The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

Section of the Inter-American High Commission
Treasury. '.s
Furthermore, finished arrangement of component
parts is contemplated by the best minds" The As
sstant Secretaries would have charge respectively of
all branches relating to transportation and to industry
and trade.
TINE Department of the Interior is made up today
of a Secretary, two Assistant Secretaries. ex-
ecutiye officers the Alaskan and Hawaiian Ad-
ministration. General Land Office, Office of Indian
Affairs, Board Of Indian Commissioners Bureau of
Pensions Patent Office Bureau of Education Geologi-
cal Survey. Reclamation Service, Bureau of Mines,
Government Fuel Yards, National Park Service, St.
Elizabeths Hospital, Howard University, Freedman's
Hospital. Alaskan Engineering Commission, War Min
erals Relief Commission and Division of Capitol Build
ings and Grounds. ....
Senator McCormick's Department of Public Works
would add third Assistant Secretary. the Depart
mental Solicitor, the National Military Park Commits
sion (War) the Forest Service (Agreulture), the Bu
of Public Roads (Agrcuture) the Board of Road
Commissioners for Alaska (War) the Supervising Ar
chtect (Treasury), the Commission of Fine Arts the
Superintendent of the State, War and Navy Buildings,
the Office Of Public Buildings and Grounds and WASH
ington Monument (War), Board of Engineers of Riv-
ers and Harbors (War), Board of Engineers, New
York City (War), Supervisor Of New York Harbor
(War), u. s. Engineer Office (War) Mississippi River
Commission (War), California Debris Commission
(War) and Federal Power Section of the Federal
Power Commission.
He would detseh the Alaskan and Hawaiian ad-
minstraton, Office of Indian Affairs, Board of Indian
Commissioners, Bureau Of Pensions, Patent Office,
Bureau of Education, Government Fuel Yards, War
Minerals Relief Commission, and Division of Capitol
Buildings and Grounds.
The best minds" plan would give under the re-
sponsibity of assistant secretary four bureaus of
public works, including the Offices OF Board of Engi-
for Rivers and Harbors, Board of Engineers for
New York City, Mississippi River Commission, Cali
fornia Debris Commission, the whole OF the Federal
Power Commission the Reclamation Service, the
Alaskan Engineering Commission the Board OF Road
Commissioners for Alaska and the Supervising Archi-
tect.
INDER another assistant would come grouped in
either five six bureaus, the Panama Canal,
(War), the Bureau Of Insular and Territorial
Affairs (War) the General Land Office, the Geological
Survey the Forest Service the National Park Service,
the National Military Park Commission the Commits
sion of Fine Arts, the Superintendent of the State,
War and Navy Buildings, the Office of Public Build
ings and Grounds and Washington Monument and the
Division Of Capitol Buildings and Grounds.
The supervisor of New York Harbor would be
alocated to the Department OF Commerce
The only other deviation from the Mccormick
plan concerns the Panama Canal The Senator would
have II remain under the War Department
The Mccormick and best minds" plans are coin-
cdent regards the necessity for creation of De-
partmen of Public Welfare Ia project to which Pres
ident Harding is pledged and the various branches to
be allocated thereto