Evening journal., 1920-10-30


Of government oflce holders. | be
lieve that demand was Justified The
Republican administration then In
power had started an Investigation
with a view 10 brinsing about this
reform, and had published the partiol
result OF that inquiry and It's inten-
tion TO act upon t. The new party
government found 2o0OOO civil SIT
vice employees on he rolls OF the goN-
crnmenl. Instead of reducing lhe
number from the WY start there was
la continuous addition 10 the civil ilst.
/ The last estimate OF The civil service
commission indicates that the num-
lbcr Is approximately $1,000 and The
/ ftasi Information II that the estimate
| Is more than 10000 short OF the
actual number. and takes no account
OF the almost limhless BOARD, COM
missions and specialists and fad-
/ dist officials.
~ want 10 be fair. or course our
,yorld-Nvar machine created the need
/ for more help IN nearly all the de-
/ nartmenls but since The war the
lryil list has not shrunk even ap-
uroximately 90 a peace basis. Ine
administration In power seems TO be
utterly incapable OF getting back 20
a peace time basis OF organization,
administration and expenditure.
This not only indicates an unneo-
lbut IL takes out o the ranks OF pro-
lduclion and distribution every un-
necessary emplOye and adds 10 .he
lcost OF living. The amount asked
for the executive departments Of the
government this year means a Tax
OF SOP for every man, woman and
= child in the country -approXimately
$40 for every Family OF fve.
30 one but the pauper escapes pay
ling his share In one way or another
These are home issues which ar
feet every one and which need no
forcfcn Interpretations They con
cern you, each and all, my country
men. as vitality as t0mOrrOw's break
fast. or the winter coal OF the price
lof shoes and clothing. They are IN
fact a part OF The cost of each o
thase items OF The bill Of existence
, I'm this land OF ours.
Take up the question or govern.
. lment In any phase and we md upoi
1.-THE part OF this administration IN
same incapacity or inepUtude, I'M
lsame want OF foresight the SAM
/ lack OF practical comprehension o
: business as applied 20 government
> lIdeahsm may be used in the formu
llation OF policies, but the Application
Z lOf policies and their transportatio
into actions Is business and cuisines
4 is a matter OF systematic ahmnis
= Kept lis Out Of War.
You know. beyond all quesilo
y that four years ago, te public an
content with the conduct or anali
= l,vas already so great that the part
in power would have been drive
y out Of ofilce except for The appealin
~ statement that The president ha
kept us out Of war And yet
lthat very Sims the eiminiStralio
n / knew definitely, absolutely, that ol
"a entry into the war was ineviabl
n Yet with that knowledge, conceal,
q from the people. withheld from COZ
gress, the campaign Of false preten'
# was continued. No steps Were TAX
70 TO prepare for our entry, no mint
n our necessities given TO those VI
~ must in the end supply them. II !
10 administration had been plunged j
- To- the war as Belgium was; II me
~ had been conspiracy In fact 70 ke'
T., America unprepared. there cOu
,4 hardly have been a condition
IL greater unreadlness.
"a Fundamental lncapacity.
A. al want 90 be charitable and char
= this 10 fundamental incapacity or u
Ia administration Settlns aslue We le
~, that an adequate program OF pI
." lparedness might have In itself preNei
On ed the acts and policies which ma
y, lneosssary our Intervention, IN I
~ war. who can ever even appro'
:, mately estimate what this failure
y, provision and provision. this lack
~' preparation, his indeilmieness or pl
70 pose and vacillation OF policy cost "a
"a The American army and the Amerc
~. Navy upheld the traditions OF our pt
- pie and our history. American gem
~; and American skill worked womb
~ at home and abroad. but In ths
- successes. IN these iriumphS the
Ut ministration had little part
~ I'VE do not care 60 dwell on
al costly blunders and the unspeakai
- WASTE OF the war administration.
~ may fOngiyc the airoraft waste a
"a disappointment in aircraft equ
~ ment IN the war, but we hold
~ strict accounting for the grievani
~ We can forget the unhappy story
III unheard-Of waste and extravagaI
le- In seeking shipping TO meet our v
needs, but we do not forgive
utter failure TO meet the opp
~ unitfes for shipping eminence
70 peace. The failure Of the shippl
a. hoard. the astoundlns inability
20 meet the surprising opportunity
.he all time, is the outstanding proof
,ai, lincapacity to meet the call or
us new order in the world.
IA Problems Of Reconstruction.
~ Every nation with few exceptil
~ is facing the problems Of rec
Ia struction and reorganization
"a lowing the world upheaval. To
5e. whose boundaries are even e
i3 pOrarily secure find themsel
,er ' face to face with questions Of
a. nestle concern and involving
. ternd tranquility.
few America Is no exception. I h
re- referred 10 some OF these questiC
We must set our own house in or
rci and also do our part, make our c
The tribution to the sterilization
Inc rehabilitation Of world civilization
The "AI Of these require not q
on- high ideals. loftly principles, assu
! NJ loyalty and patriotism and insp
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