The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-01
Barometer of Public Opinion
The Need of More Departments.

Editor World. For some time | have had an
Impression that you are hopcessly out Of date
and your position on the creation OF "A welfare
department OF the federal government proves
It Lake Uncle Joe Cannon you seem to be under
tho dolusion that a man can serve his country
ia the amount Of legislation he opposes, although
ho does not get as much advertising therefrom
hs he would get IN introducing some Kind OF
hill and giving 1t his own name.
why not welfare department and an edu-
catonal department? The federal government
~ the only agency In these United States which
f.ocus To exercise authority and Is not local gov
crum"nt moro uT less of failure anyhow We
ought to have "a department to regulate every
thing. Instead OF the dear departed daylight
savings law we ought to have get up early
department. which would see To 1t that every
man and woman in these United States Is out
of bed before O'Clock and that the hour for O.
firing is also set. Then there should be II do
mcstic science department which would oversee
the efforts OF the ncvlyweds In the matter OF
preparing the morning toast without burning 1t.
and this department should also have super
vision and control Of how many rooms ought
to be occupied by each family the number Ot
dogs, cats and birds each should be permitted
To keep "in cities OF the first class" Then there
should be department of proper attire to de-
eide when tn put 'em on and take EN- off as
well AZ. to regulate the distance between the tops
of the shoes and the bottom of the dresses a
department OF beverages could fix the butter
milk season and warn tho public at what tenn
pcfaturc II was safe to Indulge In more than one
coke. and this could be provided for In connec-
tion with the enforcement OF the Nosted act
OF course. we ought to have a department of
cemeteries and public parks and IA department
OF public buildings which would fix the num-
bcr OF stories in city skyscrapers and depart
ment OF fireworks and skyrockcts to attend to
the proper celebration OF the fourth of July
department of ancestors IL an absolute ncCes-
sity II We are going to put any limit to the num-
Der OF people who claim to he descended from
the passengers ON the Mayflower.
Other departments might be suggested and
nobody but a reactionary like you can object
For what is government intended for anyhow
II not To govern, and YOU can't have too much
Of "A good thing? BESIDES look at all the cab
inet possibilities we nave. w nat YOU going
to do with them IL there are only few cabinet
positions? And look at the large number ot
fellow citizens who have no desire To rcgu-
late other people and who are now putting in
their time Winding their own business What are
going to do To make all these people respond
to the "uplift" and to join the forces that make
;or good" Let us have all the federal depart
ments necessary 80 that there will be no initia
tive no personality no private abolition, no per
sonal responsibility, nothing to think about cN-
ccpt to Keep the departments properly employed
In thinking for Life viii thus be made one
long sicsta and can all join the chorus, "lct
the rest OF the world so by" or words to that
effect.