Evening star., 1921-06-25
ALL j. S. employees
WHO REALLY WORK
WILL Be RETIyA|NED
Reorganization Not to Affect
q: Those "on the jt,b," Says
:. Committee Chairman.
THOSE IN POSITIONS HERE
WILL NOT co ELSEWHERE

W.. F. Brown 1'lans for Federal
shake.up With More Authority
for s9bordinates.
There will bH plenty Of work Tor
every honest. conscientious and ef-
idcient employee in the civil service
here, under Reorganization. No one
who is doing his work properly neeo
fear dismisssl as the result OF re-
rganization!
This was the message sent the fed
eral workeu;i OF the National Capital
today by W alter F. Brown. chairman
of the cong ressional joint commission
on reorganizationo Of the departments.
Probably, no employees mere will be
moved to ,other cities as the result OF
reorganization of the government dc.
partments, Mr.. Brown said, stating that
this matt er had not been given much
consider3 ition by the commission -
date, buf. that at present no such NOV
ing was contemplated.
ment employees in the National Cap
ital an invitation to help his commits. !.
sion I'm the great task upon which 1t
is en-. .barked.
Wants All to HelD.
We will welcome and need the 60.
operation Of every employe,"! Chair
mSn Brown said Along just what
lines this cooperation and aid Will be
expected + am not ready to say 1t this
kime. But already I have called in
employees from the ranks, as well as
bureau officials and Am receiving
their fullest t.co-operation.
But we will expect cheerful acqui-
ployes. high and low. in what we
finally decidS'to do j. This u must ask
for and expect Every step Of the re-
adjustment will be taken only after
the most. mature deAiberation, and
when taken we want the. support of
ali the service. i
Some government officials have ap-
piled themselves 50 closely and spent
50 many years upop their particular
clined to think. tReir bureau ia Of
greater importance than others. Their
Jealous enthusiasm makes them un.
able g. see the rsistiye imnQEtaaee Of
: the various acftsittes sef TIM scSers
Relatt1ity Of the WhoIe.
TT ts thia RELATIVELY IL you.. viii
that this comntission Is called upon to,
0ee, and to take note Of. and to "a.
organize aceordinE tosthe best prse-
~ 0e1, ~ ptans ans 70. the better funcsionins
1T may = necessary to split some
O the existing bureaus. but no more
than necessary" Chairman Brown
sam,. saidi He tntimated that the total
under reorea anization. will probabi
oe no more than at present.
PROBABLY the name "interior De-
partment VIII be retained. owing to
us time. hoeored uss., instead Of a de-
afed. according to Mr.. Brown. A bet
Ter grouping Of bureaus in the de-
partment. he said, according To ma.
}6s ,6s purposs. might result in retaining
sake of "auld lang syne."
Wants Red Tape to e..
Chairman Brown said he r,,,s
!iks to see the elements of red
tape" eliminated from the depa -.
nents as fully as possible, and IL in
possible that the commission may
erstinns eons,aer this matter in its delib-
Particularly interesting among the
ideas of the chairman ofi the com
mission is one that will strike a note
masse. 1t is that subordinates In tbe
department,s should be given more au.
This increased authority. and, i,s
Tesaitins Iesa s,s responsibility, would be a
partmental work more .efficient In
every way. Mr.. Brown believes. mar
ticulariy by making every employ,
feel more like>a human being. rathS
than than a sort sort OF two-ltgged rubbzr
upon Whist some one else has done
pi,ing In ns. Signature u upon, signature. and
Hand In Hand with Bukxet.
The joint congressional Gommission
on reorganiZation and the, budget h,,-
reau win work hand in.hsnd h9,t esch
hewing close to its own line Of worr
and reserving independ e hce of ,ctjon
This course of fulleftj co-operation
has been decided upqnJ by Chsirman
Brown of the reorgav Hation cornni-A
sion. and the Preside!lt's personaI rem.
resentAtive thereon, and Charle. =
Dawes, director Of I,he budref as ~:
result Of a lengthy CONFERENCE hee
Lines Of cleavage between the work
OF the two orgay .izations were thor
oughly dtscusseI. together with the
many points upTn which the reoreani-
zatton body aid the bureau OF the
budget will meet in the work before
Some thint:s expected of tb,. a.
nninistration are utterly impossihie
Of fuldllmerE by human beinxx." de.
clared Mr.. Drown to q Representative
II The Star. There are tvo fhjnc.
however. That the administrationc 20 y
and will do. It will reorKanize the
government service and readjust its
finances under the budget system