Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-07-02

political leader il to give that protec-
ton. But the presiaAnt is eternally
right in the opinion of the New York
World Dem.) and tits fight worth
carrying to q finish. To certain
type bfsEovernmentss servant, the Chris
tian Science Monitor Boston, Ind
notes. "the present is seldom the pro-
per time for effecting changes" and
such types have proved factor IN the
effort to circumvent the president, $
reorganization.
While It may be natural "for all who
hold government jobs to wish to keep
them,' the Monitor feels that the presi-
dent would be entirely justified in dis
missing .sthose who put the job ahead
of the work and prefer security in
their positions to general efficiency"
Certainly mo such attachment to n
job ought to be allowed to prevent a
reform which the Chicago Tribune
lind. Rep.) states would mean "a saw
ing of millions of dollars year to the
taxpayers and an attendant improve
ment in the speed and quality Of work
accomplished. While 80 drastic a
STEP as the threat of dismissal to
government employees who attempt to
influence reorganization legislation
might, the New. York Post (Ind.) .ad-
mits, ''be criticized as savoring of auto
cratic methods it undoubtedly indi-
Gates that the president is ''in earnest
on reorganization" and it fought to re-
suit in q much needed speeding up OF
this item on the administration pro-
gram"
The Milwaukee Journal undD, on
for an edict which it considers unnec-
essarily highhanded. Rather than
Diminishing the government chief who
is competent to give congress his
opinions ''about the proposed reorgan-
ization of the departments. the Jour
nal would dismiss anyone in the
public service, who has no ideas about
his own work that may be of value to
congress in framing legislation that af-
fects that bureau" And the Spring
field Republican Ind) white it acquits
the administration of any intention of
applying the gag rule Unfortunately,
nevertheless agrees that congress has
the right to obtain the Independent
judgment of government officials on
proposed legislation or concerning de-
partmental activities which challenges
inquiry"
To the Baltimore Sun (Ind. Dem.),
however, the whole scheme of func-
tional regrouping of federal depart
ments" is merely a remote approach
which does mot touch the underlying
cause Of government inefficiency. That.
it says. sin the popular phrase +. -.
is red tape,'' and it is the crux Of
the whole departmental question.
Until the waste and inefficiency of
bureaucracy are absolutely eliminated.
Legislators can reorganize as they will.
and shift bureaus around until they
seem in perfect alignment" but the
reforms will still be more apparent
than real" The Utica Observer Dem
agrees that economy and efficiency in
government are not merely q matter
of mechanical arrangement of depart
ments and their duties and that they
can be achieved only by cutting down
"on rules and regulations" and the
realization that there is more power
and achievement in reasonably free
man than in one that is bound by red
tape"
AS to the economy to be effected by
reorganization, the Wilmington On.
CO Star (Dem) thinks mo informal
person will question that it will be
possible to save many millions
through this reform. whether or not
1.-The commissions expected saving of
a million dollars a day is realizable.
To the Oregon Journal. Portland. Und.)
however, reorganization as an econ
omy measure is about as effective as
attacking the San Francisco fire with
a garden hose" because real retrench
ment "is not coming through the con-
solidation of few government bur-
A country crushed under the
tax burden win not be saved through |
the discharge Of few government en-