The Washington herald., 1921-04-10

Iva Commerce
The Treasury Department presents a variegaed
group of bureaus, the correlation of which is difficult
to understand in light OF presentday facts Under
this department falls the division of Secret Service.
an agency originally concerned with foing
ming down counterfeters dishonest employees OF the
Treasury, etc. but whose field is much broadened
Combination of all criminal nvesgatve agencies Of
the government is question being widely discussed
officially.
The Comptroller OF the Currency exercises general
supervision Of all national banks and is vested with
almost arbitrary power them. Since the naugu-
ration of the Federal Reserve system the greater
number of these institutions ranking members in
of the twelve divisions, would appropriately
be supervised by the Reserve Board ITSELF reorgsnza
ton experts declare
In the Internal Revenue Bureau is found the pro-
hbition commissioner, whose chief duties OF le-
gal invcstgatory nature, though he and his staff
find place in that branch of the government which
formerly made collection of all liquor excises.
The supervising architect is official Of the
Treasury Department charged with such duties as
preparing drawings for and experimenting construc-
tion and repair work on public buildings and direct
ing operating forces in public buildings is diff
cult the logic of the connection
The Coast Guard is a combination Of the Revenue
Cutter and Saving services and is charged with
such variety of duties that their enumeration would
be tedious Suffice to say that they relate to several
existing departments and that some could logically
be performed only by departments not now in exs-
tenee Its connection with the Treasury Department
is certainly unwarranted. T. -'. +. 49,,
TIME consensus, of opinion as indicated by the
- symbols opposite branches thought to be
wrongly allocated, calls, seemingly. for the
abolition of the Department Of the Interior as such,
pointing TO the strong possibility Of the institution Of
q Department of Public Work allied executive di-
vision when teofeanzation is fully worked out
81 While the duties Of many branches Of the Interior
Department are germane to'the present arrangement,
il apparently indicated that Reorganization would
give more scope and power, TO this governmental.
head go, I,.s; / r;;s- :, s..ls Nh.
: In the Department Of Agriculture. the Weather
Bureau collects and dsseninates data Of great behe-
6t TO crop.sr9wers Buts has grown TO possess most
important funetions IN relation to- storm and food
wafnmes and has taken oa?,a broad relation with
nsvisatiob, mAIiqe and aerial Expansion OF this bu-
rean another department wosld seem desirable ~
The, Eofsst Service adaiistersthe national fan
bsr pssssrses,ss ,ls cesss,s The very 'oppOse dea
.rtoa assonsns, and 6eis " ssts with:
the "A sricytur ttmsnA "a. y t..sN
~ ,buseaus Of Rushe Roads and Of Masss have
bsewIos,etea by ths
arae feat,onship Is not wh shis executive. asisi0n
Ideas Of commerce are 'ipsx0icaby boundaup with
!, these branches ~ -!ss - .s!t .g.'ai|
As wAhs the 4Iatefier Department with the De-
partsnt of Commerce. Opinion as indieated 'by the
symbols is against the continuance Of this most I'M
portant governmental function under present rtsicA
tons The department. has grown with the nation in
activity but not power: Under this head msehtwsh
rest nmber Of the bureaus whose aioestpn is i'm
proper as now ex;stag The desastmentis at one and
the same atine charged with rparian ofaL and pc
sase duties. of it's dvisionr fall ma
:. tur ally, under ether hsads- sss
-bea above .gi~es-the ssrtfah estl;ne of
the ehasse, sppassntiy NEEDED The pprobtemis not
;, o,,ly study Dot enes whieh every re
Hssm .hosiA consider With Al view t6 hsipiaG ahanss
The most saieisnt ossaaizstion possihls