The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-07

WORK OF prephtink pihHs io' wv
organization Of some OF the depart
ments Of government with n view to
the promotion OF efficiency and econ
omy.
The chairman Of the committee, or
as II IL generally called, commission,
IN Walter h. Brown of Toledo, o., who
Is not member Of either house OF
congress. lie was appointed to the
place Of chairman ms President Hard
ing's personal representative.
Once seeking aud office holding
have more or less direct connection
with the plans which are being made
FOR reorganization Of the departments
Of government and for the installing
therein of methods NJ efficiency and
economy. II may seem rather an un.
pleasant thing Ia say, but there Is a
general feeling among the perhaps
more or less ilIppnnt minded onlook.
crs In Washington that not all Of the
senators and representatives ARE much
pleased at some Of the means which
are likely To be proposed for the en-
forcing Of economy In the bureaus
The plan may mean fewer Jobs for the
faithful,
Already the President Of the United
States has felt called upon Ia notify
the employees OF certain bureaus of
the government that they must cease
their efforts 10 influence members Of
congress to prevent the transfer OF
this bureau or that bureau To some
other department than the one In
which II now II located Some ~ the
employees fear that they are going TO
lose their jobs In the interest OF
economy Not for minute viii any
one Of them admit that the losing OF
his particular job would be- In the In
tercst of efficiency. A lot Of these
employees are worried and some of
them have been trying Ia influence
congress To prevent the completion OF
plans for contemplated changes
Patronage VIII Be Decreased.
II II known rs definitely as anything
can be known that In some Of the de-
/ pRrtmcuts OF government there In an
overlapping OF work and that also
there Is duplication The plan In TO
/ take certain bureaus and put them In
| the departments where rightly they
belong and To- eliminate some Of the
| bureaus which are duplicating the
work Of others. or merge them Into
one bureau with a smaller personnel
list.
one reason why some senators and
representatives, are said not to he
pleased with some Of the changes
which are proposed II that some of
the patronage may be- eliminated.
Moreover. II the personnel In some OF
the bureaus IL decreased materially
some OF the senators and representa-.
tives will have on their hands good
many men and women who come from
the horne districts aud who. finding
themselves out ~ jobs. will blame the
men who represent their districts.
New Bird Protection Bill.
Sportsinen. bird protectors and
agriculturists throughout the country
probably will be Interested In a bill
known ms the public shooting ground
and game refuge bill" which has been
Introduced simultaneously In the
of Indiana and by Representative
Anthony Of Kansas.
This bill provides for the establish
ment Of shooting grounds for the pub
lie. for estal fishing game refugees and
breeding grounds. for protecting mi
grntory birds and for requiring federal
licenses To- hunt them.
II IL known. Of course tn men who
like TO hunt game birds In season. that
under the terms of convention be-
tween the United States and Canada
certain rv-trictions already have been
placed upon the killing Of migratory
birds. Spring shooting has been gbol-
ished and other protective measures
are In force.
There IL trouble In the way Of the
continued enforcement of the treaty
law. The money available for the
employment of federal wardens In not
sufficient Ia meet the expenses and TO
insure adequate enforcement Of the
statutes. The bill which senator New
| hhN hhAh'hs hhN' ~
trUluced provides for 81 federal H.
cense fee from every gunner This, II
Is known. will give the government
enough money to carry out the proyi-
sions Of the laws governing the shoot
Ing and the protection Of migratory
birds.
Measure Generally Endorsed.
Messrs New and Anthony are very
J much Interested In the bills which
they have introduced. II Is said that
good deal Of the marsh land which
has been drained In various parts Of
the United States. thus deprivlng GER
tain species Of birds Of their natural
resorts, proves 10 be yalueless for az
rlcultural purposes after the draining
Certain constituents of the soil have
rendered II unfit for agricultural pur-
poses and the land becomes waste. II
h proposed To determine what marsh
lands will he of no service after drain
ing and have the government purchase
them or rent them for game refugees
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