Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-04-28
MOVE TO BETTER
LIVING CONDITIONS
UNCLE TED TELLS OF HARMONY
PREVAILING IN HARDING
ADMINISTRATION


"Oh, goodie," was Ruth's exclama-
ton, as Uncle Ted picked her up and
carried her into the house. you
ARE going to tell us a story NOW,
aren't you, Uncle Ted?"
well, l don't know how anybody
could very we'll refuse such an in
sistent little lady as you very long"
Hurry up, Jack" called Ruth to
her brother who had gone into the
back yard to work on his auto"
"Uncle Ted is going to tell us a
story"
That was enough to bring Jack in
a hurry.
81 hardly know where to start on
story this time" began Uncle Ted.
There is so much to say about what
our President and his helpers are do
ing to help the country get back on
it's feet as is was in the good old days.
President Harding is not simply TAX
ing care of the matters that naturally
come to a President, which are
enough to keep him going day and
night. He has already gone through
with the various branches of our
government to see II there cannot be
many improvements made, improve
ments that will make the govern
ment give better service to the peo-
pie and at the same time do il with
less money.
There is one interesting change
that is being talked ABOUT in connec-
ton with the Secret Service"
What is the Secret Service?" ask
ed Ruth.
at is a sort of detective service,
Ruth, that watches out for Uncle
Sans interests in every way posi-
BILE. The men who work in the
service are not known to the public.
They go everywhere, protecting the
government and the officials Of the
government from bad people. Sc
cret Service men are always with the
President. They guard our build
ings, government money and every
thing you can think Of.
cat the present time, though,
practically every department OF the
government has its own little secret
service, which means that many
times they are apt to work against
each other, so that the government
loses in the end. The plan talked
of by the new administration is to
bring all of these little services to-
gether under one head, which would
certainly mean a better service and
a saving of time and money. At
torney General Daugherty Is very
anxious to have this done and al
though the largest service is under
his department, the Department of
Justice, he is not asking that the
new organization be placed under
him.
THAT is one thing being planned
at Washington to better conditions.
Another is the idea of Social We'll
fare Bureau, or Department, to take
over or coordinate with the bureau
of Education. This idea is Presi-
dent Harding's own and one he has
talked about for a long time. This
bureau would help women and chill
dren who have to work in factories
or elsewhere. 1t would help the
farmer get the right kind of labor.
The public health work would be
brought together to help bring up.
the standard of health among the
kiddies-to help the poor little ones
to live and be clean and healthy so
that they can all play ball and go
swimming.
President Harding's idea is that
the government cannot very well
bring about better conditions in
these matters unless there is a real
center to work from. 1t is the same
idea that has given the thought of
bringing the Secret Service under
one head. Too much central con-
troll in the government is a bad
thing. 1t brings about what is
known as bureaucracy. But there
must be a central control for some
things to get better results. Pres
ident Harding has said:
1T is almost useless for us
to go on extending our energies
in advancing humanitarian pol
icies which we wish put into
effect, and it is useless for us
to hope for the effective admin
istration of humanitarian poll
cies already undertaken by the
federal government until we
have prepared to create an ad-
ministrative center for the ap-
plication of the program
General Sawyer, the Presidents
physician, recently submitted the
recommendation that Washington
be made a great medical center to
take care Of che former soldiers who
are sick and wounded. II this idea
is carried out the present hospital
room will be increased and a home
for those whose minds have been
affected will be created. Not only
would these plans make the care Of
the soldiers something to be proud
OF, but it would also make Wash
ington the medical center of the
country, IL not of the world. By
increasing the hospital room It
would mean a large staff of doctors
and nurses would be brought into
the national capital.
''All in all, Riddles, the Harding
administration Is certainly not vast
ing any time in the effort to make
the government more efficient and
accomplish that result with less
money-which, OF course, In the end
means cutting down taxes"
YOUNG PEOPLES LEAGUE
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