The New York herald., 1921-02-27
NEW CABINET FACES
MANY Big PROBLEMS
Harding's Ten Advisers to
Formulate Policies Of Far
Reaching Results.
BUSY LIFE BEFORE THEM
Members Have Vast Amount
of Patronage to Distribute
Some of Their Duties.
Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HnkALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 26.

Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 26.
In addition to serving as the chief
advisers of Warren G.. Harding in
the White House, the ten men just
selected to fill the Cabinet posts will
have a vast amount of specific and
highly important duties to perform as
the chief officers Of their departments.
Upon the shoulders of every one Of
them will fall the work of conducting
much Government business, admin
istering vital laws. formulating policies
which will have far reaching results,
to say nothing of the expenditure OF
vast Federal funds.
In the whirl Of everyday life few
persons stop to realize the scope Of
the work of the ten different depart
ments. which are separate and apart
from the Independent governmental
agencies, Of which there are in all
about thirty-f1ve. 1t is not tnappro-
pirate, therefore. to set forth at this
time the detailed duties of the diff
ferent Cabinet members which is aside
from the weekly or semi-weekly meet
ings they will have with the Presi-
dent in the Cabinet room of the White
House executive offices.
Each Of the members of the Cabinet
will receive salary of $4,000 year;
each will have vast amount OF patron
age to distribute. offices Of more or less
Importance pertaining to the conduct OF
affairs within his department each, un-
less he is fully initiated to the ins and
outs of Government work. will find
there is vastly more than glory in such
job.
Here, briefly, Is an outline OF the work
of each Of the Government departments,
with the annual cost of maintenance, the
figure being for the current fiscal year:
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, in
charge of the Secretary of State, who
ranks first In the Cabinet, conducts, un-
der the direction Of the President, the
negotiations of whatever character be-
tween the United States and all foreign
countries; maintains in foreign coun-
tries a corps of diplomatic officers and
consular agents; issues passports; pub
fishes the laws and resolutions Of Con-
gress and proclaims amendments to the
between the President and the chief
executives of the different States cost
", maintenance. $10.499,69 year.
IA dE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, In
" &c Of the Secretary of the Treasury.
'ged with the management of the
onal finances: collects the revenue,
l as tariff levies, income and other
aeral taxes; makes disbursement OF
D, lilo funds In accordance with the ap-
propriations by Congress; submits the
annual estimates Of income and expendi-
lures to Congress; maintains all public
buildings; In charge Of the Coast Guard
and Public Health services. Cost OF
maintenance. s1,553. .226.3s4 a year.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT. under
the Secretary Of War. Is in charge Of
all matters of national defence and sea
coast Notifications as they relate to the
army; Is in charge OF all questions re-
ferring to the support. transportation
and maintenance of the army; super
vises river and harbor improvements I;
plans and locates all bridges over navi-
gable waters; operates certain trans-
portation facilities on the island. canal
and coastwise waterways. Cost Of
maintenance, s4s4,439.435 a year.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.