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going to tell us a story NOW aren't
you Uncle Ted?"
"Well, l don't know how anybody
could very well refuse such an insist
ent 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.
"Theer Is so much to say about what
our President and his helpers are do
ing to help the country get back on It's
feot as 1t was in the good old days.
President Harding is not simply TAX
ing care of the matters that naturally
come to President, which are enough
to keep him going day and night. He
has already gone thoroughly into the
various branches of our government
to see IL there cannot be many i'm
provements made, improvements that
will make the government give better
service to the people and at the same
time do it with less money
"Theer is one interesting change
that is being talked about in connec-
ton with the Secret Service
what is the Secret Service?" asked
Ruth.
"It is sort Of dective service, Ruth,
that watches out for Uncle Sans in
terests in every way ossible. The
men who work in the service are not
known to the public. They go every
where protecting the government and
the officials of the government from
bad people. Secret Service men are
aldays with the President. They guard
our buildings, government money and
everything you can think Of.
"At the present time, though, prac-
tically every department of the gov
ernmcnt has its own little secret serv-
ice which means that manytimes they
are apt to work against each other so
that the government loses nthe end
The plan talked Of by the new admin
istration is to bring all of these little
services together under one head
which would certainly mean a better
service and saving Of time and
money. Attorney General Daugherty
is very anxious to have this done and
although 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 in
Washington to better conditions. An
other Is the idea Of q Social Welfare
Bureau or Department to take over or
coordinate with the bureau of Educa-
ton. This idea Is President Harding's
own and one he has talked about for
n long time. This bureau would help
women and children who have to work
in factories or elsewhere. II would
help the farmer get tho right kind Of
lGbor. The public health work would
be brought together 20 heln bring up
the standard Of health among the kid
dics--to help the nor little ones to live
and he clean and healthy so that they
can all play ball and go swimming.
president Harding's idea is that the
government connot very well bring
about better conditions in these mat
ters unless there Is a real center to
work from. It is the same idea that
has given the thought of bringing the
Secret service under one head. Too
much central control nthe govern
ment is bad thing. 1t brings about
what Is known as bureaucracy. But
there must be central control for some
things to get better results. President
Harding has said:
at is almost useless for US to go
on expending our energies in advanc-
ing humanitarian policies which he
wish put into effect, and 1t is useless
for us to hope for the effective admin
istration of humanitarian policies al
ready undertaken by the federal gov
ernment until me have prepared to
create an administrative center for
the application of our program
General Sawyer, the Presidents
physician recently submitted the
recommendation that Washington be
made great medical center to take
care Of the former soldiers who are
sick and wounded. II this idea is car
ried 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 some