribute Depart
mental Work.
By Associated press

BF Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 20. - Revi-
sion OF the present methods OF max
Ing appropriation and "a recIasslh-
cation and redistribution of the
work OF the various executive de
partments are Tecomme udei H. Asst
ScC'y Roosevelt, In q letter 20 Rep.
ireland republican Of Illinois. which
was made public today al the navy
department
Mr Roosevelt wrote in reply 20
an inquiry from Mr.. Ireland az 10
whether any reOrganizatiOns, reforms
Or cOnsoiida lions could be made in
the navy department. The assistant
secretary did not COnfne himself 90
that department lie recommended
that congress:
Budget SyCtcm.
Create a true budget system. not
Che small BEGINNING already az
tempted.
Consolidate the appropriations in
ono general committee with subcom
mittees 90 deal with separate sub
5ccts
Put into law the general prin-
c.DIcs recommended by the reclas-
fidc1tion committees report
Invite conference with the eX-
ccutiye branch OF the government
looking TO a Reconsideration and re-
distribution Of the work OF the de-
partments.
GIVE by law. Lrsater authority
To- the heads OF the executive de-
partments in conducting their eX-
ocutive business. at the same time
holding these heads more directly
responsible for the successful oper-
o tion Of their work"
1Ir. Roosevelt said that tie en-
tire system OF relationship which
exists between congress and the OK
ccutive departments IS ''fuudamen-
tall wrong
Tie Executives IIand-
Congress, FOR various reasons
he said. has So tied the hands 81
+he executive officers OF the govern
mcnt that thew have no discretion
in The fundamental questions OF en-
Tloy ment DO not believe. Of
course. that the civil service slouId
l., wiped out or that we should re-
turn 20 the spells system. but there
T. altogether too much assumption
iu this government that executive Of
h~"rs Will use their authority tor
political purposes Ny own wonder
iS that conSidcriug tho existing CIR
Cumstances the employees OF the gov
eminent are as efficient as they are 70
As 70 consultations OF any bureaus
50 as 90 increase efficiency Mr.
Roosevelt said q Tot OF work was
being done i'm other departments
hich ought properly tu Doe under
the navy and that grea, deal of
work was being done Us the navy de-
Iartment which could properly be
transferred to other departments
Methods Cumbersome.
After seven wears down .ICrc in
IN executive position" hr continued.
'f cannot help reaching the Gone
ClusiOn that our governmental meth
s,i- arc cumbersome an vuStciul.
am equally frluE i'm telling YOU
that 7 think the first Improvement
must come In what is after all tn"
source OF governmental activities.
that il the legislative branch. Z
hope YOU viii not take it as Criti-
a. ISM of any individual on this par
ticuiar CouCIseS wheu I cell atteu-
tion 20 the very mvieldy. made
0uate and uuhusnoss-lj methods
under which the house aud senate
az the United states couduCt their
business. For instance The navy de
Dartmcnt has 10 go before the naval
affairs cOmmItteo for It's main APP
u-0priations. 60 also has to go before
tho approp ria' Ou~' committee FOR
no money To ran the force fun Wash
i-gtou and can cite numerous i'm
FtanCes who're the department has
fallen between the two fires of the
two committees