New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Economy in Y. S. Expenditures
Is Slogan Of Secretary Mellon
Hays Says He Intends to ssHumanize'' Postoficc
Department. While Hoover's Aim Is to Broaden
Service of Bureau to Industry and to Commerce

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continue for . time to hold his, share
settle into his new seat at the head Of
the Department of Justice.
In line with this policy of slow
changes, Mr.. Daugherty said, he did
not contemplate a sudden change in the
political complexion Of his depart
ment. Democrats who have been ii, the
department and have comparatively a
short period of their terms to serve
Will IN most cases be permitted to
remain out their time, Replacement
OF attorneys throughout sthc country
engaged upon important work would be
foollsh and expensive, the Attorney
General said.
IN reality Attorney General Dauph-
erty is just now on his first week in
that capacity. Post-inaugural M alters
of practically every description pre-
vented his appearance at the building
on Vermont Avenue and X Street For
| more than fewshours until this week.
de is now putting in long hours get
ting down to the problems before the
Department of Justice. Outstanding
among these in public interest are
the questions of undesirable aliens and
the granting of amnesty to political
prisoners, including Eugene Y. Debs,
now in the Atlanta prison for violation
OF the espionage acta The appeal for
san overruling of former Attorney Gem
eral Palmcr's beer ruling also is a
problem to be solved.
Mr.. Daugherty said he had not in
spccted the ruling on wine and beer,
but that action by which it could be
set aside would have to originate with
the Solicitor General Of the Treasury
and go through the Supreme Court.
While declaring that he harborcd the
greatest respect for the opinions of his
predecessors, Mr. Daugherty said he
would not hesitate to reverse them if
they were foupd not to be based on good
grounds.
Mr.. Daugherty was reticent about
disclosing policy toward aliens. He
said he had been jim conference. with
ject, but did not indicate what action
might be expected.
Hays Plans "Humanization"
OF Postoffice Department
"Humanization" of one Of tho great
est of the government departments is
the unique problem Postmaster Gem
cral Hays has set out to solve. He
aims to put "heart" into every one Of
the more than 100000 jobs in the
postal service. With that accomplished
he believes the main trouble with his
department will be overcome.
Sooh after taking his oath Of Office
recently the new Postmaster General
announced that one of the cardinal
principles of his administration would
be harmony in the entire service,
beginning in the Postoffice Depart
ment in Washington and radiating
through every mail train and postofice
throughout the country.
That Something wrong" in the
postal service is, in the belief Of Mr.:
Hays, basically lodged in the esprit Of
.ment's methods and systems, which
have been worked out during the ex-
periences of many scores Of years, are
fundamentally sound; but during the
last eight years, at least, the men and
women employees Of the postal service
have been treated like lifeless cogs in
great machine. This he intends to
right by being a human being among
/ human beings" every one Of whom will
be given credit for being such.
Mr.. Hays admits that his plan OF
harmonization in the system has not
yet been fully worked out, and he ex-
poets to put in many months Of hard
work carrying it to completion.
Mr.. Hays is beginning at the top--sor.
really, the bottom lin his reorganiza-
ton Of the postal system. "A reassign-
ment of duties to the four Assistant
/ Postmasters General is now being care
fully considered.
AS now constituted the First Assist
ant Postmaster General has charge Of
the vast postal personnel, especially the
postmasters throughout the country.
He also supervises the city delivery
service. The Second Assistant POST
master General has charge of the trans
portation of mails and the air mail
service: the third with the finances OF
the service, and the fourth is charged
with caring for equipment and supplies
and the rural free delivery service.
Under the plan Of reassignment. con-
templased more attention would pc
handling Of mail, the prime object of
the service. This, it is believed, would
work to the vast bettermelat OF the en- en-
IN MI. HAYS also expects soon to hold !
vound table discussion with practically
IA Che postal officials i'm Washington
in an effort to get at the most nec cessary
things to be done. a &. 81,
|s MI. Hays said recently that he ex-
meets to spread MS SutAQS - S4xAs ?. ~
evervs employee In the depar tnent by
L tffanklv and conf emily laying be1orc
them HIS plan for hum ING the seTv-'
ice when this has been done Ae
plans TO 20 into the local problems ox
sfhe great gathering and distrihuting
points. One Of his first acts of thi43
kind win probably 3 be q, y,sis ps ane ne
Hen 4 rtnent ii New York. He believes
That the great ofacc In the metropolis
can be made to work more smoothly
and expeditioualy BY apple tion ox
/ so,ne sof the methods he saw on recent
viaits ia big mail order firms in Ghi-
caco and elsewhere In tiais conn necfton
hA ia p1anrixig to have cont nfexetseAs